October 12, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they may bar victims of overseas atrocities from using a centuries-old law to sue corporations for complicity, as the court weighed a case stemming from Middle Eastern terrorism. Hearing arguments Wednesday in Washington, the court’s …
October 12, 2017
Lemonade announced Tuesday that it launched a public API (application programming interface), allowing anyone to seamlessly offer Lemonade policies through their apps or websites. The insurtech home insurer announced: “Today, we’re thrilled to announce that we’re opening up the Lemonade …
October 12, 2017
In the wake of three devastating hurricanes this season, many carriers and vendors used drones and airplanes to assess structural storm damage. This use of aerial imaging combined with machine learning has fostered speedier claims resolution, according to industry experts. …
October 12, 2017
Andrew Marcus, a former senior attorney and deputy director with Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), has joined Holland & Knight’s Tallahassee office as a member of the firm’s Florida Government Advocacy Team. Marcus advises insurers, health care providers, third …
October 11, 2017
A Northern California judge has fined the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency $220,000 for the deaths of two workers accidentally hit by a commuter train. The two workers were killed in 2013 while inspecting a track east of San Francisco. …
October 11, 2017
A lawsuit filed by a Bend, Ore. couple that accused two physicians of failing to detect warning signs before the woman went into cardiac arrest has been dismissed. The Bend Bulletin reported Shelley and Brent Harding sought $8.75 million for …
October 11, 2017
Cal Fire is reporting that 17 people are confirmed to have died in the wildfires throughout the state this week and that at least 3,500 homes and commercial structures have been destroyed by the fast-moving blazes. “Overnight fire conditions were …
October 11, 2017
Leavitt Group Northwest has acquired Group Services Northwest. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. This merger will not affect Group Services Northwest client policies and all staff remains with the agency at the same location and phone number. Leavitt …
October 11, 2017
It’s the peak time of year to harvest pumpkins, but the weather hasn’t been so kind to one of Floyd County, Texas’s most famous crops. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports Lindsey Pyle, with Pumpkin Pyle in Floydada, said crops looked good …
October 11, 2017
Troy Prevot, executive vice president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based LCTA Workers’ Comp, has been appointed to serve on the state’s Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education, the insurer announced. He was selected as the designee by Louisiana …