June 30, 2023
Starting Saturday, insurers and mortgage lenders for Florida homeowners will face some new restrictions on lender-placed insurance policies, thanks to a bill approved by state lawmakers this year. House Bill 793 takes effect July 1 and it bars what some …
June 30, 2023
The insurance broker McGriff, part of Carolina-based Truist Insurance Holdings, has hired Rodney Ledford as strategic growth officer for its small business and personal lines division. Ledford has 18 years of experience in the lines, most recently as vice president …
June 30, 2023
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara awarded $50,545,239 in grants to 34 district attorney offices representing 44 counties in the state to combat insurance fraud. The grants, funded through annual employer assessments, support law enforcement efforts in investigating and prosecuting fraud. …
June 30, 2023
Insurer GEICO is suing to recover more than $1.8 million in allegedly fraudulent and unlawful no-fault insurance charges it says it has paid to several New Jersey health centers since 2018. The charges were for a range of medical services …
June 30, 2023
Kyle Gerdts has joined Pinnacle Claims Management, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, Calif., as vice president, sales and account management. Gerdts joins from HealthComp, where he was director of sales with responsibilities for consultative sales and strategy. Before that, he worked …
June 30, 2023
A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town is trying to convince a federal jury that a local clinic submitted hundreds of asbestos claims for people who weren’t sick, …
June 30, 2023
Andover, Massachusetts-based Injured Workers Pharmacy (IWP) has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act by improperly filling prescriptions for controlled substances, including opioids, and submitting false claims for payment to the Department …
June 29, 2023
Bob Rusbuldt — set to retire in about two months as chief executive of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (The Big I) — was relinquished of his duties after an interview he conducted with Fox News host …
June 29, 2023
AccuWeather is launching what it says is the only scale that tracks the duration and severity of heat waves, which are becoming more common occurrences due to factors like climate change, deforestation and urban heat island effects. AccuWeather’s HeatWave Counter …
June 29, 2023
Nationwide E&S will stop writing wholesale-driven contract binding commercial auto new business, including primary brokerage auto effective July 15, according to an announcement released to Nationwide brokers this week and obtained by Insurance Journal. Beginning September 1, Nationwide E&S will …