Monthly Archives: <span>March 2018</span>

Top Financial Services Groups to Merge

The Financial Services Roundtable (FSR) and The Clearing House (TCH) have announced plans to merge their association activities, with TCH President Greg Baer becoming chief executive officer for the new organization. FSR CEO Tim Pawlenty previously announced his plans to …

Couple Files Suit After Ohio Hospital Loses Embryos

An Ohio hospital where as many as 2,000 frozen eggs and embryos were damaged by a storage tank malfunction is being sued by a couple who lost two embryos. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Amber and Elliott Ash. …

Oklahoma Gas Rig Explosion Draws 2nd Wrongful Death Suit

A second wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a natural gas rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers. Betty Jo Cunningham of Seminole, Oklahoma, filed the lawsuit on March 9. Cunningham is the widow of Roger Cunningham, one …

Verret Joins Worldwide Facilities in Chicago Sr. Vice President

National wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agent Worldwide Facilities has announced that Brad Verret joined its Chicago office as a senior vice president specializing in transportation. Verret began his career in 2003 when he joined CRC Dallas. He moved …

Colorado Jury Gives Man $6M After Being Beaten by Guard

A federal jury in Denver, Colo. has awarded $6 million to a convicted murderer who was beaten by a guard so severely that he must now use a wheelchair. The Denver Post reports jurors determined Wednesday that Mitchell Mullen beat …

Lyft Driver Killed in Utah in Rollover Accident

Utah police say a Lyft driver has died after being ejected from the vehicle in a rollover accident east of Saltair. They have identified the man as 26-year-old Aaron Roll of Holladay. Unified Police say Roll was thrown from the …

California Car Wash Mogul Nailed for Cheating Hundreds of Workers Out Of Wages

The owner of some 100 local car washes and gas stations in Southern California has been charged with failing to pay minimum wage and overtime to some 700 workers. The Orange County Register reported prosecutors say Vahid David Delrahim and …

A Third of Nevada Drivers Could See Auto Insurance Rates Rise

About one in three Nevada motorists, or as many as 600,000 people, could face a 9 percent jump in auto insurance rates this summer when the state raises the basic required minimum levels of bodily injury and property damage coverage, …

Anglo American’s Ruptured Pipeline Is 2nd Mine Incident in Brazil in 2018

Anglo American Plc’s Brazilian iron-ore mine suffered operational delays after a pipeline ruptured Monday morning, the company confirmed by email. The good news is that no one was hurt, the company said. The troubling news is the mishap marks the …

Uber, Lyft and New York Loss Transfer

Ridesharing has officially arrived in New York, and confusion over New York no-fault insurance and PIP Loss Transfer has arrived with it. On June 29, 2017, the New York State Assembly approved and Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the state’s $153 …