Supreme Court Hears Law on Human Rights Suits Against Firms October 12, 2017 By Greg Stohr U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they may bar victims of overseas atrocities from using a centuries-old law to sue corporations...
Insurtech Lemonade Opens Its Sales Platform for All to Use October 12, 2017 By Susanne Sclafane Lemonade announced Tuesday that it launched a public API (application programming interface), allowing anyone to seamlessly offer Lemonade policies through...
How Aerial Imaging Is Speeding Hurricane Claims Settlements October 12, 2017 By Denise Johnson In the wake of three devastating hurricanes this season, many carriers and vendors used drones and airplanes to assess structural...
Former Florida Regulator Marcus Joins Holland & Knight’s Government Advocacy Team October 12, 2017 Andrew Marcus, a former senior attorney and deputy director with Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), has joined Holland &...
California Transit Agency Fined $220K in Worker Deaths October 11, 2017 By Paul Elias A Northern California judge has fined the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency $220,000 for the deaths of two workers accidentally...
$8.75M Suit by Couple Against 2 Oregon Doctors Dismissed October 11, 2017 A lawsuit filed by a Bend, Ore. couple that accused two physicians of failing to detect warning signs before the...
Cal Fire: California Wildfires Have Destroyed 3,500 Structures, Killed 17 October 11, 2017 Cal Fire is reporting that 17 people are confirmed to have died in the wildfires throughout the state this week...
Leavitt Group Acquires Group Services Northwest in Washington October 11, 2017 Leavitt Group Northwest has acquired Group Services Northwest. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. This merger will not affect...
Texas Pumpkin Crops Suffer from Heavy Rains October 11, 2017 By Ellysa Harris, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal It’s the peak time of year to harvest pumpkins, but the weather hasn’t been so kind to one of Floyd...
LCTA Workers’ Comp’s Prevot to Serve on Louisiana’s Opioid Prevention Advisory Council October 11, 2017 Troy Prevot, executive vice president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based LCTA Workers’ Comp, has been appointed to serve on the state’s...