Monthly Archives: <span>February 2020</span>

PG&E Surges on Plan for Board Overhaul in Bankruptcy Exit

PG&E Corp. shares jumped after the company outlined plans to overhaul its board of directors, bring in safety experts and create regional operating units in a broad reorganization proposal aimed at winning state approval for its bankruptcy exit. PG&E detailed …

APCIA to Co-Host Diversity and Inclusion Event in NYC

Washington, D.C. February 3, 2020 – The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is pleased to announce a partnership with the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) and the Life Insurance Council of New York (LICONY) to co-host the inaugural …

N.M. Supreme Court Holds Tribal Casino Immune from Work Comp Claims

On Jan. 16, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued its decision in Mendoza v. Isleta Resort and Casino, holding that a tribe does not waive its sovereign immunity to workers’ compensation claims merely by committing in a tribal gaming compact1 …

Insurers Relieved After Calif. Court Clarifies Small Claims Appeal Rules

Defense attorneys hope a published opinion issued last week by a California appellate court will curb a tactic used by plaintiff’s attorneys to steer minor cases to small claims court in hopes of winning default judgments that carriers won’t bother …