June 26, 2020
A day after Disney said it would delay reopening its California theme parks, the union representing actors at Walt Disney World said Thursday that the company should also postpone welcoming back guests at its Florida parks which are scheduled to …
June 26, 2020
The North Carolina General Assembly failed on Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a measure that would have allowed gyms and bars to open again despite his executive order keeping them closed due to COVID-19. Republicans in …
June 26, 2020
California regulators approved new rules on June 25 that would force automakers to sell more electric work trucks and delivery vans, a first-of-its-kind rule aimed at helping the nation’s most populous state clean up its worst-in-the-nation air quality. The rules …
June 26, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has hired Belinda Fortman as Captive Insurance Section director. Captive insurance is an option for companies to self-insure certain aspects of their business. The captive insurance sector has an estimated economic impact …
June 26, 2020
Is your agency a top property/casualty independent agency? Find out by submitting your agency for the 2020 Insurance Journal Top 100 Property/Casualty Agencies Listing. Each year, Insurance Journal searches for the nation’s top independent insurance agencies for recognition in the …
June 26, 2020
A roofing contractor in Noble, Oklahoma, has been charged with four felony counts after allegedly receiving thousands of dollars from Oklahomans in exchange for roofing repairs he never completed, the state Attorney General’s office reported. The four felony counts against …
June 26, 2020
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has installed Gaylon Brown of TexCap Insurance in Dallas as the group’s chair-elect for 2020-2021. Brown was named to the post during IIAT’s annual business meeting, which was held virtually on June 10. …
June 26, 2020
Gov. Greg Abbott has taken his most drastic action yet to respond to the post-reopening coronavirus surge in Texas, shutting bars back down and scaling back restaurant capacity to 50%. He also shut down river-rafting trips, which have been blamed …
June 26, 2020
A former Ohio State University student health director acknowledged he knew of a doctor’s practice of conducting a genital exam on every patient he saw, according to an updated lawsuit against the university over the doctor’s abuse. Ted Grace confirmed …
June 26, 2020
South Dakota brought in more resources on June 25 to fight a wildfire burning near Mount Rushmore ahead of next week’s visit to the monument by President Donald Trump for Independence Day celebrations. The fire that started in Custer State …