Monthly Archives: <span>March 2024</span>

BlackRock Gets Legal Warning Over ESG Funds From Mississippi

BlackRock Inc. faces the prospect of being barred from offering securities in Mississippi after state officials accused the investment firm of making “fraudulent” statements regarding its climate strategy. This marks at least the second time BlackRock has faced legal action …

Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Computers of Georgia City Police and Medical Clinic

Robert Purbeck, also known as “Lifelock,” and “Studmaster,” who hacked into the computer servers of the police department of Newnan, Georgia and a medical clinic in Griffin, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of computer fraud and abuse, according …

Lawmakers Want Investigations Into Deaths of Older Adults in Abuse or Neglect Cases

Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania are pushing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to do more to investigate the deaths of older adults who are the subject of an abuse or neglect complaint after Pennsylvania recorded a steep increase in such deaths, …

California Beefing up Recruitment for Inspectors to Better Enforce Workplace Laws

California’s Department of Industrial Relations is beefing up a statewide effort to recruit inspectors and investigators throughout California to more thoroughly enforce labor and workplace laws. The DIR is hiring enforcement staff for Cal/OSHA and the Labor Commissioner’s Office under …

Symptom Check: How Do You Know If You Have a Compliance Problem?

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Compliance and producer management are like the proverbial frog boiling in the pot. If you walked in fresh to a new organization, disordered compliance practices, manual processes, and missing producer …

Accuweather Predicts Above-Average 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Accuweather meteorologists are predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 20-25 named storms. The 2024 hurricane season is forecast to feature 8-12 hurricanes including 4-7 major hurricanes. This year has the potential to break the all-time record …

People Moves: Lockton Taps Marsh’s Gill to Build Technology Specialty Practice

Lockton Taps Marsh’s Gill to Build Technology Specialty Practice Lockton, the independent insurance broker, announced that Manpreet “Preet” Gill is joining the firm’s technology specialty to build and grow a practice focused on developing creative solutions to address a variety …

Dairy Cattle in Texas and Kansas Test Positive for Bird Flu

Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known for decades to cause …

People Moves: Powers Insurance & Risk Management Hires Steinkoetter

Powers Insurance & Risk Management, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Josh Steinkoetter as a commercial lines sales account executive. Steinkoetter brings 20 years of experience in the insurance industry to the role. Before joining Powers, he was a risk management …

People Moves: Files Joins Alliant Team in Houston

Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired April Files as senior vice president within the Alliant Americas division. Based in Houston, Texas, Files will service industries in the Southwest and nationally. Files comes to Alliant with more than 24 …