September 4, 2019
E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the company’s blockbuster vaping device became so popular with underage teens, The Associated Press …
September 4, 2019
Big insurance losses from hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters over the past two years are set to push reinsurance renewal rates higher in January, ratings agencies said. After falling for several years due to competition and fewer natural disasters, …
September 4, 2019
Weather agencies are warning that signals from new 5G mobile networks will make it harder to predict and track deadly storms, as the fiercest hurricane in more than 80 years tore across the Bahamas to threaten the U.S. East Coast. …
September 4, 2019
Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC, a national multi-line specialty MGA (managing general agency) based in Avon, Conn., has added a new nationwide workers’ compensation insurance program. Available to their eligible retail agency partners, the new program is underwritten by Paragon in …
September 4, 2019
Atlanta-based INSUREtrust has added Josh Ottaviano as an account manager in Georgia. Ottaviano previously worked in sales at Coca-Cola Bottling Company United prior to starting at INSUREtrust. He also previously interned in the Operations Department at Highland Capital Brokerage. INSUREtrust, …
September 4, 2019
AAA Carolinas Insurance has partnered with digital marketplace HomeAdvisor to help members repair, replace and recover after they’ve received payment for a homeowners insurance claim. Home Concierge, powered by HomeAdvisor, connects claim recipients with a project manager to help them …
September 3, 2019
Sep 4, 2019, 5:31 AM — Hurricane Dorian menaced the U.S. East Coast with devastating flooding and winds, lashing Florida after laying waste to the Bahamas in a brutal two-day battering that caused damage that may cost the islands billions …
September 3, 2019
A Bellingham, Wash.-based property management company has been cited by the Washington Department of Labor & Industries for multiple serious safety and health violations, most of which involve improper handling of asbestos and lead. As a result of the violations, …
September 3, 2019
A new report shows that an evidence-based drug formulary put into effect by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation over a year ago may be working. The formulary went into effect Jan. 1, 2018. It was intended to: reduce frictional …
September 3, 2019
Industrial-sized circular fans pushed humid air down the warehouse alleys, lightening the mid-90s afternoon temperatures for the workers. The group removed lids from plastic buckets, organized cleaning supplies and restacked the buckets on pallets to be placed on the multilevel …