November 24, 2020
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise they said made living nearby unbearable. But judges ruled the …
November 24, 2020
It’s clear that insurance touches many aspects of people’s lives. The holiday season alone can present all kinds of insurance risks. There’s pumpkin patch liability insurance to protect pick-your-own patches against any safety risks. Christmas tree lot insurance shields owners …
November 24, 2020
A bipartisan group of U.S. states plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as early as next month, according to two people briefed on the matter, potentially beating a more widely anticipated lawsuit from a different group of states …
November 24, 2020
Always do what’s best for the customer. That’s one of the guiding principles at Schaumburg, Ill.-based DSP Insurance Services that employees cited over and over again in 2020 Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For survey as a reason why …
November 24, 2020
Lakewood, Colo.-based Eberl Claims Service has named Phillip Morris vice president of sales. Morris has more than 14 years of sales, marketing, claims-handling and insurance-industry experience. Previous workplaces include ThePowerMBA, Syndicate Claim Services Inc., the Hanover Insurance Group and Allstate …
November 24, 2020
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Inc. in Woodland Hills, Calif., offered the perfect Hollywood ending for founder Bill Johnson. Johnson started the brokerage fresh out of college in 1987, then took a break to get into the film industry with …
November 24, 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 …
November 24, 2020
Mark Redheffer, 48, of Fontana, Calif., was arraigned on felony counts of insurance fraud and attempted perjury after allegedly lying and concealing information in a workers’ compensation claim to receive more than $63,000 in temporary disability benefits from his employer, …
November 23, 2020
A Mississippi Gulf Coast casino has become one of many businesses nationwide to sue its insurer for refusing to cover business losses because of the coronavirus pandemic. Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport contends in the federal lawsuit that its …
November 23, 2020
The Louisiana Main Street Recovery Program is adding another $2.3 million in funding to increase the number of grants that can be awarded to eligible small businesses. The additional money comes from a transfer of administrative funding and will allow …