Appeals Court Grants Uber Pro-Arbitration Ruling, Thwarting Drivers’ Class Action September 7, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt and Patricia Hurtado Uber Technologies Inc.’s arbitration agreements were largely ruled by an appeals court to be valid and enforceable in a blow...
Congress Likely to Pass Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia September 7, 2016 By Billy House The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote this week on Senate-passed legislation that would allow families of the Sept....
SWBC Insurance Services Acquires Levy & Levy & Lefton in San Antonio September 7, 2016 San Antonio-based SWBC Insurance Services, a division of SWBC, has acquired Levy & Levy & Lefton Insurance Agency, one of...
Goodwin Joins MJ Insurance in Indiana September 7, 2016 MJ Insurance has added Ryan Goodwin to its risk management and commercial insurance team in Indiana. Goodwin joins MJ from...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Lowers Rate Filing with Eye on Bills September 7, 2016 By Don Jergler The governing committee of California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday approved an amended, and reduced, rate filing for...
Thousands in Florida Capitol Still Without Power Days After Hermine September 7, 2016 By Gary Fineout and Joe Reedy The big question in Tallahassee is whether you have power, and whether you think local officials are to blame for...
Farr Joins Southwest Risk in Austin September 7, 2016 Clearview Risk Holdings LLC, the holding company of Southwest Risk LP, has added Sarah Farr as a broker with Southwest...
Chicago Underwriting Group Rebrands as Old Republic Professional Liability September 7, 2016 Chicago Underwriting Group Inc., the professional liability underwriting division of Old Republic Insurance Co., is changing its name to Old...
Experts Say Mass Katrina-Like ‘Exodus’ not Expected After Louisiana Flood September 7, 2016 Experts studying demographics and data following south Louisiana’s great flood of 2016 tell a newspaper they don’t expect a mass...
Group Touts New Sugarcane Insurance Opportunities in Louisiana September 7, 2016 The American Sugar Cane League says Louisiana sugarcane farmers have until the end of September to make crop insurance decisions...