Fireworks Facts: 8 Deaths, 12,900 Injuries in 2017; $900M Sales Expected as States Ease Curbs July 2, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson At least eight people lost their lives in fireworks mishaps in 2017 while another 12,900 ended up in hospital emergency...
Supreme Court to Review Merck Drug Warning Liability Case July 2, 2018 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear Merck & Co.’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that revived...
Coal Industry Needs ‘Fundamental Shift’ to Address Black Lung Disease: Report July 2, 2018 By Valerie Volcovici Coal companies need to make a “fundamental shift” in how they control exposure to coal dust in underground mines to...
Alabama Storms Cause 1 Death, Widespread Outages July 2, 2018 Storms that swept across Alabama with powerful winds left thousands of people without power and are being blamed for one...
Alabama Ridesharing Law Takes Effect July 2, 2018 A new Alabama law allows ridesharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to operate statewide. The law, approved by the...
Nearly $2M in Property Damage from Florida Fire Started by Controlled Burn July 2, 2018 Officials estimate $1.7 million in property damage was lost to a “controlled-burn” fire that blazed out of control and destroyed...
Brightway Insurance Opens Office in California June 29, 2018 Brightway Insurance has opened an office in Redwood City, Calif. The firm this week also opened its first office in...
Nevada-based Insurtech Talage Offering Workers’ Comp, Liability, Property Online June 29, 2018 By Don Jergler Talage Inc. is an insurtech to its core – both in function and name. The Reno, Nev.-based software platform designed...
Mulready Wins GOP Primary for Insurance Commissioner, Faces Fobbs in November June 29, 2018 Glen Mulready, a long-time insurance professional and state representative, in the June 26 primary won the Republican nomination to be...
Hanover Stone Names Loughridge as Sr. Advisor – Strategic Planning in Chicago June 29, 2018 Hanover Stone Solutions, an advisory firm providing risk consulting services, including enterprise risk management (ERM), ORSA compliance and strategic planning...