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

Security First Insurance of Florida Appoints Nationwide’s Moraski as VP of Claims

Florida-based homeowners insurance provider Security First Insurance has appointed Greg Moraski as vice president of Claims. Moraski will oversee the company’s claims department, which includes specialized areas such as catastrophe response, special investigations and fraud prevention, and litigation. His hiring …

Florida Legislative Session 2021: Insurance Bills to Watch

The Florida insurance industry will be fighting for property insurance reforms in the 60-day legislative session that kicked off this week, but there are several other insurance-related bills to watch. Read on for a breakdown of the bills being considered …

Many Meatpackers, Other Food Workers Still Waiting for Vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines are making their way into the arms of U.S. meat and agriculture workers, but companies and union officials say progress needs to be faster after coronavirus outbreaks idled slaughterhouses and sickened thousands of workers. Vaccinating food workers could …

Global 2020 Cannabis Sales Hit $21B, Insurance Brokers Saw Premium Boost

If one thing can be said about the pandemic, it definitely was not a bad thing for cannabis, a business that many states declared to be essential as numerous other business sectors shut down to help slow the spread of …

Sedgwick Acquires Construction Services Co. in California

Sedgwick has acquired Construction Services Co., a building consulting firm headquartered in California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CSC provides loss assessment perspectives with an array of services focusing on the varied needs of the claims industry. Sedgwick …

Supreme Court Won’t Reconsider Verdict for Deaf Costco Worker Firing Case

A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won’t be collecting $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in a discrimination and wrongful termination case. The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to reconsider a judge’s decision to overturn …

Misery Lingers for Many Without Water in Mississippi Capital

Water for flushing toilets was being distributed at seven sites in Mississippi’s capital city – more than 10 days after winter storms wreaked havoc on the city’s water system. The sites were open in Jackson on Sunday because the system …

Nearly $37M Recovered for Ohio Insurance Consumers in 2020

Nearly $37 million was saved or recovered for Ohio insurance consumers in 2020, the state insurance department announced. Ohio Department of Insurance services staff resolved insurance coverage and claim disputes, outlined suitable insurance options, and identified financial assistance programs, according …

North Texas Foam Recycling Plant Burns; 3 Workers Injured

Three workers were injured as a massive North Texas foam recycling plant fire burned all day on Feb. 25 and into the night. The fire at the Advanced Foam Recycling plant in the Fort Worth suburb of Richland Hills was …

Survey: Midwest Economy Grows, but Inflation, Shipping Worries Loom

The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states continues to improve to levels seen before the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year, according to a new monthly survey of business leaders, but concerns about rising inflation and bottlenecks in …