August 6, 2018
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit which claimed police officers didn’t do enough to stop the gunman responsible for a massacre at a Florida nightclub, but he gave survivors and family members two weeks to file another complaint. U.S. District …
August 6, 2018
Georgia Department of Insurance responded to 5,859 consumer complaints and inquiries, returning more than $3.7 million in insurance claim payouts to many of these policyholders, in the first six months of 2018, according to a statement from GADOI. The money …
August 6, 2018
Caledonia, Michigan-based retail consulting and insurance brokerage, Acrisure, appointed industry veteran William Malloy as president of its Specialty Division. Malloy has extensive leadership experience in the insurance industry, spending over a decade with AIG where he held various executive positions …
August 6, 2018
Lansing, Michigan-based AF Group is branching out from its traditional base in workers’ compensation into the specialty commercial auto insurance niche, driven by a new operating company, Fundamental Underwriters. With a focus on commercial trucking, Fundamental had a soft launch …
August 6, 2018
ReliaMax Surety Co. has been placed into liquidation by the South Dakota Division of Insurance. The South Dakota DOI petitioned the Hughes County Circuit Court on June 12, 2018, to place ReliaMax into liquidation due to insolvency. Judge Patricia J. …
August 6, 2018
The Kansas insurance commissioner seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination is trying to prevent Gov. Jeff Colyer from taking $8 million this year from a state insurance fund. Commissioner Ken Selzer filed a lawsuit on July 19 seeking a court order …
August 6, 2018
Michigan State University has filed suit against 13 insurance carriers over coverage of sexual assault claims by victims of now-imprisoned former sports doctor Larry Nassar. The lawsuit against the insurers was filed July 26 in Ingham County Circuit Court. Michigan …
August 6, 2018
The Business Council of New York State Inc. has touted the newly approved 11.7 percent reduction in loss cost rates, which are the basis for setting workers’ compensation premiums for 2019, as being significant toward workers’ compensation savings for most …
August 6, 2018
GEICO’s Board of Directors has promoted Rick Hoagland to senior vice president. Hoagland first joined GEICO in 1994 as a telephone claims representative in Fredericksburg, Md. He advanced through several positions and was named a manager in 2002. He was …
August 6, 2018
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has concluded Harleysville Preferred Insurance Co. has a duty to defend the limited liability company that owns and operates Rams Head Tavern in underlying litigation regarding a hidden video camera in its women’s restroom. …