Investment in Innovation to Rock Chicago Stadium at Insurtech Conference April 5, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones Three stages, a packed football stadium overlooking Lake Michigan, decked out luxury suites. A rock concert? No, it’s an insurance...
Zurich Taps AXA’s Blanc as CEO of EMEA, Succeeding Shaughnessy April 5, 2018 Zurich Insurance Group announced that Gary Shaughnessy will step down from his role as chief executive officer for Europe, Middle...
Jury Awards Ex-Ford Employee Nearly $17M in Discrimination Suit April 5, 2018 A jury has awarded nearly $17 million to a former Ford engineer who sued the automaker for discrimination because he...
City Council Approves Changes to Houston’s Floodplain Regulations April 5, 2018 By Cat Cardenas and Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune More than seven months after Hurricane Harvey’s destructive floods damaged hundreds of thousands of homes across a wide swath of...
Bill to Lower Louisiana Drinking Age Shelved April 5, 2018 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana’s legal drinking age will remain 21, after a state senator shelved his proposal to let some younger people buy...
Missouri Prison Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Costs State $600K April 5, 2018 The state of Missouri has paid out nearly $600,000 to a female corrections officer to settle another sexual harassment lawsuit....
U.S. Steel to Pay More than $1.2M in Lake Michigan Chemical Spill Case April 5, 2018 U.S. Steel will pay a $600,000 civil penalty and $630,000 to reimburse various federal agencies for costs and damages after...
Schneider Joins Holmes Murphy Team in Sioux Falls April 5, 2018 Des Moines, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has added Jimmy Schneider to its Sioux Falls, S.D., team as vice president of Employee...
Antifraud Group Adds Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner to Executive Committee April 5, 2018 Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has been named to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud‘s executive committee. He was elected...
Research on Coastal Housing Shows Gaps in Natural Disaster Recovery Policies April 5, 2018 A team including an Iowa State University researcher studied Galveston, Texas, homes following Hurricane Ike, finding that the types of...