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| | National | | | | While the current national health conversation has largely centered on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in more than 200,000... | | | | Civil unrest incidents such as protests and riots are challenging terrorism as the main political risk exposure for companies. Recently,... | | | | The Covid-19 pandemic has crushed the economy, sent joblessness soaring, and killed over a million people worldwide. But there are a few... | | | | Half of U.S. fire departments have no protocols in place to fight fires that break out in the growing number of battery-powered vehicles... | | | | Wholesaler insurance brokers AmWINS and CRC, along with independent agency Heffernan Insurance Brokers, are the charter members of a new... | | | | InsuraGuest Technologies, through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary Insure The People, has launched a new business owner policy (BOP)... | | | | Insurance broker NFP announced that Charles Sternberg has joined its property/casualty division as a senior vice president. He will lead... | | |  Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking... | | |  Since you asked, we'll tell you. Your best talent is sitting at home talking to us--executive recruiting firms. No... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | New York City handed out 62 tickets amounting to more than $150,000 in fines during a weekend crackdown on violators of newly imposed... | | | | InsurTech NY, an InsurTech community in the New York metro area, has announced its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator cohort. The 22... | | | | Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), a Summit, N.J.-headquartered operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities,... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | The Iowa Insurance Division has ordered Hole in Won LLC, Kevin Kolenda, Hole In Won.com, Hole in Won.com Worldwide, Golf Marketing... | | | | An Ohio man who pleaded guilty on Oct. 5 to workers' compensation fraud charges has been ordered to repay $141,578 in restitution and... | | | | Kansas farmers are expected to harvest slightly less corn than last year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this year's crop is... | | | | The company that operates the IHG Army Hotel at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin will pay $60,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit,... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | The owners of an Atlanta area housing site are illegally throwing out residents struggling to make ends meet amid the coronavirus... | | | | A small Tennessee restaurant chain has been ordered to pay $563,350 in back wages to 120 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor... | | | | A former principal at a West Virginia Catholic high school filed a wrongful termination lawsuit last month against a diocese, alleging he... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | | | | | | Two ACORD Events | | | | ACORD is excited to announce two virtual events for our members this October: ACORD Industry First and ACORD Connect. | | | | | | | | ACORD | | |
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| | South Central | | | | The catastrophe risk modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. (KCC) has estimated that the insured loss to onshore properties from Hurricane Delta... | | | | Relation Insurance Services (Relation), a privately owned insurance brokerage that offers property/casualty, risk management, employee... | | | | A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a southeast Texas city and its police department for $1... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | PG&E Corp was ordered by a U.S. district judge to explain its role in the ignition of the Zogg Fire in California last month, according... | | | | Authorities say an Uber driver has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun and injuring one of his passengers following an argument.... | | | | A federal judge has dismissed a $30 million lawsuit filed by an Oregon State Police trooper who was shot 12 times in December 2016. Nic... | | | | The state of Alaska released a plan to divide $50 million in federal coronavirus relief funding payments among fishing industry workers... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | Civil unrest incidents such as protests and riots are challenging terrorism as the main political risk exposure for companies. Recently,... | | | | Thirty of the world's largest investors managing a combined $5 trillion said on Tuesday they plan to set targets to lower their portfolio... | | | | Advanced technological tools are making it an exciting time to be an insurtech - and an exciting time for those insurers and reinsurers... | | | | Hong Kong scrapped trading of stocks and bonds Tuesday after tropical storm Nangka prompted authorities to shutter businesses and close... | | | | EC3 Brokers has received a new investment from existing shareholder BP Marsh & Partners, which will take its holding in the broker to... | | | | ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd's insurer and member of Argo Group, announced a reinsurance-to-close (RITC) transaction with legacy specialist... | | | | Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that Louise Kidd has joined its growing European team as head of Third Party... | | | | More International News » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | |  | Brokers, help your insureds avoid the most frequently cited violations. OSHA citations. They're rampant, they hide in plain... | | |  | Consumerization of health care has been known as an innovative way to reduce costs for health plan sponsors and provide more... | | |  | Let's face it—the distribution channel has treated carriers, agents, and customers well in the past, but the digital world we... | | |  | High net worth individuals and their families --- those with liquid assets of more than $1 million -- have an extensive variety... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Insurance Journal TV | | |  | Remember the infamous McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit from the 1990s? If blazing java on a... | | |  | George Woods, a senior exec with Guy Carpenter, is an intriguing guest. He's knowledgeable... | | | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Fri Oct 9 -- This is a pretty simple issue which reveals whether you support discrimination or oppose it. Nearly everyone used to oppose discrimination.... Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Posted: Fri Oct 9 -- This is absolutely horrendous. How many victims or families of any victims - of ANY crime involving bodily injury or fatality - suffer in... reality bites | | | | Posted: Tue Oct 6 -- Interesting article. But I stopped reading when I got to the obligatory End of the World reference. "Homebound offers a glimpse of how... Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Posted: Tue Oct 6 -- Getting rid of people so they can spend more money on advertising. Who thinks this is good for Americans? Anthony N. Banker | | | | Posted: Thu Oct 8 -- Let me get this straight. The guy is homeless and now the family is concerned about their family members welfare??. Surely it's not because... Mark B | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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