Archive for October 2016

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued a decision regarding the Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau’s Jan. 1, 2017 regulatory filing submitted to the California Department of Insurance in June. Jones approved all the changes to the Standard Classification System proposed by … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Fears of flooding are dissipating after rainfall helped quell a wind-whipped wildfire in Northern Nevada that destroyed 22 homes and 17 other structures in the Washoe Valley north of Carson City. Sierra Front Fire Management spokesman Mark Struble said that … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination by Seattle, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp. to proceed. U.S. District Judge James Robart of Seattle in an order Friday denied the company’s request to dismiss key claims by women in the … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A Kirkland, Wash. asbestos removal contractor has been cited for several workplace health violations that reportedly put workers, contractors and homeowners at risk. The Department of Labor & Industries cited American Disaster Services Inc. a total of eight willful, serious … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones Medical-device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. said it plans to set up a medical advisory board focused on cyber security issues affecting patient care and safety. St. Jude said in a statement that the group, known as the Cyber … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones Property Insurance Holdings (PIH), a property/casualty insurance holding company offering insurance to individual and commercial customers in Louisiana and Texas through its subsidiary, Maison Insurance Co. (Maison), is conducting a strategic and financial review to evaluate various means of enhancing … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones The pilots of a charter flight that crashed last year in Akron, Ohio, killing seven employees of a Florida real estate development company, ignored multiple routine procedures and their company was lax in its oversight, an investigation has found. U.S. … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Volunteers who worked to keep residents safe when a tornado ripped through a coastal Oregon town are now assessing the damage. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that no one was hurt or killed by the tornado that ripped through Manzanita late last … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrew G. Simpson ESIS Inc., Chubb’s claims and risk management services division, has launched an Alternative Markets Practice focused on non-traditional casualty risks. The practice will provide clients with access to dedicated claim service professionals with expertise in comprehensive and specialized claim handling, … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal