A host of shipping insurers altered their policies for 2023 to exclude claims linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, a further sign of the industry’s growing concerns about losses stemming from the conflict. At least 12 of the 13 organizations …
Allstate buying office space in downtown Chicago, State Farm suing Tesla over a car fire, and Geico being ordered to settle with a woman who contracted an STD in an insured’s car were some of the most-read stories in Insurance …
Nuclear verdicts, insurer insolvencies, rate hikes, and lawsuits were some of the most popular subjects among readers of Insurance Journal’s South Central region. The following were the South Central region’s top 10 articles for the year that interested readers. The …
First Florida Insurance Network, headquartered in Palm Coast, is now a part of the King Insurance Partners team. King, a fast-growing insurance brokerage, announced the agreement in a news release. First Florida is a full-service commercial and personal lines insurance …
Some of the best-read and most-commented-on stories in the Southeast this year were mostly about Florida’s imploding insurance market, insurer insolvencies, and hurricanes, but also included news on Georgia’s auto insurance rates and proposed legislation on roofs. The Top 10 …
Brigitte Hamilton is SAIF’s new vice president of claims. Hamilton previously served as the director of business and software solutions on SAIF’s IT team. SAIF is Oregon’s not-for-profit workers’ comp insurance company with offices throughout the state. Hamilton has worked …
An administrative law judge has affirmed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations and $24,290 in penalties issued to Eustis Cable Enterprises Ltd., a Brookfield, Vermont, telecommunications contractor, following the death of an employee at an Andover, New York, worksite. …
Florida’s citrus, fruit and vegetable crops appear to have escaped any widespread damage from some of the coldest weather in years, officials with state growers associations said Tuesday. A cloud cover helped protect citrus trees in areas where the thermometer …
An auto repair shop owner becomes his own lawyer and beats a giant insurer. An insurer mishandles a claim involving a beer pong tournament. A violent gang is accused of trying to take over New York City’s fire mitigation industry. …
Red Roof Inns, Inc. (Red Roof) will pay $43,188.00 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Red Roof failed to provide an employee …
