Flintstones vs. Jetsons, a Broker Success Story, and How Agencies Can Survive Insurtech March 23, 2017 By Don Jergler “If we survive the next five to 10 years and improve the way we do things, we can be well-positioned...
Magnitude 4.0 Quake and 2 Smaller Temblors Reported in Oklahoma March 23, 2017 The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 4.0 earthquake and two smaller temblors struck Oklahoma on March 22. The larger...
Reported Dakota Access Pipeline Vandalism Exposes Risk of Sabotage March 23, 2017 By Blake Nicholson and Steve Karnowski The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline has reported “recent coordinated physical attacks” on the much-protested line, just as it’s...
Texas-Based Neiman Marcus to Pay $1.6M in Suit Over 2013 Security Breach March 23, 2017 Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. has agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over a 2013 security breach...
Trial Over Oklahoma Jail Inmate’s Death Ends in $10M Jury Verdict March 23, 2017 An attorney for the estate of a man who was naked and paralyzed when he died in a cell in...
Welder Sparked Massive Kansas Apartment Fire, Official Says March 23, 2017 A fire that leveled a multimillion-dollar apartment building under construction and spread to about two dozen homes in suburban Kansas...
Senator: North Dakota Insurance Fund Won’t Pay Claim in Gambling Case March 23, 2017 A state senator from Fargo says the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund will not pay a claim from the founder...
Bill Requiring Insurance Discounts for Resilient Homes Passes Oklahoma House March 23, 2017 A bill that would require a homeowner’s insurance company to factor into the insurance premium the more resilient construction if...
BLS Report Finds New Jersey Fatal Work Injuries Increased in 2015 March 23, 2017 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in March that fatal work injuries totaled 97 in New Jersey for...
Saving Coral Reefs Requires ‘War’ on Global Warming: Study March 23, 2017 By Kristen Gelineau Reducing pollution and curbing overfishing won’t prevent the severe bleaching that is killing coral at catastrophic rates, according to a...