Monthly Archives: <span>March 2021</span>

Jodi Hughes Joins Breckenridge Insurance Services as Part of Brokerage Team Expansion

ATLANTA, Ga., March 17, 2021 — Breckenridge Insurance Services continues to grow its wholesale brokerage presence in the Southwest with the addition of broker Jodi Hughes, AINS, AU. Hughes has nearly seventeen years of insurance experience and specializes in construction …

Lessons from the Field: Why Business Continuity Planning Is Essential

This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Perpetuation is a concern not only for insurance agencies and sureties, but also for their construction company clients. Without a business continuity plan, a construction company risks its …

Good Economic Policy is Good Resilience Policy

When hurricanes or major storms strike the United States, most of the media coverage focuses on how climate change is exacerbating the intensity and frequency of major storms. But even as these catastrophic events occur, climate change is only a …

Georgia City Resident Sues Over Chemical Discharge in Water

A Georgia city, a textile manufacturer and others are being sued by a former Summerville, Georgia, city council member over a water crisis that forced Summerville to distribute bottled water for weeks and still could cost taxpayers millions. On Jan. …

Bills Regulating Social Media Advance in Florida Legislature

Florida lawmakers plunged deeper Monday into the politically fraught task of attempting to regulate social media and other Big Tech companies, which some Republicans accuse of bias against conservatives. The House Appropriations Committee advanced the first of a slate of …

Arkansas AG Sues Walgreens over Opioid Crisis

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on March 15 sued Walgreens, accusing the pharmacy chain of fueling the opioid crisis in the state by filling a large number of suspicious orders for painkillers. Rutledge filed the lawsuit in Pulaski County Court, …

At Least 57 People Died in the February Winter Storm in Texas

At least 57 people died in Texas as a result of the mid-February 2021 winter storm, according to preliminary data the state health department released March 15. The largest number of deaths — at least 25 — occurred in Harris …

On-demand, Online ACORD Forms Training Now Offered from The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research

March 17, 2021, Austin, TX – The National Alliance released a new online, self-paced ACORD form training as part of a new insurance bootcamp series. The new ACORD Bootcamp trains insurance agents on how to properly complete ACORD forms, increasing …

Bill to Create Fund to Battle Washington Wildfires Moving Through Legislature

A bill to create a dedicated fund to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington easily passed the state House of Representatives and will be sent to the state Senate. The bill, promoted by Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, passed …

California Suing Major Nursing Home Operator

California’s attorney general and local officials sued the nation’s largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging the company misled consumers on quality ratings and broke laws intended to protect patients when they are discharged from a facility. The suit centers …