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AccuWeather Warns of ‘Super-Charged’ 2024 Hurricane Season

AccuWeather experts warn that the return La Nina and historically warm water across the Atlantic Ocean could contribute to a “super-charged” hurricane season in 2024. AccuWeather long-range forecasters say that the current El Nino pattern is expected to transition to …

3 Emerging Risks: AI-Driven Civil Unrest, Heavy EVs, Solar Panel Safety

Technology is poised to take over traditional markets and is rapidly creating new ones. For example, this trend is evidenced by the adoption of electric vehicles, demand for solar energy, and the blistering pace of generative AI adoption. Yet these …

Southern California Edison to Pay $80M to US Over 2017 Wildfire

Southern California Edison agreed to pay the United States $80 million to cover costs and damages incurred by the U.S. Forest Service from the 2017 Thomas wildfire in California’s Los Padres National Forecast, the Department of Justice said. The accord …

State Farm Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment

State Farm Insurance brought forth a subrogation lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over damages to a pair of East Palestine, Ohio homes allegedly caused by the railroad company’s February 2023 train derailment. State Farm filed a complaint in Columbiana County, Ohio …

Report Looks at Cumulative Trauma and Litigated Claims in California Workers’ Comp

A California Workers’ Compensation Institute study shows nearly half of all litigated claims in the Los Angeles Basin are cumulative trauma claims that involve physical or mental injuries from repetitive stress, motion, or exposures, rather than from a specific event …

Illinois Insurance Agent Sentenced 7 Years for Swindling Premiums

The owner of a suburban Chicago insurance agency has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for swindling more than $1 million from clients by collecting annuity premiums for policies that he never purchased, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern …

Teens at Washington Trampoline Park Didn’t Receive Breaks, Worked Too Many Hours

Teens working at Sky Zone trampoline park in Vancouver, Washington, did not receive meal breaks, and worked more hours than the law allows during school times, an investigation by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries shows. L&I said …

Iowa Enters Settlement With Cryptocurrency Firm

The Iowa Insurance Division announced it entered a settlement in principle with a group of affiliated companies commonly known as Abra. The settlement addresses Abra’s alleged offer and sale of interest-bearing cryptocurrency depository products referred to as Abra Boost and …

Squeezed from All Sides: Restaurants Pressured by Labor, Food, Insurance Costs

The food services industry is anticipating record sales for 2024. But insurance specialists serving the restaurant and bar sector say that forecast isn’t all good news. With higher sales come higher costs all around. Restaurants are being squeezed from all …

Allstate’s Florida Company Defends 54% Condo Rate Hike. Blames Reinsurance, Hurricane, Rapid Growth

When Allstate’s Florida unit, Castle Key Indemnity Co., entered the surging condominium insurance market in 2020, it looked like it had made a smart bet: Within two years, the carrier had added no fewer than 123,000 policies. Then came reinsurance …

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