New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act. The new law prohibits most New York City employers from using or requesting an applicant’s consumer credit history, and prevents them from discriminating …
Michael Tipsord, State Farm president and chief operating officer who first joined the insurer in 1988, will succeed outgoing CEO Edward B. Rust Jr. in September as chief executive officer. Rust, in speaking during a company-wide telecast earlier this month, …
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. in Florida announced on June 1 that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved the homeowners insurance rates and forms of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC), and that UPCIC has subsequently written …
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has revived a New Hampshire school’s lawsuit seeking to prove that it is still covered by an insurance policy from almost 50 years ago even though there are no longer any …
The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) launched a new career program on Memorial Day, May 25, aimed at supporting the men and women of the armed forces. The program, called the “U.S. Veterans Pre-Licensing Program,” offers …
Allstate Corp. announced its plan to grow its exclusive agency count and hire more licensed sales staff and financial professionals in the Northeast region. Allstate said in May that it seeks to appoint 63 new Allstate-exclusive agency owners, approximately 172 …
The California Assembly is advancing a pair of bills designed to help buildings withstand earthquakes. The legislation approved unanimously earlier this month would expand financial incentives for seismic retrofits. Assembly Bill 428 would establish a 30 percent tax credit to …
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two women who say their hands were impaled while using Bodum-brand coffee presses. According to the suit, Vanessa Dittenhofer and Julie Jenkerson bought the presses in 2013 from a Starbucks in Portland, …
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has named Jennifer Knox to its North America regional sales team as senior vice president and sales leader of the West region. Knox will be based in Santa Ana, Calif. She is responsible for generating new …
Forest managers would prefer to use prescribed burns every few years to help prevent costly wildfires and rebuild unhealthy ecosystems, but hurdles like staffing, budget, liability and new development hinder them. That’s according to a University of Florida study. Fighting …
