The Oregon Insurance Division has proposed new insurance licensing rules to, among other things, charge agencies a fee for the cost of criminal records checks, as wells as to establishe new requirements for crop insurance claims adjusters. The rules were …
Lawyers for Merck & Co. told the Supreme Court this week that investors waited too late and didn’t do all of the necessary investigations to sue the drug maker over whether it properly warned about the risks of its blockbuster …
Beecher Carlson has expanded its National Energy practice with the appointment of Jacklyn Kearns as senior vice President. Kearns brings 28 years of insurance and risk management experience to Beecher Carlson with deep expertise and specialization in the energy industry. …
One New Jersey city is considering billing insurance companies for fire department services. Passaic Mayor Alex Blanco is proposing insurers pay $500 for residential fire calls and $25,000 for fires in commercial buildings. Fire department calls to car accidents could …
A state administrative court hearing on State Farm Florida Insurance’s plan for withdrawing from Florida’s property insurance market that was set for Dec. 17 has been postponed again. At the request of officials for both the insurer and the Office …
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has sued Columbus Fire Repair (Nation’s Construction LLC) alleging the company targeted and scammed Ohioans whose homes were recently damaged by fire. The lawsuit filed in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas charges the …
A private university will pay $7.5 million to provide care to a football player who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2005 game, settling a case that questioned how the school handled a concussion the player allegedly suffered a …
Pennsylvania insurance agencies, The Securus Group and The Dunlop Agency, have merged in a move they say is aimed at bolstering their market share in the Lehigh Valley and South Central regions of the state. The merged agency, now known …
Workers’ compensation rates in the state of Washington will climb by an average of 7.6 percent next year under changes adopted by state officials. State Labor and Industries Director Judy Schurke (SHUR’-key) says the rate hike will raise about $117 …
The U.S. Forest Service is considering allowing its helicopters to attack wildfires at night, a practice the agency has long discouraged because of risks to pilots, a senior official said Monday. The change would be a major shift for an …
