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

Tesla Begins Rolling Out Its Auto Insurance in California

Tesla Inc. said on Wednesday it was launching an insurance service designed to give drivers in California, its biggest market, lower rates because of safety features on its electric vehicles. Chief Executive Elon Musk has been one of the strongest …

Ohio Hospital Settles More Lawsuits Related to Doctor Accused in Opioid Deaths

The Ohio hospital that employed a doctor charged with 25 counts of murder for giving often fatal doses of opioid painkillers to dozens of sick patients said on Aug. 27 it has settled two wrongful death lawsuits for a total …

Texas’ Fee-Charging Driver Responsibility Program Ends Sept. 1

After years of failed attempts to eliminate it, the Driver Responsibility Program will end on Sept. 1. A measure signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, House Bill 2048, shutters the 16-year-old program that left more than 1 …

Storm Spawns Possible Tornado in Oklahoma

A storm that rolled through central Oklahoma on Monday left thousands without power, spawned a possible tornado and led to about a dozen high water rescues. National Weather Service meteorologist John Pike said investigators were working to determine if a …

Missouri Agency Changes Name to Department of Commerce and Insurance

The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP) is now known as the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) after the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Office of the Public Counsel (OPC) were moved from …

California Earthquake Authority Policy Sales Spiked After Ridgecrest Quakes

The California Earthquake Authority gained 23,861 earthquake insurance policies following the magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes and aftershocks that struck on unnamed faults near Ridgecrest beginning on the July 4 holiday. That’s the second-largest monthly net increase in the 23-year …

Tokarski Named Sr. VP at Lockton’s Mylo

Belen Tokarski has been named senior vice president, chief of Strategy – Commercial Lines by Mylo, an insurance technology platform launched by Kansas City, Missouri-based Lockton. Tokarski will lead the strategic direction of Mylo’s small commercial business. In addition, she …

African Swine Fever Spreads Further in Eastern Europe

A deadly pig virus is spreading further in eastern Europe as the region struggles to contain a long-running outbreak of the disease. Serbia has reported its first suspected cases of African swine fever, just weeks after Slovakia said it had …

Move Over Flo; Progressive Adds Cleveland Browns QB Mayfield to Marketing Team

Insurance carrier Progressive has signed Cleveland Browns star quarterback Baker Mayfield and his new wife, Emily Wilkinson, to its advertising team. “There’s no glorified pro-athlete persona or hard-sell messaging, just highly relatable, everyday and quite funny moments between Baker, Emily …

Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Garside to Head of Bermuda Property

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has promoted Nicholas Garside to the role of head of Bermuda Property. Reporting to Steve Horton, president, Liberty Specialty Markets Bermuda, Garside takes up his new role on Sept. 1 …