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

UK Parliament Rejects No-Deal Brexit; Vote Planned to Delay EU Exit

British lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected leaving the European Union without a deal, paving the way for a vote to delay Brexit to seek a way out of Britain’s worst political crisis in generations. Lawmakers voted by 312 to 308 …

Marsh Launches Intellectual Property Product With Broad Defense Coverage

Marsh has launched IP Protect – an insurance product tailored to address organizations’ intellectual property (IP) risks. A proprietary Marsh policy, IP Protect is backed by Ambridge Partners, a managing general underwriter of transactional, complex management liability, and intellectual property …

CNN Hit With $275M Defamation Suit by Kentucky Student

A Kentucky teenager sued CNN on Tuesday for defamation, saying the cable network falsely conveyed to viewers that he was the “face of an unruly hate mob” confronting a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in January. …

Louisiana VA OKs Insurance License Exam Fee Reimbursement for Veterans

Veterans applying for insurance licenses with the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) are now eligible for reimbursement of the required exam fees. The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs recently approved the LDI’s application to participate in the Veterans Federal Exam …

Victims of 2016 Louisiana Flooding Sue Trump Administration Over Aid

Two Louisiana homeowners have sued President Donald Trump’s administration for policy change delays that have kept thousands of victims of a massive 2016 flood from receiving federal aid. Jeffry and Amanda Meyer, who owned a Livingston Parish home destroyed in …

Report: Ohio Sees Drop in Opioid Prescribing

The state’s prescription reporting system shows the number of prescription opioids dispensed to Ohioans declined for the sixth consecutive year in 2018. A recently released annual report from the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy’s Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires First Iowa Insurance Agency

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Hammerberg Insurance Services Inc., dba First Iowa Insurance Agency Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1912, First Iowa Insurance Agency offers commercial and personal property/casualty insurance, …

Glenn Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Dallas

Adam Glenn has joined Alliant Insurance Services in Dallas as vice president. A property/casualty insurance specialist, Glenn will provide a full range of diversified insurance products and services to clients across the Southwest as Alliant continues to expand its footprint …

First Case Settled in Fatal Missouri Duck Boat Sinking

The owner of a tourist boat that sank in a Missouri lake and killed 17 people has reached a settlement with relatives of two brothers who were among the victims. The Kansas City Star reports that lawyers for Ervin and …

Philippines’ RCBC Sues Bangladesh Central Bank over ‘Vicious’ Cyber Heist Claims

A Philippine bank has filed a lawsuit accusing Bangladesh’s central bank of defamation, hitting back at what it says are baseless claims of its complicity in the world’s biggest cyber heist. In February 2016, criminals used fraudulent orders on the …