Lawsuits Over Missing Malaysia Plane Belong in Malaysia, Not U.S., Court Affirms January 13, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia...
Judge: Survivors of Tennessee Wildfire Can Sue National Park Service January 13, 2020 Survivors of a historically deadly Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people can sue the National Park Service for failing to...
New Kentucky Governor Restores Workplace Safety Board January 13, 2020 Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is restoring a workplace safety board that was abolished by former Gov. Matt Bevin. Beshear said...
Puerto Rico Hit with Second Earthquake on Southern Coast; 4,000 People in Shelters January 12, 2020 By Danica Coto A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday (January 11) causing millions of dollars of damage along the island’s...
California Agent Sentenced for Stealing $174K in Premiums from Truck Drivers January 10, 2020 Connie Free, 34, of Moreno Valley, Calif., was sentenced this week to 22 felony counts and one misdemeanor count including...
California Commissioner Adds to Curriculum Board, CIGA Board January 10, 2020 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara this week announced his appointments of the newest members to the Curriculum Board and the...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Cyber Insurance Stories of 2019 January 10, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield An A.M. Best report released in June gave a comprehensive look at the state of the cyber insurance market for...
What’s Happening in Agency Compensation? Take This Year’s Salary Survey January 10, 2020 Insurance Journal would like to invite ALL retail agency owners, principals, producers, CSRs — the entire agency — to participate...
Judge Won’t Make Health System Fund Defense of Accused Ohio Doctor January 10, 2020 By Kantele Franko A federal judge declined for now to compel a Michigan-based health system to advance legal costs for a doctor’s defense...
Endo Pharmaceuticals Settles with Oklahoma for Alleged Role in Opioid Crisis January 10, 2020 Endo Pharmaceuticals has reached an out-of-court settlement totaling $8.75 million for the company’s alleged role in Oklahoma’s opioid crisis, state...