March 15, 2018
An appeals court in Dallas has reversed a lower court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a dispute between a night club and its contracted entertainer. In Dallas Food & Beverage LLC d/b/a Buck’s Cabaret v. Lantrip, Joy …
March 15, 2018
Nearly one in eight U.S. motorists is driving around uninsured and putting insured drivers at greater risk in the event of an auto accident, according to a study. The study, directed by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) and co-sponsored by …
March 15, 2018
Markel Corp. has named Julia Chu as chief officer for Global Ceded Reinsurance. In this newly-created position, Chu will head up ceded reinsurance functions across Markel’s product lines and international insurance operations in 21 countries. She will work with executive …
March 15, 2018
Police say a teacher in California accidentally fired his gun in a classroom, injuring three students. It happened Tuesday at Seaside High School as Dennis Alexander was teaching a gun safety lesson for his administration of justice class. Police say …
March 15, 2018
State lawmakers studying improvements to California’s healthcare system are rejecting a plan popular with Democratic activists to give everyone in the state government-funded health care. A panel created by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon this week recommended a variety of ways …
March 15, 2018
The third major storm in two weeks has lashed the Northeast with hurricane-force winds, heavy snow and widespread power outages and now millions of people are facing yet another cleanup. The storm on Tuesday buried some towns beneath 2 feet …
March 15, 2018
Starr Companies, a global insurance and investment organization, has entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. This sponsorship names Starr Companies as the official commercial insurance company of the New York Yankees …
March 15, 2018
PIA Management Services Inc. has hired Kimberly Csizmadia of Cohoes, N.Y., and Ashley Lillie of Canaan, N.Y. Csizmadia works in the PIA Industry Resource Center, and Lillie works in the Member Services Department. As the Industry Resource Center (IRC) representative, …
March 15, 2018
The open-door helicopter tour in which five people died in a crash landing in the East River off Manhattan on Sunday was operating under safety restrictions reserved for photography flights that are looser than those for commercial air-tour rides. Federal …
March 15, 2018
BMS Group Ltd., the London-based re/insurance broking arm of Minova Insurance, announced the launch of BMS Innovation Labs, a platform that aims to drive change and innovation within the company and the wider insurance industry. BMS Innovation Labs will focus …