Guidewire to Acquire Insurance Cloud Software Firm ISCS for $160 Million December 19, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Guidewire Software, which serves property/casualty insurers, has agreed to acquire another insurance software firm, San Jose, California-based ISCS, for $160...
Illinois Large Workers’ Comp Deductible Rules Approved December 19, 2016 The Illinois Department of Insurance has posted in the Illinois Register a second notice of the approval by the Illinois...
Chicago-Area Insurance Agency Owner Fatally Shot While Driving Home December 19, 2016 A long-time insurance agency owner and community leader in the Chicago area was shot while driving home in the early...
Study: Cumulative Trauma Claims in California Comp Affected by Attorneys December 19, 2016 A new study on California’s workers’ compensation system finds a “strong association” between attorney involvement and the high cost of...
Texas Issues Mandatory Data Call to Property/Casualty Insurers December 19, 2016 The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a mandatory annual data call to all insurance companies writing private passenger nonfleet...
Parents Blame Hospital in Death of Kansas Girl with Viral Meningitis December 19, 2016 The parents of a 13-year-old Kansas girl who died of viral meningitis are suing a Lincoln hospital, alleging that doctors...
Corpus Christi Chemical Leak Reported Week Before Public Warned December 19, 2016 By David Warren and Frank Bajak A chemical leak from an asphalt plant that led Corpus Christi officials to warn its 300,000 residents not to drink...
Ohio Insurer Disclosure Bill Passed by Legislature December 19, 2016 The recent passage of consumer protection legislation provides the Ohio Department of Insurance with better, more common sense tools when...
Needing More Work, Minot’s Flooded Home Buyout Policy on Hold December 19, 2016 A proposed change to Minot, N.D.’s home buyout policy following the devastating 2011 Souris River flood is on hold for...
Court Rules Florida Workers’ Comp Rate Hike to Remain, For Now December 19, 2016 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s workers’ compensation rate increase of 14.5 percent will remain in effect while a Florida appeals court reviews a legal...