House Committee Advances 2 Flood Insurance Bills; More to Come June 16, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday passed two bills to reform the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). One is...
Blockchain Firm Bitfury Teams with Insurance Broker Risk Cooperative June 16, 2017 Blockhain technology company The Bitfury Group said it is partnering with the Washington, D.C. insurance advisory and brokerage firm Risk...
California Man Bit by Dog While Rescuing Cat Awarded $1M June 16, 2017 A California man who was bitten by a police dog while trying to rescue a friend’s cat at a construction...
Nevada Family of Abused Autistic Son Awarded Nearly $1M June 16, 2017 The family of an autistic student will receive $900,000 from the Clark County School District to settle claims the student...
UPS Gunman in San Francisco Who Killed 3 Had Filed Grievance June 16, 2017 By Paul Elias and Sudhin Thanawala A United Parcel Service driver who opened fire during a meeting with co-workers had filed a grievance that he was...
Harbor Gets California Department of Workers’ Comp OK for Telemedicine June 16, 2017 Newport Beach, Calif.-based Harbor Health Systems it is one of the first companies to receive approval from the California Department...
Takata Bankruptcy Filing Could Happen Next Week in Japan June 16, 2017 By Craig Trudell, David Welch and Ma Jie Takata Corp. plans to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week, paving the way for a sale of the...
Hub Northeast Promotes Schreiber to President of Commercial Lines June 16, 2017 Hub International Northeast (Hub Northeast), a subsidiary of Hub International Limited (Hub), has promoted senior vice president and chief sales...
Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens 32 People in New York City June 16, 2017 By Jennifer Peltz A carbon monoxide leak in a building three blocks from the World Trade Center sickened 32 people and raised alarm...
New York Approves Workers’ Comp Renewal Notice Legislation June 16, 2017 Final legislation has been approved in New York that aims to enable insurance agents to better serve workers’ compensation clients...