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Wisc. Court: Homicide Conviction Doesn’t Mean Baby’s Death Wasn’t an Accident
The mother of a baby girl who was killed by her father may pursue a claim against the father’s insurer because of unresolved questions, including whether the death was an accident, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2023 5:53 PM |
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Austin Insurance
Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Austin Insurance. Established in 2005 by Cole Austin, Austin Insurance has provided insurance services in Grand Prairie, Texas for over a decade. Operations for Austin Insurance will continue under Inszone Insurance’s Dallas location. …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2023 5:30 PM |
Illinois’ Miller Mid-America Joins VIAA
Springfield, Illinois-based Miller Mid-America Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 2022, the veteran-owned and operated Miller Mid-America Insurance Agency was created …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2023 5:21 PM |
Boeing Arranged in Texas Court Over Max Jet Crashes
FORT WORTH — In an unusual proceeding for a corporation accused of a crime, Boeing officials were arraigned Thursday in a federal courtroom in Fort Worth for the company’s actions leading to two plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2023 5:13 PM |
January Reinsurance Renewals Were Most Challenging in 2 Decades: MMC’s Doyle
The most challenging January reinsurance renewals in nearly two decades saw global property catastrophe rate increases of 25% to 60% with loss-affected clients seeing even higher prices, according to John Doyle, president and chief executive officer of Marsh McLennan Cos. …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2023 5:02 PM |
Risk Strategies Deal for Tanenbaum-Harber Agency Includes California-based Firm
Risk Strategies, a national insurance brokerage, acquired Florida’s Tanenbaum-Harber, a risk management and insurance advisor. Based in Miramar, Florida, Tanenbaum-Harber traces its beginnings to 1860, the companies said in a news release. It is considered one of the largest independent …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2023 5:00 PM |
New York Prosecutors Allege Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud in Two Schemes Worth $10M
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. within the past week announced two separate indictments alleging workers’ compensation fraud, one totaling $7 million in premiums and the other, $3 million. In one case, Juan Escobar, and his drywall and carpentry companies, …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2023 3:46 PM |
Worker Falls to His Death on Ship at Port of Los Angeles
A worker fell to his death on a ship at the Port of Los Angeles, authorities said. He fell about 50 feet from an upper deck to a lower one shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2023 3:22 PM |
Dollar General Cited Again for Safety Issues: $15M in OSHA Fines Since 2017
Dollar General Corp. is once again facing stiff penalties for workplace safety violations, this time in Florida and Alabama. The U.S. Department of Labor said that just weeks after the nationwide chain of discount stores was hit with citations for …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2023 3:13 PM |
Kentucky Contractors Workers’ Comp Insurance Fund Moves Into First Physical Headquarters
One of the largest providers of workers’ compensation insurance in Kentucky has a new home. Or, rather, a home – its first physical headquarters. The Kentucky Associated General Contractors Self Insurers’ Fund has brought all operations in-house, added staff and …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2023 2:47 PM |
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