A bulletin released by the Texas Department of Insurance summarizes the changes to the requirements for agent licensing contained in HB 4030, passed this year by the 87th Texas Legislature. TDI outlined the revisions as follows: Increases ethics continuing education …
The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) was an active participant in encouraging state lawmakers to pass legislation this year to adopt the new insurance business transfer model called the Insurance Business Transfer (IBT) Act. The IBT Act will become effective on …
More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or resigned after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit over the vaccine requirement. A spokesperson for Houston Methodist hospital system said …
School districts that allow employees to be armed must also require police-level training for those workers, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled on June 23 in a victory for a group of parents who challenged a local district’s armed employee …
The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement agreement with a physicians group in El Paso over allegations of violating the false claims act. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas reported that El Paso Ear, Nose …
Kobe Bryant’s widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others. Vanessa Bryant, her children and relatives of other victims …
The Texas Department of Insurance has warned flood-damage vehicles may be hitting the state’s resale market following the heavy rains and flooding that swamped Louisiana and Southeast Texas in May. TDI noted that ccam artists will buy salvage cars at …
The Supreme Court on June 23 sided with California agriculture businesses that objected to a state regulation giving unions access to farm property in order to organize workers. As a result of the ruling, the businesses’ attorney said, California will …
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a-” (Excellent) from “bbb+” (Good) of Illinois Casualty Co. (ICC), based in Rock Island, Illinois. Concurrently, AM …
Several Indiana cities have opted out of the state’s pending lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors, reasoning that they will likely see more cash from their own litigation filed in response to the nation’s opioid epidemic. The suburban Indianapolis cities …