A former student at a high school in Washington state who survived a school shooting is suing the district for what she claims was a preventable attack. The mass shooting killed four students and the gunman in 2014. Carmen Lopez, …
Three Californians have been charged with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and forgery for allegedly filing fraudulent insurance claims on a former employee’s policy and intercepting insurance checks to receive undeserved payouts. Luis Manuel Burgos, 47, of Fresno, self-surrendered …
Two agribusinesses in Washington state will distribute $325,000 among 105 Thai farm workers to settle a federal national origin and race discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said the settlement with defendants Green Acre Farms Inc. and Valley …
For 22 years, the Florida Association of Insurance Agents has been led by Jeff Grady, president and chief executive officer, who admits that when he started all those years ago he did not expect to “fall in love with insurance …
Louisiana’s insurance commissioner has approved new rate decreases for private passenger auto policies for two major auto insurers in the state. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon signed off on Progressive Insurance Group’s filing for a rate decrease of 2.3% on new …
The board of directors of Texas’ property insurer last resort for wind and hail in the state’s coastal counties voted in August to file a 0% rate change with the Texas Department of Insurance The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is …
Rulings in two lawsuits originating in Texas over business income losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic were handed down in August in favor of insurance firms. In one, an insurance agency was added to a restaurant group’s lawsuit against its …
‘Canary in the Coal Mine’ “In many ways, Louisiana is the poster child for climate change, we are the canary in the coal mine.” — Gov. John Bel Edwards, speaking at a Coastal Protection and Restoration Agency meeting livestreamed from …
The demise of the independent agent has been predicted ad nauseam, however arguably the most hotly debated version came from a 2013 McKinsey report with a section entitled “The End of an Era for the Local Insurance Agent.” When Bryan …
National The Hartford has appointed Amy Stepnowski to the positions of chief investment officer of The Hartford and president of Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO), effective Aug. 1. She succeeds Brion Johnson, who will remain with the company in an …
