Phoenix, Ariz.-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Brad Lontz senior vice president and chief information officer. Lontz will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day IT operations for CopperPoint’s group of insurance companies: CopperPoint, Pacific Compensation Insurance Co. and Alaska National …
A federal judge is likely to approve a $215 million class-action settlement with thousands of former patients of a campus gynecologist at the University of Southern California who has been accused of sexual abuse and misconduct, The Los Angeles Times …
Chris Boggs, executive director of education for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big I), is adding risk management to his title and responsibilities. Boggs’s new role combines his current position of Big I Virtual University executive director, …
Rhode Island health officials held a public hearing Tuesday on proposed regulations to permanently ban the sale of flavored vaping products in the state. The department is considering making the temporary ban currently in effect in Rhode Island permanent. Democratic …
A team of lawyers filed a lawsuit this week in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to establish the nation’s capital as a venue for men across the U.S. to sue the Boy Scouts of America for allegedly failing to …
Natural catastrophes caused overall losses of US$150 billion during 2019, including insured losses of about US$52 billion, which matches the average of the past 30 years, according to Munich Re’s catastrophe update. The reinsurer said the protection gap (the difference …
A New Jersey man who sued Staples Inc. after injuring his back when he fell in a store was awarded more than $3.64 million in a jury verdict, the law firm representing him said Monday. Jim Simmons was looking at …
RogersGray has continued its expansion with the acquisition of the G. H. Dunn Agency of Buzzards Bay and Mattapoisett, Mass. Following the acquisition, the team at G.H. Dunn will remain, including David Dunn who will be joining RogersGray as partner …
The much-discussed collapse in teenage driving in the U.S. seems to have ended a few years ago. But the less-discussed recovery, which I wrote about last year, seems to be over, too. Newly released data from the Federal Highway Administration …
Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. (SDV) has promoted Bethany L. Barrese to partner, effective January 1, 2020. Barrese’s practice focuses on complex policyholder coverage issues. She has experience handling coverage disputes arising from construction projects and frequently negotiates construction defect …
