Scott Signs Bill to Combat Florida Prescription Opioid Abuse March 21, 2018 By Joe Reedy Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed Florida’s opioid legislation into law, a move seen by many as a good first...
Cirque du Soleil Performer Dies After Fall at Florida Show March 21, 2018 A Cirque du Soleil performer died after his hand slipped off the double rings and he fell 20 feet during...
Keystone Names Palefsky Georgia State Vice President March 21, 2018 Keystone Insurers Group has named Sheldon Palefsky as Georgia state vice president. Mike Reddy, Keystone’s employee benefits division president and...
Liability and Legal Questions Follow Uber Autonomous Car Fatal Accident March 20, 2018 By Tina Bellon The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona this week could offer a test of...
Woodruff-Sawyer Names DeVilbiss of Travelers P/C Leader in California March 20, 2018 Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Joel DeVilbiss the San Francisco, Calif. property/casualty practice leader. DeVilbiss is charged with driving the...
Startup Agency Gabi CEO: ‘We Don’t Want to Eliminate Agents’ March 20, 2018 By Hanno Fichtner Editor’s Note: On Feb. 21, Insurance Journal reported on online personal lines insurance startup Gabi’s latest fundraising. (Personal Insurance Site...
Tennessee Fines Chemical Plant $25K Over Hydrogen Explosion March 20, 2018 Tennessee regulators have fined a chemical plant $25,000 for an explosion that shut down an interstate and put several schools...
Amarillo Hospital-Area Fire Causes Smoke Damage but no Buildings Burned March 20, 2018 A wildfire that burned around 500 acres inside the city limits of Amarillo, Texas, has been contained but not before...
Service Insurance Holdings Acquires Oklahoma’s American Healthcare Indemnity March 20, 2018 Service Insurance Holdings Inc. (SIHI), parent of Texas-based workers’ compensation insurer, Service Lloyds Insurance Co., has acquired American Healthcare Indemnity...
Startup California Construction Company Working on Robotic Vehicles March 20, 2018 By Terence Chea As a teenager working for his dad’s construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious...