A utility responsible for a massive gas leak that drove thousands of families from their Los Angeles homes pleaded no contest to a criminal charge Tuesday as part of a $4 million settlement with prosecutors. The deal requires Southern California …
Wells Media Group publications and web sites recently won six 2016 Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). The awards were for work by Insurance Journal.com and Insurance Journal magazine, ClaimsJournal.com and Carrier Management …
Most Americans are willing to pay a little more each month to fight global warming – but only a tiny bit, according to a new poll. Still, environmental policy experts hail that as a hopeful sign. Seventy-one percent want the …
Communication, data collection and analysis are key drivers to a successful litigation management program, according to Vince Venturella, product manager with Wolters Kluwer Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) Solutions. A 2015 study on panel management and performance conducted by ELM Solutions, …
The Republican-dominated Louisiana congressional delegation on Monday swung behind a request by Gov. John Bel Edwards for emergency aid to help the state rebuild from last month’s disastrous flooding. The Pelican State lawmakers urged President Barack Obama to send Congress …
The Oklahoma Supreme Court Tuesday struck down the “opt out” provision of the state’s workers’ compensation law, ruling it is an unconstitutional special law that gives employers the authority to single out injured workers for inequitable treatment. In a 7-2 …
Five years of court battles haven’t resolved the blame game between a western Indiana junk yard and one of the nation’s largest insurance companies over water pollution. Valley Forge Insurance has spent millions of dollars in an attempt to stop …
More drones in the skies raise a number of new safety concerns, ranging from collisions and crashes to cyberattacks and terrorism, according to the latest risk report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS): Rise of the Drones: Managing the …
Eleven years ago, Sam Barbera hooked up his boat and headed to New Orleans to ferry people from Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters. Four weeks ago, he found himself in another boat for rescues – this time at home in Baton Rouge, …
A house fire that killed six children and three adults in Memphis, Tenn., was caused by an electrical malfunction in an air conditioning unit’s power cord in the living room, authorities said. The Memphis Fire Department released the cause of …