November 2, 2020
The law firm CaseyGerry has filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court on behalf of the parents of Le’Sharia Bre’Aun Steele, a 28-year old flight attendant from Alabama who died in San Diego, Calif. after reportedly consuming a KushyPunch …
October 19, 2020
Insurers have succeeded in dismissing COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuits in 17 out of 23 cases heard so far, with a growing number of judges finding that some tangible alteration of a property is required to trigger coverage under commercial property policies. …
October 19, 2020
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. together are spending nearly $100 million on a November California ballot initiative to overturn a state law that would compel them to classify drivers as employees. That sum looks less huge, however, than the …
October 19, 2020
With nearly six hundred employees and annual revenues of $115 million, Oklahoma City-based INSURICA may be a large agency with offices around the country but its employees still say that being at work is like being with family, albeit an …
October 19, 2020
A handful of Washington businesses are facing fines for violations related to lack of mask use by customers and staff, however thousands of other businesses that were the subject of complaints and have been warned are now following a governor’s …
October 19, 2020
The Continuing Struggle to Bring Collaboration and Connection to P/C Agencies, Carriers and Vendors Technology is helping the insurance industry in many ways. Technology is helping insurers to better understand the risks they take when insuring homes and businesses. Technology …
October 19, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills related to workers’ compensation. Following is a summary of the bills compiled by the Worker’s Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau: Senate Bill No. 1159 Went into effect immediately as an urgency statute …
October 19, 2020
There is much being made about coverage for business income losses related to COVID-19. It seems that new lawsuits are filed daily, while the tally of lawsuits that are being dismissed continues to rise. It appears that in many jurisdictions, …
October 19, 2020
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is asking insurers to help wildfire survivors by providing up to 100% of personal property coverage limits without a detailed inventory to those who suffered a total loss of their home. “Wildfire survivors who are …
October 19, 2020
Opportunities for growth, a team-oriented culture and unwavering support during an unprecedented situation are just some of the reasons that employees of Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc. nominated their employer as a Best Agency to Work For. The Insurance Journal …