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Weathering the Storm: How IBHS Is Revolutionizing Building Safety

I recently watched the new movie Twisters starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, which gives viewers a fantastic and frightening look at the damage tornadoes and severe weather can cause to American communities. Early in the film, storm chaser/scientist Javi, …

Converge Insurance CEO Talks Focus, Innovation and Perseverance

Converge Insurance CEO Tom Kang said one of his most important pieces of advice for other InsurTechs is a seemingly obvious but often overlooked point, and that is to remember the insurance part of InsurTech. “Maybe this is an obvious …

Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meats Claims 5 More Lives, CDC Says

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has resulted in 14 new illnesses and five additional deaths. This brings the total to 57 cases, all of which required …

Relation Insurance Gets Close With Carolina Heritage Agency

Relation Insurance Services, ranked by Insurance Journal as one of the largest brokerages in the country, has grown a little larger with the acquisition of Carolina Heritage Insurance, the company announced. Carolina Heritage, based in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, …

Audit Finds Some Florida Citizens’ Policies Over Limit, Small Use of Clearinghouse

Florida’s state-created Citizens Property Insurance Corp., has a few issues it needs to address, including policies with coverage values above its statutory limit, not sending enough renewals to its Clearinghouse, and failing to beef up its computer security measures, according …

Cal/OSHA Cites Nine Employers for Silica Safety Violations

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited nine employers in Sun Valley following efforts to address the growing number of silicosis cases among stone workers in California. The safety violations include more than $168,000 in fines. Cal/OSHA cited the …

Disability Rights Group Sues to Stop Mask Ban in Suburban New York County

A disability rights organization is challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons, arguing it is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with disabilities. The federal class action lawsuit, filed by Disability …

Crest Insurance Group Acquires Winren in Arizona

Crest Insurance Group acquired Winren Inc. in Scottsdale, Arizona. Winren is an insurance agency specializing in group benefits insurance. Winren CEO Blaise Byrne has been in the industry since 1984. Crest is an insurance brokerage firm that provides property/casualty and …

Vermont Regulator Weighs Affiliation of Union Mutual With Norfolk & Dedham

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article referred to this transaction as an acquisition. As both insurers are mutuals, and as mutuals cannot be legally acquired, the structure of the affiliation is not setup as a true acquisition. Insurance …

Man Accused of Starting California Wildfire by Throwing Firework out Car Window

A 26-year-old man has been accused of igniting a destructive California wildfire in early July by throwing a firework from a car window during hot, dry and windy weather. Spencer Grant Anderson, of Oroville, was charged this week after weeks …

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