Supreme Court Hands Wall Street Victory in Curbing SEC Disgorgement Remedy June 5, 2017 By Sarah N. Lynch and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday scaled back the Securities and Exchange Commission’s power to recover ill-gotten profits from defendants’...
Missouri Floods Bring Federal Disaster Declaration June 5, 2017 President Donald Trump has declared an emergency exists in Missouri because of spring flooding. Trump signed the declaration on June...
Louisiana Adds Hurdles to Prevent ‘Doctor Shopping’ for Opioid Drugs June 5, 2017 Hoping to stop people from “doctor shopping” for highly addictive painkillers, Louisiana lawmakers have ordered physicians to consult a statewide...
Detroit Fire Code Bans Grilling Under Covered Porch June 5, 2017 City officials are cooling the coals on front porch grilling in Detroit. The Detroit News reports that the City Council...
Towerstone Names Schneller EVP, Hires Keller as VP in Dallas June 5, 2017 Dallas-based wholesale insurance broker Towerstone Inc. has promoted George Schneller to executive vice president, a newly created position, and hired...
Inland Marine Underwriters Association Elects Leadership June 5, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) has approved its 2017 slate of officers, with William Rosa, XL Catlin Re, being...
Illinois Court Upholds $1.5M Judgment for Six Flags Waterslide Injury June 5, 2017 An Illinois appeals court has upheld a $1.5 million judgment against Six Flags Great America for a hand injury a...
Louisiana Woman Gets a Year in Prison for Insurance Fraud June 5, 2017 A 54-year-old Louisiana woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for insurance fraud, and must...
Midwest Farmers Decry Trump Plans to Cut Ag Subsidies June 5, 2017 By David Pitt Farm groups and some members of Congress from farm states are decrying proposed cuts to crop insurance and other safety...
NICB Confirms Texas as Leader in Hail Damage Claims June 5, 2017 Everything is big in Texas, including hailstorms. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that insurance claims for hail damage...