Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Justice Department announced that it secured a settlement agreement with State Farm resolving the department’s determination that one of State Farm’s corporate offices in Richardson, Texas, violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it terminated a worker in …
Property Insurance Coverage Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) held a regulatory workshop meeting seeking comments on the recent emergency adjustment rule. One thing everybody notices in Tallahassee is that there is an army of paid lobbyists and professional proponents of the insurance industry who show up at hearings. These professional insurance lobbyists and industry folk must … The post Reflections on an Insurance Regulatory Workshop Regarding Ethical Rules of Adjustment appeared first on Property
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved more than $600 million worth of disaster relief funding last Friday for western North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Helene after legislators passed the recovery bill the day before.
Solstice Insurance Broker
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The holidays are just around the corner, bringing a buzz of excitement that seems to start earlier each year. As a broker, it's a great idea to get a head start on planning so you can make the most of the season with some festive marketing for your business.
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster aid program that employs a model not commonly used by philanthropy in the United States: Giving people rapid, direct cash payments.
CDC: Workers Compensation
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Forest operations, which include logging and other forestry activities (e.g., planting, thinning, fuels reduction, and wildland fire fighting), are a vital component of forest management. It is also one of the most dangerous places to work in the United States (U.S.). In 2022, there were 54 fatalities to logging workers. The work-related fatality rate for logging workers is 100.7 per 100,000 FTE,* which is more than 27 times higher than the rate for all occupations at 3.7 per 100,000 FTE.
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Zywave
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A new year is around the corner. It’s time to start thinking about the goals for your agency, and how your team is going to help you achieve those milestones. But before you can start thinking about your goals, there’s something else you should consider: Are you enabling your producers to make as much of an impact as they possibly can? If you have any doubts, before you set your 2025 goals let’s take a step back.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The fate of Johnson & Johnson’s latest push to use bankruptcy courts to end thousands of cancer lawsuits tied to its iconic baby powder now hinges on a high-stakes trial in January.
LexisNexis
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Legal CLM in the law department pertains to Contract Lifecycle Management , conveniently shortened to CLM for the purpose of this blog post. As a companion to enterprise legal management software for corporate legal departments, legal CLM is the tool law departments need to manage contracts effectively from start to finish and in between. Contract management involves compliance with regulatory guidelines, the ability to monitor the status of contracts at all stages, knowledge of contractual term
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
McDonald’s was sued on Tuesday by consumers in a proposed class action stemming from the E.coli outbreak linked to onions in the fast-food chain’s Quarter Pounders.
Insurance Marine News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us The post Maritime industry petitions EPA to reject California’s new commercial harbour craft rule appeared first on Insurance Marine News.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Hartford and cyber-MGA Coalition announced a strategic, long-term capacity partnership in response to growing customer and broker demand for Coalition’s active cyber insurance approach in the UK market.
Insurance Marine News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us The post Oil exports from Russia’s western ports likely to fall 13% in November appeared first on Insurance Marine News.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times, according to newly released police data.
Insurance Marine News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us The post Russian sailors deported after second sea rescue appeared first on Insurance Marine News.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Snoqualmie, Washington-based Adept Benefits LLC. Adept Benefits is a health and benefits consulting firm serving clients in the greater Seattle area.
Insurance Marine News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us The post Another period of low waters on the Mississippi River appeared first on Insurance Marine News.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Scheduled airline ground crews, including baggage handlers and maintenance workers, file injury claims for work-related musculoskeletal disorders at more than 10 times the statewide average, according to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.
Insurance Marine News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us The post Canadian govt awards C$4.9m contract to Resolve Marine appeared first on Insurance Marine News.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Six months after a North Carolina captive insurance firm for nursing homes around the country accused its managers of poaching proprietary software and forming a competing management company, a federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit.
Insurance Marine News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us The post Work proceeds at Vineyard Wind, additional blades require strengthening appeared first on Insurance Marine News.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank, has begun suing customers for check fraud, saying they improperly withdrew funds by taking illegal advantage of a temporary technical glitch that went viral on TikTok.
Insurance Marine News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us The post Ammonium nitrate ship docks at Port of Great Yarmouth appeared first on Insurance Marine News.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Clear Group, the UK independent insurance broker that is owned by Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, has entered the wholesale Lloyd’s broker space with the acquisition of Lilley Plummer Risks Ltd., a London-based marine and property specialist.
Insurance Marine News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Back-to-back hurricane landfalls in the span of less than two weeks have placed flood insurance in a new light for many inside and outside of the insurance industry, if not front and center.
Insurance Marine News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us The post Weather hot spots off South Africa appeared first on Insurance Marine News.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Five related entities operating Culver’s restaurants in Michigan violated federal law when they fired a transgender employee and three of his colleagues after they complained about harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit.
LexisNexis
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Angelo A. Paparelli, October 29, 2024 "There is at least one groundbreaking, low-hanging-fruit solution to modernize U.S. immigration policy for the digital age — one that requires no action by Congress. David Bier , Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute, and leading immigration lawyers (Cornell Law Professor Stephen Yale-Loehr , Vialto Law’s Peter Choi and this blogger) published a proposal today (accessible from the Cato Institute’s website ) that addresses a critical gap
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Ron Novak joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as senior vice president and producer within its employee benefits group. Novak, based in Greater Fayetteville, Arkansas, works with employers across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas.
LexisNexis
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Cyrus D. Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, Oct. 29, 2024 "In a previous blog , we analyzed Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly , 25 I&N Dec. 771 (BIA 2012), a seminal Board of Immigration Appeals case which held that a departure under advance parole does not trigger the 10 year bar provision under § 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(I). The BIA reasoned that travel under a grant of advance parole is different from a regular departure from the US, since the individual is given the assurance that they will be parole
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Chubb recorded an 11.7% increase in P/C underwriting income with a combined ratio of 87.7 as part of third quarter net income of about $2.2 billion, up 13.8% CEO Evan G.
LexisNexis
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Read this practice note discussing current market trends in publicly filed commitment letters for acquisition financing from the second half of 2023 and the first half of 2024. This practice note examines examples of select key provisions in commitment letters for acquisition financing, including SunGard provisions and bifurcated governing law provisions.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged the chatbot that had become his closest friend.
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