May, 2023

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What is “Just Fruit”?:  Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of False Advertising Suit Against Kroger

Hunton Andrews Kurth

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit brought by a consumer who claimed that The Kroger Company supermarkets falsely advertised its spreadable fruit product containing fruit-based sweeteners as “Just Fruit.” The plaintiff claimed that Kroger marketed its spreadable fruit product as “Just Fruit” in order to capitalize on consumer demand for minimally processed foods that avoid unhealthy added sugars.

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2023 RIMS Awards Celebrate the Past, Present and Future of Risk Management

Risk Management Monitor

Joan Schmit accepts the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award from RIMS President Jennifer Santiago and RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche ATLANTA—At this year’s RISKWORLD Awards & Leadership Keynote, RIMS honored past, present and future champions of the risk profession, recognizing pioneers in risk management, dynamic senior risk leaders and rising stars of the risk community.

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Intelligent ingestion: The start of commercial digital insurance

Accenture: Commercial Insurance

For over a decade, we have pretended to be paperless. We tout the fact that the file cabinets, the 7-part specialized file folders, and massive mail rooms have all been eliminated and reduced, and claim that we are paperless. But we know it isn’t real. Today’s paper is PDFs, excels, and adobe.

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Life Insurance Trust (Terms Explained)

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The ability to buy a life insurance trust is one of the many benefits of buying life insurance. Life insurance trusts allow the trustee to distribute the life insurance death benefit according to the insured person’s wishes and generally cost about $750 to set up. A life insurance trust is especially useful to parents who. The post Life Insurance Trust (Terms Explained) first appeared on QuickQuote.com.

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ePayPolicy’s New Product – Finance Connect

Agency Intelligence

NEW PRODUCT RELEASE: Introducing Finance Connect We’re thrilled to announce the addition of Finance Connect to our suite of insurance payment and reconciliation products for insurance companies. Finance Connect enables insurance companies to offer premium financing options – with their existing premium finance partners – at the point of online checkout for their insured customers.

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Retailers: What Anticounterfeiting and Antipiracy Strategies Work for You? The PTO Wants to Know

Hunton Andrews Kurth

Counterfeit goods continue to become increasingly ubiquitous, presenting a host of issues for both retailers and consumers. In addition to a variety of legal consequences and the sometimes massive effect on companies’ bottom lines, counterfeit and pirated goods are often accompanied by risks to public health and safety and even national security. The US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has decided to begin a dialogue regarding anticounterfeiting and antipiracy strategies that have already “prov

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Keeping it Real (Estate): FTC Secures First Monetary Settlement Against Celebrity Endorsers

Hunton Andrews Kurth

On May 22, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its first monetary settlement with celebrity endorsers for a combined $1.7 million. The complaint filed by the FTC and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) against Response Marketing Group, LLC and its principals, also named two real estate celebrities as defendants—Scott Yancey, star of the home-flipping show Flipping Vegas on A&E, and Dean R.

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Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. Offers Great Reset Survival Tips at RISKWORLD 2023

Risk Management Monitor

ATLANTA—RISKWORLD 2023 kicked off on Monday with a high-energy keynote delivered by Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Taylor looked back on the last three years as a time characterized by major shifts in the way work and operations are performed, suggesting that it was an opportunity for the risk profession to lean in to change.

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Charting Risk Management’s Future at RISKWORLD 2023

Risk Management Monitor

ATLANTA — As RISKWORLD 2023 kicked off on Monday, RIMS 2023 President Jennifer Santiago took the main stage of the Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom in Atlanta’s Georgia World Congrees Center to welcome attendees and help them prepare for three days of risk management education, insight and networking. “You will leave here ready—ready to lead, to take action, ready for the next step in your career, and ready to help make the world a more sustainable and resilient place,” Santiago said.

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Single Premium Life Insurance

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Single premium life insurance allows you to pay for your entire policy upfront. However, lump-sum life insurance isn’t for everyone since the cost is significantly higher than a traditional policy, and accessing the cash value has tax consequences. How does single premium life insurance work? Keep reading to determine if single premium life insurance is.