News for June 2021
- Most COVID-19 Restrictions Lifted in Washington
- Pitcher’s Family Sues Angels, 2 Employees for Negligence
- Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Stellar Benefits Group in Ohio
- North Carolina Doctor Sued by Former Employees Alleging Sexual Misconduct
- Mississippi Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Medical Marijuana
- People Moves: Willis Re’s Johns and Aon’s O’Donoghue to Carpenter; Garzon Succeeds Laidlaw at McLarens’ LatAm Business
- Recreational Vehicle Rental Site Outdoorsy to Expand Its Insurance Division
- 2 Reported Dead in Natural Gas Line Explosion in Texas
- NASA Looking at Louisiana Delta System
- Louisiana Asbestos Inspector Must Repay School Board $212K
- 3.9M Earthquake Confirmed in San Francisco Bay Area
- Northern California Wildfire Forces Evacuation Orders
- Short-Term Rental Firms Move to Tighten Safety for Travelers
- Pennsylvania USPS Facility Fined More Than $230K for Workplace Safety Violations
- Massachusetts Woman Gets Six Years in Prison for Embezzling from Nonprofits
- Connecticut Opioid Deaths Keep Rising Even After Pandemic Eases
- Google Vows to Target Online Financial Scams in Britain
- French Court Refuses to Dismiss Fire Charges Against Buffett-Owned Lubrizol
- Florida Governor Cites ‘Unintended Consequences’ in Veto of Auto Insurance Bill
- VW to Appeal Court Ruling That Clean Air Act Doesn’t Bar State Suit Over Emissions
- U.S. Goes on Offense to Fight Growing Threat of Cyber Attacks
- Florida Condo Association President Warned in April of Worsening Condition
- Denmark’s Central Bank Compromised by SolarWinds Cyber Attack: Media Report
- EU Weighs Measures to Bring Financial Sector into Line with Its Climate Plans: Sources
- QBE Re Opens Office in Colombia, Hiring Hofmann from Howden
- UK Government Expected to Back Insurance Scheme for Live Entertainment
- Autonomous Farming Vehicles Cropping Up in South Dakota
- EPA Orders Rancher, County to Clean Up Sand-Deluged Nebraska River
- Foodservice Distributor Settles Claims of Discriminatory Hiring at Illinois Facility
- Guilty Plea: Mississippi Woman Embezzled $600K from 2 Louisiana Employers
- Texas Seeks Applicants for Insurance Boards, Committees
- Safety Regulator Wants Crashes of Cars with Advanced Tech Reported Within 1 Day
- Georgia Warehouse Managers Delayed Reporting Fire
- Consumer Report Claims Insurers Overcharged California Motorists $5.5B During First Year of Pandemic
- COVID-19 Vaccines Promise Long Lasting Immunity: Washington University Research
- Florida Legislature Sends No-Fault Auto Insurance Repeal Bill to Governor
- Wall Street, Tech Firms Fear SEC Climate Disclosure Will Trigger Lawsuits
- Penn. Manufacturing Company, Owner Sued for Firing Worker Over Safety Concerns
- People Moves: Integris Group’s Votta, Risk Strategies’ Pincus, VFBMIC’s Brown Promoted
- E-Cigarette Maker Juul to Pay $40M to Settle North Carolina Suit Over Youth Marketing
- Heavy Rains Causing Missouri Rivers to Rise, More Rain Possible
- Rhode Island Senate Approves Legalizing Marijuana for Adults
- Louisiana Lawmakers Eyeing Hurricanes Tackle Water System Upgrades
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Requiring Travel Insurance for Unvaccinated Passengers
- Wildfire Risk Creeping Higher in Montana Parks
- California Workers’ Comp Insurer Losses and Expenses $12B for 2020
- Wildfire Resilience Efforts Are Improving: Triple-I Panelists
- How Technology Can Be Used to Lessen the Damage from Natural Disasters
- Death Toll from Florida Condo Collapse Rises; Investigation Into Cause Continues
- Digital E&S Broker Pathpoint Raises $30 Million
- Drug Industry Faces First High-Stakes Opioid Jury Trial
- Central London Could Lose as Many as 835,000 Jobs to Remote Working: Report
- Danny Is No Longer a Tropical Storm as It Moves Over Georgia
- People Moves: Swiss Re’s Render to Peak Re; Aon’s Denbigh to TigerRisk’s Retro Unit; Price Forbes’ Fox to Oneglobal
