Monthly Archives: <span>August 2015</span>

NCCI Seeks Worker’s Comp Loss Costs, Rates Decrease in New Hampshire

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI ) recently delivered a workers’ compensation loss cost filing to the New Hampshire Insurance Department. NCCI said in its July 31 filing that based upon its review of the most recently available data, …

Ohio Company Faces $235K in Fines for Health Violations

A North Lima, Ohio-based ambulance company faces penalties totaling $235,800 for 14 alleged workplace health and safety violations, according to federal safety officials. The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration said an investigation found that Lifefleet LLC …

Wisconsin Ginseng Losses Lead to Disaster Designation Request

Gov. Scott Walker is seeking a federal disaster designation for three Wisconsin counties where farmers lost nearly a third of their ginseng crop this spring. Walker’s office asked U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for the designation for Langlade, …

Judgment Against Dallas Firm in Sex Discrimination Case Upheld

A federal judge in Dallas has ordered a physician outsourcing group to end practices of sex discrimination and retaliation, and to report any employee claims of sexual harassment for the next two years. U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis made …

Judge OKs Agreement in Arkansas ExxonMobile Oil Leak Suit

A federal judge has signed an agreement among the operators of an oil pipeline and state and federal governments to end a lawsuit filed over a pipeline rupture that soiled land and water in central Arkansas in 2013. U.S. District …

Uber Sued by Dallas Woman in Alleged Sexual Assault Case

A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in Dallas is suing the ride-hailing company and the suspect. A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in Dallas is suing the ride-hailing …

What’s in a Name? Value of Brand at Issue in Jordan Lawsuit

Michael Jordan was in a federal courtroom in Chicago on Aug. 11 for the start of a civil trial that will scrutinize the market value of the former basketball star’s brand and look at whether a grocery-store chain diluted that …

Blue Cross Seeks 34% Rate Hike in North Carolina for ACA Plans

North Carolina’s largest health insurer says higher-than-anticipated costs after two years of selling federally subsidized coverage has forced it to seek premium increases even greater than it thought would be necessary two months ago. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of …

Liberty Mutual Had a ‘Messy’ Second Quarter

“Things got a bit messy in the second quarter.” That’s how David Long, chairman and CEO of Liberty Mutual Holding Co., summarized his firm’s second quarter results, which saw a 36 percent decline in consolidated net income to $249 million, …

Former Insurance Regulator Bottalico Joins Locke Lord in California

Alfred W. Bottalico, former deputy commissioner for the financial surveillance branch of the California Department of Insurance, has joined Locke Lord LLP’s global regulatory and transactional insurance practice group in Los Angeles, Calif. as an insurance specialist. Bottalico has 38 …