Archive for January 2017

By Amy O’ Connor Researchers say the number of fatal traffic crashes in Alabama increased by nearly 25 percent last year. Citing a recent University of Alabama study, The Tuscaloosa News reports that 1,058 people died in crashes statewide in 2016. That number is … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has hired Duane Dennis as a senior consultant and principal in the firm’s Southern California Employee Benefits Consulting Practice. Dennis will be responsible for business development, strategy, program design, implementation and management of employee benefits … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones An investigation into possible wildlife violations uncovered unrelated insurance fraud evidence that led to a recent criminal conviction in Kansas. Lawrence E. Payne, Overland Park, was sentenced Dec. 6, 2016, to serve 30 days in jail and 24 months’ probation … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones Arkansas forestry officials say 2016 was a relatively quiet year for wildfires, but the fires still burned nearly 30 square miles in the state. The Arkansas Forestry Commission says there was a total of 1,248 wildfires last year, and the … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones Oregon’s workers comp insurance agency must reinstate the chief executive it improperly fired in 2014, a judge has ruled. The ruling was a stunning victory for fired CEO John Plotkin and an embarrassing setback for SAIF Corp. Marion County Judge … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones A federal jury in Nebraska has awarded a former BNSF Railway employee from Iowa more than $1 million by in a wrongful termination lawsuit. The Lincoln Journal Star says Daniel Monohon, of Ottumwa, Iowa, was fired from a Lincoln branch … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones Louisiana’s flood recovery task force has agreed to Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proposal to spend $1.2 billion in federal aid allocated by Congress, with most of the money targeted for homeowners. Under the plan approved on Jan. 20, $938 million … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon reports that insurance policyholders in Louisiana were able to collect an additional $7.6 million last year as a result of assistance provided by the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI). LDI Office of Consumer Services worked with … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Amy O’ Connor The North Carolina Rate Bureau is alerting all member companies that it has withdrawn its request for a 19.6 percent rate increase on dwelling policies due to a data error on its Dwelling Policy Program revisions announced in April, 2016. … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal