Lucas Root says he doesn’t remember seeing the door that opened up in front of his bike, knocking him to the pavement and breaking out three teeth. But when he learned the driver was working for Uber, the app-based ride-hailing …
Integro Ltd. has named Peter Holley a principal in its San Francisco, Calif. office. Holley is responsible for Integro’s surety operations on the West Coast, and will coordinate with surety colleagues throughout the U.S. and manage surety market relations. Holley …
A Minnesota jury has awarded $9.1 million to a former auto mechanic who sued his anesthesiologists after suffering spinal cord damage and paralysis in a 2012 surgery. Joseph Lakoskey’s attorney argued that an anesthesiologist left him dangerously dehydrated before surgery …
Risk Strategies Company, a Boston-Based insurance and benefits brokerage, and Kelso & Company, a New York City-based private equity firm, announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Kelso will acquire a majority stake in Risk Strategies from …
A fire heavily damaged a western-themed shopping center in North Texas, just two years after it was damaged by another blaze. The Van Zandt County Fire Marshal’s Office reported that flames early in the morning on Oct. 17 damaged about …
Hylant, one of the nation’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage firms, announced that Kim Riley has accepted the role of president of its Cleveland, Ohio, office. With over 30 years of insurance, risk management and mergers and acquisition experience, Riley will be responsible …
Farmers Insurance has introduced rideshare insurance coverage designed to provide seamless coverage for ride-hailing drivers in Kansas. Farmers worked with representatives of the Kansas Insurance Department, legislators and leaders of transportation network companies (TNCs) to develop a product designed to …
As of Oct. 19, about 60 percent of a Central Texas wildfire had been contained, although progress was threatened Sunday by higher winds and lower humidity, officials said. Some 275 firefighters were assisted by at least seven aircraft dumping water …
A Union County, New Jersey, man and three others were indicted on Oct. 14 for allegedly orchestrating a staged auto accident in Paterson, New Jersey, in 2012 and later seeking more than $48,000 in medical payouts from his insurer, authorities …
A pair of earthquakes hit southeast Missouri on Oct. 16, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said a 3.4-magnitude earthquake, followed 24 minutes later by a 3.2-magnitude aftershock, hit southeast Missouri in the afternoon …