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

Beazley to Offer Occurrence-Based Media Liability Policy for SMEs

Specialist insurer Beazley has launched an occurrence media liability policy designed to the risks faced by small to medium-sized media outlets and publishers in the United States. Beazley’s media liability policy provides professional indemnity cover written on an occurrence basis. …

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Ausec in California

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has added Jamie Ausec to the Irvine, Calif. Ausec specializes in employee benefits. She started her career in insurance 16 years ago and has worked at ADP, Alliant, and most recently Newfront Insurance. The Liberty …

California Workers’ Comp Direct Written Premium Continued to Fall Last Year, Report Shows

California workers’ compensation total direct written premium continued to decline in 2019, falling 7.0% to a five-year low of $11.42 billion, as nine out of the state’s 10 largest insurer groups wrote less premium in 2019 than in 2018, a …

Some Florida Bars, Restaurants Temporarily Close as Virus Cases Rise

Some Florida bars and restaurants are temporarily closing their doors after being back open for just a few weeks because workers or patrons have tested positive for the new coronavirus. The closures come as the number of new daily coronavirus …

Texas Man Sentenced to 78 Years in Prison for Arson, Insurance Fraud

A 52-year-old Groves, Texas, man has been sentenced to 78 years in federal prison for violations related to an arson and insurance fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas. U.S. Attorney Stephen J. …

Rental Company in North Carolina’s Outer Banks Sued for Refusing Refunds

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a real estate company on North Carolina’s Outer Banks after it allegedly refused to issue refunds for people who couldn’t visit because of coronavirus-related travel restrictions. The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that the suit …

4 Hurt When Ambulance Crashes into Oklahoma Toll Booth

Four people were injured, at least three critically, when an ambulance crashed into a toll booth on an Oklahoma turnpike early Friday, Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesperson Sarah Stewart said. The Jackson County Emergency Medical Services ambulance traveling from the Altus …

OSHA Investigating Fatal Wisconsin Construction Accident

A fatal construction accident in Green Bay, Wisconsin is being investigated by federal regulators. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports a 52-year-old man was killed Friday morning on the city’s northeast side. Police would not identify the property where the incident …

Taylor Joins POWERS Insurance and Risk Management in St. Louis

POWERS Insurance & Risk Management in St. Louis, Missouri, has hired Patty Taylor as personal lines account manager. In this position, she will handle the ongoing management of personal lines accounts, retaining new and renewal clients, and promoting new business. …

Texas Returning to Normal Temporary Agent License Process on Aug. 15

The Texas Department of Insurance will return to normal processing for temporary agent licenses beginning on Aug. 15. Anyone with a temporary license issued August 15 or earlier will have until Nov. 13 to get a regular license. Those with …