December 10, 2021
Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation Insurance announced that it is expanding into the Alabama market, starting Jan. 1. Stonetrust is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and operates in 10 states, including Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Missouri, and Tennessee, and now, …
December 10, 2021
Carrabba’s Italian Grill, a nationwide chain, and a restaurant staffing firm must pay $690,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced. The federal agency said that Carrabba’s and OS Restaurant Services violated federal civil …
December 10, 2021
The Florida Supreme Court has suspended a Tampa plaintiffs’ lawyer for the second time in three years after judges and the Florida Bar charged that he had wrongly accused courts and other lawyers of racial bias, then disrupted and prolonged …
December 10, 2021
This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal’s annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from the summit at the bottom of this one. Sabrina Alkire is a broker who it can …
December 10, 2021
Automaker Toyota’s insurance arm has begun selling its first branded insurance coverage, Toyota Auto Insurance, in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and South Carolina, and will soon be offering the coverage in Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas. The insurance agency said …
December 9, 2021
The more than 300 lawsuits that have been filed so far in Houston following a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld festival that left 10 people dead have been consolidated and will be handled by one judge as the cases …
December 9, 2021
Leavitt Group acquired Whims Insurance & Financial Services in Monroe, Washington. The Whims Insurance staff of 11, all locations, and contact information will remain the same. Whims Insurance & Financial Services was founded in 2007 by John and Lauri Whims, …
December 9, 2021
Automobile insurance carriers in Florida may limit reimbursement to health providers in keeping with a fee schedule in a personal injury protection policy, the Florida Supreme Court decided in a decision posted today. “We agree with the Second District Court …
December 9, 2021
A moderate earthquake shook parts of north-central Kansas on Dec. 8 as residents were starting their day, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 4.3 earthquake was recorded around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, with the epicenter just southwest of …
December 9, 2021
MJ Insurance Names Braden Pitts as Vice President of Technology MJ Insurance, a risk management and employee benefits agency, has hired Braden Pitts as vice president of technology. Pitts joins MJ Insurance with more than a decade of technical leadership …