The Institutes have partnered with the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to offer a Leadership Development program designed for managers and supervisors in the property/casualty insurance industry. This five-day interactive seminar will be held May 18 …
The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 not only caused significant loss of life but also contributed to its designation last year as the costliest state for natural disaster related insurance payouts, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). “Oklahoma’s policyholders …
The Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State University leaves in its wake an avalanche of repercussions specific to the area of employer and insurance liability. According to national news reports, Penn State recently settled with 26 men who alleged that …
California’s worst drought in decades is feeding what may become a devastating wildfire season, one that is starting about five months early. Extremely dry conditions have sparked 487 wildfires so far in 2014, compared with only 2 for the same …
Attorneys who brought a class-action lawsuit against Jefferson Parish say they will appeal a 9-3 jury verdict that found the parish was negligent in its emergency response planning but that the negligence didn’t cause the flooding suffered by tens of …
A Southern California diocese has paid $3.8 million to settle two child abuse lawsuits brought against a former Catholic priest. The Diocese of San Bernardino announced Sunday that payments settling the two civil cases involving Alejandro Castillo came from a …
Authorities have released the name of the Rhode Island man who died in a paragliding accident in Massachusetts over the weekend. Police say 49-year-old Aldaro Etcheverry, of Smithfield, R.I., plunged into the Merrimack River in Newburyport about 50 yards from …
Trinidad & Tobago’s state-owned petroleum company has fired six employees in the wake of a string of oil spills late last year. Petrotrin President Khalid Hassanali says the six workers had “high degrees of culpability” into spills in Trinidad’ southwest …
Salt Lake City will pay $75,000 to settle a case in which narcotics detectives raided the wrong home and pointed a gun at its then-76-year-old female occupant. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the payment to the woman ends all …
A bill that would have stopped New Mexico from granting driver’s licenses to most immigrants without proper documentation stalled Saturday on a tie vote by a House committee. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the legislation could not overcome the …