Supreme Court Justice Denies Detective’s Bid to Block New York City’s Vaccine Mandate

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday denied an appeal from a New York Police Department detective who asked for an emergency injunction to keep the city from firing him over its mandate that municipal employees be vaccinated against …

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California Oks Bill Protecting Workers Who Use Marijuana at Home

California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their jobs if they smoke marijuana when they’re off the clock. State lawmakers this week passed a bill that would stop companies from punishing workers who fail …

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Florida Judge Dismisses Contractors’ Challenge to SB 2D’s Attorney Fee Limits

A Florida judge has thrown out a constitutional challenge to an insurance litigation reform law, noting that the state officials named in the lawsuit were not the correct defendants. Plaintiffs Restoration Association of Florida and Air Quality Assessors, headed by …

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Breaking Down Inflation’s $30B Impact on Insurers Line By Line

Experts at McKinsey & Company estimate that inflation pushed loss costs for property/casualty insurers up roughly $30 billion last year, with nearly three-quarters of that figure coming through personal lines. In an article titled, Countering inflation: How U.S. P&C insurers …

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First MainStreet Adds Pair of Partner Agencies in Iowa

First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., announced it has added two Iowa-based partner agencies. Joining the First MainStreet platform in June was Hagge Insurance Agency. As a second-generation insurance agency with roots dating back to …

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Beyond Zeros and Ones: When Cyber Attacks Become Physical

When people think of cyber attacks, they might think of things like phishing, ransomware or data theft. But increasingly, something called cyber-physical attacks are making their way into the conversation – particularly in the critical infrastructure industry – and experts …

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People Moves: Powers Adds 3 Members; Gardner Joins KAIA

Powers Insurance & Risk Management Hires Three New Team Members Powers Insurance & Risk Management, one of the largest family-owned and operated independent insurance agencies in the St. Louis, Missouri, area, recently hired three new team members. Maggie Stringer, commercial …

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Program Manager McNeil, New York Cannabis Industry Form Workers’ Compensation Group

Insurance program manager McNeil & Co. and the Cannabis Association of New York (CANY) are forming a workers’ compensation safety group for the New York cannabis industry. The two said the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) recently gave initial …

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BenefitMall Acquires Iowa-Based Mutual Med

BenefitMall, a provider of next-generation broker services, announced the acquisition of Mutual Med, a Davenport, Iowa-based insurance distributor providing sales counseling and support for benefits agents serving large groups, small groups, and individuals. With complementary carrier relationships and extensive voluntary …

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Study Shows Pollution, Runoff Intensify Red Tide Blooms in Florida Waters

A new study by University of Florida researchers has provided one of the strongest correlations yet, showing that red tide outbreaks in coastal waters are exacerbated by man-made pollution. “There has been this kind of uncertainty about whether there is …

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Takeaways from Our Conversation with a Cannabis Investing Pro

Cannabis sales continue to rise, and states continue to legalize it. There may be a few clouds in the cannabis industry forecast, which have some specialty brokers dealing with these challenges. But overall, the outlook for cannabis is upbeat. Sales …

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Maryland County Settles Lawsuit Over Police Encounter With 5-Year-Old

Officials say Maryland’s Montgomery County has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a lawsuit that grew from an encounter between a 5-year-old boy and two police officers at East Silver Spring Elementary School. The Washington Post reports that a recording …

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New York City, Amazon Collaborate on Crackdown on ‘Ghost Vehicles’

As part of a collaboration with New York City, giant retailer Amazon will proactively restrict the sale of smokescreen license plate covers and tinted license plate covers to customers with a New York state address. Amazon will also automatically display …

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$480K Settlement for California Inmate Who Miscarried After Stop for Coffee

Southern California’s Orange County has agreed to pay $480,000 to an inmate who was pregnant but suffered a miscarriage after sheriff’s deputies stopped at a Starbucks while driving her to a hospital. Sandra Quinones, who is no longer in custody, …

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Deaths From Pakistan Floods Top 1,000 in ‘Climate Catastrophe’

ISLAMABAD (AP) – Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.” Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages …

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Meta’s Facebook Agrees to Settle Cambridge Analytica Suit

Meta Platforms Inc. settled a long-running lawsuit that claimed Facebook illegally shared user data with the research firm Cambridge Analytica. The preliminary settlement, disclosed in a court filing late Friday, follows the revelation last month that Meta Chief Executive Officer …

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3M Bankruptcy Tactic Fails as Combat Earplug Suits Move to Trial

3M Co.’s plan to use controversial bankruptcy rules to shield itself from some 230,000 lawsuits over military earplugs looked like a relatively simple fix to a long-simmering problem that could cost it billions of dollars. Like most things that sound …

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USAA Settles Mississippi Class Action Over Underpaid Auto Claims

