Hoping to stop people from “doctor shopping” for highly addictive painkillers, Louisiana lawmakers have ordered physicians to consult a statewide prescription monitoring program before prescribing opioid drugs. The Senate has unanimously approved minor changes the House had made to Sen. …
City officials are cooling the coals on front porch grilling in Detroit. The Detroit News reports that the City Council has updated its outdoor fire code to ban outdoor cooking under a roof or an enclosed area. The ordinance was …
Dallas-based wholesale insurance broker Towerstone Inc. has promoted George Schneller to executive vice president, a newly created position, and hired Joy Keller as vice president and director of small commercial. Schneller joined Towerstone in 2007 and advanced quickly in the …
The Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) has approved its 2017 slate of officers, with William Rosa, XL Catlin Re, being re-elected the association’s chair. Also re-elected were Richard Pye, QBE North America, as deputy chair and Bruce Jervis, Chubb as …
An Illinois appeals court has upheld a $1.5 million judgment against Six Flags Great America for a hand injury a woman suffered on a waterslide. In her lawsuit in Lake County Circuit Court, Shatoya Meeks claimed that while riding the …
A 54-year-old Louisiana woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for insurance fraud, and must pay $9,100 restitution. Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook said in a news release that Lasandra Laverne Edwards of Monroe …
Farm groups and some members of Congress from farm states are decrying proposed cuts to crop insurance and other safety net programs for farmers included in President Donald Trump’s budget. The proposed cuts come even as farmers are facing their …
Everything is big in Texas, including hailstorms. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that insurance claims for hail damage in Texaslast year exceeded the previous two years combined. Hail damage fluctuates year-to-year, but 2016 was a particularly devastating year …
Fort Worth-based InsureZone announced the release of MGA Pro, which can provide real-time surplus lines rating from 25 carriers. InsureZone purchased MGA Pro in 2016 in order to add surplus lines rating to its suite of commercial and personal lines …
Chicago-based Rosebud Restaurants has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against some black job applicants. The Chicago Tribune reports that under the settlement Rosebud Restaurants must pay $1.9 million and establish a program to hire African-Americans. …
