Monthly Archives: <span>April 2022</span>

Generali Investor Deka Will Vote for Current Management, Led by CEO Donnet

Generali investor Deka Investment will vote in favor of current management led by chief executive Philippe Donnet, the asset manager’s head of corporate governance said on Monday. Shareholders in Italy’s biggest insurer vote on Friday to name a new board …

Credit Suisse Investors Push for Faster Climate Action

A group of Credit Suisse investors pushing for faster climate action at the Swiss bank has more than doubled in size, raising pressure on its board ahead of its annual shareholder meeting on Friday. Credit Suisse, along with other major …

Climate Votes Fought by Major Oil Companies Get Key Backing

An investor-led push for major oil companies to set climate goals in line with the Paris agreement won support from a key proxy advisory firm for the first time, setting up a showdown at upcoming shareholder meetings. Institutional Shareholder Services …

Carolina People: Owens Agency Promotes One, NC DOI Elevates Three

Owens Promotes Johnson Owens Insurance Agency, based in Greer, South Carolina, has promoted Sandra Johnson to be director of operations. Johnson, who joined the agency a decade ago, has served as the agency’s point of contact for carriers. She will …

Premiums for Florida Cat Fund to Jump 12% This Year, Report Shows

Premiums paid to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund are expected to increase by more than 12% later this year, giving new urgency to calls to cut the fund’s retention level in half, a move that some estimates show could save …

Popular Garlic Festival in California Canceled over Insurance, Pandemic

This year’s edition of California’s beloved Gilroy Garlic Festival has been canceled and the annual event’s future is uncertain, organizers announced. The celebration of the pungent vegetable has been held for more than 40 years, drawing huge crowds over three …

Worker Died of COVID After Staff Meeting at Washington Business

An investigation into the COVID-19 death of a worker at a Sumner, Washington, fish processing plant found company leaders knowingly putting workers at risk of exposure to the virus. The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries cited and fined …

Massachusetts Approves 3.5% Workers’ Compensation Rate Decrease

The state’s insurance commissioner has approved an overall average decrease of 3.46% in workers’ compensation rates starting July 1, 2022 for Massachusetts businesses. Massachusetts businesses will save approximately $80 million under the settlement. The cut was negotiated after the industry’s …

Drinkable Sunscreen Company Ordered to Pay Texas $42,000

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton obtained an agreed judgment against DRINK UVO, a California company that sold a drinkable sunscreen product that was promoted as providing hours of sun protection which misled consumers with false and grossly exaggerated claims. The …

TWIA Committee to Meet April 27 to Plan Report to Legislature

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board’s Legislative & External Affairs Committee will meet on April 27 at 10:00 a.m. CT. At this meeting, the Committee will begin planning the Association’s Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature. The agenda for …