The child of a Black man who was fatally shot by Southern California police in 2018 – and whose death spurred lawmakers to enact a state law that decertifies officers who act criminally or with bias – has settled a …
A federal whistleblower investigation led the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to order a Houston mobile crane rental company to pay a former employee nearly $24,000 in back wages, interest and damages after firing the worker …
Phoenix, Arizona officials agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit over the January 2017 death of a Black man during an arrest attempt in which he cried out that he couldn’t breathe as officers held him down. The …
The Florida Supreme Court has suspended a workers’ compensation defense lawyer for 91 days, after he was caught coaching a deposition witness through text messages, then being less than candid about it to a judge. Derek James, of Maitland, Florida, …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurer Hiscox, the reinsurance broker Inver Re, and the Lloyd’s managing agency, Blenheim Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Hiscox Appoints Starr’s Buchanan as Casualty Director Hiscox, the …
The Kentucky Associated General Contractors’ Self-Insurers’ Fund will make a $27 million dividend payment to members next spring, the fund announced. The dividend marks the 28th straight year that the fund has made a dividend payment, and the payouts now …
The Alabama Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing Dec. 6 on the proposed merger of Birmingham-based ProAssurance Specialty Insurance Co. and Noetic Specialty Insurance, a Vermont company. The publicly traded ProAssurance, which also acquired the NorCal Group earlier …
After two months of significant declines, litigated claims for Florida’s largest property and casualty insurers rose 5% in October, a litigation tracking service reported. CaseGlide, a litigation management software firm that analyzes claims dispute data, said the number of litigated …
AM Best placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Golden Bear Insurance Co. in Stockton, Calif. The ratings of Golden Bear were placed under …
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday ordered the FAIR Plan to implement his mandated increases to its decades-old commercial property coverage limits offered to businesses. “My order is part of an ongoing commitment to helping businesses in California thrive …