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

Guilty Plea: Mississippi Woman Embezzled $600K from 2 Louisiana Employers

Federal prosecutors say a Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling a total of more than $600,000 from two Louisiana employers. Christy Bartholomew, 39, of Hattiesburg, pleaded guilty earlier this week to wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in …

Texas Seeks Applicants for Insurance Boards, Committees

The Texas Department of Insurance is accepting applications for these boards and committees: Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan Governing Committee Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas Board of Directors Standard Request Form for Prior Authorization of Prescription Drug …

Safety Regulator Wants Crashes of Cars with Advanced Tech Reported Within 1 Day

U.S. regulators on Tuesday said they would keep a closer eye on the automotive industry as it rolls out advanced driver safety systems, tracking the new technologies to spot potential defects faster. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued …

Georgia Warehouse Managers Delayed Reporting Fire

Managers of a burning warehouse, which rapidly became so engulfed that flames threatened nearby homes, waited a day before calling the local fire department for help, Georgia state investigators said in a report. A giant pile of wood pellets awaiting …

Consumer Report Claims Insurers Overcharged California Motorists $5.5B During First Year of Pandemic

Most California insurance companies continued to charge pre-pandemic auto insurance rates despite a vast majority of Californians driving far less last year, according to an analysis by Consumer Watchdog on Tuesday. The report shows auto insurers reaped “a windfall of …

COVID-19 Vaccines Promise Long Lasting Immunity: Washington University Research

The first two COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employed a technology that had never before been used in FDA-approved vaccines. Both vaccines performed well in clinical trials, and both have been widely …

Florida Legislature Sends No-Fault Auto Insurance Repeal Bill to Governor

The Florida legislature has sent an auto insurance measure (Senate Bill 54) to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who must now decide whether to sign or veto the legislation, which would repeal the state’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance system. The bill …

Wall Street, Tech Firms Fear SEC Climate Disclosure Will Trigger Lawsuits

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may make corporations reveal more about climate risks in key regulatory filings, a push that Wall Street and the biggest tech companies say will lead to a barrage of shareholder lawsuits. Top SEC officials …

Penn. Manufacturing Company, Owner Sued for Firing Worker Over Safety Concerns

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against a Pennsylvania paper products manufacturing company and its owner after they fired a worker for raising safety concerns and asking several times for safety gloves to operate a shredder and baler. …

People Moves: Integris Group’s Votta, Risk Strategies’ Pincus, VFBMIC’s Brown Promoted

Integris Group Promotes Votta to Vice President of Actuarial Services Integris Group, formerly named CMIC, a member-owned medical professional liability carrier, has promoted James Votta to vice president of actuarial services. Votta joined Integris Group in July 2020. Prior to …