A federal judge on Feb. 12 agreed to temporarily block an Oklahoma pharmacy from providing an execution drug to the Missouri Department of Corrections for use in an upcoming lethal injection. The temporary restraining order was issued after a federal …
U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said he’s been booted from a Republican leadership position because he broke with GOP leaders in his efforts to stop higher flood insurance premiums from hitting homeowners. Cassidy said he was removed from the …
A Missouri Senate panel has advanced legislation that could lower costs for some cancer patients. Bills endorsed by the Senate insurance committee would require insurance companies to charge patients the same out-of-pocket costs for chemotherapy pills as they do for …
Excess workers’ compensation insurance provider, Safety National Casualty Corp., based in St. Louis, Mo., announced the following management appointments to take effect on March 1. Tom Grove, assistant vice president – business development, will assume the role as vice president …
U.S. courts have jurisdiction over claims that a Chinese drywall company’s defective product wrecked homes, and a company that failed to show up in court must pay $2.7 million for damage to seven Virginia couples, a federal appeals court in …
Loss exposure for Texas’ wind and hail insurer of last resort along the coast increased by around 319 percent between 2005 and 2012 – from $23.26 billion to $74.17 billion, and its policy count grew by approximately 243 percent – …
A group of teenagers who support a ban on texting while driving in Oklahoma are urging legislators to pass a new state law outlawing the practice. About a dozen high school students with a group called “Generation tXt” visited with …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Lisa Castagnola assistant vice president in its Orange County, Calif. branch. Castagnola will focus on building the contractors niche for Heffernan in Southern California. Castagnola has expertise in all areas of commercial insurance, including property/casualty, risk …
Matt Goughnour has joined Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. as vice president the firm’s Portland, Ore. office. Goughnour will focus on growing and servicing companies in the forest products industry. Goughnour has more than 14 years of experience in the insurance industry. …
The Ohio Supreme Court has found that landlords must provide a safe environment to guests of their tenants. The unanimous decision resolves a conflict in two lower appeals courts that reached different conclusions in similar cases. The Feb. 12 decision …
