September 21, 2020
The University of New Mexico retaliated against the director of Africana Studies for demanding that his program be elevated to a department and later removed him when the program got state funding for the change, according to a whistleblower lawsuit. …
September 21, 2020
Agents and brokers should be on alert that plaintiffs’ attorneys in COVID-19 related business interruption claims lawsuits may be eyeing them as more cases against insurance companies begin to fail and claimants start looking around for other sources of reimbursement …
September 21, 2020
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) filed cybersecurity charges against a title insurance provider for exposing millions of documents containing consumers’ personal information. The charges are the first to be filed under DFS’ cybersecurity regulation, Part 500 …
September 21, 2020
Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking place across the country, according to an insurance policyholder attorney who works on civil rights cases. Attorney Alexander Brown sees the …
September 21, 2020
Some commercial property owners whose businesses were torched by rioters are learning that they don’t have enough insurance to clear away the debris. Many property owners in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area purchased policies that limit payouts for demolition costs to …
September 21, 2020
National Insurer Chubb announced the appointment of John Fielding as senior vice president, general counsel, Global Government and Industry Affairs. In this role, Fielding will provide legal, regulatory and policy guidance and advice to Chubb’s state, federal and international government …
September 21, 2020
National Carlyle, Alera Group New York-based investment firm The Carlyle Group led a $150 million investment for Deerfield, Ill.-based Alera Group, the property and casualty, employee benefits insurance broker that is a privately-held company and backed by Genstar Capital and …
September 21, 2020
Today’s Agency Partnerships are numerous and offer value and benefits to their members, including independence, growth opportunities, access to markets, profit sharing, perpetuation planning, relationships, technology, staff support, agency errors and omissions coverage, and much more. Agency Partnerships are very …
September 21, 2020
Insurance organizations have had three reactions to the pandemic with their marketing communications programs. In my book, only one of them is acceptable. One reaction is comprehensive corporate paralysis. I can imagine the narrative on the April 1 video conference: …
September 21, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on just about everyone in today’s workforce, but younger employees may be facing the greatest burden when it comes to stress. Gen Z employees – those born starting in 1995 – were three …