Another national insurance company has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it underpaid hundreds of auto insurance claims. A federal court in Mississippi this month signed off on a confidential settlement in a suit brought by Mississippi drivers against …

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California Social Worker Charged with Abusing Mental Hospital Patients

A licensed clinical social worker has been charged with sexually assaulting patients while working at a Southern California psychiatric hospital, prosecutors said. The alleged abuse occurred between 2014 and 2018 at Patton State Hospital east of Los Angeles, the San …

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Oil Spill Settlement Reached with California Businesses

A pipeline operator it has reached a settlement with Southern California tourism companies, fishermen and other businesses that sued after a crude oil spill off the coast last year near Huntington Beach. Amplify Energy Corp., which owns the pipeline that …

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California Desert Flooding Damaged L.A. to Phoenix Highway

The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert in the latest bout of punishing monsoonal thunderstorms that have hit the region this …

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Cosmetics Maker Sephora Settles Customer Data Privacy Suit in California

Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California’s landmark consumer privacy law, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said. Sephora failed …

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Hawaii Food Distributor Settling Racism Lawsuit

A Hawaii food distribution company has agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a Black employee was subjected to racial slurs and racist references to slavery, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said. According to the lawsuit, a …

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Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Settles 2 Lawsuits Alleging Sexual Assault

Mario Batali has agreed to settle two Massachusetts lawsuits that accused the celebrity chef of sexual assault, attorneys for the women said on Wednesday. The decision to settle the cases comes more than two months after the former Food Network …

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Judge Cuts $500K Punitive Award Against Prison Guard to $5,000

A federal judge has overturned a jury’s decision imposing $500,000 in punitive damages against a former Delaware prison guard accused of sexually assaulting an inmate during a pat-down. The jury found in December that former Department of Correction Sgt. William …

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Paul Newman’s Daughters Sue Late Actor’s Charity Foundation

A new lawsuit has exposed a deep rift between two of Paul Newman’s daughters and the late actor’s charitable foundation funded by profits from the Newman’s Own line of food and drink products. The daughters, Susan Kendall Newman and Nell …

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Report: Atmospheric Storms Could Result in $3.2B in Flood Damage by Century’s End

Atmospheric rivers that bombard the Western U.S. from time to time could result in as much as $3.2 billion in flood damage by century’s end, according to researchers who published a new study in the journal Scientific Reports. Atmospheric rivers …

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Weather Whiplash: Summer Lurches From Drought to Flood

Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a drought. Sound familiar? It should. The Dallas region is just the latest drought-suffering-but-flooded locale during a summer of extreme weather …

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Baldwin Risk Partners Donates $5M to USF for Insurance Program

Tampa-based Baldwin Risk Partners Group and the family behind it this week announced a $5 million gift to the University of South Florida to boost the school’s risk management and insurance program. It’s the largest gift in the history of …

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Gas Vapors Caused Cape Cod Marina Fire That Ruined 6 Buildings, 47 Vehicles, 14 Boats

Gasoline vapors ignited by spark during a gas tank replacement project on a boat was the likely cause of a major fire at a Massachusetts marina last week that destroyed buildings, vehicles and boats and sent one employee to the …

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Walmart Ordered to Pay Oregon Man $4.4M for Racial Profiling

A Multnomah County grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the store, saying he was racially profiled and harassed by a Walmart employee at a Portland, Oregon, area store in 2020. …

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Firefighter Sues Rochester Over Party Couple Defends as ‘Anti-Liberal’ Not Racist

ROCHESTER, N.Y. —A Rochester couple who a Black firefighter accused of throwing a racist pool party this summer mocking the Juneteenth holiday said Tuesday that the party was intended to ridicule liberal politicians but wasn’t bigoted. The couple, dentist Nicholas …

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OSHA Cites Maryland Contractor for 136 ‘Willful, Repeat Serious’ Safety Violations

A Maryland residential framing contractor – cited for 136 willful, repeat, serious and other violations in 20 workplace safety inspections since 2020 – continues to expose its workers to falls from elevation, the construction industry’s most lethal hazard, inspectors with …

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Lawsuit Says Electrical Equipment Sparked Deadly California Wildfire

The daughter of a 76-year-old man killed last month when California’s deadliest wildfire so far this year swept through a remote town has sued a public utility, alleging its electrical equipment sparked the blaze. The lawsuit filed Monday on behalf …

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Dallas Storm Causes ‘Nominal’ Claims Despite Near-Historic Rainfall

A 1,000-year rain event that brought 10 or more inches of rainfall to parts of North Texas early this week has led to roughly 3,500 property claims, 1,300 auto claims and less than 20 flood claims through the National Flood …

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Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch Sues Australian News Site for Defamation

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch has filed a defamation lawsuit against an Australian news site over an opinion piece he says accused him of being complicit in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President …

