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

5 Questions Graduates Want to Know About Insurance Careers

I got my start in the insurance industry like so many of us, sans a specific insurance and risk management education but with a bachelor’s degree and a fortuitous connection. Next year marks 20 years since I graduated college, and …

U.S. Appeals Court Sides With CDC Over Florida on COVID Rules for Cruise Ships

A U.S. appeals court late Saturday in a 2-1 ruling put on hold a lower-court decision that said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could not enforce its coronavirus cruise ship rules in the state. Last month, …

Witness Says Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Used Arson Money to Buy Campaign Signs

Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck improperly took money from the private insurer he led and used it to buy campaign signs when the Republican ran for office in 2018, a witness testified Friday in Beck’s trial. The testimony came …

People Moves: Pinnacol Names Johnson Chief Human Resources Officer; CIBA CEO Marino Stepping Down with Rheel Named New CEO

Pinnacol Assurance named Timothy A. Johnson chief human resources officer and vice president of employee services. He replaces Barbara Brannen, who is retiring. Johnson has 30 years of global human resources experience. Most recently, he was in the food industry, …

17 More Arraigned in $822K California Auto Insurance Fraud Ring

Another 17 defendants were arraigned for their alleged involvement in an organized auto insurance fraud ring in California in which dealers reportedly purchased damaged vehicles and then filed inflated claims and even staged thefts, costing insurers a roughly $822,000 loss. …

No Injuries but Iowa Tornadoes Damage Buildings, Overturn Vehicles

No deaths or injuries were immediately reported from tornadoes that tore through central and eastern Iowa, but many found damaged buildings, shredded trees and overturned vehicles in the path of the storms, officials said. Law enforcement and trained spotters confirmed …

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Network Hack Gained Some Social Security Numbers

Hackers gained access to the Social Security numbers of more than two dozen people during a ransomware attack that forced the city of Tulsa to shut down parts of its computer network for months, officials said. The hackers got Social …

Nebraska Company, Owners Plead Guilty in Deadly 2015 Railcar Explosion

A Nebraska railcar-cleaning company and its two owners have pleaded guilty to violating environmental and worker safety laws after an explosion killed two employees in 2015. Adrian LaPour, 44, and Dallas Fouls, 40, were working for Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services …

Elsa-Related Tornado Causes $1 Million in Damage in Port Royal, S.C.

A tornado spawned as Tropical Storm Elsa moved inland across South Carolina caused about $1 million damage to buildings in the Beaufort County town of Port Royal, officials said. At least 44 buildings in the town of 13,000 suffered some …

Federal Disaster Declaration Approved for Michigan

With the approval of President Joe Biden, federal disaster assistance is now available to the state of Michigan to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding and tornadoes from June 25 to …