INSURANCE NEWS
Tesla Settles Fatal Crash Suit as Another Jury Trial Loomed
Tesla Inc. has reached a deal to resolve a lawsuit over the death of a Model S passenger in a fiery 2016 crash, marking the second time in two months the electric-vehicle maker has avoided a jury trial in California …
Four More Charged in Staged Auto Accident Scheme in Miami
Florida authorities have nailed another alleged accident-staging group, one that collected more than $50,000 in personal injury protection benefits from auto insurance companies. Bryan Carlos Hernandez, Rusland Rivero Tellez, Juan Fonseca Lauzao and Elvis Fonseca Lauzao staged a crash in …
People Moves: The Liberty Company Names Pope VP, Executive Lines in California
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers named Katie Pope vice president, executive lines. Pope is based in Los Angeles. Pope began her insurance career at Lockton, where she was most recently an account executive. She was previously a consulting marketing director …
Idaho Drag Performer Awarded $1.1M in Defamation Case
A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming him when she falsely claimed that he exposed himself to a crowd, including children, during a Pride event in June …
First Amendment Does Not Protect Social Media Retaliation Against Employees
A federal court in Vermont recently ruled that the First Amendment does not protect a construction firm and its officials using social media to retaliate against employees who exercise their rights under federal labor law. The decision by the U.S. …
Texas Panhandle Prepares for State’s Next Big Wildfire
LUBBOCK — Spring rains have revived much of the green grass covering stretches of plains in the Texas Panhandle — the same land that, just three months ago, was black from fire and ash after wildfires burned more than 1 …
Illinois Roofing Contractor to Pay $365K for Endangering Employees
Joshua Herion, a Waukegan, Illinois roofing contractor who has routinely endangered employees by ignoring federal workplace standards and penalties assesses for its violations since 2014, has paid $365,576 in fines and interest, after the U.S. Department of Labor moved to …
Citigroup Asks 600 US Staffers to Return to Office Full-Time
Citigroup has asked its 600 U.S. employees, who are eligible to work remotely, to return to office fulltime, it said on Friday as regulatory requirements make it hard for Wall Street banks to allow offsite work for roles such as …
WV Governor’s Coal Company Settles with BrickStreet Mutual in Payment Dispute
The hits keep coming for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his coal companies. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals last week agreed to dismiss an appeal brought by Justice’s Southern Coal Corp. against its workers’ compensation insurer, BrickStreet …
Yellen Embraces Carbon Market Potential With Integrity Push
The Biden administration unveiled a framework for using carbon offsets to drive climate progress, with principles it says are meant to help ensure the trading regimes deliver real emissions reductions — not a green mirage. The documents released Tuesday by …
People Moves: Blenheim Syndicate 5886 Taps Barber From Fortegra as Sr. Liability Treaty U/W; Pen’s Vessel Protect Names Lockton’s Kent as Biz Development U/W
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Blenheim Underwriting’s Syndicate 5886 and the MGA Pen Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Blenheim Syndicate 5886 Taps Barber From Fortegra as Sr. Liability Treaty U/W Blenheim Underwriting …
Mars Loses Appeal to Undo Dismissal of COVID-19 Business Loss Claims
Petcare, food and candy company Mars Inc. has lost its bid to revive its claims against Factory Mutual Insurance Co. for business interruption losses it incurred during the coronavirus pandemic. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld the …