Ohio State Law Aims to Reduce ‘Zombie’ Vacant Properties September 29, 2016 By Julie Carr Smyth A new Ohio law is being viewed as a national model for eliminating zombies — zombie properties, that is. The...
Texas Insured Property Losses Setting Record in 2016 September 29, 2016 Damaging hail storms and wide-spread flooding have caused record setting losses for both homes and automobiles this year in Texas,...
Arkansas Woman Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail for Insurance Fraud September 29, 2016 A Little Rock, Arkansas, woman has been sentenced to a three-year prison sentence after being convicted of felony insurance fraud...
Flood Damage in Wisconsin Approaching $10M September 29, 2016 Wisconsin emergency management officials say the damage to homes, businesses and public infrastructure from flooding that started last week is...
132K Pounds of Tyson Chicken Nuggets Sold at Costco Recalled September 29, 2016 Tyson Foods Inc. says it’s voluntarily recalling more than 132,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after receiving reports that “hard, white...
Typhoon Meranti Insured Losses in China Could Top $1 Billion: AIR Worldwide September 29, 2016 Insured losses on mainland China from September’s Typhoon Meranti are expected to fall between $650 million (CNY 4.3 billion) and...
Supreme Court to Hear ‘Disparaging’ Trademark Case Similar to NFL’s Redskins’ September 29, 2016 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court accepted a new case with implications for the Washington Redskins’ name controversy, agreeing to decide whether...
Feds go after Silicon Valley Firm over Alleged Hiring Bias September 29, 2016 By Brandon Bailey The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing a fast-growing Silicon Valley software company of systematically discriminating against...
Insurer Groups’ Supported Bills Signed into law by California Governor September 29, 2016 Two insurance groups praised California Gov. Jerry Brown over his signing on various insurance-related legislation. Brown recently approved legislation co-sponsored...
Insurance Company Wants Out of Delaware Child Porn Defamation Suit September 29, 2016 By Randall Chase A federal judge has ruled that an insurance company is obligated to defend the ex-wife of serial political candidate Richard...