Monthly Archives: <span>January 2019</span>

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Chapman Group in Louisiana

Global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm ,Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based The Chapman Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2003, The Chapman Group is an employee benefit …

Missouri Insurance Dept.: Insurance Education Scholarships Available

Insurance education scholarships are once again being made available to Missouri high school seniors and college students, the Missouri Department of Insurance announced. The deadline to apply for the Missouri Insurance Education Foundation (MIEF) scholarships is March 31, 2019, Applicants …

Employees of Michigan’s AF Group Raise Nearly $267K for Charities

Employees of Lansing, Michigan-based insurer, AF Group, have pledged $266,750 in support of numerous charitable organizations around the country as part of the company’s recent Caring and Sharing Community Campaign. Together with a dollar-for-dollar corporate match, AF Group and its …

N.D. Insurance Commissioner Named to National Air Ambulance Panel

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has been nominated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve as the state insurance regulator on the national Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee, the state’s insurance department announced. This …

Normandy Insurance Enters Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Market

Florida-based workers’ compensation carrier, Normandy Insurance Company, has expanded into Oklahoma and is now offering workers’ comp coverage to small, mid-size and large businesses in the state. Normandy’s entry into Oklahoma comes on the heels of its expansion into Texas, …

Brashear to Lead Holmes Murphy’s Expansion in Texas

Iowa-based Holmes Murphy is expanding into the Houston and Central Texas markets and has added Travis Brashear to lead the initiative. Brashear, an attorney, will lead Holmes Murphy’s presently forming Houston team as vice president/market leader for South and Central …

What to Know About Super Bowl’s Effects on Investments and Influenza

Perhaps you’ve heard. On Feb. 3, the New England Patriots will face off against the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. There has been a little bit about it on television and online. The …

Lawsuit Alleges Marriott Failure to Protect Employee Against Guests’ Sexual Misconduct

Leticia Vallejo, a housekeeper at a Marriott hotel in Irvine, California, said that back in the summer of 2017, a drunk male guest groped her while she was cleaning the hotel lobby bathroom. As he did so, he offered her …

Lawyer Suit Says FaceTime Eavesdropped on Talks with Client

Apple Inc. was sued by a Houston lawyer who claims his iPhone inadvertently allowed an unknown person to eavesdrop on his private conversation with a client. Apple has come under fire for a bug in its iOS 12.1 iPhone software …

How Forensic Meteorologists are Assisting with Florida First-Party Property Cases

Every day the impact technology has on our daily lives increases. The legal profession is not immune to the inundation of technological advances. A prime example of the collision of law and technology is how forensic meteorology impacts first-party property …