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May 2, 2022
 
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Judges Skeptical as Purdue Seeks Revival of Sackler Liability Shield in Bankruptcy Deal

Judges on a U.S. appeals court appeared hesitant on Friday to revive a legal shield that would protect members of the Sackler family who...
 

Supreme Court Rules Against Discrimination Claim for Emotional Distress

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a deaf, legally blind woman against a physical...
 

Berkshire Shareholders Vote to Keep Buffett as Chairman, Reject Climate Disclosures

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders on Saturday rejected proposals to have an independent chair replace Warren Buffett, and require his...
 

U.S. Nuclear Agency Seeks Documentation on Quake Safety of New Reactor Design

An official with the U.S. nuclear power regulator has ordered staff to supply documents that could lead to a review of a 2020 approval of...
 

Plant-Based Meat Firm Accuses Beyond Meat, Dunkin' of Trademark Breach Over Slogan

A Philadelphia company has sued Dunkin' Brands Inc. and Beyond Meat Inc. claiming the companies violated its trademark with their "Great...
 

McKinsey Chief Says Firm Failed to Identify Opioid Epidemic

The head of McKinsey & Co. acknowledged that it failed to see the opioid epidemic unfolding while simultaneously doing work for drug...
 

People Moves: WTW Grows Relations Team; Liberty Mutual Names 3 Execs; BHSI Promotes Reid; Waters Takes FM Global Climate Post; Doroff Heads Mosaic Claims

WTW Bolsters Relations Team with 3 Appointments in North America Global insurance broker Willis Towers Watson recently announced three...
 

On the Water: Boats & Risk

People who like the water like boats. This might be a gross misuse and the mariners among us might get offended by it, but I’m going to...
 

Dos and Don'ts for Insuring Growing Transportation and Logistics Businesses

The demand for delivery services has never been higher than it is today. And neither has the demand for insurance in the...
 
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East

 

Help Wanted as New York City Implements Law Requiring Salary Ranges in Job Ads

Help wanted. The job: putting one of the nation's most far-reaching salary disclosure laws into practice. Location: New York City. Just...
 

Connecticut Legislators Pass Consumer Data Privacy 'Bill of Rights'

Consumers in Connecticut will be able to know when their personal information is being tracked and how it's being used under a...
 

Vermont Financial Regulator Pieciak to Leave Post

Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced Commissioner Mike Pieciak will be stepping away from his role leading the Vermont Department of...
 
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Midwest

 

Kansas Tornado Generated 165 MPH Winds; Over 1,000 Buildings Damaged

The tornado that damaged more than more than 1,000 buildings in south-central Kansas generated winds up to 165 mph and carved a path of...
 

North Dakota-Based Healthcare Billing Service Company Hacked

Federal investigators say a cyber attack on a North Dakota-based company that provides software and billing services for doctors and...
 

EEOC Sues Michigan Foods Company Over Alleged Sexual Harassment

Eden Foods, Inc., an organic foods company headquartered in Clinton, Michigan that claims to be the premier natural foods company in the...
 

Tornado Rips Through Kansas; 3 Meteorology Students Killed in Crash

A tornado that barreled through parts of Kansas destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and buildings, injured several people and left...
 
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Southeast

 

Kentucky Becomes 21st State to Adopt Model Cyber Security Law for Insurers

Kentucky has become the 21st state to adopt a data security law that will require insurers and larger agencies to beef up measures...
 

Case of COVID Same as Vaccine, Tennessee Law Says

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined to sign off on a new law requiring governments and businesses to treat immunity from a previous COVID-19...
 

Florida Man Charged with Fraud After Claiming He was in Uber Crash

A South Florida man has been charged in connection with what appears to be a new twist on auto insurance fraud. State and local...
 

Historic Black Town in Carolina One Hurricane Away from Disaster

As she exits her hometown's only restaurant clutching an order of cabbage and hush puppies, Carolyn Suggs Bandy pauses to boast about a...
 

