The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sought court permission to participate in settlement negotiations aimed at resolving lawsuits by state and local governments against opioid manufacturers and distributors. The Justice Department said in a brief it wanted to participate in …
Alternative Service Concepts, a national third party claims administrator (TPA), has added Jim Matthews as a national account executive in its Norcross, Ga., office. As a national account executive, Matthews will assume a business development role throughout the southeast region, …
SkyWatch, a data analysis, risk-assessment and risk-reduction platform for the drone industry, has signed an exclusive partnership deal with Starr Companies (Starr) to offer a telematics-based UAV insurance platform. The partnership will allow Starr to expand their existing UAV insurance …
Fast food chain Arby’s and its franchisee Beavers’ Inc. are facing a federal lawsuit after several teenaged female employees were allegedly sexually harassed at an Arby’s in Atmore, Alabama. The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission sued the companies Friday. According to …
The estate of a deceased broker filed a wrongful death lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co., saying he took his life after becoming despondent because he was forced to retire. Michael A. Lorig suffered from depression and mental illness, and …
Bermuda-based insurance holding company White Mountains Insurance Group is acquiring a majority equity stake in NSM Insurance Group (NSM), the specialty insurance program administrator. The transaction values NSM at approximately $388 million, according to the announcement. White Mountains said it …
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has approved legislation that will protect injured workers from being over-prescribed addictive opioids and help control escalating medical costs in the workers’ compensation system, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). SB 1111 …
A Southern California fire agency is overhauling its procedures after a report found that missteps delayed response to a wildfire last fall that burned 15 homes. The Orange County Fire Authority announced on March 30 that the agency already has …
Three petrochemical companies have agreed to pay $11 million to settle charges of illegally disposing hazardous waste that damaged natural resources in part of a Louisiana river’s estuary. The Environmental Protection Agency opened a remedial investigation aimed at identifying the …
Michigan drivers with auto insurance will pay more money than ever — $192 annually per vehicle — to cover unlimited medical benefits for severely injured motorists. The fee was announced Thursday by the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association, a state-created entity …
