A New Orleans, Louisiana, man has been sentenced to prison for conspiring to stage automobile accidents as part of a scheme to defraud insurance and trucking companies, federal officials say. U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser with the U.S. Attorney’s Office …
Last week, Insurance Journal polled football fans, asking them to compare three NFL quarterbacks who also appear in insurance TV ads. The poll asked readers to rate Green Bay Packers future Hall-of-Famer QB Aaron Rodgers who sells for State Farm; …
Something must be in Ohio’s air. Another Ohio court recorded a pro-insured COVID decision on January 19, 2021. In Henderson Road Restaurant Systems, Inc v. Zurich American Insurance Company, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio …
A suburban Atlanta teenager has been arrested on charges that he defrauded a supermarket where he worked of nearly $1 million over a two-week period. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports 19-year-old Tre Brown was arrested Jan. 14 by Gwinnett County police …
A safety director at a Kentucky coal mine has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of rigging dust monitoring in underground mines. Steve DeMoss pleaded guilty earlier this month in federal court in Owensboro. He was one of nine former …
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, the nation’s largest meat supplier, said it will pay more than $200 million to settle a class-action suit that alleged price-fixing among chicken producers, saying the agreement is in the best interests of the company and …
Flooding is America’s number one natural disaster and as the highest “at risk” state in the country, Florida is the epicenter for all things flood insurance. Since 1968, when procuring flood insurance, agents and homeowners have had virtually one option: …
The Nebraska Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit to continue against an Omaha natural gas utility for a 2016 fire that destroyed part of the downtown Omaha’s Old Market. The ruling affirms the finding of a lower court that rejected …
Upland Capital Group (Upland), a Dallas-based specialty insurance business led by long-time insurance and investment executives has opened for business. Upland is funded through an equity investment of up to $200 million from Newlight Partners LP (Newlight), a growth equity …
Insurance brokerage firm, IMA Inc., has hired veteran underwriting professional Conrad Maier as vice president in the company’s Houston-based energy practice. Maier is the first dedicated producer in Houston, marking the next stage of IMA’s aggressive expansion plan in the …
