July 7, 2017
Munich Reinsurance America Inc. (Munich Re, US), has launched a new commercial drone insurance product that offers customized liability for insurance companies and their small-to-medium size businesses using drones under Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Rule 107. Rule 107 went into …
July 7, 2017
Authorities say a prescription drug ring at an outpatient psychiatric center has led to the arrest of three health care workers. News outlets report 34-year-old Andrea Reene Opoku, 29-year-old Nikita Marie Piernas and 36-year-old Tyrone Leonard Thomas were arrested Wednesday …
July 7, 2017
Florida’s new chief financial officer is officially on the job. Flanked by family and friends, Jimmy Patronis was sworn in June 30 during a brief ceremony held in the office of Gov. Rick Scott. The Republican governor picked the former …
July 7, 2017
Years of pleas from parents whose son was killed by a speeding tractor-trailer, buy-in from some truckers and the promise of fewer highway deaths convinced U.S. officials in September to propose requiring speed-limiting devices on all large rigs. All it …
July 7, 2017
R-T Specialty, LLC (RT) has announced that Jackie LaRock has joined the company as an executive vice president and part of the RT ProExec practice group. LaRock has experience and expertise in professional and executive liability lines and is located …
July 6, 2017
Nearly 10 million people living in 5.4 million homes have a high risk from rising sea levels and will be adversely impacted by climate change, according to a new report that takes data from U.S. Census tracts near the ocean …
July 6, 2017
A Republican state legislator from Tulsa has filed candidacy paperwork indicating he plans to run for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner in 2018. State Rep. Glen Mulready filed a Statement of Organization form over the weekend with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. A …
July 6, 2017
The law firm of Kutak Rock LLP has added J. Michael Low, former director of the Arizona Department of Insurance, to the firm’s insurance, regulatory and government affairs group. Low, who will represent insurers, insurance associations and institutions before government …
July 6, 2017
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has launched the 2018 Experience Modification Estimator for insurers, agents and brokers to help policyholders understand how their payroll and claim experience will be used in the computation of their 2018 experience modification. Users …
July 6, 2017
Wisconsin’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional because it puts severely injured patients at a disadvantage, a state appeals court has ruled. The 1st District Court of Appeals’ decision clears the way for unlimited compensation for …