Insurers Pitch Quick-Paying Parametric Disaster Insurance to Public Sector April 9, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle and Katherine Chiglinsky Some of the world’s largest insurers are eagerly pitching cities, states and even school districts on policies designed to pay...
Uber, Before IPO, Joins Others in Adjusting Timeline for Driverless Cars April 9, 2019 By Joshua Franklin and Alessandra Galloni Uber Technologies Inc. expects it will be a long time before one of its biggest investments, self-driving cars, is ready...
Florida Legislature Considers Reforms to Non-Admitted Insurance Market April 9, 2019 By Patrick Stephens Two bills seeking to change the way Florida surplus lines business is handled are currently working their way through the...
Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners Acquires Lykes Insurance of Florida April 9, 2019 Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS-Partners), an insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has acquired Florida-based, independent...
North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: March April 9, 2019 The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of March 2019. Insurance fraud costs...
Judge Rejects Lawsuit from Florida Sheriff Fired After High School Shooting April 9, 2019 A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Florida sheriff whom Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended after accusing him...
Workers Injured at Texas Chemical Plant Damaged by Fire File Suit April 8, 2019 A growing number of lawsuits are springing from the ashes at a Houston-area chemical plant that caught fire this week...
Missouri’s Nichols Insurance Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance April 8, 2019 Nichols Insurance in Belle, Missouri, recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of over 120 independent insurance...
Focus Turns to Insurance Investor’s North Carolina Political Donations After Indictment April 8, 2019 By Emery P. Dalesio and Gary D. Robertson In return for a promised $2 million payout, federal prosecutors say, the investor who has recently been North Carolina’s biggest...
Doctor, Early Advocate for Opioids, to Testify Against Drug Makers: Reuters April 8, 2019 By Lisa Girion and Maria Caspani A physician ally of Purdue Pharma LP whose views helped drive the explosive growth in the use of addictive pain...