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

Checklist to Producer Management Shows Manual vs Automatic Processes for Insurance Licensing and Compliance

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The producer management lifecycle for carriers, agencies, and MGAs/MGUs is made of distinct stages, each managed by different teams, regulatory requirements, and general processes. So, how can a business be …

New Hampshire Transparency Law Leads to Release of List of Cops With Infractions

New Hampshire released an expanded list Tuesday of police officers who it determined may have credibility concerns due to a range of infractions from excessive force to lying. The list of 174 officers, released following legislation passed last year, aims …

People Moves: Lockton Names Brown President of P/C for Mountain West; McGriff Adds Anderson in Colorado

Lockton promoted Ted Brown to president of property/casualty for the Mountain West region. Brown will focus on client experience and growing Mountain West’s P/C business. He joined Lockton in 2007. Lockton is an independent insurance broker based in Kansas City, …

Supreme Court Removes an Obstacle to Malicious Prosecution Lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday eliminated one of the hurdles facing individuals looking to sue for being falsely accused of crimes. In Thompson v. Clark, a majority (6-3) of the high court not only acknowledged a claim for malicious …

Grounded Tanker Ever Forward to Be Unloaded Before Next Refloat Try

After two unsuccessful attempts to free the grounded Ever Forward in the Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that containers will be removed to lighten the load before another try. Salvage experts determined they wouldn’t be able to overcome …

Police Investigate Allegations of Women’s Rugby Team Hazing at Vermont University

Police in Vermont are investigating allegations of hazing involving the women’s rugby team at Norwich University, authorities said. Multiple law enforcement agencies went to a residence hall at the private military school in Northfield last Friday to collect evidence, The …

Georgia Jury Grants $2M to Daughter of Street Sweeper Driver Crushed by Machine

Four years after the operator of a street sweeper was crushed by the machine, a Georgia jury has awarded the man’s family $2.2 million in damages from the manufacturer. The jury in Gwinnett County awarded a total of $4.3 million. …

Lawmakers Probing Amazon Labor Practices Following Illinois Tornado Deaths

The U.S. House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into Amazon.com’s labor practices during extreme weather events, following the death of six workers during a swarm of tornados last year. In a letter addressed to Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy …

Crist Slams DeSantis on Insurance Crisis, But Offers No Details on His Own Plan

In one of the first mentions of the Florida property insurance crisis as a campaign issue, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist spoke out against what he called the incumbent governor’s lack of action on rising premiums and insurer financial troubles. “Prices …

Lawsuit Settled in Texas Child’s Brain-Eating Amoeba Death

A Texas city has settled a lawsuit with the parents of a 3-year-old boy who died last September after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba that was found at a splash pad he’d visited. The Arlington City Council approved …