January 11, 2017
A Michigan doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts has been hit with a new lawsuit by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University. The lawsuit against Dr. Larry …
January 11, 2017
On a sunny November afternoon in St. Joseph, Missouri, birthplace of the Pony Express and death spot of Jesse James, Lauranda Mignery watched her son Kadin, 2, dig in their front yard. As he played, she scolded him for putting …
January 11, 2017
A Houston-area nightclub and party venue must pay $139,366 in a federal lawsuit alleging disability discrimination in the workplace. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Diallo’s of Houston will also furnish other relief as a result of an …
January 11, 2017
Argo Surety, a Houston-based member of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., has appointed David M. Layman as vice president and chief underwriting officer (CUO) of Contract Surety. Layman will be responsible for managing the company’s contract surety portfolio, establishing contract …
January 11, 2017
Recent reports show that disposal well operators placed about 23 percent less saltwater into Oklahoma’s deepest geological formation within the earthquake zone in 2016 compared to the previous year. The year-end data reports about the Arbuckle formation come from the …
January 11, 2017
Insurance industry lobbying groups are speaking out against a proposed amendment to an Illinois statute that would give insurance regulators in that state more control over workers’ compensation rates. Illinois House Amendment 4 to SB 2901 would, among other things, …
January 11, 2017
As Alabama and Clemson prepared for the national college football championship game kick-off the other day, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on liability rules for sports medicine physicians and athletic trainers. The Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act …
January 11, 2017
President Barack Obama’s departing chief trade negotiator warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that it risked abdicating U.S. leadership in Asia by scrapping Obama’s 12-country Pacific Rim free trade deal. Michael Froman, in excerpts of his final speech as U.S. …
January 11, 2017
Hamilton Re, the Bermuda-based platform of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that Matthew Isaly has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice president, head of Information Systems. Reporting to Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Hardy Pickering, Isaly works with …
January 11, 2017
XL Catlin announced the launch of a new environmental insurance solution in Ireland, which is tailored to address the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Guidance on Financial Provision for Environmental Liabilities. A key stipulation of the guidance, published in October 2015, …