INSURANCE NEWS
Point: The Game-Changing Impact of Florida’s New Rule on Public Adjusters
The issuance of Florida’s Emergency Rule 69BER24-4, in response to hurricanes like Milton, represents a significant shift in regulating public adjusters and their activities. While some plaintiff attorneys and some adjusters initially celebrated the rule as a victory, a deeper …
Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame Honors 5 Inductees
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame honored five inductees and awarded seven scholarships to insurance students at its annual banquet in Conway on Oct. 17. The banquet was held on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas. The 2024 …
Farm Labor Contractor to Pay Damages Over Pregnancy Discrimination Charge
Family Fresh Harvesting, LLC, a farm labor contractor which provides temporary H-2A visas to agricultural workers at nurseries in Michigan and farms in Georgia, entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve a …
Family of Black Man Killed by Ohio Police Agree to Settlement
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A family is settling a wrongful death lawsuit against Ohio police who fired 94 bullets at a Black man during a chase two years ago. Jayland Walker’s family and the city of Akron reached an agreement …
Texas AG Sues Dallas Pediatrician Over Providing Hormone Treatment to Teens
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a Dallas pediatrician, accusing her of violating state law by providing gender-transitioning treatments to at least 21 teenage patients. Thursday’s filing is Paxton’s first attempt at suing a doctor by …
Asheville’s Dirty Water Warns of Climate Risk to Aging US Infrastructure
Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated swaths of the southeastern US by bringing too much water. Now, communities are struggling with the opposite problem: too little of it. The North Fork Water Treatment Plant supplies most of the drinking water to …
Florida OIR Extends Order, Barring Policy Cancels or Nonrenews Until Dec. 10
Florida’s insurance commissioner this week issued emergency orders, extending some policyholder cancellation protections in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The orders, seen here and here, are in line with similar actions taken after hurricanes. The orders: Extend grace …
Sudanese Nationals Accused in ‘Anonymous Sudan’ Cyberattacks
Two Sudanese nationals were indicted by US prosecutors for their alleged participation in a group known as “Anonymous Sudan” that conducted cyberattacks against US government agencies, airports and a major hospital in Los Angeles. The group relied on distributed-denial-of-service attacks, …
Oakbridge Adds Alabama’s Hull & Associates to the Lineup
Oakbridge Insurance Agency is expanding again, this time with the addition of Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based Hull & Associates, an agency that has specialized in finding coverage for student housing in and around the home of the University of Alabama. Richard Hull …
J&J Talc Settlement Holdouts Accuse Company of Buying Votes
People who voted to settle their baby power-related health claims against Johnson & Johnson should have their ballots thrown out because the consumer products giant rigged the tally, according to lawyers for holdout claimants. The company organized a vote of …
3 Workers Dead, 4 Hurt in Collapse of Bridge Being Demolished in Mississippi
MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and four were seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a month ago collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said. The bridge …
Big Tobacco Firms Near Deal to Settle Canada Smoking Risk Cases
Three of the world’s biggest tobacco companies are near a possible deal to resolve longstanding claims in Canada that they held back information about the health risks of cigarettes. Under the proposal from a court-appointed mediator, Canadian subsidiaries of Philip …