February 8, 2018
A Washington-based conservative group is suing for information on the U.S. government’s “backstage work” on the Paris agreement it says will help pave the way for President Trump’s withdrawal from the agreement. The Competitive Enterprise Institute recently filed a lawsuit …
February 8, 2018
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced on Thursday that the California Department of Insurance recovered more than $81.3 million for consumers during 2017 through consumer complaint investigations and market conduct examinations of insurance companies. Last year the department’s consumer hotline reportedly …
February 8, 2018
HVAC Investigators (HVACi), a national provider of HVAC damage assessments for insurance claims, has acquired Donan Engineering’s HVAC Forensics division, based in Louisville, Ky. The consolidation of two brands in is anticipated to benefit the customer bases of both organizations …
February 8, 2018
Authorities say a coal miner has been killed at an underground mine in northern West Virginia. The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says the incident occurred shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday at Wolf Run Mining LLC’s …
February 8, 2018
South Carolina has alerted insurers of several changes to loss costs for the state’s voluntary and assigned risk workers’ compensation markets, and has issued a requirement that updated loss cost multipliers be filed in response to the recent termination of …
February 8, 2018
An appellate court in Texas has ruled that federal law, as opposed to state regulation, prevails when it comes to the amount an air ambulance service may charge insurance companies for its services. The ruling of the Austin Court of …
February 8, 2018
The Arkansas Highway Commission has voted to drop an effort to put a road funding plan on the November ballot and instead will try again with a proposal it will advocate to lawmakers next year. Commissioners cited the difficulties they …
February 8, 2018
The Cyber and Technology insurance group of Validus Specialty Underwriting Services, Inc. have expanded its offering with a standalone cyber insurance product focused on privacy and network protection coverage. The product is tailored for U.S. companies with revenue between $150 …
February 8, 2018
A tsunami warning was erroneously sent Tuesday to some mobile phones along the East Coast and other coastal locations, less than a month after a false notification of a missile attack in Hawaii was sent by that state’s emergency service …
February 8, 2018
The Trump administration’s stance on climate change became a little less clear this week. Six months ago, President Donald Trump revoked an Obama-era rule requiring federally funded projects to account for the increased flood risk associated with global warming. Critics …