The workers’ compensation market apparently needs to do some catching up where it concerns technology. “Historically we’ve been really slow to adapt to technology and innovation,” said Shaun Jackson, executive director of risk management at Panda Restaurant Group. Jackson was …
Environmental groups are watching dozens of lagoons of swine waste stored directly in Hurricane Dorian’s path in North Carolina with growing trepidation, fearful that a breach will release millions of gallons of manure. North Carolina is the nation’s second-largest pork-producing …
As Hurricane Dorian finally begins to move away from the North Carolina coast, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says the North Carolina Department of Insurance is ready to assist with any insurance related questions or concerns and is urging …
A 2015 pipeline spill of natural gas liquids in North Dakota initially reported as just 10 gallons (38 liters) could top 1 million gallons (3.8 million liters), a state regulator said. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality reported on …
Texas insurance regulators are now accepting comments from the industry in an effort to identify rules that need to be updated or changed. The Texas Department of Insurance announced earlier this year it would begin collecting input from stakeholders on …
Former NFL athlete turned salesperson, Boone Stutz, has joined the McAllen, Texas, office of Fort Worth-based insurance services firm, Higginbotham, as a commercial property/casualty insurance associate. He brings more than eight years of sales and management experience to help grow …
A federal judge has ruled that a Kansas cattle farmer did not defame a Branson, Missouri, attraction by leaving a three-star TripAdvisor review. Owners of Bigfoot on the Strip sued Randy Winchester and his daughter in June 2018, claiming the …
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to Rock Ridge Insurance Co. (Rock Ridge) in North Danville, Indiana. The outlook assigned to the ratings is stable. The ratings …
The New Orleans Fire Department has achieved Public Protection Classification 1 status for the first time in its history, the Louisiana Department of Insurance announced. Homeowners in New Orleans can expect rate reductions in their fire insurance premiums this fall …
More than 1 million customers of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. soon will see their personal auto insurance rates decline, the insurer said. State Farm Mutual said effective Sept. 1 it will decrease the overall personal auto rate in …
