Prince’s heirs have sued Walgreens and the Illinois hospital that treated the music superstar after he suffered from an opioid overdose, alleging that a doctor and various pharmacists failed to provide Prince with reasonable care, contributing to his death. The …
RIC Insurance General Agency has named Gary Wells a business development manager. Wells is tasked with expanding the firm’s commercial and personal lines marketing efforts, working primarily with retail insurance agents and brokers in the San Francisco Bay area. Prior …
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones appears to be poised for a fight with the insurance industry over a legislative package supports say will protect survivors of last year’s wildfires that struck in the fall. Jones is rallying with state Senators …
By getting hold of a widely used hotel key card, an attacker could create a master key to unlock any room in the building without leaving a trace, Finnish security researchers said in a study published on Wednesday, solving a …
Champion Risk & Insurance Services in San Diego, Calif. has hired Joseph Deutsch. He is tasked with growing the firm’s high net worth personal lines department. Deutsch has been providing high net worth personal lines insurance across Southern California for …
Despite higher catastrophe losses, Chubb Limited reported a solid first quarter with net income of $1,082 million, about the same as the $1,093 million it achieved for the same quarter last year. Core operating income was $1,097 million, compared with …
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a lower court must once again review a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Walmart. The Idaho Statesman reported Diane Brooks sued the retail giant for negligence in November 2014 after slipping and falling in a …
This week’s Lowdown features two informative reports, the current State of Cybercrime, by RSA and Top Myths of Cyber Risk for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses, by Relation. Combined, these two reports offer you insights into the cyber risks facing you …
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued updated disaster response and recovery plan requirements for all insurance companies licensed to conduct business in New York state. It issued these updated requirements in light of disasters that may …
Erie Insurance, based in Erie, Penn., has promoted Sheryl Rucker to senior vice president of Erie Insurance’s Law Division. In this role, Rucker will have oversight of compliance, special investigations, agency operations and marketing, claims legal, insurance operations and legal …
