News

Allergan, Teva to Pay $54M in San Francisco Opioid Lawsuit

Opioid makers Allergan and Teva have agreed to pay $54 million in cash and overdose reversal drugs to settle a federal lawsuit brought by San Francisco alleging the drug industry fueled an overdose and addiction surge that created a public …

Goodbye Courtroom? Florida Citizens Wants Claims Disputes Heard by Admin Judges

By this time next year, Citizens Property Insurance policyholders and assignees of benefits could see their claims disputes decided, not in county or circuit courts, but by administrative judges who work for a Florida state agency. The Citizens Board of …

Scientist Explains Role of Climate in Record-Breaking Floods

Why is the world seeing more record-breaking floods? The question was asked and answered on Tuesday in an article on the World Economic Forum by Frances Davenport, a postdoctoral research fellow in atmospheric science Colorado State University. Davenport studies how …

Progress in Ukraine Grain Export Talks Reported; Sanctions, Insurance Among Issues

Ukraine, the United Nations and Turkey hailed progress at talks in Istanbul that aim to resume Black Sea grain exports blocked by Russia and ease the risk of starvation faced by millions, but an end to the war remained far …

Rhode Island Woman Sues Cleaning Firm for Firing Her Because She Was Pregnant

A Rhode Island woman hired to work for a house cleaning service was fired just days later after management found out that she was pregnant, the woman said in a discrimination lawsuit filed Monday. The lawsuit filed by the American …

Judge Dismisses Delaware AG’s Suit Against Monsanto Over PCBs

A Delaware Superior Court judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state’s Democratic attorney general against agricultural giant Monsanto Co. over environmental damage from now-banned toxic chemicals known as PCBs. In recent years, PCBs have been at the …

PCF Acquires Andreini & Company in California

PCF Insurance Services acquired Andreini & Company in San Mateo, California. Andreini & Company specializes in industry niches such as agriculture, aviation, transportation, oil & gas and equine mortality. The brokerage employs more than 200 insurance professionals and has 15 …

Louisiana Judge: State Can’t Order Insurers to Pay Ida Evacuation Expenses

A Louisiana judge ruled last week that the state’s insurance commissioner’s directive ordering insurers to pay policyholders’ Hurricane Ida evacuation expenses is invalid and unenforceable. Judge Patrick Moore of the Division of Administrative Law wrote that Louisiana Department of Insurance …

Industry Trade Associations Oppose Potential New Cyber Claims Data-Sharing Rules

Insurance industry trade associations said they do not want “misguided provisions” related to cyber claims data sharing in the next National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), National Association of Mutual …

Pregnant Texas Woman Pulled Over in HOV Lane Says Unborn Baby Counts as Passenger

When an officer pulled Brandy Bottone over for driving by herself in a high occupancy vehicle lane in Texas just days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, she pointed to her pregnant belly and told him her …

News Archives by Month