Chamber’s List of 2018’s ‘Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits’ December 31, 2018 A lawsuit targeting California coffee houses for not including warning labels on their products tops the U.S. Chamber Institute for...
Trial Lawyers Cite ‘Worst Corporate Conduct’ of 2018 December 31, 2018 Not surprisingly, the American Association for Justice—representing the country’s trial lawyers– takes a very different view of the civil justice...
Florida Regulator Calls on Insurers to Handle Hurricane Michael Claims December 31, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier is urging Florida insurers to close the more than 42,000 Hurricane Michael claims that remain...
Insurance Journal Southeast’s Top Stories for 2018: Fraud, Hurricanes, Data Security Law December 31, 2018 By Amy O'Connor It was a busy year in the Southeast with two major hurricanes that wreaked havoc on the region, an escalating...
Insurance Journal Top National Stories of 2018 December 30, 2018 Insurance Journal readers showed the most interest in stories relating to industry consolidation in 2018, with nine of the most...
Major Newspapers Hit by Cyber Attack December 30, 2018 By Jim Finkle A cyberattack caused major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday at the Los Angeles Times and other major U.S. newspapers,...
In Reversal, Flood Insurance Program Resumes Normal Operations During Shutdown December 28, 2018 Last Friday evening, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will resume the...
Woodruff Sawyer in California Names Schmidt Senior Vice President December 28, 2018 San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer has named Dan Schmidt a senior vice president in the healthcare practice. Schmidt will be...
CIA-Leavitt in Colorado Names Rodriguez a Co-Owner December 28, 2018 CIA-Leavitt Insurance Agency in Colorado Springs, Colo. Has named Gabe Rodriguez an owner/partner of the firm. Rodriguez has worked for...
‘Barista Wrist’ Among Restaurant Industry’s Highest Lost Time Injuries December 28, 2018 Restaurant workers miss about a month from work from a variety of injuries, on average, but for coffee shop workers,...