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North Dakota Officials Investigating Massive Oilfield Wastewater Spill

North Dakota regulators are investigating a massive spill of oilfield wastewater from a broken pipeline in the northwest part of the state that they say could take more than a year to clean up. Karl Rockman, of the state Department …

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Twitter Misled Regulators on Hackers and Spam, Whistleblower Claims

Twitter Inc. misled federal regulators about its defenses against hackers and spam accounts, the social media company’s former security chief Peiter Zatko said in a whistleblower complaint. In an 84-page complaint, Zatko, a famed hacker more widely known as “Mudge,” …

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Small Business Satisfaction With Commercial Insurers Resurges: J.D. Power

A toxic combination of business disruption and economic uncertainty strained the relationship between small businesses and their commercial line insurers during the pandemic, causing customer satisfaction to decline beginning in 2020 for the first time in seven years. According to …

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30 Years Ago: Andrew Upended Florida, But Current Legal Storm May Be Worse

It was 30 years ago today that Hurricane Andrew, the strongest storm to make U.S. landfall in more than two decades, gouged its way across south Florida, destroying more than 25,000 homes, by some estimates, and causing more than $15 …

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Cleanup of Large Yellowstone Gasoline Spill Continues

Cleanup continued after a fuel pup trailer rolled onto its side in Yellowstone National Park last week and spilled gasoline, park officials said. The accident, which happened at about 4 a.m. Friday on U.S. Highway 191 in the western side …

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Data on California Prisons’ Visitors, Staff, Inmates Exposed

California corrections officials said that there has been a potential exposure of medical information for employees and visitors who were tested for the coronavirus, although they have not found any improper use despite the data breach. The data was for …

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New Mexico Oilfield Regulators Reach $1.8M Settlement with XTO

State oil and gas regulators say they have reached a financial settlement with XTO Permian Operating to resolve violation notices at wastewater injection sites in southeastern New Mexico. The Oil Conservation Division this week announced that XTO will pay nearly …

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Maine Clinic’s Failure to Note Child Abuse Leads to $8M Settlement

BANGOR, Maine — The federal government will pay $8 million to settle a claim that a federally funded clinic failed to alert a mother or authorities of signs of abuse of a 6-month-old boy. Alexandria Orduna, of Brewer, contended medical …

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FIGA to Extend Assessment, Due to Southern Fidelity, Weston Failures

Thanks to the mounting number of insolvencies of Florida property insurers in the last two years, the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association will have to borrow $150 million and extend a surcharge on policies through 2023. The FIGA Board of Directors …

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Lloyd’s Owes $3M in Prejudgment Interest for Late Payment of D&O Claim

Lloyd’s of London underwriters must pay more than $3 million in pre-judgment interest in addition to the $10 million the syndicate has already paid in damages for the wrongful acts of the former directors of a bank that was declared …

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Trucker Whose Dislodged Tire Killed Trooper Fined $15,000

A truck driver who admitted responsibility in the death of a Maine state police detective who was struck by a dislodged tire has been ordered to pay $15,000 in fines. Scott Willett of Patten, will also have his driver’s license …

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Arizona Nightclub Wins $1.6M in COVID-19 Lockout Lawsuit

The operators of a Tucson, Arizona, nightclub have won a $1.6 million settlement against the landlord who locked them out of their business during the pandemic. The Arizona Daily Star reported that a jury in Pima County Superior Court sided …

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Western Fires Outpace California’s Effort to Fill Inmate Crews

As wildfires rage across California each year, exhausted firefighters call for reinforcements from wherever they can get them – even as far as Australia. Yet one homegrown resource is rarely used: thousands of experienced firefighters who earned their chops in …

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Technology Delivering New Data Sources for Claims Investigations

The driver of the 2021 Toyota Sienna said he crashed because another car bumped the rear of his vehicle while passing on the right, causing him to lose control. It was the wrong car for lying about the cause of …

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Record-Breaking Pace for U.S. Product Recalls, Says Sedgwick

The number of U.S. products recalled this year has already surpassed 1 billion, according to the U.S. product recall index recently released by Sedgwick’s brand protection division. Only two other years on record have seen more than 1 billion units …

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Forged Signatures, Fake Policies? Lawsuits Raise Questions About Captive Plan

The owners of one of the oldest insurance agencies in Texas must have felt pretty surprised when they were named in a federal lawsuit brought by an AIG company, alleging the agency was part of an elaborate fraud that forged …

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Florida’s Deadly High Speed Rail to Get $25 Million Safety Improvement

Tracks used by the nation’s deadliest railroad will see added fencing to keep pedestrians away and safety improvements at crossings under a $25 million federal grant announced Monday. Brightline and government officials announced the grant as the privately owned passenger …

