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10, 2015
Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths Fall 5% in Oklahoma
The number of Oklahoma residents dying from unintentional prescription drug overdose dropped last year. The Oklahoman reports the state saw a 5 percent decrease in such deaths from the previous year. Preliminary data from the state Health Department show 510 …
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10, 2015
Farmers Insurance Agrees to Settle Missouri No-Call Lawsuit
California-based Farmers Insurance has agreed to pay Missouri $575,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming its agents violated state telemarketing laws. Attorney General Chris Koster said that is the largest amount ever paid to the state by a telemarketer for violations …
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10, 2015
Virginia Bureau of Insurance Announces 2 New Deputy Commissioners
The Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance has appointed Rebecca Nichols as deputy commissioner of the Property and Casualty Division. Nichols joined the Bureau of Insurance in 1985 in the Rates and Forms Section of the Property and Casualty …
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10, 2015
Portland Cyclist Finds Insurance Issues Complicated in ‘Gig Economy’
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 …
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10, 2015
Integro Names Holley Principal in its California Office
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 …
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10, 2015
Minnesota Jury Awards Mechanic $9.1M in Medical Malpractice Suit
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 …
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10, 2015
Private Equity Firm Kelso to Acquire Majority Stake in Boston’s Risk Strategies
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 …
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10, 2015
Western-Themed Center in Northeast Texas Damaged by Fire
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 …
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10, 2015
Hylant Picks Riley as President of Cleveland, Ohio Office
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 …
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10, 2015
Farmers Insurance Launches Rideshare Insurance Coverage in Kansas
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 …