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

Auto Safety Test Pits Traditional Car Mirrors v. Rear/Side Cameras

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional rearview mirrors in automobiles, a technology already allowed in other countries, the agency said on Tuesday. The planned test by the agency …

Why J&J Opioid Lawsuit Could Mean Real Culprits Are Let Off the Hook: Viewpoint

In 1977, after an electrical fire destroyed the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, killing 165 people, a plaintiffs’ lawyer named Stanley Chesley came up with a novel way to recover money for the families of the victims. The …

Florida Insurer American Integrity Launches Policyholder Home Maintenance App

American Integrity Insurance Co., a Tampa, Fla.-based home insurance carrier, has introduced a new, free home platform app designed to provide tools and information for customers to maintain their home and belongings. American Integrity is providing the Home Platform App …

California Workers’ Comp Bureau Report Shows Written Premium Falling

The Workers’ Compensation Bureau of California on Tuesday issued its latest quarterly report on insurer loss and premium experience valued as of March 31. The report shows written premium for 2018 is 4% below that for 2017 and 6% below …

Capital Names Elliott Central & Eastern Washington Development Manager

Capital Insurance Group has named Scott Elliott agency development manager for Central and Eastern Washington. He is based out of the Spokane, Wash., office. Elliott is responsible for strengthening agency relationships in the region to grow CIG’s presence in Eastern …

Hiscox Names O’Hara U.S. Southwest Regional Executive

Hiscox has named Landon O’Hara Southwest regional executive in the US. O’Hara will be based in Los Angeles an oversee the Southwest region underwriting team at Hiscox. O’Hara will serve as a member of the field leadership team and will …

Fargo Appointed Chairman of USAA in San Antonio

Retired U.S. Navy Adm. Thomas B. Fargo has been named chairman of San Antonio-based USAA. Adm. Fargo is the financial services and insurance group’s 22nd chairman. He succeeds retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Lester L. Lyles, who is leaving USAA’s …

Mom of Tennessee Waffle House Shooting Victim Sues Vanderbilt Medical Center

The mother of a man killed in a shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House is now suing the medical center that treated him. The Tennessean reports the lawsuit filed last week by Shaundelle Brooks says two Vanderbilt University Medical Center …

H-E-B in Texas Recalls Some Ice Cream from More Than 100 Stores

H-E-B has voluntarily recalled half-gallon containers of Strawberry Creamy Creations ice cream after metal from processing equipment was found during routine inspections. The San Antonio-based grocer on Aug. 22 announced the recall involving more than 100 stores in Texas. H-E-B …

Officials: 2015 North Dakota Liquid Gas Spill Much Bigger Than Reported

A 2015 pipeline spill of liquid natural gas in western North Dakota initially reported as just 10 gallons is at least hundreds of thousands of gallons larger and may take another decade to clean up, state health officials said. Oklahoma-based …