April 10, 2017
A jury in central Georgia has awarded $20.5 million in damages to a retired teacher in her civil lawsuit against a drug company. The Telegraph of Macon reports Ann Pope sued Akorn Inc. in Houston County State Court, saying the …
April 10, 2017
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is seeking nearly $1 billion from Congress to help North Carolina counties still recovering from Hurricane Matthew more than six months after it caused massive inland flooding and killed 28 people. The new funding request …
April 10, 2017
Stephens Insurance, LLC, an affiliate of Stephens Inc., has opened a property & casualty brokerage office in Birmingham, Ala. The new team—made up of Tice Young, Donna Sanford, James Kennedy and Marty Hall—brings nearly 60 years of combined experience in …
April 10, 2017
Government investigators looking into how Google pays its employees have accused the tech giant of shortchanging women doing similar work to men. A U.S. Department of Labor official disclosed the agency’s allegations during a Friday court hearing in San Francisco. …
April 10, 2017
Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court who was confirmed by the Senate to the lifetime job on Friday in a 54-45 vote, will have an immediate impact on cases already pending before the justices. The …
April 10, 2017
The incorporation of big data from Internet-based sources is a defining feature of underwriting and rating in today’s property/casualty insurance market. In light of that, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), through its Big Data Task Force, is exploring …
April 7, 2017
Consumer Watchdog, a California-based advocacy group, is asking the state’s insurance commissioner to open an investigation into the alleged redlining uncovered by a ProPublica report that claims that four auto insurance companies in California mark up prices by as much …
April 7, 2017
Twenty-five new member agencies joined the membership ranks of IIABCal in the first quarter of 2017. “Bringing in new agencies to IIABCal adds to a growing association network and footprint in California. New members add input and perspectives that fuel …
April 7, 2017
The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least 17 tornadoes struck Louisiana during a severe weather outbreak that began on Sunday, April 2 and ended the next day. A Sunday morning storm flipped a Breaux Bridge mobile home, killing …
April 7, 2017
Safety experts are questioning St. Louis’ boiler safety standards, following a deadly explosion that killed three people and injured four others. Boiler safety is regulated almost uniformly in most places, with standards that generally include periodic inspections, but not in …