AssuredPartners Acquires Kansas’ Air Capital Insurance June 13, 2019 AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Air Capital Insurance LLC (ACI) of Wichita, Kansas. ACI’s team of 10 will remain under the...
U.S. Safety Board: Fatal Oklahoma Well Blast Shows Need for New Rules June 13, 2019 An investigation into an explosion at an Oklahoma natural gas drilling rig that killed five workers last year faulted inadequate...
$200M Settlement Reached in Tribune Leveraged Buyout Fraud Case June 13, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel Real estate billionaire Sam Zell and other former officers and directors of Tribune Co. have reached a $200 million settlement...
Wyoming Expecting Average Wildfire Conditions June 13, 2019 Average conditions are predicted for the Wyoming wildfire season this year, but officials say they expect the season to be...
Berkley Names Argo’s Edwards as President of Verus Underwriting Managers June 13, 2019 W. R. Berkley Corp. has appointed Marlo M. Edwards as president of Verus Underwriting Managers. Edwards succeeds Dale H. Pilkington,...
Washington Insurance Fraud Cases Result in Guilty Pleas June 13, 2019 Two insurance fraud suspects pleaded guilty and one suspect entered a diversion program after investigations by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s...
Stereotype of Salesperson as Liar Too Often Accepted as Sign of Competence June 13, 2019 Everybody says they don’t like liars. But when it comes time to negotiating a big sale, it turns out people...
California Man with Brain Damage to Get $5.2M in Taser Lawsuit June 13, 2019 Sacramento will pay $5.2 million to the family of a man who was repeatedly shocked by police Tasers and left...
Lawsuit Filed for ‘Defective’ Products Linked to London’s Grenfell Tower Fire Disaster June 13, 2019 By L.S. Howard Three U.S. companies have been slapped with a wrongful death and products liability lawsuit for manufacturing products linked to London’s...
Fitch Says 2019 Could Be Better Than 2018 for Commercial Insurance June 13, 2019 Fitch Ratings said it maintains a stable outlook for U.S. commercial lines, reflecting the potential for moderately better underwriting profits...