Costs, Underinsurance Bigger Challenge Than Uninsured in U.S. Health System July 29, 2019 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar America’s much-maligned health care system is covering 9 out of 10 people, a fact that hasn’t stopped the 2020 presidential...
Car Thefts Up 60% in Southwest Georgia City July 29, 2019 Police in one southwest Georgia city say they’re seeing a spike in stolen cars. Albany police say vehicle thefts are...
Gaspar Insurance Acquires Elden Insurance in Southern California July 26, 2019 Gaspar Insurance Services has acquired Elden Insurance Services Inc. in Canoga Park, Calif. Plans call for Elden Insurance owner Dennis...
Canadian Firm Sues Oklahoma Marijuana Dispensary for Copyright Infringement July 26, 2019 A Canadian children’s entertainment company is suing an Oklahoma medical cannabis dispensary chain accusing it of copyright infringement. The Tulsa...
Iowa Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud July 26, 2019 The Iowa Insurance Division reported that insurance agent Christine Wilson, age 43, of Moravia, has been charged with two counts...
Wisconsin’s McDonald Insurance Agency Joins Keystone Insurers Group July 26, 2019 Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone) has added McDonald Insurance Agency of Hudson to its list of Wisconsin partners. McDonald Insurance Agency...
OPIC Highlights Insurance Consumer Protections from Texas 2019 Legislative Session July 26, 2019 The Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC) has released a list highlighting some of insurance-related bills passed by the...
Climate Change Blamed for Europe’s Latest Heatwave July 26, 2019 By William Wilkes and Megan Durisin Europe’s latest summer heatwave broke heat records just weeks after the continent had its hottest ever June, fueling concern that...
Markel Puts CATCo into Run-Off and Launches New Retrocessional ILS Platform July 26, 2019 By L.S. Howard Markel Corp. announced it is putting its Bermuda insurance linked securities unit, Markel CATCo, into run-off at the same time...
Utilities Want in on California Wildfire Insurance Fund, But Others Will Decide July 26, 2019 By Mark Chediak All three of California’s investor-owned utilities have now signed off on the creation of a $21 billion wildfire fund that...