Monthly Archives: <span>November 2020</span>

Mississippi Voters Approve Statewide Medical Marijuana Program

The Mississippi Department of Health has been working around the clock to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the agency will be responsible for starting a statewide medical marijuana program within the next nine months. Uncertified election results show 74% …

MJ Insurance Adds Heard as Employee Benefits Analyst

MJ Insurance, based in Indianapolis, is expanding its Health Risk Management + Analytics department with the addition of employee benefits analyst, Andrew Hearn. Hearn comes to MJ from Levy Restaurants, where he served as a people strategy analyst. In this …

Grand Jury Indicts New Orleans Attorney in Staged Accident Probe

A New Orleans personal injury attorney has been indicted in connection with a widespread probe in to a series of staged accidents in Louisiana between personal and commercial vehicles. United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser said Danny Patrick Keating, Jr., …

Johnson Controls, Manpower to Pay $40K in Oklahoma Harassment/Retaliation Suit

Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) and ManpowerGroup US Inc. (Manpower) have agreed to settle a federal lawsuit charging the companies with sexual harassment and retaliation against a worker at a JCI plant in Norman, Oklahoma. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

Two Conservative Supreme Court Justices Appear to Side with Obamacare Supporters

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republican-governed states and joined by President Donald Trump’s administration. Chief Justice John Roberts …

5 more Louisiana Parishes OK’d for Federal Disaster Assistance

The federal government has approved Louisiana’s request for FEMA individual assistance for five more parishes that were affected by Hurricane Delta, the governor’s office announced. The parishes are Beauregard, Lafayette, Rapides, St. Landry and St. Martin. Five parishes have already …

Mason Named Chief Strategy Officer at Instec in Illinois

Naperville, Ill.-based insurance software provider, Instec, has promoted Kevin Mason chief strategy officer, a newly created position. He will be responsible for shaping and executing business and product strategies, ensuring the company continues to deliver increasingly greater value to its …

Iowa Agent Charged with Insurance Fraud

An Iowa insurance agent has been charged with one count each of Insurance Fraud (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Sales Practices – Over $10,000 (Class C Felony), Theft – 2nd degree (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Practices – 2nd Degree (Class D …

EU Still Seeking Clarity Over Britain’s Financial Services, Insurance Rules

The European Commission is still waiting for Britain to say if it will diverge from European Union rules before Brussels can decide on UK financial market access, a spokesman for the EU executive body said on Tuesday. Daniel Ferrie, the …

Task Force Nabs California Man for Insurance Fraud, Reporting False Vehicle Theft

Juan Camilo Vargas, 62, of Escondido, Calif., was arrested on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and reporting a false vehicle theft after allegedly misrepresenting when and where his vehicle was stolen from in order to receive an undeserved insurance …