Monthly Archives: <span>April 2022</span>

He Didn’t Want a Birthday Party at Work, Wins $450,000 in Court

A Kentucky jury has awarded a man $450,000 who sued his employer after he asked them not to celebrate his birthday at work, and they did it anyway. Kevin Berling told his manager at Gravity Diagnostics in Covington in 2019 …

Federal Judge Certifies Class Action vs. PGAC on Auto Policy Fees

A subsidiary of American Family Insurance now faces a federal class-action lawsuit in Florida, alleging it regularly charged auto policyholders a cancellation fee that was never mentioned in the policy. The size of the class will be at least 100 …

Delta Airlines Ends Surcharge on Unvaccinated Workers

Delta Air Lines has dropped a $200 per month surcharge that it had been levying against unvaccinated employees who were on the company’s health plan. “We have dropped as of this month the additional insurance surcharge given the fact that …

National Alliance Faculty Lance Ewing Awarded RIMS Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award

Austin TX., April 19, 2022 — Lance Ewing wins the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award at the RISKWORLD™ conference’s Awards Luncheon and Leadership Keynote in San Francisco. Offered by RIMS, the risk management society®, Mr. Ewing is the Vice President …

Wendy Sanderson Joins Breckenridge Insurance Brokerage Team

Atlanta, Ga., April 19, 2022 — Breckenridge Insurance welcomes Wendy Sanderson, CIC as a broker/assistant vice president with more than 25 years of industry experience. She is primarily focused on workers’ compensation and casualty risks, with additional experience in commercial …

Maryland Authorizes Remote Rather Than On-Site Reviews of MGAs

Insurance companies can conduct remote rather than on-site reviews of their managing general agents in Maryland beginning in October. Gov. Larry Hogan has signed legislation recommended by the state’s insurance regulator and passed by lawmakers. The law repeals the requirement …

Container Ship Stuck for a Month in Chesapeake Bay Finally Refloated

A container ship the length of more than three football fields has finally been pried from the muddy bottom of the Chesapeake Bay more than a month after it ran aground. After two unsuccessful attempts to dislodge it, and the …

Online Marketplace Letgo Sued Following Colorado Slayings

The online marketplace Letgo is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after the parents of five children were fatally shot and robbed while using the app to try to buy a used SUV in suburban Denver in 2020. The lawsuit filed …

California Insurance Commissioner Launches Report and Site Outlining Insurer Fossil Fuel Investments

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday issued a new report and webpage detailing insurer investments in fossil fuels. The report is a study of fossil fuel investments by insurers, identifying insurance company holdings in green bonds that support clean …

Jury Convicts Massachusetts Agency Owner Quinn of Stealing Disability Benefits

The owner and operator of an Arlington, Massachusetts-based insurance agency has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston of fraudulently receiving government disability benefits. Patrick Quinn, an ex-Marine who said he was disabled due to several service-related physical injuries …