Progressive Approved for 2.2% Auto Insurance Rate Decrease in Louisiana June 13, 2019 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved a filing by Progressive Security Insurance Co. for a 2.2% rate decrease on...
At Oklahoma Trial, J&J Opioid-Sales Tactics Called a ‘Smart Strategy for Drug Dealer’ June 13, 2019 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson used promotional gimmicks for its opioid painkillers that are similar to how criminal drug dealers try to...
Ohio Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration, Assistance Due to Storm Damage June 13, 2019 Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration and federal assistance...
Indiana Man Must Pay $427K to Victims in 2017 Carriage Crash June 13, 2019 A northeastern Indiana man who pleaded guilty in a drunken-driving crash involving a horse-drawn carriage has been ordered to pay...
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...