Berkshire’s Applied Underwriters Defends Workers’ Comp Products, Says Brokers Should Not Be at Risk October 3, 2016 By Don Jergler and Elizabeth Blosfield Legal and regulatory squabbles in New York, California and other states involving Berkshire Hathaway and its Applied Underwriter affiliates over...
CEO of Hawaii’s Largest Comp Provider Says to Embrace Predictive Analytics October 3, 2016 By Don Jergler Getting employee buy-in may be the biggest key in getting a company to successfully adopt predictive analytics and other cutting-edge...
Alliant Acquires the Hecht Group in Oregon October 3, 2016 Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has acquired the Hecht Group in Portland, Ore. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The...
Florida Watching Hurricane Matthew, Governor Urges Residents to Prepare October 3, 2016 By Amy O'Connor As the Caribbean waits for what is expected to be a category 4 Hurricane, Florida is preparing for the possibility...
Supreme Court Denies GEICO Appeal on Claims Investigators’ Overtime Pay October 3, 2016 By Robert Iafolla The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear GEICO General Insurance Co.’s appeal of a ruling that the No....
Hub International Acquires the Assets of Maine’s Norton Insurance October 3, 2016 Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited, headquartered in Chicago, Ill., has acquired the assets of Norton Insurance Agency and Norton...
Woman Sues Former NFL and Texas Player Benson over Dog Attack October 3, 2016 Former NFL and University of Texas running back Cedric Benson has been sued by a woman who claims she and...
Oklahoma DPS: Highway Fatalities Up October 3, 2016 The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says traffic-related fatalities in August were higher than the same month a year ago....
Temblor Alert on for Southern California through Tuesday October 3, 2016 Southern California residents should remain on heightened alert until Tuesday for the increased possibility of a major earthquake, officials said....
New Mexico Regulator Seeks More Time to go after Back Taxes from Insures October 3, 2016 By Morgan Lee New Mexico’s superintendent of insurance pleaded Wednesday for more time to recover unpaid taxes on insurance premiums and investigate at...