- BHSI Introduces D&O Liability and Professional Indemnity Policies in Ireland
- Wilson to Succeed Stovin as President of Markel International
- Swiss Re’s iptiQ and German Real Estate Platform Launch Digital Loss-of-Rent Cover
- EU Permits Free Flow of Data with UK to Avoid Violations of Its Strict Privacy Rules
- EU to Update Workplace Safety Rules, Reflecting Shift to Home Working During COVID
- Missouri County to Pay $280K to Journalists Tear-Gassed in Ferguson
- South Dakota Lawmakers, Cities Making Their Own Marijuana Plans
- Louisiana State Police Cling to Crash Theory in Black Man’s Fatal Arrest
- Ex-Player Sues Chicago Blackhawks; Alleges Sexual Assault by Assistant
- Washington Dry-Cleaner Owner Accused of Faking Injury in Workers’ Comp Case
- Severe Storms, Flooding in Michigan; Tornadoes in Indiana
- Texas Data Call for COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims Extended
- Surfside, Florida Condo Collapse Death Toll Rises to Nine
- South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Preventing COVID Suits Against Businesses
- Tropical Storm Warning Issued for South Carolina
- Lessons from the Pandemic for Workers’ Compensation
- Hawaii Boosting Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Oversight
- California Doctors’ Lobby Scores ‘Major Victory’ on Bill to Hold Physicians Accountable
- Severe Drought in Western U.S. Raises July 4 Fireworks Fears
- Prosecutor Says Woman Arrested in Arson that Damaged Three Buildings
- People Moves: Liberty Mutual’s Streeton to Aon Reins Solutions; Guerin Promoted at Marsh UK Corporate; Ed Broking’s Parker and Lech to Alesco
- OSHA Announces $21M in Workplace Safety Grants for Nonprofits
- Brothers Sentenced in Fire that Badly Damaged Philadelphia Stores, Homes
- French Mutual Insurer Covéa Eyes Purchase of AXA XL’s Reinsurance Business: Reports
- Hot Housing Market Boosts Personal Lines Insurance Shopping But Auto Still Lags
- Businesses, States Reluctant to Require Customers to Show Proof of Vaccine
- J&J Reports $263M Resolution of N.Y. Opioid Lawsuits Before Trial
- Today Is National Insurance Awareness Day
- Inspector Told Residents Surfside Condo Building Was Safe Despite Engineer’s Warning
- 2018 Engineering Report Showed ‘Major’ Damage to Florida Condo That Fell
- Insured Losses for March’s New South Wales, Queensland Floods Estimated at A$916M
- Update: Hurricane Enrique Brushes Past Mexico’s Pacific Coast
- Dutch Insurer NN Group Offers to Buy Part of MetLife’s European Businesses
- UK Accounting Regulator Probes Greensill and Wyelands Bank Auditors
- Hiscox Agrees to Arbitration Settlement with UK Policyholders over COVID-19 BI Losses
- More Guilty Pleas in Louisiana Staged Truck Accident Cases
- Parents Whose Baby Died Settle Malpractice Suit with S.D. Hospital
- Microsoft Finds New Breach When Probing Suspected SolarWinds Hackers
- High Court Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses
- Illinois Chemical Plant Fire Likely Accidental, Fire Chief Says
- Texas Supreme Court: Academy Can’t Be Sued for Selling Gun Used in Texas Mass Shooting
- Lawsuit Filed over Illness After Kansas Wildlife Park Visit
- San Francisco to Require Covid-19 Vaccinations for City Employees
- Uber to Pay $3.4M to Drivers in Seattle Gig Worker Leave Law Settlement
- Insuring Properties a Struggle for Many in California’s Risky Fire Areas
- Bechtel Subsidiary to Pay $200K to Resolve Gender-Based Discrimination Claims in Houston
- North Carolina Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Medical Marijuana
- Tennessee Doctor Pleads Guilty in Hydrocodone Overdose Death
- Still 159 Unaccounted For as Florida Condo Collapse Death Toll Rises
- Supreme Court Limits Plaintiff Class in TransUnion ‘Terrorist List’ Case
- Employers See Employee Mental Health as Major Concern
- Worker Dies After Fall Through Roof of Building in Park Near Pittsburgh
