Insurance
Signatures for Arkansas Recreational Marijuana Submitted
Supporters of initiatives to legalize recreational marijuana and scale back casino gambling submitted thousands of signatures Friday to get their proposals on the Arkansas ballot. Friday was the deadline for groups to turn in the signatures needed to qualify for …
Read More People Moves: Accuserve Names Hanson as CCO; United Fire Group Announces Promotions
Accuserve Names Rob Hanson as CCO Accuserve Solutions announced the appointment of Rob Hanson as chief client officer. Hanson will be responsible for ensuring customer success and driving the company’s growth across multiple markets. He will lead the account management, …
Read More Court: Colony Insurance Off the Hook for Damages for Fatal Shooting at Atlanta Store
An insurance company is not responsible for premises liability damages after a man was shot and killed outside an Atlanta grocery store in 2019, thanks to unambiguous policy exclusions, a federal judge ruled Monday. Colony Insurance Co., part of Argonaut …
Read More Home Insurance Prices Increase Faster Than Inflation Rate: Policygenius
According to analysis by insurtech Policygenius, home insurance premiums are rising faster than inflation From May 2021 to May 2022, the price of goods and services increased 8.6% in the U.S. In the same time period, home insurance costs outpaced …
Read More Science Offers Basis for National Climate Damage Claims: Study
A scientific basis exists to calculate how much one country’s carbon emissions have damaged the economy of another, a study said on Tuesday of a development it billed as a potential game-changer for climate litigation. The research by Dartmouth College …
Read More Blown Tire Caused Fatal Crash at Michigan Air Show
The father of the jet engine-powered semitruck driver who died during a performance at a southwestern Michigan air show said last Tuesday that the truck burst into flames after a blown tire ruptured the fuel tank. Chris Darnell, 40, died …
Read More Nebraska Court: Ambiguous Policy Language Requires Insurer to Pay for Renovations
An ambiguous “extra expense” provision in a commercial property insurance policy requires the insurer to pay for new equipment that a grocery store and delicatessen needed for a new location after its former home burned down, the Nebraska Supreme Court …
Read More Rain Helps Slow Alaska Wildfire That Prompted Evacuations
Some rain helped firefighters battling an Alaska wildfire that prompted evacuations. About a half inch fell into early Monday, allowing crews to build more fire breaks to help control the wildfire started by lightning June 21. “It’s not really like …
Read More Actress Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud in California
Q’Orianka Kilcher, 32, of North Hollywood, has been charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. An investigation by the California Department of Insurance reportedly found Kilcher allegedly broke the law in collecting more than $90,000 in disability …
Read More Travelers Wants Out of Contract With Insured That Allegedly Misrepresented MFA Use
In what may be one of the first court filings of its kind, insurer Travelers is asking a district court for a ruling to rescind a policy because the insured allegedly misrepresented its use of multifactor authentication (MFA) – a …
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