Many of the lowest-lying coastal areas of the Southeastern United States, including some heavily populated parts of Florida, will be subject to increased annual flooding in less than 30 years, according to scenarios mapped by a climate research organization. Under …
The Florida Legislature made national headlines late last year when it effectively curtailed one-way attorney fees and greatly limited plaintiffs’ fee multipliers in claims litigation. Property insurers celebrated the end to practices that they said had led to runaway legal …
The Latin American Association of Insurance Agents has elected new a new board of directors for the term that lasts through 2025. At its 53rd annual convention this month in Hollywood, Florida, the association named Juan Carlos Diaz-Padron, vice president …
McDonald-Leavitt Insurance has merged into another larger Leavitt Group affiliate, Leavitt United Insurance Services. This merger is intended to provide Kim and David McDonald—McDonald-Leavitt founders and co-owners—with broader market access, a dedicated claims department, loss control services, and a robust …
SAIF, headquartered in Salem, Ore., named Olivia Keefer its new chief actuarial officer. Keefer previously served as actuarial director. In her new role, she manages the reserves process, oversees ratemaking and the rate filing process, maintains the economic capital model …
Less than two years after an investigation found dozens of serious safety and health violations at a Verona, Missouri chemical plant, workplace safety inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor identified 16 violations, including those that put employees at risk …
The number of ships looking to pick up grain cargoes from the Black Sea area has fallen 35% this week versus the previous week with growing uncertainty over whether commercial traffic could be hit as Russia continues to pound food …
ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois police have seized a carnival ride as they continue investigating a Sunday incident in which a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was thrown from his seat. After the Illinois Department of Labor …
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _– New Orleans is being sued by the family of a teenager crushed by a massive tree limb in a historic French Quarter park. The 17-year-old is still in the intensive care unit, the family`s attorney said …
A day after the Louisiana Supreme Court announced that it is lifting a stay on hurricane-damage lawsuits filed by McClenny Moseley & Associates, state Insurance Commissioner James Donelon on Thursday issued a directive warning insurers not to use a letter …
