Washington D.C.’s Metro has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $13 million from its insurance company, claiming that it has failed to pay costs and extra expenses in connection with the 2009 rail crash that killed nine people. The lawsuit …
An insurance company has persuaded the Michigan Supreme Court to decide whether the insurer must pay the medical bills of a man who was drunk and had no license when he crashed his father’s car into a tree. Farm Bureau …
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an insurance company in a case that legal experts say is the first in the nation on whether insurers may be liable for claims arising from global warming. The court unanimously …
A Maine man is going to get $725,000 as part of a police brutality settlement that was reached as the case was set to go to trial in federal court. Ronald Eaton of Deer Isle had sued several Hancock County …
Woonsocket is seeking reimbursement for part of the cost of fighting a massive fire that destroyed the historic Alice Mill building last week. The Woonsocket Call reports that the costs include $38,660 in overtime, primarily for the Fire Department, as …
Pedro Purm Jr. has been selected to serve as chief executive officer for its commercial property and casualty insurance operations in Brazil, announced Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products. Purm will oversee …
Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson has been placed on administrative leave from his job as president and CEO of Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that company board chairman Jim Owen is temporarily filling Wilson’s role. …
ZooMontana has reopened after reaching an agreement with its insurance company. The Billings, Mont., zoo closed May 9, 2011, after its liability insurance policy was canceled over a late payment. ZooMontana board chairman Ian McDonald says the zoo’s executive director …
A Salem attorney has filed a lawsuit accusing an insurance company that represents military members and their families of fraudulently denying claims after car crashes. The Salem Statesman Journal reports the suit, filed in Portland, accuses USAA Insurance Co. of …
Marion County has hired a lawyer to deal with the insurance company for the unsafe Courthouse Square building in Salem. The county’s risk division manager, Mina Hanssen, says it’s likely the claim on the building will end up in litigation. …