War Risk Insurance Premiums Surge for Oil Tanker Owners After Gulf Attacks June 17, 2019 By Alex Longley, Sheela Tobben and Ann Koh Oil tanker owners face spiraling insurance costs to load cargoes from the world’s largest crude-export region after the latest round...
Florida Hopes to Lure Autonomous Car Companies Under New Law June 17, 2019 By Brendan Farrington Self-driving vehicles with no humans on board will be able to operate in Florida – once they’re finally ready for...
PURE Programs Expands High Value Homeowners Coverage into 5 New States June 17, 2019 PURE Programs has expanded its coverage for high value homeowners into Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Across the region,...
Kansas Supreme Court Throws Out Personal Injury Damages Cap June 17, 2019 The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state’s cap on damages for noneconomic injuries in personal injury lawsuits...
Drugmakers Sue to Halt Rule on Prices in TV Ads June 17, 2019 U.S. drugmakers on Friday filed a lawsuit to prevent the companies from disclosing the list price of prescription drugs in...
Nobody Seems to Know Why Hail Storm Losses Suddenly Began Rising in 2008 June 17, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan In 2008, the year the stock market crashed and Barack Obama won the presidency, the U.S. was hit with a...
Plaintiffs Suing Drug Firms Eye Opioid Settlement Involving Every County, Municipality June 17, 2019 By Nate Raymond Lawyers representing county and municipal governments accusing drug manufacturers and distributors of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic proposed a novel...
Kochilaris Joins Florida Homeowners Insurer Olympus as Sales Manager June 17, 2019 Florida-based Olympus Insurance Co. has added Nathan Kochilaris as the company’s new Southwest Florida Sales manager. Kochilaris will work under...
AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of California Casualty Group Members June 14, 2019 AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the Financial Strength...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Abram Interstate Insurance Services in California June 14, 2019 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Rocklin, Calif.-based Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not...