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London Insurance Case Puts Focus on Industry Poaching, Racism
Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher Group lost a 10 million-pound ($12.8 million) lawsuit against rival Ardonagh Group Ltd. in a case highlighted by racially charged comments that put a spotlight on the cutthroat world of London insurers. Judge Clive Freedman … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMedical Pot on Campus: Colleges Say No and Face Lawsuits
HARTFORD, Conn. — Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal, students disciplined for using it … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWoman Charged After Gripe About Ex on Facebook Gets Justice
TENNILLE, Ga. — A Georgia woman who was criminally charged after complaining about her ex-husband on Facebook said she feels like she’s finally gotten justice. Anne King posted in 2015: “That moment when everyone in your house has the flu … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDallas County Tornadoes Caused $2 Billion in Damage, Insurance Council Says
DALLAS — An insurance industry group says the nine tornadoes that struck the Dallas area during a Sunday night outbreak caused an estimated $2 billion in insured losses. The Insurance Council of Texas said the estimate, which it called “pretty … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFire has Industry Rethinking Guidance to Dump Burning Trash
It was a hot, windy day in Southern California when a trash truck caught fire and the driver dumped the burning garbage on the side of the road. Minutes later, powerful winds blew the flames across a hillside and into … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ.D. Power Finds Auto Claims Customers Happier than Ever
A consumer survey found that claims handlers for U.S. auto insurers have the highest customer satisfaction levels ever recorded, J.D. Power said Thursday. The market research firm, based in Costa Mesa, Calif., said the average overall customer satisfaction score of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Blackouts Spread South as Fire Risk Follows the Wind
Even as winds subside in Northern California and PG&E Corp. prepares to restore electricity, blackouts are spreading south in a massive effort to keep falling power lines from igniting , . More than half a million people across the state … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJamaican Citizens Sue Exclusive Yellowstone Club Over Wages
HELENA, Mont. — Five Jamaican citizens who were recruited to work at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich just north of Yellowstone National Park say they and more than 100 other Jamaicans were discriminated against and paid less than … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJamaican Citizens Sue Exclusive Yellowstone Club Over Wages
HELENA, Mont. — Five Jamaican citizens who were recruited to work at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich just north of Yellowstone National Park say they and more than 100 other Jamaicans were discriminated against and paid less than … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTV Reporter Climbs on Classic Cars, is Handed Walking Papers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Maybe the “Good Day Sacramento” reporter just thought he’d drive a little more traffic to his television station’s website when he climbed on top of a classic 1950s Thunderbird convertible and struck a silly pose, putting his … Source: Claims Journal
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