Archive for December 2016

By Stephanie K. Jones Maryland-based Kite Technology Group and Wisconsin-based AIS Technology are merging their operations effective Jan. 2, 2017. The merged company will operate under the name Kite Technology Group. Nick Oliver, owner and president of AIS Technology, will join Kite Technology Group (KiteTech) … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones Commissioners in Kansas’ Shawnee County have agreed to pay a $48,000 settlement to two women who claimed they were wrongfully terminated from their jobs in the prosecutor’s office because of racial and gender discrimination. Although the settlement releases the county, … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has quietly removed language from its website that said humans and greenhouse gases are the main cause of climate change. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the website now states the cause of climate change … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Santa Rosa, Calif. taxi company A-C Transportation Services Inc. has agreed to settle a $522,300 citation for refusing to provide its 30 drivers with workers’ compensation insurance coverage and for misclassifying them as independent contractors. California Labor Commissioner Julie A. … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Amy O’ Connor Mississippi officials are worried that the state could end up with an opioid problem like other states that have battled with drug addiction. The Daily Journal reported that Gov. Phil Bryant issued an executive order creating an Opioid and Heroin … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrew G. Simpson The risk of flooding in the United States is changing regionally, and the reasons could be shifting rainfall patterns and the amount of water in the ground. In a new study, Recent Trends in U.S. Flood Risk, University of Iowa … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrew G. Simpson Too much ice in an iced coffee? Too much lip balm left in the tube? Too much environmental damage from thousands of red balloons? Lawsuits complaining about those situations made this year’s list of unnecessary litigation as judged by the … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

General Motors has been sued over a 2014 car fire that caused more than $450,000 in damage to two central Pennsylvania homes. Pennlive.com reports that Erie Insurance Exchange and four of its policy holders claim the blaze resulted from a … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrew G. Simpson Are you someone who has faith in the power of free markets? Then you should naturally accept the evidence that human activity is bringing about climate change. Free and competitive markets work efficiently in large part because they are phenomenal … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal