Monthly Archives: <span>September 2012</span>

Days After Isaac, Flooding and Outages Remain

Much of a finger-shaped parish southeast of New Orleans was still covered with floodwater on Sept. 2 and more than 200,000 people across Louisiana still didn’t have any power, five days after Isaac ravaged the state. Thousands of evacuees remained …

Tennessee Jury Awards Family $7.8 Million in Hospital Negligence Suit

A Dyer County, Tenn., jury awarded $7.8 million in damages to the family of a child who suffered severe brain damage as a result of an improperly treated wound at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. The Dyersburg State Gazette reported that …

Kentucky Bill Would Allow Christian Ministry’s Medi-Share Plan

A Christians-only health care ministry that’s battling in court for the right to continue operating in Kentucky could get a reprieve from the Legislature. Sen. Tom Buford, chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, has drafted legislation to eliminate …

Insurers Processing Estimated $1.2 Billion in Hurricane Isaac Claims

Insurance claims from Hurricane Isaac have starting coming in, with one estimate saying losses to insurers could total $1.2 billion. AIR Worldwide, which models losses for insurers, said its best estimate of losses was $1.2 billion. Insurers could have to …

Supreme Court to Review State v. Federal Class-Action Case Involving Insurer

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider the constitutionality of a legal tactic that can make it harder for companies to defend against class-action lawsuits, in a case it will review in the term that starts on Oct. …

Lawmakers Greenlight Workers’ Comp Overhaul

The state Legislature approved a reform bill for California’s $17-billion workers’ compensation insurance system, one that promises to hike benefits for injured workers and cut costs for employers, the L.A. Times is reporting. SB863 will increase benefits for injured workers …

Gibaltar Group Adds Baker as VP of Information Security

The Gibraltar Group, a risk and insurance advisory firm based in Lubbock, Texas, announced it has appointed Dr. Bruce Baker as vice president of Information Security, and expanded its risk and loss management RiskIMPACT process to include NetworkGUARD. Cyber crime …