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California City Paying $11M to Settle Fatal Crosswalk Crash
Sacramento has paid $11 million to settle a lawsuit after a car hit a boy and killed his grandmother in 2018, one of the city’s largest such payouts. QuiChang Zhu, 72, and her grandson Jian Hao Kuang, 6, were using …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 7:52 PM |
Texas Bill Would Make Firms Requiring COVID Vaccine Vulnerable To Lawsuits
As Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican Texas leaders wage a war against vaccination mandates meant to curb COVID-19, a state Senate committee on Oct. 14 advanced legislation that would make any entity, including hospitals, vulnerable to discrimination lawsuits if …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 4:48 PM |
People Moves: Risk, Rushmore and Willis Towers
Risk Strategies Names Meder to Claims Advocacy Role Risk Strategies, a national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced that John Meder, of Raleigh, North Carolina, will be the new head of risk consulting and claims advocacy. Meder has more …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 4:47 PM |
Texas Contractor Fined $212K in Fatal Crane Collapse
Federal workplace safety officials say a Lufkin, Texas, contractor’s failure to assemble a crane boom properly caused the crane to collapse onto a passing vehicle on Interstate 10 near Beaumont, killing the two occupants in April 2021. OSHA cited Hemphill …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 4:39 PM |
Former Northeast Missouri Town Clerk Sentenced for $315K Embezzlement
The former town clerk of a small rural community in northeast Missouri was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay back $315,000 to the town. Tracey Ray, 48, pleaded guilty in June to wire fraud …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 4:25 PM |
North Dakota Hit with Tornados, Record Rainfall, Blanket of Snow
North Dakota residents experienced a range of weather this week, with rare October tornadoes in the southeastern part of the state, an early season snowstorm in the west and record rainfall in Bismarck. Preliminary reports indicate two tornadoes touched down …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 4:19 PM |
As Louisiana Port Rebuilds After Hurricane Ida, Loss of Wetlands Seen as Threat
On Louisiana’s south coast, in a key port servicing the U.S. offshore oil industry, a huge shipyard sits idle and in tatters. Where parts of the nine-bay terminal’s roof once hung, only a tangle of twisted metal beams is now …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 4:12 PM |
Murdaugh Charged With Taking Dead Housekeeper’s Life Insurance Settlement
Prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, already accused of swindling money from his law firm and for faking his own murder, has now been charged with stealing insurance settlements meant for the sons of his late housekeeper. Murdaugh was arrested …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 3:57 PM |
RIMS CEO Roth to Retire in 2022
After a 36-year career advancing the risk management profession, RIMS CEO Mary Roth has announced she plans to retire following the RIMS 2022 Annual Conference & Exhibition that is scheduled for next April. She has been chief executive officer of …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 3:54 PM |
Judge Dismisses Air Ambulance Attempt to Block Florida Reimbursement Law
Florida officials are applauding a federal court’s decision to dismiss an air ambulance company’s challenge to a 2020 law that limits insurance reimbursements for pricey helicopter and fixed-wing medical transports. “The successful dismissal of this lawsuit will ensure consumers are …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 3:37 PM |
West News – Insurance Journal
California City Paying $11M to Settle Fatal Crosswalk Crash
Sacramento has paid $11 million to settle a lawsuit after a car hit a boy and killed his grandmother in 2018, one of the city’s largest such payouts. QuiChang Zhu, 72, and her grandson Jian Hao Kuang, 6, were using …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 7:52 PM |
Washington City Paying $515K Settlement in Police Shooting
The city of Seattle has agreed to pay $515,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed by the estate of Iosia Faletogo, who was shot and killed by police after a foot chase across Aurora Avenue North on New Year’s Eve …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 2:35 PM |
Wildfire Destroys School in Small Eastern Washington Town
A fire has destroyed a school in an eastern Washington town. Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers said the fire at Almira Elementary and Middle School started around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Classes and after school activities had been canceled because of …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 2:32 PM |
California Highway Reopens, Wildfire Still Threatens Homes
A key Southern California highway closed for days because of a wildfire was reopened Thursday evening but authorities warned that flames still posed a threat to remote properties in a coastal mountain range. The Alisal Fire has charred more than …
POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2021 2:30 PM |
California FAIR Plan to Appeal of Court’s Ruling on Expanded Coverage
The California FAIR Plan Association (FAIR Plan) says it will appeal a ruling by the Los Angeles Superior Court the association believes will lead to unnecessary rate increases for all FAIR Plan policyholders and unnecessarily expand the role of the …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2021 11:31 PM |
People Moves: CSAA Promotions Launch Enterprise Strategic Initiatives Office in California
CSAA Insurance Group announced new promotions to lead its product management division and newly formed Enterprise Strategic Initiatives Office. Laurna Castillo was named senior vice president of state product management and Rick Lanter senior vice president of product strategy and …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2021 5:01 AM |
Mercury Insurance Reports a 40% Spike in California Comprehensive Car Claims
Mercury Insurance is reporting a dramatic increase in vehicle vandalism and auto theft in California, with comprehensive auto insurance claims reportedly up 40% since pre-pandemic levels. While the increase in theft and vandalism began when the COVID-19 pandemic started, theft …
POSTED OCTOBER 14, 2021 5:00 AM |
California Insurance Commissioner Touts Bills Signed by Governor
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara thanked Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday for protecting the state’s consumers through the signing of 11 bills that Lara sponsored this legislative session. According to Lara, the new laws will expand access to insurance, prevent …
POSTED OCTOBER 13, 2021 6:28 PM |
Idaho’s Workers’ Comp Rates Decreasing 7% for 2022
The National Council on Compensation Insurance recently submitted its annual rate recommendation. NCCI’s recommendation is based on claims volume, claims utilization, workforce, and wages, as well as any changes in rules or legislation. After review and discussion of the recommendation, …
POSTED OCTOBER 13, 2021 6:11 PM |
Oregon Doughnuts Workers Fired in Heat Wave Getting Jobs Back
Some workers at Voodoo Doughnuts who were fired during a deadly Pacific Northwest heat wave in June after going on strike are set to get their jobs back. KOIN-TV reports the National Labor Relations Board ruled the workers at the …
POSTED OCTOBER 13, 2021 2:42 PM |
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