Monthly Archives: <span>June 2021</span>

Return to Work Delayed by Doctors Ignoring Treatment Guidelines for Back Pain: Study

Medical guidelines help doctors understand the best way to treat health conditions yet many doctors do not adhere to them, and this is a problem in particular for patients with back pain, according to scientists at University of Utah Health …

Bamboo Insurance Acquires First American P/C Agency to Expand Nationally

Bamboo Insurance has acquired certain of the assets of First American Property and Casualty Insurance Agency of Santa Ana, Calif. from parent company title insurer, First American Financial Corp., which is exiting the property/casualty business. The assets acquired by the …

New Louisiana Law Creates Rules for Self-Driving Delivery Devices

Louisiana has created a framework for self-driving delivery robots to drop off packages on the state’s streets, under a bill backed by lawmakers and Gov. John Bel Edwards. The new personal delivery device law sponsored by Republican Sen. Rick Ward …

Texas Company to Pay $1M Fine in 2016 Louisiana Pipeline Accident

A Texas company pleaded guilty to a federal Clean Water Act violation and agreed to pay a $1 million fine for damaging a pipeline that leaked more than 5,000 gallons of oil in a Louisiana bay in 2016, the U.S. …

Hub Introduces Transportation Industry Excess Liability Product

Chicago-based Hub International Limited has introduced a transportation excess liability/umbrella proprietary product helps clients reduce risks and protect them from potentially large losses. The Hub Drive Excess Liability Shield is an excess liability/umbrella insurance product designed for transportation clients – …

UK Struggles to Adapt to Impact of Climate Change

The UK is struggling to put in place adequate measures to deal with rising sea levels and warmer temperatures caused by pollution, the government’s independent adviser on climate matters has warned. Average land temperatures in the UK have risen by …

Indiana Wildlife Center Operator with ‘Tiger King’ Ties Owes PETA $734K in Suit

A judge has ordered the former proprietor of an Indiana wildlife center and his ex-wife to pay People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals more than $700,000 in attorney’s fees stemming from the group’s successful lawsuit alleging violations of the …

Fire Destroys Iowa Pipe Organ Making Business

Fire has destroyed a western Iowa business that made pipe organs for churches, schools and customers from around the world, officials said. The fire at Dobson Pipe Organ Builders in Lake City was reported around 4 p.m. on June 15, …

What Pandemic Auto Premium Givebacks? Many Customers Unaware, Says J.D. Power

During the COVID-19 pandemic, auto insurers have returned more than $18 billion in premiums to address the drastic reduction in driving. It turns out all that extra money didn’t make consumers any happier, if they even knew about it at …

Supreme Court Dismisses Nestle, Cargill Child Slavery Lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit accusing Cargill Inc. and a Nestle SA subsidiary of knowingly helping perpetuate slavery at Ivory Coast cocoa farms, but sidestepped a broader ruling on the permissibility of suits accusing American …