Mississippi's Autopsy Backlog Worst in Nation

After Truitt Pace admitted to law enforcement that he beat and shot his wife, her family expected a swift conviction. The 34-year-old...
 

People: Florida OIR's Phillips Moves to Branch, Epic Hires Kennedy

Kennedy Joins EPIC's Vanbridge EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a property and casualty insurance brokerage, announced that James...
 
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South Central

 

Arkansas Sues Family Dollar Over Rodents in Distribution Facility

Arkansas is suing Family Dollar over the discovery of more than 1,000 rodents in a distribution facility in the state that prompted the...
 

New Orleans Paying to Move Tenants From Neglected Apartments

New Orleans is paying to relocate all remaining residents of a bankrupt apartment complex where people said a landlord's neglect forced...
 
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West

 

USC Settles with Men Who Say Campus Doctor Abused Them

Kenny Oshita was a first semester law student at the University of Southern California when a visit to a school doctor for a possible...
 

Electric Utilities in Pacific Northwest Spending Millions to Lower Wildfire Risk

Private electric utilities in the Pacific Northwest are planning tens of millions of dollars in upgrades to reduce the risk that their...
 

Colorado Jury Awards Nearly $9M in Fertility Fraud Case

A jury has awarded nearly $9 million to three families who accused a Colorado fertility doctor of using his own sperm to inseminate three...
 

People Moves: Highwing Names McKenney CEO; Gorst & Compass Adds Oliva in California

Highwing named Jim McKenney CEO, and added an advisory board of experienced professionals to support its expansion. McKenney will lead...
 

California Workers' Comp Bureau OKs 7.6% Pure Premium Filing

The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California submitted pure premium rate filing to the California Insurance...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

EY Sued in UK for Alleged Negligence in Audits of Troubled Hospital Operator, NMC

The administrators of NMC Health PLC have filed a lawsuit against EY in the United Kingdom for alleged negligence on the audit work it...
 

Global Shipping Industry Pushes to Rescue Seafarers Trapped in Ukraine

Just under 500 seafarers remain stuck onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports - skeleton crews who were left on board to enable their crew...
 

Pro-Russian Hacking Group Attacks Romanian Websites

Romanian government websites and other institutions were the target of a cyber attack Friday morning that the nation's intelligence...
 

Musk-Owned Twitter Will Have to Follow EU's Rules: Commissioner

A top EU official doesn't expect to have a problem with Elon Musk, who is pursuing a free-speech agenda in his takeover of Twitter Inc.,...
 

Intact Financial Corp. and Tryg Complete Sale of Codan Denmark to Alm. Brand

Intact Financial Corp. and Tryg A/S have completed the sale of Codan Forsikring A/S' Danish business to Alm. Brand A/S, after receiving...
 

Brown & Brown Agrees to Acquire Dublin's Quinlan Insurance

Brown & Brown Inc. announced it has entered an agreement to acquire the general insurance operations of Quinlan Insurance. Financial...
 

Howden, Munich Re and Skyline Develop Parametric Cover for Jamaica Farmers

Howden, the London-based insurance broker, has worked with Munich Re and Skyline Partners to develop a product that protects the Jamaican...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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How the "Work" in Workers' Comp Is Changing

The Great Resignation. Labor shortages. Remote work. How are today's workplace trends affecting workers' compensation? Join us...
 
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EP. 7: Strategy Sessions - What is Embedded Insurance, and Is It the Future?

Strategy Sessions – A Lunch Hour Look at Critical Topics with Industry Movers and Shakers   Episode 7:  What is Embedded...
 
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Current Trends and Emerging Threats for Underwriters and the Cyber Insurance Market

This report analyzes the top 99 insurance companies by net premiums written in order better understand their cyber posture and...
 
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The New Era of Work: How Benefit Providers Can Evolve to Meet Employee Expectations

In a new report, Beyond Burnout—Redefining a New Era in the Work Place, Cake & Arrow gets to the heart of how people's...
 
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