IronHealth, Ironshore’s specialty healthcare unit, has entered into an agreement with The Sullivan Group, an international healthcare risk management and patient safety organization, to help clients manage risk exposure in the field of obstetrics. Under the agreement, The Sullivan Group …
More than 1,000 independent agents from around the country will be visiting Capitol Hill offices in Washington, D.C., today to lobby members of the House, Senate and their staffs. Called “The Big ‘I’ Day on Capitol Hill,” this annual pilgrimage …
A Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy in Washington is suing the Lynnwood Police Department over a dog bite. Deputy Marcus Dill says Lynnwood police failed to properly train the K-9 officer and his dog, Sandor. Sandor bit Dill on the leg …
Idaho will receive about $85,000 from two separate Medicaid fraud settlements with prescription drug manufacturers. State Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Tuesday that a settlement with KV Pharmaceutical will net the state $64,500, and a separate resolution with Dava Pharmaceuticals …
Republicans want to create a commission to pay victims of a wildfire southwest of Denver, Colo. that killed three people and damaged two dozen homes, lawmakers said. A bill expected to be introduced this week would establish the commission, which …
Concord, Calif. has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit by an employee who said she was sexually harassed by a female police officer. Wendy Schwartzenberger, a civilian community service officer, accused Lt. Robin Heinemann of unwelcome sexual remarks …
The owners and operators of the Cosco Busan container ship that leaked thousands of gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay in 2007 are suing pharmacists who they say dispensed drugs to the ship’s pilot. Regal Stone Ltd., owner of …
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of MGA Insurance Co. Inc. (MGA) in Dallas. The ratings agency noted that the …
Police in Washington, La., have started to enforce the town’s pit bull ordinance that includes a requirement that the dog owners must purchase liability insurance. The Daily World reports 17 pit bulls were turned over to the St. Landry Parish …
Suppliers are urging a judge to quickly consider their challenge to a new Michigan law that requires millions of dollars in liability insurance if they want to sell powerful fireworks. Bay City federal Judge Thomas Ludington has set a hearing …
