September 19, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire. In communities often challenged by flooding and hurricanes this time of year, firefighters instead are fending off 300-foot-tall (91.44 meters) blazes during …
September 19, 2023
NDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana`s attorney general has sued the state`s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The lawsuit, filed …
September 19, 2023
Ohio Mutual CFO Hendrix Announces Retirement; Wallen to Assume Position in January Ohio Mutual Chief Financial Officer David Hendrix will retire from the company effective December 31. Current Corporate Controller Andrew M. Wallen will assume the role of chief financial …
September 19, 2023
When the wording of insurance policies conflict with each other and can’t be reconciled, insurers must share defense expenses, a federal appeals court said in a case that stemmed from lawsuits against school personnel. “The district court concluded that the …
September 19, 2023
Environmental groups called on federal regulators to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant until tests can be conducted on critical machinery they believe could fail and cause a catastrophe. Friends of the Earth …
September 19, 2023
Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Group Ltd., has launched a dedicated U.S. Wholesale and Programs Division to serve the distinct and evolving needs of this market. “This dedicated offering reflects Everest’s decades of experience and exceptional support for …
September 19, 2023
Intact Financial Corp. has kicked off the sale of its personal insurance subsidiary in the UK, which could be valued at around £500 million ($620 million), people with knowledge of the matter said. The Canadian insurer is working with JPMorgan …
September 19, 2023
A disbarred New York attorney has changed his plea to guilty in connection with an $19 million Ponzi scheme and a $30 million auto insurance fraud. Robert Wisnicki, 44, of Forest Hills, pleaded to guilty to conspiracy to commit wire …
September 19, 2023
Alliant Insurance Services has named Jennifer Dimura executive vice president and national director of pharmacy for its employee benefits group, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dimura, who was previously vice president and director of pharmacy solutions at a global insurance …
September 19, 2023
While concerns about a “tsunami of pandemic-related litigation” never quite materialized, according to Woodruff Sawyer in its latest D&O Looking Ahead Guide for 2023, those fears have been replaced with a number of others among D&O insurers. Economic challenges such …