Nearly eight in 10 consumers talk on the phone while driving and more than 30 percent admit to having been in a near-miss crash because they were distracted. Also, although distracted driving poses potential liability risks for companies, many expect …
By 2050, residents of southern Florida could become familiar with storms borne on 90-mph winds. Water levels during floods will rise by an average of 5 percent across the Southeast. And it will not be out of the ordinary for …
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. plans to purchase approximately $200 million in traditional reinsurance coverage for the 2019 hurricane season to protect its Personal Lines Account (PLA) surplus it says is exposed to storm risk in areas located away from the …
Lockton Affinity will be the new program administrator for the Westport/Swiss RE’s Lawyer Professional Liability insurance in Pennsylvania, effective June 1, 2019. This program offers a comprehensive professional liability product for lawyers through Westport with program administration from Lockton Affinity. …
An insurance company is suing a business whose chief executive was flying a plane that crashed in Georgia, killing him and three passengers. Federal court records show Zurich American Insurance Co. of Illinois is suing Sunshine International Corp. in relation …
United Heartland, a national workers’ compensation insurance company, has promoted Dana Pierce to regional director in Charlotte, N.C. Pierce began his United Heartland career in Underwriting in 2007. Most recently, he was regional manager of Business Development. Pierce is a …
Some buildings were damaged in central Alabama as storms moved across the state. Chilton County Emergency Management Director Derrick Wright told news outlets the damage in downtown Clanton on Monday afternoon appears to be from straight-line winds, not a tornado. …
A New Jersey jury on Wednesday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a lawsuit brought by a man who said that asbestos in the company’s talcum powder products caused his mesothelioma. The jury delivered its unanimous verdict in Middlesex …
A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded $80 million to a man who claimed his use of Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup caused his cancer, in the latest legal setback for the company facing thousands of similar lawsuits. The jury …
Holmes Murphy has moved to a new location in the firm’s Denver, Colo. market. Executives said one reason for the move was to accommodate the firm’s growth. Nearly 40 employees occupy the new location. Including its office in Denver, Holmes …
