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November 17, 2021
 
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National

 

6th Circuit to Hear Consolidated Lawsuits Challenging Biden Workplace Vaccine Rule

A judicial panel on Tuesday consolidated 34 lawsuits challenging the Biden administration's workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule in the 6th...
 

FAA in Talks With Telecoms Over Aviation Safety Concerns of 5G Wireless

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it is in direct talks with the telecom industry about its aviation safety concerns...
 

Insurance Technology: LineSlip Aids Property Underwriting; Bold Penguin Adds 2 Products:, Cowbell Assesses AWS

LineSlip Streamlines Property Value Reporting, Underwriting Data LineSlip Solutions recently unveiled a new tool to help risk managers,...
 

Tesla Seeks Retrial, Cut in 'Staggering' $137M Award in Racial Bias Workplace Case

Tesla has asked a federal court to reject what is calls a "staggering" $136.9 million jury award or order a new trial in a case involving...
 

Supreme Court Rejects VW Bid to Halt State, Local Emissions Scandal Suits

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal...
 

Demex and Vave Offer Parametric Extreme Temperature Insurance for U.S. Businesses

A technology firm and a managing general agent are partnering to offer extreme temperature insurance to commercial properties across the...
 

Lexington's Levinson on Why E&S Is More Relevant Now Than Ever

When Lou Levinson became president and CEO of Lexington Insurance in late 2018, he knew the company needed a change. He believed that...
 

How Carriers Can Fix Their Hiring Processes

Are you struggling to find and retain top performers? Are your employee engagement and productivity rates not as high as...
 
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East

 

Uninsured Premises Exclusion Bars Coverage in Home Misrepresentation Suit

An insurer does not have to provide coverage for a couple accused of misleading the buyers of their former home because of an uninsured...
 

Eight Dead from COVID, 89 Infected at Connecticut Nursing Home

Eight residents of a nursing home in Connecticut have died during a coronavirus outbreak while 89 residents and employees have tested...
 

Massachusetts Gig Worker Ballot Measure Backers Submit Signatures

Backers of a measure that asks Massachusetts voters to treat drivers for app-based companies like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc as...
 

BKS Partners Enters Agreement to Acquire Construction Risk Partners

Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners LLC (BKS Partners) entered into an agreement to acquire all the outstanding equity interests of...
 
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Midwest

 

LPGA's Hannah Green Wins Aon Risk Challenge Prize of $1 Million

Hannah Green of the LPGA Tour has won the 2021 Aon Risk Reward Challenge, a season-long competition that recognizes players who use...
 

Cleveland Guardians Settle Lawsuit with Roller Derby Team

The Cleveland Indians have resolved a lawsuit filed by a local roller derby team over rights to the name Guardians, the final hurdle for...
 

Smithfield to pay $13,494 Over Coronavirus Hazards at South Dakota Facility

Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. - the country's largest pork processor - has agreed to assemble a team of company and third-party experts...
 
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Southeast

 

West Virginia High Court Slams St. Paul Fire, Blocks California Suit

The West Virginia Supreme Court has decided that a trial court has the authority to reach across the continent and halt an insurance...
 

Adjacent Condo Construction Triggered Surfside Collapse, Lawsuit Charges

A Miami lawsuit charges that a luxury condominium tower built just a few feet away from Champlain Towers South caused structural damage...
 

Carolina Public Adjuster, a Candidate for Congress, Accused of Mishandling Payments

A public adjuster who is running for Congress in South Carolina has been accused of absconding with thousands of dollars in insurance...
 

Florida House Passes Anti-Vaccine Bills

Florida lawmakers are moving ahead with bills that directly conflict with federal regulations requiring COVID-19 vaccine for most...
 
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South Central

 

Houston Officials Choose Internal Review of Astroworld Festival Crush

Calls for an independent investigation into what led to 10 deaths at the Astroworld music festival went unheeded Monday, as Houston-area...
 

Austin-Based Landlord Insurer Steadily Raises $31 Million

Austin-based landlord insurance company Steadily has completed its latest investment round, bringing its total funding to $31 million....
 
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West

 

Judge Rules Kobe's Widow Must Turn over Therapy Records in California Lawsuit

A judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant's widow must turn over her therapy records to Los Angeles County in her lawsuit claiming she suffered...
 

USI Opening San Diego Office to Expand Southern California Presence

USI Insurance Services opened of its first San Diego, California-based office. The new office at 4370 La Jolla Village Drive in San...
 

California Officials Promising Improved Response After Oil Spill

California officials on Monday said better communication and detection technologies could improve the state's response to an oil spill...
 

Settlement Bans Coal Storage in California City by 2027

A private port operator in the San Francisco Bay Area that stores coal from Utah before it's shipped to Asia has been given until 2027 to...
 

Sponsored: Monarch E&S, a division of Specialty Program Group / SPG Insurance Solutions in CA Promotes Devon Borisoff as Vice President, Commercial Lines Leader

BURBANK, Calif., November 17, 2021 - Monarch E&S Insurance Services, a division of Specialty Program Group / SPG Insurance Solutions in CA, (Monarch E&S) announced that Devon Borisoff ...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Rise in Insurance Demand Likely to Break Premium Records in 2022: Swiss Re

Strong growth and record premiums are projected for the global insurance industry, as demand for risk protection increases, according to...
 

'Storm of Century' Halts Traffic at Canada's Biggest Port, Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Traffic at Canada's largest port has been cut off by what local officials are calling the storm of the century, the latest snag to hit...
 

South Africa Sued Over Plans to Construct New Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Africa's energy regulator and energy minister have been sued by environmental activists over national plans to allow the...
 

India Shuts 5 Coal-Fired Power Plants to Combat Air Pollution in New Delhi

NEW DELHI--India has temporarily shut down five coal-fired power plants around the capital New Delhi as part of its drive to combat air...
 

Allianz Becomes First Wholly Foreign-Owned Life Insurer in China

Allianz said on Wednesday that its Chinese life insurance business had received regulatory approval that will allow it to become the...
 

Willis Towers Watson to Acquire Israeli Broker Leaderim

Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Leaderim, an insurance broking and risk...
 

People Moves: Sompo Names QBE's Reid Head of Casualty Int'l; AXA XL Promotes Shing to Lead U/W Mgmt, UK & Lloyd's; Jensten's Siggery to Oneglobal for Risk & Compliance

This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at Sompo International, AXA XL and OneGlobal Broking. A summary of these...
 
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