American Family Insurance in hot water with possible $1 billion in legal liability

exclusive agent vs independent agency

The insurer may be faced with the massive penalty if a federal judge accepts a jury ruling. American Family Insurance could have to pay legal liability as high as $1 billion depending on a federal judge’s decision. Last week, a jury decided that thousands of the insurer’s independent agents are entitled to full employee retirement package benefits. If the judge adopts that ruling, the company, also known as AmFam would be required to comply. The jury’s ruling was made after a two week trial held at an Ohio U.S. District…

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