Amica Insurance Ad Campaign Features Celtics Star Tatum’s Comeback From Injury
Amica Insurance is using the comeback journey of Boston Celtics basketball star Jayson Tatum in its new advertising campaign. The campaign traces Tatum’s recovery from his injury last May. The campaign is titled “Back to Zero” — named with Tatum’s …
Push to Tax California Billionaires Causing Political Stir
As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall’s midterm elections, a California proposal to levy a hefty tax on billionaires is turning some of the party’s leading figures into adversaries just when Democrats can least afford …
Viewpoint: Claims Handling Breakdowns From LA Wildfires One Year on
It’s been more than a year since the Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles, and attorneys who work in first‑party property claims are still seeing a steady rise in disputes. That trend isn’t slowing down anytime soon—these claims will …
Wisconsin Lawmakers Pass Expanded Medicaid for Moms
Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth following near-unanimous passage of a measure last week by the Wisconsin Assembly that would leave Arkansas as the only state …
Insurer Ducks Claims by Models Over Strip Clubs’ Use of Their Images Without Consent
Twenty professional models who sued three Massachusetts-based strip clubs alleging that the clubs used their images in commercial advertisements without their consent and without paying them have been denied their bid to collect from one of the clubs’ insurers on …
AbbVie Invests $380M to Expand Illinois Manufacturing for Neuroscience, Obesity Meds
AbbVie on Monday said it would invest $380 million to build two new active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing facilities at its Illinois campus, expanding its domestic production capacity for its neuroscience and obesity medicines. The investment is part of AbbVie’s broader …
South Dakota Considering Bill APCIA Says Could Increase Auto Insurance Costs
The South Dakota Legislature is considering a bill that would establish a statutory 75% minimum damage threshold for declaring a vehicle a total loss, which insurers say could negatively impact drivers through increased premiums and reduced road safety. Senate Bill …
Kansas at Vanguard of Denying Trans Identities on Drivers Licenses With New Law
Kansas is set to invalidate about 1,700 driver’s licenses held by transgender residents and roughly as many birth certificates under a new law that goes beyond Republican-imposed restrictions in other states on listing gender identities in government documents. The new …
Former Connecticut Police Chief Arrested for Allegedly Stealing From Department Funds
The former police chief in New Haven, Connecticut, was arrested Friday on larceny charges following allegations he stole $85,000 from two department accounts. Karl Jacobson, 56, who abruptly retired from the department in January, turned himself in on an arrest …
New York City’s Last Striking Nurses Approve New Contract
Nurses at a big New York hospital system approved a new contract Saturday, voting to end a major nursing strike after more than a month. More than 4,000 nurses in the privately run NewYork-Presbyterian system went on strike Jan. 12. …
Northeast States Under Emergency as Snow Falls Amid Blizzard Warning
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts governors issued state of emergency orders and a halt to non-essential travel as a major storm was expected to bring up to 24 inches of snow and strong winds to the region. Around …