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Florida Approves Removal of More Than 80,000 Policies from Citizens

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR) approved the removal of up to 80,000 personal residential policies and 1,050 commercial residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens) by the following three companies: Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co. – …

Blue Bell to Test New Quality-Control, Safety Procedures at Alabama Plant

Blue Bell Creameries said July 8 that it plans to test production runs at its Alabama plant as the company inches toward putting its ice cream back on grocery store shelves. Blue Bell notified Alabama health officials and the U.S. …

South Carolina High Court Further Reduces Penalty on Janssen Pharmaceuticals

South Carolina’s highest court further reduced the penalty against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary accused of deceptive marketing of an anti-psychotic drug. The decision was to substitute the same verdict the court reached in February in order to correct a …

Claiming Musical-Chairs Injury Arkansas Woman Sues for $75K

A former student of a Malvern college wants the state of Arkansas to pay her $75,000 in damages after she said she broke two fingers during a classroom game of musical chairs. Robin Earnest of Saline County said she and …

Harmful Treatments Get Michigan Doctor 45 Years in Prison

Calling the scheme “horrific,” a judge sentenced a Detroit-area cancer doctor to 45 years in prison for collecting millions from insurance companies while poisoning more than 500 patients through needless treatments that wrecked their health. U.S. District Judge Paul Borman …

JLT Specialty Insurance Appoints Benvenuto as EVP in Chicago

JLT Specialty Insurance Services Inc. (JLT Specialty USA), a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), appointed Robert “Bennie” Benvenuto as executive vice president and member of the U.S. Executive Committee. He is based in Chicago. Benvenuto will …

Texas Seeking Applications for Windstorm Insurance Assoc. Board

The Texas Department of Insurance is accepting applications for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board of directors after the makeup of the board was changed by the 84th Legislature. Under Senate Bill 900, the board will include: Three board members …

California Executive Life Insurance Settlement Ends 16 Years of Litigation

A settlement has been reached with the last remaining defendant in a 16-year-old lawsuit brought by the California Department of Insurance that arose out of the 1991 liquidation of Executive Life Insurance Co. The French company Artemis S.A. has agreed …

New Hampshire Law Grants Immunity to People Who Report Overdoses

As part of New Hampshire’s effort to address the ongoing drug abuse problem, Gov. Maggie Hassan has signed a bill that will spare people from criminal prosecution in certain cases if they are reporting a drug overdose. Hassan is calling …

JLT Specialty USA Hires Taccetta as Executive VP in New York

JLT Specialty Insurance Services Inc. (JLT Specialty USA), a U.S. subsidiary of London-based Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc., hired Joe Taccetta as executive vice president. Taccetta will be based in New York where he will be part of the management …

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