- Indictment Says Tech Firm Official Stole Money, Ran Fraud Scheme
- Massachusetts Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Charges
- Biden Stresses Disaster Preparedness as Extreme Weather Exacts Toll
- People Moves: Arch’s Kashuba, TransRe’s Robinson to Ascot; Marsh’s Little to MS Amlin; Allianz’ Schaefer to Howden
- SEC Looking Into New Climate, Workforce Diversity Disclosure Rules
- Berkshire Hathaway Looks to Be Buying Back More of Its Own Stock
- Former Atlantia Execs Face Trial over 2018’s Fatal Genoa Bridge Collapse: Sources
- UK Court of Appeal Confirms Riders for Food Delivery Firm Deliveroo Are Self-Employed
- Update: Deadly, Rare Tornado Devastates Towns in Southern Czech Republic
- Japanese Insurers Struggle with Climate Change Cost Estimates
- Explaining Climate Change and Financial Disclosure for Insurers
- EEOC Sues Minnesota’s AscensionPoint for Religious Discrimination
- Jim Bakker, Missouri Church Settle Suit over COVID-19 Claims
- California Health and Safety Rules for Oil, Gas Drilling Delayed Again
- Police, Trump Supporters Sued for Alleged Harassment of Texas Biden Bus
- Michigan Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Clients’ Money
- Chicago Archdiocese Settles Clergy Sexual Abuse Suit for $880K
- How New Flood Insurance Rating Will Affect Tennesseans
- Ransomware Attackers Shared Personal Information, Tulsa Officials Say
- People Moves: Liberty Company Names Taylor VP in California; LP Adds Schroeder to Commercial Team
- Bezos’ 2021 Space Odyssey Is a Risk Too Far for Insurers
- Speeding in Wyoming Was Down, Excessive Speed Was Up
- U.S. Supreme Court Backs Businesses Challenging California Labor Law
- Alldredge Named CEO of NAMIC, Succeeding Chamness
- Texas Warns of Flooded Vehicles Hitting Resale Market
- Kobe Bryant’s Widow Agrees to Settle Lawsuit over Deadly Crash
- South Florida Condominium Tower Partially Collapses, Killing At Least One
- $750K Settlement Reached with Texas Physicians Group over False Claims
- Georgia Hospital System Still Recovering From Ransomware Attack
- AM Best Revises Mississippi Farm Bureau Outlooks to Negative
- Armed School Employees Require Training, Ohio Supreme Court Says
- Workers Fired, Resign over Houston Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
- People Moves: Corvus Hires from Zurich, IFG; Cover Genius Grabs Munich’s Brune; Kin Names 6 Execs; Snapsheet Promotes Cohen
- Judge Rejects Spouse’s Wrongful Death Suit Against Airline Over Lax Covid Safety
- Prince Charles Launches Partnership with Insurance Industry to Tackle Climate Change
- Women Charged in Western Maryland Mobile Home Arson
- Massachusetts Man Charged with Identity Theft in Attempt to Buy Luxury Car
- Egypt Expects to Finalize Ever Given Compensation Deal Next Week
- Arch Reinsurance to Acquire UK’s Somerset Bridge Group
- Drought Indicators in Western States Flash Warnings of the ‘Big One’
- Chaucer Forms Lloyd’s Consortium for Firms Working on China’s Belt & Road Initiative
- Some House Republicans Eye Private Sector Plan to Address Climate Change
- Singapore Reinsurers’ Association Re-elects Executive Committee
- Exxon Weighs Next Move After Judge Rules It Must Face Massachusetts Climate Suit
- How the Return to the Office Is Pushing Even More Women Out of Work
- Nebraska Restaurant, Owner Ordered to Pay Overtime, Comply with Wage Laws
- People Moves: Ogilvie to EVP at Church Mutual; Gross Joins ManchesterStory; RPS Promotes Doyle in Chicago
- Abuse Claim Substantiated Against Previously Cleared Kansas City Priest
- Allstate CEO Strategy: More Independent Agents But No More ‘Human Modems’
- Gas Station Sues Colonial Pipeline for Gas Crisis From Ransomware Attack
- Boy Injured on Missouri Coaster Might Lose Legs, Grandmother Says
- Seahawks Allowing Full Crowds at Lumen Field Next Season
- Alaska One of Few States to Allow Cannabis Lounges, but Pandemic Paused Plans
