Monthly Archives: <span>February 2020</span>

22 Kids Sent to Hospital After 2 School Buses Crash in Georgia

A crash between two school buses in east Georgia sent 22 students to a hospital to be checked Thursday morning, school officials said. Further details on their conditions weren’t immediately known. Social Circle City Schools told news outlets the two …

Marsh & Mclennan Appoints Krause as CEO of Southeast Region

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market subsidiary of Marsh, has appointed Peter Krause as Southeast Regional CEO, effective immediately. In this role, Krause will oversee MMA’s offices in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Tallahassee, Florida. He reports …

Motel 6 to Pay 2,000 Guests Whose Names It Gave to Immigration Officials

Almost 2,000 guests of Blackstone Group Inc.’s Motel 6 are poised for cash payouts in a settlement with the hotel chain for sharing their names with federal immigration agents. Lawyers on both sides of the case urged a federal judge …

Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry Chief Seeks Immunity for Corporate Witnesses

The chairman of the inquiry into a London apartment building fire that killed 72 people wrote Britain’s attorney general Thursday to ask for a pledge to prevent evidence provided by corporate witnesses from being used in subsequent criminal prosecutions. Martin …

California State University to Pay $240K to Settle Pro-Life Lawsuit

The California State University system and Cal State San Marcos agreed to pay $240,000 to settle a lawsuit challenging their refusal to use student fees to fund a pro-life speaker on campus, according to a newspaper report Wednesday. University officials …

LP Insurance Services Adds Ramatici in Nevada

Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services LLC has named Jake Ramatici to its northern Nevada team. His role is as a commercial insurance sales executive. Ramatici was most recently the West Coast regional sales manager with the Peppermill Resort. LP Insurance …

Insurance Most Needed by Cannabis Businesses

The NAIC’S Cannabis Insurance Working Group in a recently approved white paper identified some of the most pressing insurance needs of cannabis businesses. Insurance most frequently needed by the cannabis industry includes: Automobile, including Distribution (auto and cargo) Commercial General …

California Commissioner Spearheading National Cannabis Insurance Framework

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is at the forefront of shaping how state insurance regulators all over the U.S. will deal with the legal cannabis market. Lara is not only the chief insurance regulator of the nation’s largest cannabis market …

What About Your Exposure?

As an insurance agent or broker, you have, above all else, a singular mission: to make certain insureds are adequately covered against exposure to loss or, at the very least, to help clients understand their liabilities and how they can …

20 Things to Know About Surplus Lines Insurance in 2020

As we embark upon a new decade, the surplus lines insurance market has never been stronger. Growth in specialty products and demand for insurance protection in an increasingly dynamic, technological climate necessitates a new, fresh look at many of the …