Minnesota’s high court has declined to expand the state’s doctrine of implied primary assumption of risk to recreational skiing and snowboarding. The Minnesota Supreme Court came to that conclusion Soderberg v. Anderson, published Jan. 23, 2019. The case involves a …
Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest maker of health-care products, has agreed to settle the bulk of consumers’ lawsuits alleging it sold defective artificial hips and misled patients about their dangers, according to a lawyer for the plaintiffs. “The parties …
The annual auto insurance filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau to the North Carolina Department of Insurance calls for an overall statewide average increase of 7.6 percent, according to a statement from Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey. The NCRB represents …
President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for North Carolina to provide for federal assistance to areas impacted by Tropical Storm Michael last fall. The declaration was announced in a news release issued Thursday and covers 21 counties …
Fire officials say they’re investigating after responding to nearly a dozen structure fires in five weeks. According to Huntington Fire Marshal Captain Matt Winters tells WCHS-TV that there have been 11 fires so far in 2019, with nine of those …
Emergency officials in West Virginia say a charter bus carrying a high school girls basketball team has rolled over, leaving 16 injured. News outlets report the bus was carrying a team from Martinsburg High School when it crashed Saturday night …
The Keyes Company’s insurance division, Keyes Insurance, has hired Mark Introcaso as chief operating officer. Introcaso brings more than 37 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently with Peoples Trust as the director of Business Development South Region. …
Insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of US Insurance Source LLC and certain of its affiliates (USIS). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Spring, Texas, USIS is an independent insurance agency specializing in commercial …
Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. has promoted four individuals into new leadership roles. Janet Selnes is now vice president – broker distribution. Selnes has a proven track record of leadership success, most recently serving as assistant vice president – …
The Iowa Supreme Court says an insurance company doesn’t have to pay for damages after a squirrel climbed onto an electrical transformer and triggered a high-voltage spark that damaged a city’s power substation. The court ruled Friday that the city …
