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March 17, 2022
 
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National

 

Leadership Conundrum: Can Corporate Culture Survive Remote Work Models?

As the world enters the third year of the pandemic, employees in the insurance industry expect to maintain workplace flexibility--a...
 

Judge: Minor Leaguers Work Year-Round, MLB Violated Wage Law

A federal judge ruled that minor leaguers are year-round employees who work during training time and found Major League Baseball violated...
 

Alnylam Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Pfizer, Moderna

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. on March 17 filed lawsuits in Delaware federal court against Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc., claiming their...
 

CNN Ex-Host Chris Cuomo Seeks $125 Million, Alleging Wrongful Termination

Former CNN primetime host Chris Cuomo filed a request for arbitration on Wednesday, seeking $125 million in damages for alleged wrongful...
 

U.S. to See 'Meaningful' Autonomous Vehicle Policy in 2020s: Buttigieg

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on March 16 said federal policy on autonomous vehicles will undergo "meaningful"...
 

Drop in Cargo Thefts Follows Spike During Pandemic Lockdowns

A rash of railcar thefts in the Los Angeles area may have given a different impression, but nationally the number of reported cargo...
 

Farm & Ranch Market: Evolving to Mitigate the Risks of Today

While the farm and ranch insurance space faces different risks than other property lines, many challenges of insuring those risks are often...
 

Why You May See Less of Progressive's Flo In Your State

As insurers like Progressive try to catch up with auto insurance loss severity trends with rate hikes, delays in getting...
 
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East

 

Maine Rights Panel Finds Senior Facility Discriminated Against Transgender Woman

Maine's human rights panel has ruled in favor of a transgender woman who complained that she was discriminated against when she was...
 

Investor Ancora Wants Massachusetts Software Firm Everbridge to Explore Sale

Ancora Holdings Group, an investor in software maker Everbridge, is pressuring the Massachusetts software company to explore strategic...
 

Maryland's Hershberger Insurance Agency Joins Ensurise Network

Ensurise announced that Hershberger Insurance Agency has joined its agency network. Hershberger Insurance Agency will continue to operate...
 

Year After Ever Given Ship Blocked Canal, Ever Guard Runs Aground in Chesapeake Bay

The Ever Forward container ship is currently grounded in the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, nearly a...
 
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Midwest

 

Peloton Capital Makes Strategic Investment in Ohio's Unison Risk Advisors

Unison Risk Advisors (URA) announced a strategic investment partnership with Peloton Capital Management (PCM), a Canadian private equity...
 

Ohio Explosives Manufacturing Operator to Pay $2.3 Million Over Clear Water Act Violations

Austin Powder Company, owner and operator of the Red Diamond explosives manufacturing plant located near McArthur, Ohio, has agreed to...
 

Seafood Chain to Pay $200K over Sexual Harassment Suit in Illinois

Long John Silver's will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment...
 

Michigan Court Rules Against Railroad That Struck Teen

The Michigan Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit against a railroad, 10 years after a teen listening to music was struck by a train and...
 
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Southeast

 

Florida DFS Charges Two Roof Contractors in 'Free Roof' Scheme

The recent arrest of two men associated with a large Florida roofing company, on charges of offering "free roofs" and rebates to cover...
 

Georgia Bill Granting Comp Benefits for Mental Stress for Responders Dies

A plan to make mental stress a compensable condition for Georgia's first responders never made it out of committee in the Georgia General...
 

OSHA Fines Postal Service after NC Worker Lost Arm; Investigation Continues

The U.S. Postal Service said it is continuing to investigate an accident at a North Carolina distribution center in September that caused...
 
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Insurance Jobs

 

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South Central

 

Bus Carrying College Golf Teams Crashes in Texas, Leaving 9 Dead

A vehicle carrying members of the University of the Southwest's golf teams collided head-on with a pickup truck in West Texas, killing...
 

Former Louisiana Police Boss Denies Cover-Up in Ronald Greene Death

Gov. John Bel Edwards trusted Louisiana State Police to "do the right thing" and took a hands-off approach in police matters, even after...
 
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West

 

County in California Paying $3.8M in Stun Gun Death

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay $3.8 million to the family of a man who died after a sheriff's deputy shocked...
 

People Moves: Alliant in California Names VanZanten VP in Employee Benefits group; Burns & Wilcox Adds New Associates

Alliant Insurance Services named Kerstin VanZanten vice president within its employee benefits group. VanZanten is based in Orange...
 

Music and Business Industry Specialist Gravitas Insurance Group in California Launches

Gravitas Insurance Group, an insurance brokerage in Los Angeles, California, designed exclusively to serve the music and business...
 

Groups Sue for Records in Montana Mine Pollution Case

Conservation groups are suing Gov. Greg Gianforte's administration to obtain records related to its decision to drop legal claims against...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Leadership Conundrum: Can Corporate Culture Survive Remote Work Models?

As the world enters the third year of the pandemic, employees in the insurance industry expect to maintain workplace flexibility--a...
 

New Russian Law on Leased Jets Could Help in Claiming Insurance, Air Lease Says

A new Russian law on leased aircraft showed Moscow could "confiscate" planes and such a move might help it claim insurance, Air Lease...
 

Burn the Client or Burn the Carbon? Insurer AXA Grapples With Clean Energy Transition.

The glass tower in Paris where AXA SA, one of the world's largest insurers, has its temporary headquarters looks as if a giant feral cat...
 

Consumers Risk Losing All Their Crypto Investments, EU Regulators Warn

Consumers risk losing all their money invested in cryptoassets and could fall prey to scams, the European Union's securities, banking and...
 

Thailand Regulator Orders 2 Non-Life Insurers to Stop Accepting New Clients

Thailand's insurance regulator ordered Southeast Insurance Pcl and Thai Insurance Pcl to stop taking new clients and sell some assets...
 

Oman Insurance Co. Receives Nod to Underwrite via Lloyd's Syndicate-in-a-Box

Oman Insurance Co. (OIC) and Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd's, announced that OIC's syndicate 2880 has received Lloyd's...
 

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Europe Managers; WTW Names Bassi for Insurance Consulting & Tech; Sedgwick Appoints Horrocks UK Head of Fraud Tech, Intelligence

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Willis Towers Watson and Sedgwick. A summary of these new...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Three Keys to Differentiating Your Brokerage

In an increasingly crowded and commoditized market, brokers are faced with minimal customer loyalty and look to differentiate...
 
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Beyond Burnout-Redefining a New Era in the Work Place

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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The 5 Critical Things You Need to Know about Growing Your Agency

Want to experience real growth at your agency? You might need to reconsider where you are focusing your attention. Some agents...
 
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Since Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, questions have...
 
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