A little-used block of spectrum set aside for auto safety should be split to accommodate the rapidly growing number of wireless devices, the chairman of the U.S. telecoms regulator said on Wednesday, a plan that sets up a clash between …
Uber Technologies Inc. faces a new legal attack on its refusal to treat drivers as employees that depicts the company as mistreating not just them but the public at large. A lawyer who’s been fighting the ride-hailing giant in court …
Thousands of lawsuits across the United States have accused a drug company owned by the billionaire Sackler family of using false claims to push highly addictive opioids on an unsuspecting nation, fueling the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history. Yet, …
New York Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell has appointed My Chi To as executive deputy superintendent of the Insurance Division at the Department of Financial Services (DFS), which regulates more than 1,400 insurance companies with assets of $4.7 …
A hospital in northern Maine has been ordered to pay more than $1.2 million in damages to a woman in a medical negligence lawsuit. A jury in Aroostook County found that Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Maine, didn’t properly treat …
A new report says Connecticut has had the most metal theft insurance claims in the country. The National Insurance Crime Bureau issued a report recently that found that Connecticut had the most metal theft insurance claims per capita in 2017 …
Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has issued a final order granting approval to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) for a statewide overall decrease of 7.5% for Florida workers’ compensation insurance rates. This applies to both new and renewal …
Sedgwick, the global provider of risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, announced the appointment of Wayne Manning as head of client services for its international division. With more than 25 years’ experience in insurance, claims and relationship management, Manning joins …
The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired North Carolina-based Employee Benefit Advisors of the Carolinas LLC (EBA). The transaction became effective November 1, 2019. Located in Charlotte, N.C., EBA is a full-service employee benefits agency for small to mid-market businesses …
The Central Insurance Companies have promoted David Lee to vice president of the Southeast regional office, effective November 25, 2019. Lee will replace Senior Vice President Keith Moore who will retire on November 22, 2019. A graduate of the University …
