Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, a Towson, Md.-based provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has promoted Joan Adelman to vice president of legal services. In her new role, Adelman is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the legal department, including supervision of …
Accurate genetic testing stands to transform modern medicine by offering effective, personalized treatment. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized marketing of the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic health risk (GHR) tests. Individuals in the U.S. can now …
Funding cuts proposed in a White House budget that has been on the table for months spook some experts who are concerned that the ability to do everything from model changes in the climate to forecast the day-to-day weather could …
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax has passed away following a battle with cancer, Gov. Greg Abbott announced. Mattax took over as commissioner in 2015 after serving for 23 years in the Texas Attorney General’s office under then-Attorney General Abbott, most …
The U.S. Department of Justice says Norman Regional Hospital, a former hospital administrator and six doctors have agreed to pay a total of $1.6 million to settle allegations the false claims were filed for federal Medicare payments. A civil lawsuit …
A former resident of a children’s group home in Northern California has been awarded nearly $4.5 million after jurors found he was severely neglected by the home’s caregivers while living at the facility. The Sacramento Bee reports the jurors determined …
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited’s AXIS Insurance has launched AXIS Privatus Platinum, a new modular management liability policy designed to offer flexible insurance options for managing the changing needs and risks that privately held companies face in today’s complex legal and …
The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) has identified the following changes to the Texas surplus lines insurers list: Effective Jan. 30, 2017, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company of Ohio redomesticated to Delaware and changed its name to Independent Specialty …
A federal lawsuit contends football players at a San Antonio-area high school were subjected to hazing, sexual abuse and other mistreatment as part of an initiation that coaches and others failed to stop. The lawsuit was filed by the parents …
A wildfire sparked by lightning in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is spreading through government-owned swamp and forestland, having burned more than 9 square miles (23.3 square km) near the Georgia-Florida state line. Susan Heisey, supervisory ranger for the refuge, …
