| | Today's Headlines | | | | October 7, 2021 | | | | Today's Headline Sponsor: Cake & Arrow |
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| | National | | | | Last week, Praedicat, a liability risk analytics company, announced that it launched a new Company Risk Score designed to simplify the... | | | | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a new initiative seeks... | | | | The Transportation Security Administration will introduce regulations that compel the most important U.S. railroad and airport operators... | | | | More than a year after U.S. health care workers on the front lines against COVID-19 were saluted as heroes with nightly clapping from... | | | | U.S. officials on this week approved a long-lasting fire retardant that could significantly aid in fighting increasingly destructive... | | | | Tesla Inc. will likely seek to slash a $137 million jury award for a Black worker who accused the automaker of racial discrimination, but... | | |  One area receiving increased scrutiny by underwriters are ESG related issues, or environmental, societal and government requirements,... | | |  Back in 2011, the publishing company I used to work for hired a new editor. He was the recipient of multiple awards for... | | | | More National News » |
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| | | | | Advertisement | | |  | | | | Cannabis survived COVID-19. What's next? | | | The $17 billion industry grew significantly and was even declared an "essential business"
during the pandemic. Watch the virtual summit to see what's next for those who insure it. | | | | | | | | Insurance Journal |
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| | East | | | | A former employee of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was sentenced to 78 days in jail, to be spent on weekends, for accepting... | | | | President Joe Biden partially granted a request for a major disaster declaration in response to storms that severely damaged much of... | | | | Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, acquired the assets of CM&F... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rolling out a new insurance option specifically for agricultural producers with small farms... | | | | Many Kansas school districts aren't taking basic steps to protect their computer systems and the privacy of sensitive information... | | | | A northeast Kansas county paid more than $70,000 to end a cyberattack that crippled its computer systems for about two weeks.... | | | | Police in a northern Indiana county are seeking the public's help as they investigate a string of fires that have destroyed or damaged... | | | | The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I") installed Kansas' Bob Fee, president of Fee Insurance Group Inc. in... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | The Florida property insurance community was abuzz this week after word got out that a closely watched complaint about some public... | | | | The South Florida owners of a swimming pool company have been charged with swindling homeowners out of almost $2 million, as well as... | | | | A federal judge in Florida has ordered multinational construction firm Skanska to pay more than $92,000 after the court found that the... | | | | Charlotte-based Amwins Program Underwriters announced that Mary Wisely has joined the company as managing director over a new crane and... | | | | Homeowners of America, a property and casualty insurance provider and subsidiary of the Porch Group, announced it is open for business in... | | | | While some insurance firms are pulling out of the troubled Florida property insurance market, Orchid Underwriters Agency is expanding its... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | A trial to assess damages owed to families of the victims of the Sutherland Springs church massacre began with vivid witness accounts of... | | | | The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rolling out a new insurance option specifically for agricultural producers with small farms... | | | | Federal officials cited Valmont Coatings for one willful and five serious violations and proposed $202,000 in penalties following the... | | | | Greenhill Insurance Services Appoints Dunlavy President Houston-based Greenhill Insurance Services (Greenhill Insurance), a professional... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Amazon.com Inc. has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19... | | | | A man who owned a Southern California pharmacy was sentenced to over five years in prison after he admitted submitting more than $13... | | | | San Diego will pay nearly $100,000 to a former city Streets Division worker who filed a lawsuit claiming he faced discrimination because... | | | | The California FAIR Plan Association announced on Wednesday it has submitted a farm product rate filing to the California Department of... | | | | Phil Kalin, president and CEO of Pinnacol Assurance, is retiring from the position, the company announced. Kalin is set to retire as of... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International & Reinsurance | | | | South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled Santam is liable to cover the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on hotel group Ma-Afrika... | | | | A Nigerian oil producer sued Royal Dutch Shell Plc for more than $2 billion over the ownership of oil wells, intensifying a dispute... | | | | Australia's top law officer has written to her state counterparts urging them to redraft the country's defamation law after a High Court... | | | | QUETTA, Pakistan - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit southern Pakistan in the early hours of Thursday, killing 20 people, most of them... | | | | Arrow Risk Management announced the launch of its new MGA underwriting platform, led by Jon Godfray as chief executive officer and Mark... | | | | New Dawn Risk Group, the London-based broker, announced the launch of its new European subsidiary, New Dawn Risk (Europe), headquartered... | | | | Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based broker and financial services firm, announced it has completed the acquisition of the assets of... | | | | The extreme flooding event in Western Europe in mid-July generated the largest insurance industry loss figure so far this year - at... | | | | More International & Reinsurance News » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | |  | It goes without saying, the last two years have not been easy. We have experienced some of the hardest market conditions most of... | | |  | Technology innovation has been shaping the way clients and staff expect businesses to behave for years, but it's important now... | | |  | The world has changed. Work has changed. Growing numbers of people are stepping away from corporate America and setting up home... | | |  | Agents and brokers dealing with transportation clients should have a solid grasp on the pandemic induced developments impacting... | | |  | With increased demand for new homes and building materials, the industry faces challenges finding skilled workers to do the job.... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Insurance Journal TV | | |  | It may not come as much of a surprise to those who know about insurance and cannabis that the... | | |  | The Biden Administration is increasingly prioritizing growing ransomware threats as a risk... | | | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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