August 21, 2013
Independent insurance wholesaler All Risks Ltd. announced that Luke Butler has joined its newly formed South Central operation as a broker focused on energy and marine related business. He is based in Metairie, La. Butler was formerly on the retail …
August 21, 2013
Opponents of a planned project to divert the Red River around Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., have sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in federal court. The lawsuit filed by opponents south of the metro area accuses diversion leaders …
August 21, 2013
A floodgate designed to insulate portions of Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish from storm surge driven in from the Gulf of Mexico is being dedicated on Aug. 21. The Courier reports the $48 million Bubba Dove Floodgate in the Houma Navigation Canal …
August 21, 2013
Beecher Carlson named Scott Lee vice president in its Las Vegas office. Lee is responsible for risk analysis, program design and delivery of Beecher Carlson services and resources. He reports to Brad Darr, senior managing director. Lee has more than …
August 21, 2013
The parents of a construction worker killed in a New York City crane accident have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $1 million. The Daily News says Yonkers Contracting’s insurance company Liberty Mutual agreed to settle the suit filed by …
August 21, 2013
A Montana woman whose mother and daughter died in a drunken driving crash has filed a lawsuit against a Helena bar, alleging the driver was served alcohol shortly before the crash, despite being visibly intoxicated. The Independent Record reported Heather …
August 21, 2013
The chairman of the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee is asking the drug company that makes OxyContin to turn over information about Nevada doctors suspected of overprescribing the powerful pain medication. Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, wrote a letter to the …
August 21, 2013
The Maryland Insurance Administration issued a bulletin this week summarizing new insurance legislation from the Maryland General Assembly’s 2013 session that have been signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley. The following is a summary of Maryland’s new property/casualty insurance-related …
August 21, 2013
Like many, Steve Festa, with Reno, Nev.-based EMPLOYERS, has some serious concerns about just how the Affordable Care Act will affect the insurance industry. And Festa’s biggest concern is how this sweeping change in healthcare will impact workers’ compensation, particularly …
August 21, 2013
The prior-approval rate regulation of auto insurance is considered an unnecessary and ineffective approach, according to a new industry study. Risk and insurance experts responding to the survey conducted by the Insurance Research Council held the view that prior-approval rate …