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Iowa Man Who Falsified Rolex Watch Claim Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
An Iowa man was sentenced last week to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to Insurance Fraud (Class D Felony) and Fraudulent Practice (Class D Felony), following an investigation conducted by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Bryce Douglas …
POSTED APRIL 02, 2025 4:50 PM |
Supreme Court Largely Backs FDA on Flavored Vapes
The US Supreme Court largely sided with the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications to sell flavored vaping products, backing actions the agency took during Joe Biden’s presidency amid uncertainty about the approach it will take under …
POSTED APRIL 02, 2025 4:44 PM |
TDI to Adopt 11.5% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
The Texas Department of Insurance said in a March 28 bulletin that it accepted the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) advisory loss cost filing proposal of an overall average decrease of 11.5% to the current loss cost level. The …
POSTED APRIL 02, 2025 4:37 PM |
Florida’s Universal P&C Overstated Claims to Cat Fund, Must Pay $4M Fine, AG Says
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will not have to pay some $30 million to Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co., after the carrier settled a civil suit that alleged the insurer had backdated claims to boost reimbursement from the fund. …
POSTED APRIL 02, 2025 4:34 PM |
Chipotle to Settle Kansas Religious Harassment Lawsuit
National restaurant chain Chipotle Services, Inc. will pay $20,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) religious harassment, retaliation, and constructive discharge lawsuit, the federal agency announced. The EEOC suit alleged that in July …
POSTED APRIL 02, 2025 4:22 PM |
Severe Storm Threatens Central US With Heavy Rains, Tornadoes
Heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes are threatening more than 40 million people from Michigan to Texas as a slow-moving cold front hovers over the region. There’s a rare high risk for damaging winds and long-lasting powerful …
POSTED APRIL 02, 2025 4:11 PM |
Firm Issued Fake insurance for Russian Oil Tankers, Norway’s Regulator Says
The insurance issued to dozens of aging oil tankers used by Russia to skirt international sanctions was bogus, according to Norwegian authorities now investigating the small firm behind the forged documents. Norway-registered Romarine AS purported to be an insurance provider …
POSTED APRIL 02, 2025 3:21 PM |
Verisk Buy of Nasdaq Subsidiary Gains Access to Hundreds of Catastrophe Models
Verisk said today it has acquired Nasdaq subsidiary Simplitium Limited, the owner and operator Nasdaq Risk Modelling for Catastrophes (NRMC). NRMC is a software-as-a-service platform that supports an open ecosystem where specialized model partners make models, hazard data, and analytics …
POSTED APRIL 02, 2025 2:46 PM |
Las Vegas Telsa Arson Suspect to Remain Jailed Until Trial
A man accused of setting fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas will remain jailed until his trial on federal charges of arson and possessing an explosive device, a judge ruled Monday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Elayna Youchah concluded no pretrial …
POSTED APRIL 02, 2025 2:36 PM |
Lemonade: 700K Customers on the Car Insurance Waitlist
While Allstate’s CEO Tom Wilson named GEICO and Progressive when asked about the ability to grow auto insurance in 2025 as competitors do the same, no one on Allstate or Progressive’s earning calls addressed competition from Lemonade. The insurtech recently …
POSTED APRIL 02, 2025 2:18 PM |
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