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AM Best Places Credit Ratings of American Reliable in Arizona Under Review

AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of American Reliable Insurance Co. in Scottsdale, Arizona. American Reliable is a …

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Florida’s Deadly High Speed Rail to Get $25 Million Safety Improvement

Tracks used by the nation’s deadliest railroad will see added fencing to keep pedestrians away and safety improvements at crossings under a $25 million federal grant announced Monday. Brightline and government officials announced the grant as the privately owned passenger …

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Fire Consumes Once Famous Grossinger’s Hotel in New York’s Catskills

LIBERTY, N.Y. — A fire consumed a building at the site of the long-closed Grossinger’s resort, once among the most storied and glamorous hotels in New York’s Catskills. In its heyday after World War II, Grossinger’s drew hundreds of thousands …

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Delaware Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Industry Is State Issue: Federal Court

A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by Delaware’s attorney general seeking to hold the petroleum industry responsible for climate change effects in the state must be heard in state court instead of federal court. Wednesday’s ruling …

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PCF Acquires John E. Peakes Insurance Agency in California

PCF Insurance Services acquired John E. Peakes Insurance Agency Inc. in Ventura, California. John E. Peakes is a family-owned, personal lines agency. They offer personal, business, gym, fitness studios, restaurants, and apartment building insurance options. Lehi, Utah-based PCF is a …

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Former California Insurance Agent Arrested for Theft, Operating Fraudulent Agency

Francis Okyere, 70, a previously licensed insurance agent in Westlake Village, California, was arrested in relation to a scheme that involved him allegedly stealing multiple victims’ identities and using them to open a fraudulent insurance agency. The victims’ identities were …

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Endo Files for Bankruptcy as U.S. Opioid Litigation Drags

Endo International Plc filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday after reaching a $6 billion deal with some of its creditors, as the U.S. drugmaker seeks to settle thousands of lawsuits over its alleged role in the country’s opioid epidemic. The pharmaceutical …

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Maryland Family Sues Police Over Fatal Shooting at Maryland home

The family of a Maryland man fatally shot by a police officer filed a federal civil right lawsuit Monday against the department and individual officers. Dyonta Quarles Jr. was shot Jan. 30 when Anne Arundel County officers responded to his …

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Takeaways from Our Conversation on Economic Headwinds, Cannabis Glut

Inflation and a superheated job market may be the nation’s prevailing economic concerns, but a big concern in cannabis today is a product glut in long-legal states. States like Colorado, where the price of flower is down over 40%, has …

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People Moves: California Commissioner Names COIN Appointees; Alliant Adds Kaufman

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara recently announced reappointments to the California Organized Investment Network Advisory Board and the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan Advisory Committee. They include: Ophir Bruck, senior director and ESG specialist at S&P Global Sustainable1: COIN representative …

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Lawyer Loses Defamation Claim Against Citizen Who Criticized His Suit Over Mascot

Delaware’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by a Delaware attorney who was forced to resign from his law firm after defending a Pennsylvania high school’s American Indian mascot. Scott Cousins, a Pennsylvania resident …

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People Moves: Delleney Moves to Risk Partners; Gibson Joins Alliant

Greg Delleney, assistant captives director at the South Carolina Department of Insurance, has joined the capital management firm Risk Partners as captive account manager. Delleney began working for the SCDOI in 2010 and held a number of roles at the …

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Tennessee Private Prison Firm Settles Lawsuit After Inmate’s Death

A private prison company has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over a Tennessee inmate’s killing that gained national attention after a judge ordered the plaintiff’s attorney to stop tweeting about it. Tennessee-based CoreCivic and attorney Daniel Horwitz, who represents …

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New York’s Foursurance Agency Joins SAN Group

Satellite Agency Network Group, Inc. (SAN) reported that Foursurance Agency of Clifton Park, New York has joined the alliance. Foursurance is a full-service insurance agency specializing in auto, home, life, business and retirement products. The office is centrally located between …

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$12M in Emergency Funding for Death Valley Flood Repairs

Nearly $12 million has been made available to the National Park Service to repair flood damage to roads in Death Valley National Park, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration said. Most roads in the desert park have been …

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Environmental Officer Warns New Jersey Is Not Prepared for Climate Change Effects

New Jersey’s top environmental officer says the state is not ready for the worsening effects of climate change and rising seas. Testifying Thursday to a joint state Senate-Assembly panel on coastal issues, Shawn LaTourette, the commissioner of Environmental Protection, said …

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Deadline for Western States to Cut Colorado River Use Looming

Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now just caked mud and rock as climate change makes the Western U.S. hotter and drier. More than two decades of drought have done little to deter the …

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Rhine River Water Level Hits New Low, Forcing Some Barges to Halt Transport

