Latest NonProfits Headlines
All the headlines from our NonProfits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Mercury Insurance Programs Target California Homeowners’ Wildfire Risk
Oct 21 2020 // Mercury Insurance has launched two new programs designed to help Californians better protect their homes and families if they live in areas prone to wildfires. Homeowners who take one or more steps to either harden their...
Halloran to Lead New PointeNorth Management & Executive Liability Practice
Oct 20 2020 // PointeNorth Insurance Group, LLC (PNIG), an independent insurance agency in the Southeast, has launched a management & executive liability practice to help businesses prepare and proactively manage executive liability...
Major Disaster Declaration Approved for Louisiana
Oct 19 2020 // The Trump Administration has approved a major disaster declaration for Louisiana, making federal assistance available to supplement state and local recovery efforts after Hurricane Delta. President Donald Trump’s...
Massachusetts Natural Gas Company to Provide $10M in Grants to Nonprofits
Oct 1 2020 // The charitable arm of the gas company blamed for a series of natural gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts two years ago said it will provide $10 million to support nonprofits in the three communities affected by the...
Zurich Insurance Supports Reforestation in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest With 1 Million Trees
Sep 21 2020 // Zurich Insurance Group said it will sponsor a reforestation project in Brazil to convert barren farmland back into native forest that is rich in plant and animal life. The eight-year project will help to restore...
Ex-Iowa City Development Aide Gets Prison for Theft; Must Repay Nonprofit, Insurer
Sep 14 2020 // The former office manager of the Iowa City Area Development Group was sentenced Friday to 27 months in prison for a 13-year theft scheme in which she misspent more than a half-million dollars, federal prosecutors...
How to Build an Insurance or Any Business with Community at the Center
Aug 28 2020 // It’s a common corporate practice to use philanthropic pursuits to improve both their communities and public images. Some organizations donate both funding and manpower through formal philanthropy programs. Others...
Lemonade Cites Progress Despite Loss in Its First Public Earnings Report
Aug 21 2020 // Lemonade, an insurtech selling home, renters and now pet insurance, lost money in its 2020 second quarter, according to its first earnings disclosure as a public company. That’s not a surprise, as the strategy for...
Missouri Independent Insurance Agents Name Corrigan as Person of the Year
Aug 19 2020 // Karen O’Connor Corrigan, owner president of O’Connor Insurance in St. Louis, Missouri, has been honored by the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) as Person of the Year. The award is presented to an...
Venture Programs Taps GuideOne’s Peterson to Lead New Nonprofit Insurance Program
Aug 4 2020 // Venture Insurance Programs, a national insurance program administrator, has launched Community Care, a new insurance program for community and social services, including nonprofits and for-profits. In conjunction with the...
Without More Aid, Many Small Businesses Won’t Make It
Jul 30 2020 // OAKLAND, Calif./NEW YORK — After surviving two strokes at age 27, Olivia Colt threw herself into starting a catering business, a lifelong dream. Ten years and another stroke later, she had built Salt & Honey Catering...
Ohio’s Wallace & Turner: Turning 150 During a Pandemic
Jul 22 2020 // What’s the secret of longevity for an insurance agency, or really any business, that has been in operation for 150 years and shows no sign of slowing down? “At the end of the day you take care of your...
Climate Change Litigants Argue Human Rights, Consumer Harm in Suing Oil Firms
Jul 6 2020 // LONDON/WASHINGTON/GENEVA — Climate change may be having its day in court. With the slow pace of international climate negotiations, lawyers from Switzerland to San Francisco are increasingly filing lawsuits demanding...
Tennessee Department of Insurance Taps Fortman as Captive Director
Jun 26 2020 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has hired Belinda Fortman as Captive Insurance Section director. Captive insurance is an option for companies to self-insure certain aspects of their business....
The Institutes to Add Insurance Information Institute to Its Affiliates Roster
Jun 26 2020 // The Insurance Information Institute, since 1960 a source of insurance data and information for the media and consumers, has agreed to affiliate with The Institutes, an expanding education, research, event and publishing...
BMS Names Former Everest CEO Addesso as Non-Exec Chair of U.S. Reinsurance Arm
May 20 2020 // BMS Group, the London-based specialist re/insurance broker, announced the appointments of Dominic Addesso as non-executive chairman and LoriAnn Lowery-Biggers as an independent non-executive director of BMS Intermediaries...
Updated: Insurance Premium Discounts, Other Relief Offered During Coronavirus Crisis
May 1 2020 // The group of property/casualty insurers offering auto insurance premium discounts to recognize that insureds are driving less during the coronavirus crisis continues to grow, and now includes all major auto insurers. Most...
New LWCC Foundation Commits $1.1M for COVID-19 Recovery in Louisiana
Apr 30 2020 // Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has formed a private foundation to focus on the areas of health, wellness, and safety in the workplace. It’s leading initiative, Louisiana Well...
Analysis: Insurers Feel Rising Legal Heat for COVID-19 Business Interruption Exclusions
Apr 28 2020 // Daniel Duckett, owner of the Lazy Claire patisserie in Belfast, was hoping for an insurance payout of up to 100,000 pounds ($123,460.00) to cover losses during the coronavirus lockdown. Now he fears for the future as he...
Insurance Premium Discounts, Other Relief Offered During Coronavirus Crisis
Apr 24 2020 // The group of property/casualty insurers offering auto insurance premium discounts to recognize that insureds are driving less during the coronavirus crisis continues to grow, and now includes all major auto insurers. Most...
