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Arkansas-Based Restaurant Chain to Pay $300K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Simply Slims, L.L.C., doing business as Slim Chickens, will pay $300,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. Headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Slim Chickens …
POSTED NOVEMBER 17, 2025 8:00 AM |
Nebraska Court Allows Data Privacy Lawsuit Against Change Healthcare to Proceed Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced last week that a district court denied Change Healthcare’s motion to dismiss claims for alleged consumer protection and data privacy violations, allowing the state’s lawsuit against Change Healthcare, UnitedHealth Group, and Optum to move …
POSTED NOVEMBER 17, 2025 8:00 AM |
AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Members of Illinois’ IFG Companies AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from positive and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of “a+” (Excellent) for the members of Chicago-based IFG Companies (IFG). These …
POSTED NOVEMBER 17, 2025 8:00 AM |
Louisiana Man Arrested in Extensive Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme A Monroe, Louisiana man has been arrested following an investigation into a suspected staged-crash and insurance fraud scheme, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced. Adrian Sampson, 21, is charged with 49 felony counts including aggravated criminal damage to property, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 17, 2025 7:00 AM |
Florida-based Neptune Reports $11.5M Q3 Profit After IPO Two months after its successful initial public offering that raised more than $368 million, Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc. reported a lucrative third quarter, despite a slight dip in net income. Q3 Net income for the St. Petersburg, Florida-based private flood …
POSTED NOVEMBER 17, 2025 6:02 AM |
Coal Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating The ‘Working Man’ Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it doesn’t take long for that passion to switch to hurt. She knows the names, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 17, 2025 6:00 AM |
NTSB to Decide Probable Cause of Baltimore’s Key Bridge Collapse This Week The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting this week to determine the probable cause of the contact of the containership Dali with the Francis Scott Key Bridge and subsequent bridge collapse. NTSB’s board is expected to …
POSTED NOVEMBER 17, 2025 6:00 AM |
Arizona Workers’ Comp Rates Fall for a 12th Straight Year Workers’ compensation rates in Arizona are set to go down 6.7% next year. The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions reviewed the annual National Council on Compensation Insurance rate filing for a 6.7% reduction in workers’ comp rates, which …
POSTED NOVEMBER 17, 2025 6:00 AM |
NYC Council Committee Rejects Ban on Central Park Horse Carriages Central Park’s iconic horse-drawn carriages will trot on, for now. A proposal to ban the popular tourist attractions that have been fixtures in Central Park for more than 150 years failed to clear a key New York City Council committee …
POSTED NOVEMBER 17, 2025 6:00 AM |
IJ Q&A: Fortegra on the Growth Path for MGAs At the recent Target Markets Annual Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona, a gathering of 2,000 MGAs, program administrators and carrier executives, Insurance Journal sat down with Abbie Taylor, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Jacksonville, Florida-based Fortegra. Here is …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 4:48 PM |
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