The Rhine River’s water level at a key waypoint hit a new low, risking the transit of fuel and other goods as Europe’s climate crisis exacerbates its energy-supply crunch. The marker at Kaub, a particularly shallow point west of Frankfurt, …

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Brazil Fines Vale $16.9M for Lack of Reliable Details About Collapsed Tailings Dam

Vale SA was fined 86.3 million real ($16.9 million) for not giving Brazil’s mining regulator accurate information on the conditions at a tailings dam that collapsed three years ago, killing 270 people in the deadliest mining disaster in the country’s …

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Much of the Country to Bake Under 125-Degree Days in Coming Decades, Report Finds

In just 30 years, more than a quarter of the United States, including a large patch of the Upper Midwest, will face days with temperatures above 125 degrees and will see almost three times as many days above 103 degrees, …

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Citi Sues Revlon Over Lender Status After $900 Million Mistake

Citigroup Inc. has sued Revlon Inc. in a bid to resolve a nagging legal question that emerged after the bank mistakenly wired $900 million to the cosmetics giant’s lenders and intensified after Revlon filed for bankruptcy. When Citi accidentally sent …

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Insurance for Georgia Saltmarshes? Research is Underway

Conservationists and academics are researching ways to insure sensitive salt marshes in Georgia against degradation and loss, perhaps with parametric policies similar to those used to cover some coral reefs. Georgia Public Broadcasting reported that The Nature Conservancy has teamed …

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Cal/OSHA Issues Heat Warning to Protect Outdoor Workers

Cal/OSHA sent out heat warning for employers this week reminding them they are required to protect outdoor workers from heat illness following excessive heat watches being issued throughout California. The temperature is forecast to exceed 105 degrees in northern and …

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Oregon House Candidate Sues Massage Parlor for $450K

A Democratic candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives is suing the owner of a massage parlor in Woodburn, Oregon, after he says she tried to initiate sexual contact with him. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that in a suit filed …

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California Insurance Commissioner Orders Moratorium on Cancellations, Non-Renewals Following Wildfires

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage for 8,500 affected homes following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency declaration as wildfires in Siskiyou County continue to threaten homeowners. The commissioner’s order shields those properties within the …

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Peloton Must Face Lawsuit Over Availability of Fitness Classes

A U.S. judge on Thursday said Peloton Interactive Inc. must face a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the bike and treadmill maker of misleading customers about the “ever-growing” size of its library of on-demand fitness classes. The lawsuit stemmed from …

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South Carolina Woman Dies After Being Impaled by Beach Umbrella

A beachgoer was killed Wednesday after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest, authorities said. The umbrella was blown from its anchoring by the wind around 12:40 p.m. and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at a Garden …

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Georgia Dairy Farm Fined After Food Waste Causes Fish Kill

A Georgia dairy farm has been fined after a release of food waste caused a fish kill, a rare instance of government getting involved with a practice that counties can’t regulate despite chronic complaints from residents. WAGA-TV reports the Georgia …

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Southern Baptists Facing Federal Investigation on Alleged Clergy Sex Abuse

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention said Friday that several of the denomination’s major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice in the wake of its multiple problems related to clergy sex abuse. The SBC’s Executive Committee …

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Alleged Head of California Auto Insurance Fraud Crew Arraigned on 39 Felony Counts

Branden Heywood, 30, of Chino, California was arraigned on 39 felony counts of insurance fraud after an investigation found he allegedly acted as the leader of a “paper collision” ring to collect more than $80,000 in insurance payouts. Accidents in …

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OSHA Investigating Deaths of Amazon Workers in New Jersey

Federal work-safety investigators are looking into the death of an Amazon worker and an injury that potentially led to the death of another employee, adding to a probe already underway following a third fatality during the company’s annual Prime Day …

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Britain’s Proposed Post-Brexit Financial Reform Explained

Britain’s government proposed a far-reaching financial services law last month to exploit “freedoms” to write its own capital market rules since leaving the European Union. Approval of what is the biggest markets reform in two decades is expected by May …

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Indiana Metalworking Lubricants Company to Pay $310,000 over Clean Air Act Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Indiana Department of Environmental Management announced a settlement on August 5 with Metalworking Lubricants Co. for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its used oil processing facility in Indianapolis. Under the terms …

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Officers Exempt from Workers’ Comp But Carriers Charging Anyway?

Tradespeople who call themselves and their workers “independent contractors” have long been an issue for the workers’ compensation industry, often cutting carriers out of premium and leaving injured workers without coverage. Some in the industry now worry, though, that at …

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Judge Rules Walgreens Contributed to San Francisco’s Opioid Crisis

A federal judge ruled this week that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco’s opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and report suspicious orders as required by law. San …

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Former Washington State Coach Files Wrongful Termination Claim

Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has filed a claim against the university seeking $25 million for wrongful termination after he was fired last year for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The claim was filed on Rolovich’s behalf …

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Sesame Place to Train Workers on Diversity After $25M Lawsuit

PHILADELPHIA (AP) —Sesame Place has announced the implementation of diversity and inclusion training for its employees following a $25 million class-action lawsuit alleging multiple incidents of discrimination after outcry sparked from a video of a costumed character snubbing two 6-year-old …

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People Moves: OIP in Nevada Names Executives; Alliant Adds Aicher

Outsource Insurance Professionals had announced senior leadership changes. The following roles will be assumed by OIP leadership: Martina Seferovic, President & Chief Executive Officer, OIP. Prior to this role, Seferovic was the Managing Director for the last five years. Milos …

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Oregon Ski Area Sued over Washington Child’s Death

The parents of a 9-year-old child who died skiing at Mt. Bachelor ski area in central Oregon last year have filed a $49 million wrongful death lawsuit against the resort and its parent company, Powdr Corp. Angela and Brian Boice …

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Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Evergreen Insurance Managers in Oregon

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s Risk Placement Services Inc. acquired Hillsboro, Oregon-based Evergreen Insurance Managers Inc. Dyan Bates, Nancy Schultz and their associates will remain in their current location. Evergreen Insurance Managers is a wholesale insurance broker and managing general …

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Coastal Washington Tribe Builds Tsunami Refuge Tower

There’s a new option to escape a tsunami for people on the southwest coast of Washington. The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe dedicated a 50-foot tall evacuation tower in Tokeland, Washington, the Northwest News Network reported. When the next magnitude 9.0 …

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UK Insurer Aviva Posts 14% Rise in H1 Operating Profit

Aviva plans to return more cash to shareholders, the British insurer said as it posted a better-than-expected 14% rise in first-half operating profit, sending its shares to the top of the FTSE 100 gainers on Wednesday. Activist investor Cevian Capital, …

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Wildfires Rage in France, Destroying Homes, Forcing Evacuation of Residents

Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames got closer. Black-and-orange skies, darkened by the smoke billowing from …

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Indiana House Explosion Leaves 3 Dead, 39 Homes Damaged

An explosion at an Evansville, Indiana house killed three people and damaged 39 houses, officials said Wednesday afternoon. Evansville Fire Department Chief Mike Connelly said two of the people killed were in the house of the explosion, while the third …

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Tadikonda to Replace Edmundson as CEO of Cyber MGA Corvus

Boston-based insurtech Corvus Insurance said Madhu Tadikonda will take over immediately as CEO, replacing founding CEO Phil Edmundson. Edmundson will assume the new role of executive chair and chair of the board of Corvus. In this full-time role, Edmundson will …

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Tennessee Launches its Own Captive Insurance Company for Cyber, Property

Tennessee regulators, who for years have touted the state as a comfortable home for captive insurance companies, have announced that the state government has created its own captive. The state is self-insured for property and general liability, but the Tennessee …

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People Moves: Michael Smith Joins Palomar Insurance

Michael Smith has joined the Palomar Insurance Corp. sales team as an account executive specializing in transportation risk management. Palomar Insurance is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, with offices in Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. It offers programs for U.S. and …

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Eastern Insurance Acquires Burns Agency in Massachusetts

Eastern Insurance Group announced it has acquired the John T. Burns Insurance Agency in Newton, Massachusetts. Family-owned since 1892, Burns Insurance offers personal auto and home insurance from carriers including Arbella, Safety, Plymouth Rock, Hanover, Quincy Mutual and Vermont Mutual. …

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PCF Insurance Acquires A Insurance in Utah

PCF Insurance Services acquired A Insurance Agencies in Utah. A Insurance is a personal lines insurance provider specializing in life, home, auto, and business. The firm has offices in Syracuse, Kaysville, and Marriott-Slaterville. Lehi, Utah-based PCF is a consultant and …

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Gabby Petito’s Family Plans to File Utah Lawsuit Alleging Police Failed Her

Gabby Petito’s family this week notified Utah officials of plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that police failed to recognize their daughter was in a life-threatening situation last year when officers investigated a fight between her and her …

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Jeff Nelson Appointed as Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jeff Nelson as the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023. TDI’s Division of Workers’ Compensation regulates the workers’ compensation …

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When Logging Insurance Got Tough in Pacific Northwest, Firm Got Going with Its Own Program

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. That might be the most apropos slogan for Axe Insurance Group. The logging industry may be about as tough of a business as one will find. Not only is it well-known …

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Tennessee’s Kemmons Wilson Joins Virtus Brokerage

Virtus LLC, a Kansas City-based insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has joined forces with Kemmons Wilson Insurance Group, a Memphis company that specializes in insuring hospitality and hotel firms. The combined firm will have more than 100 employees and a …

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Truist Buys Texas-based BenefitMall

Charlotte-based Truist Insurance Holdings, one of the largest insurance brokerages in the United States, has agreed to acquire BenefitMall, the country’s largest wholesale benefits general agency. Truist officials said in a news release that the purchase will bring in an …

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Insurers Get Safety Assurances for Ships Exporting Ukraine Grain Through Black Sea

Ships exporting Ukraine grain through the Black Sea will be protected by a 10 nautical mile buffer zone, according to long-awaited procedures agreed by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations on Monday and seen by Reuters. The United Nations …

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Climate Migration: California Wildfire Pushes Family to Vermont

PROCTOR, Vt. (AP) — Weeks after surviving one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, the Holden family just wanted a new home. The family of seven couldn’t find anything nearby to replace their house reduced to …

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Denver Agency in Colorado

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Denver, Colorado-based Denver Agency. Denver Agency is a personal lines-focused insurance agency that specializes in serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients throughout the U.S. The agency also offers commercial property/casualty services for those clients. Eric …

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Malaysia to Offer Crop Insurance to Strengthen Food Security

Malaysia will offer government-backed insurance plans to help compensate farmers for losses after natural disasters, as part of measures to strengthen food security. The Agro-Food Takaful Insurance Scheme will be launched through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries and …

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Catch 2022: Law Requires Fla. Insurers to Report Plaintiff Legal Fees, But Data Not There

At a recent workshop held by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, a claims specialist for USAA summed up the conundrum that property insurers are about to face when asked to report the other side’s legal fees in claims disputes. …

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Firefighter’s 10 Relatives, Including 3 Children, Among Victims in Fire He Battled

Fire tore quickly through a house in northeastern Pennsylvania early Friday, killing seven adults and three children and horrifying a volunteer firefighter who arrived to battle the blaze only to discover the victims were his own family, authorities said. The …

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Boston School Dean Ordered to Pay $10M for Shooting Student

A former dean at a Boston high school known affectionately by students as “Rev” has been ordered by a federal judge to pay more than $10 million in damages to a former student he was convicted of trying to kill …

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People Moves: SAIF Names Tindall Vice President; Insurance Office of America Adds Spell in West

SAIF promoted Holly Tindall to the newly created position of vice president of corporate services. Tindall is responsible for administrative operations, facilities, and transportation and will serve on SAIF’s executive leadership team. Tindall was previously the director of the administrative …

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U.S. Agency Probes Tesla Crashes That Killed 2 Motorcyclists

Two crashes involving Teslas apparently running on Autopilot are drawing scrutiny from federal regulators and point to a potential new hazard on U.S. freeways: The partially automated vehicles may not stop for motorcycles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent …

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Bus in California Went off Highway, Injuring 24

A bus traveling from Los Angeles to Fresno crashed after it went off a highway, broke through a chain link fence and came to a rest on its side in a parking lot, injuring 24 people, authorities said. The driver …

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North Texas Wildfires Continue to Erupt

One firefighter was injured and two others were treated for heat exhaustion while fighting a wildfire in North Texas that burned almost half a square mile Wednesday, officials said. The fire near Tolar, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southwest of …

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Equifax May Face Class-Action Suit After Credit-Score Glitch

Equifax Inc., the second-biggest global credit bureau, was hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit after a report that it provided inaccurate credit scores on millions of US consumers looking for loans. The suit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Atlanta, …

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CSU Team Slightly Lowers Forecast for Still Above-Average Hurricane Season

The hurricane research team at Colorado State University has slightly lowered its outlook for the Atlantic hurricane season but is still calling for above-average action. The CSU Tropical Meteorology Project team is now predicting 18 named storms in 2022, including …

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Lawsuit Against Massachusetts Police Alleges Wrongful Arrest of Black Man

A suburban Boston police officer who was pursuing a white suspect pinned a 20-year-old Black man to the ground as he was walking home and placed a knee on the man’s neck despite having no evidence that he was involved …

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California’s Largest Wildfire Got Very Little Help from Rainfall

California’s largest wildfire so far this year has so far charred nearly 90 square miles, getting only a little help from rainfall in the area this week. The wildfire, which is now listed as 10% contained, broke out on July …

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Slow Recovery Could be Harbinger for Hurricane-Prone South

There’s not much in Greene County, a place that stands out even in impoverished west Alabama for its neediness. So the April tornado that settled down upon a housing community full of seniors and low-income families felt like a particularly …

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People Moves: Hub Names Prill Regional President; GBS in Arizona Adds Maggio

Hub International Ltd. named Andy Prill to Hub’s executive management team as regional president of the newly created Mountain Northwest region. Prill will be responsible for the direction, leadership and growth of Hub Northwest and Hub Mountain covering existing operations …

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Rent-A-Center Settles California Lawsuit Alleging Overpricing

Rent-A-Center, one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies, will pay $15.5 million to settle California’s allegations that it misled and overcharged tens of thousands of customers, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday. An investigation of the company’s “kiosk” business inside …

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Workers’ Compensation Pays for Home Modifications. What About a New Home?

Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law authorizes modifications to a home to accommodate an injured employees’ needs; however does it extend coverage to paying any costs for the purchase of a new home? No, that would be unreasonable, the Commonwealth Court of …

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Weston Insurance Becomes Fifth Florida Insurer to Go Insolvent This Year

Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Co. is insolvent and should be placed into receivership, making it the fifth Florida property insurer this year to be dissolved, according to state regulators. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Tuesday filed notice …

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McKinney Fire in California Growing, Still out of Control

The McKinney Fire in Northern California was still out of control on Wednesday despite cloudy, cooler conditions on Tuesday night. The fire has burned nearly 90 square miles since it started on Friday in an unpopulated area in Klamath National …

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G7 Nations Mull Options to Deprive Moscow of Bumper Oil Profits

The Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations is looking at blocking the transportation of Russian oil among other options to deprive Moscow of bumper revenues amid its invasion of Ukraine, unless it heeds a price cap. In a statement released …

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French Insurer AXA Posts 3% Rise in H1 Net Profit

French insurer AXA announced a new share buyback program as it posted a 3% rise in first-half net profit, driving up its stock price. AXA, Europe’s second-biggest insurer behind Germany’s Allianz, said it would buy back up to 1 billion …

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U.S. Crypto Company Nomad Hit by $190 Million Theft

U.S. crypto firm Nomad has been hit by a $190 million theft, blockchain researchers said on Tuesday, the latest such heist to hit the digital asset sector this year. Nomad said in a tweet that it was “aware of the …

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West Virginia Cities, Counties Reach $400M Settlement with Drug Firms

West Virginia cities and counties reached a $400 million tentative settlement with three major U.S. drug distributors, lawyers announced Monday. In a lawsuit in state court, the cities and counties accused the distributors of fueling the opioid epidemic. The companies …

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Truck Driver Reaches Agreement in Maine Fatal Accident Caused by Dislodged Tire

A truck driver is expected to accept responsibility for causing the death of a state police detective who was struck by a dislodged tire as he was assisting a driver alongside Interstate 95. Scott Willett, 55, of Patten, reached a …

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Pennsylvania Store Chain Wawa to Pay $8M Over 2019 Payment Cards Breach

A Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain will pay $8 million to several states over a 2019 data breach that involved some 34 million payment cards, authorities announced Tuesday. The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office said Wawa Inc. did not take reasonable security …

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Massachusetts Agent Sentenced for Embezzlement; Agency Barred From Business

The chief executive officer and president of a Taunton, Massachusetts insurance agency has pleaded guilty in connection with an embezzlement scheme that left client companies uninsured, according to state officials. Attorney General Maura Healey announced that David G. Pietro and …

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World Insurance Acquires New Jersey’s Coverage Specialists

Insurance brokerage World Insurance Associates reports that it has acquired Coverage Specialists, Inc. of Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Coverage Specialists is a 35-year-old family-owned agency founded in 2010 that provides property/casualty insurance with a focus on the trucking and transportation …

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Reports: GEICO Closing All Offices in California

GEICO is closing all of its offices in California, according to reports. The company shut down all of its 38 offices in the state and hundreds of GEICO workers are being laid off, the news website SFGate is reporting. “We …

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California See Largest Wildfire of 2022 at 80 Square Miles

A wildfire in Northern California was burning out of control on Monday amid exacerbating conditions that pose the dangers of thunderstorms, and hot, windy conditions. The McKinney Fire grew rapidly to more than 80 square miles after breaking out on …

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California Insurance Commissioner: Mercury Steered ‘Good Drivers’ Toward Higher-Priced Policies

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a legal action on Monday against Mercury Insurance for reportedly violating consumer protection laws, including selling Mercury’s highest-priced policy to “good drivers” instead of the lowest-priced policy for which good drivers qualify. Lara’s action …

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Elon Musk Files Countersuit Under Seal Versus Twitter Over $44 Billion Deal

Elon Musk countersued Twitter Inc. on Friday, escalating his legal fight against the social media company over his bid to walk away from the $44 billion purchase, although the lawsuit was filed confidentially. While the 164-page document was not publicly …

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Lemonade Lays Off Metromile Employees Immediately

Immediately after Lemonade closed its deal of Metromile July 28, job boards lit up with news of layoffs at the acquired company. Former Metromile employees have been posting the news on LinkedIn, with others offering potential opportunities. According to Blind, …

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