February 26, 2018
San Francisco-based EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added veteran Maurice (Moe) Edwards and Walter Palmer to its team of risk assurance and asset protection professionals in Houston. This new national practice will operate as EPIC Integrated Risk Solutions with …
February 26, 2018
While home improvement troubles topped the list of complaints consumers filed with the Iowa Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division in 2017, followed by imposter scams, insurance still made it into the top 10, the AG’s office announced. Out of approximately …
February 26, 2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Feb. 23 that leading up to and during Hurricane Harvey it “worked diligently” with officials to inform the public on flooding risks from Houston reservoirs that ended up inundating thousands of homes. …
February 26, 2018
A father and son were sentenced in early February in a case involving insurance fraud perpetrated against Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co., the Iowa Insurance Division reported. Richard H. Hartman, age 69, of Manchester, Iowa, and Tobin L. Hartman, age 44, …
February 26, 2018
A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. (Louisiana Farm Bureau) in Baton …
February 26, 2018
A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “aa-” to JM Specialty Insurance Co. (JMSI) in Neenah, Wisconsin. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. These ratings …
February 26, 2018
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that the owner of a Eugene convenience store must continue to pay damages to a woman who was refused entry with her two service dogs. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the court upheld the …
February 26, 2018
California Sen. Tony Mendoza’s resignation this week spared his fellow lawmakers from a difficult decision about appropriate punishment after an investigation found he likely engaged in flirtatious and sexually suggestive behavior with a half-dozen women. But the Legislature’s reckoning with …
February 26, 2018
A new federal report says Los Alamos National Laboratory violated regulations to protect workers from exposure to a metal that can cause lung disease and cancer. The Energy Department inspector general’s report says the nuclear weapons lab didn’t properly track …
February 26, 2018
A Hawaii tour helicopter was not properly maintained when it crashed into waters near Pearl Harbor two years ago, according to a federal report. The final report from the National Transportation Safety Board indicated that increased inspections by the Federal …