An emotional Gov. Nathan Deal signed legislation April 16 that immediately legalizes the use of medical marijuana in Georgia to treat eight serious medical conditions. Sponsored by state Rep. Allen Peake, a Republican from Macon, the new law makes it …
XL Group’s Environmental insurance business has created a new excess insurance policy to provide clients and brokers in the U.S. and Canada with a simplified way to buy an additional layer of environmental insurance protection. This new excess insurance form …
Nationwide independent wholesaler All Risks has added Steve Skaletsky to its Jupiter, Fla., office as a casualty broker. Skaletsky will target commercial risks in Florida and throughout the Gulf Coast, providing general liability, professional, liquor, pollution and excess liability coverages. …
Deputies in Palm Beach County, Fla., are under new rules on the use of their weapons. WPTV reports the sheriff’s office has introduced a policy that mandates anytime a gun is pointed, the incident must be reported to a Palm …
Making the jump from a being a captive agent to an independent one is not for the faint of heart, says one veteran Chicago-based agent. But Sharon Robles has no regrets, none at all. Robles was a successful captive agent …
The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) issued its top five consumer issues of the past year. OCABR noted that overall, it received and responded to over 34,000 consumer inquiries and complaints in 2014. Among them, insurance …
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a report on April 9 that found significant potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities with banks’ third-party vendors. New York regulators noted that banks rely on third-party vendors for a broad range of …
The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, ruled on two injury cases on April 2, examining whether the injuries in those cases fit within the scope of the state’s Labor Law 240, popularly known as the Scaffold …
American International Group Inc.named Gaurav D. Garg as chief executive officer, Personal Insurance. The appointment marks the return of Garg to AIG, where he held various personal insurance roles for 12 years before joining Mercer in 2012. At Mercer, he …
The Delaware Department of Insurance (DOI) announced it recovered more than $2.1 million for policyholders in 2014. The DOI said it also collected over $94.6 million dollars through fees, fines and insurance premium taxes during fiscal 2014, distributing most of …
