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

EverQuote Hires Connolly as Senior Vice President of Agency Sales

EverQuote Inc, an online insurance marketplace, has hired Mike Connolly as senior vice president of Agency Sales and Customer Success. Connolly joins EverQuote from CarGurus, where he led their North American sales and service organizations. Prior to CarGurus, he helped …

China Says Food Unlikely to Be Cause of New Virus Outbreak, but Blocks Tyson Imports

China suspended poultry imports from a Tyson Foods Inc. plant where hundreds of employees tested positive for Covid-19, stoking concerns over the broader implications for U.S. and global meat exports. All products from the plant in Springdale, Arkansas, where Tyson …

Brokerslink Network Continues African Expansion with Tunisian Broker

Brokerslink announced a further expansion of its footprint in Africa with Tunisian brokerage Karé Kamoun becoming the latest affiliate to join the global broking business. The Tunis-based insurance and reinsurance broker, specializes in core lines of business in Tunisia including …

UK Insurer Saga Refunds £44M to Customers on COVID-19 Travel Interruptions

Saga has refunded 44 million pounds ($54.45 million) of advance payments to customers whose travel was interrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, the British over-50s holidays and insurance specialist said on Monday. The company, which has canceled all travel departures up …

Governor Signs Louisiana Bills Shielding Businesses from Virus Lawsuits

Louisiana businesses are receiving state protection from most lawsuits involving COVID-19 deaths or injuries, after Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law a package of measures that provides the sweeping liability limitations. Three Republican-sponsored bills offering the lawsuit shields won …

Louisiana Lawmakers Block Bill Allowing Lawsuits Against Officers

A Louisiana lawmaker’s effort to eliminate police officers’ wide immunity from lawsuits and allow people injured by law enforcement to sue for damages in civil court was shelved by Republicans on a state House committee. The House civil law committee …

No Aid for South Dakota Residents After Sinkhole Collapse, FEMA Says

Several South Dakota residents who evacuated from their homes after a sinkhole collapsed, exposing an abandoned mine, in April are not eligible to receive federal aid, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA told Sen. Mike Rounds in a …

Allstate: May 2020 Catastrophe Losses Mostly in Midwest, Texas

Allstate says severe weather events in Texas and the Midwest account for the majority of its $350 million in catastrophe losses in May 2020. Northbrook, Illinois-based Allstate Corp. has estimated catastrophe losses for the month of May of $350 million, …

Wisconsin to Insurers: Give Restaurants 10-Day Notice on Expiring Delivery Coverage

Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable has asked insurers that provided coverage under personal auto policies for food delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic to help restaurants by giving the businesses at least 10 days written notice if their hired and …

Online Used Car Retailer Shift Talking Merger With Insurance Acquisition

Shift Technologies Inc., an online retailer for used cars, is in talks to merge with blank-check company Insurance Acquisition Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. The companies could announce a transaction within a month, said the people, who …