Ex-Lexington Insurance Exec Heads New National Specialty Broker One80 January 8, 2020 One80 Intermediaries, a national wholesale insurance broker and program manager headquartered in Boston and built through acquisitions, officially launched Tuesday,...
CopperPoint in Arizona Names Lontz Chief Information Officer January 8, 2020 Phoenix, Ariz.-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Brad Lontz senior vice president and chief information officer. Lontz will be responsible...
Judge to Approve $215M Settlement for USC Gynecologist’s Patients January 8, 2020 A federal judge is likely to approve a $215 million class-action settlement with thousands of former patients of a campus...
Big I Education Director Boggs Takes on Expanded Role in Risk Management January 8, 2020 Chris Boggs, executive director of education for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big I), is adding risk...
Hearing Held in Rhode Island on Proposed Flavored Vape Products Ban January 8, 2020 Rhode Island health officials held a public hearing Tuesday on proposed regulations to permanently ban the sale of flavored vaping...
Lawyers Try Unusual Legal Path to Advance Sex Abuse Claims Against Boy Scouts January 8, 2020 By David Crary A team of lawyers filed a lawsuit this week in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to establish the nation’s...
Natural Catastrophes Cost $150B in 2019, with Insurers Paying $52B: Munich Re January 8, 2020 By L.S. Howard Natural catastrophes caused overall losses of US$150 billion during 2019, including insured losses of about US$52 billion, which matches the...
New Jersey Man Awarded $3.64M After Injuring His Back at Staples Store January 8, 2020 A New Jersey man who sued Staples Inc. after injuring his back when he fell in a store was awarded...
RogersGray Acquires Massachusetts’ G.H. Dunn Agency January 8, 2020 RogersGray has continued its expansion with the acquisition of the G. H. Dunn Agency of Buzzards Bay and Mattapoisett, Mass....
Teens Still Not Driving Like Teens Used To: Viewpoint January 8, 2020 By Justin Fox, Bloomberg Opinion The much-discussed collapse in teenage driving in the U.S. seems to have ended a few years ago. But the less-discussed...