- California Wildfires Burning in Coastal And Sierra Wilderness
- Burns & Wilcox Purchases Morehead City, North Carolina Office Building
- Claudette Heads to Sea Leaving Wake of Damage Across Southeast
- Wisconsin Legislation Targets Milk, Meat, Dairy Labeling
- EY and Germany’s Finance Minister Blamed for Oversight Failings in Wirecard Collapse
- NWS: Suburban Chicago Tornado Had 140 mph Winds
- FEMA: Orange County, Texas, Flood Maps Finalized
- Insurors Indemnity Ratings Unchanged by Colonial Lloyds Announcement: AM Best
- Fatal Florida Gay Pride Parade Crash Now Seen as Unintentional
- People Moves: Willis Re’s Loggie to TigerRisk; Aon’s Lee to Lockton Re; Wakam’s Mebarki to Miller
- European Commission to Form Cyber Unit to Fight Growing Online Crime
- Lawsuit Claims Man Struck Dozens of Times in Face by Shots in California
- $1M Settlement Reached in Washington Dairy Worker Overtime Suit
- Latest Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Increases Victims’ Fund, Drops Insurer’s $650M Offer
- Ex-Principal Suing Oregon School District for Discrimination
- Labor Crisis Shocking California Restaurants
- Swiss Re Sells Half Its Stake in Phoenix Group for $608 Million
- Mass. Dept. of Transportation, Fundación MAPFRE Launch PSA Promoting Road Safety
- Two Workers Treated for Burns After Fire at Connecticut Plating Company
- Father of Man Shot by Police in Virginia Beach Files $50M Wrongful Death Suit
- FAA Makes It Easier for Staff Overseeing Manufacturers to Report Safety Concerns
- Honeycomb, Digital MGA for Multi-Family Property Insurance, Launches with $3.3M
- Insurer Begins Accepting Cryptocurrency for Premium Payments
- Insuring Cyber Podcast: How Insurtechs Are Helping Insurers Bridge the Digital Divide
- Insurers, Owners of Seized Ship Reach Agreement in Principle with Suez Canal Authority
- Study: Abandoned S.D. Gypsum Mine May Extend Below Interstate
- 12-Year-Old Injured in Ride on Branson, Missouri, Roller Coaster
- Like ‘Terminator,’ High-Tech Cyber Crime to ‘Keep Coming’
- Extreme Weather, Repair Woes to Push Property Insurance Higher: Hippo CEO
- Beazley Introduces Digital Map to Navigate Telehealth Regulatory Landscape
- Tennessee Mining Company Accused of Firing Employee Over Safety Complaints
- North Carolina Looks to Protect Outer Banks Highway from Storms, Sea Level Rise
- People Moves: Howden Australia Hires 3 from Marsh; Strategic Risk Solutions Appoints Schons in Luxembourg; Quinn Promoted at Liberty Specialty
- Oklahoma City Doc Pays $325K to Settle Civil Penalty Claims
- Severe Storms, Tornadoes Cause Damage in Iowa, Missouri, Ohio
- Mercury Launches Usage-Based Car Insurance App Oklahoma
- Seeking More Money, Cities Opt Out of Indiana’s Suits Against Opioid Makers
- Illinois Casualty Gets AM Best Ratings Upgrade
- Europe’s Insurers Expect Robust M&A Activity and Strong Earnings in 2021: Moody’s
- Judge Rules in Favor of New Hampshire Hotel Group in Insurance Dispute
- ShoreOne Insurance Managers Announces Entry into New Jersey
- People Moves: Merchants’ Lasante Promoted; New Hires at AAU, Ascot
- People Moves: Island Insurance Promotes Tonaki to VP in Claims; PCF in Utah Names Stradling VP of Finance
- Regulator Objects But Court Clears Bid for $200M From Liquidated Insurer’s Owners
- City in New Mexico Suing Companies Over Lighting on Problem-Plagued Bus Route
- Firefighters in California Working to Contain Large Wildfire
- Budweiser Insurance, Eh? Beer Maker Taps Into Canadians’ Love for BBQs
- Georgia Fire Marshal Report on Warehouse Fire Cites Pellet Stacks, Low Water Pressure
- BHSI Launches Energy & Technical Lines Casualty Products in UK with Dedicated Team
- Accenture Invests in Swiss Digital Payments Company Imburse
- Supreme Court Adds Check on Patent Tribunal Judges, Giving Director Review Power
- SEC Looking Into Whether Firms Failed to Disclose Effects of SolarWinds Cyber Breach
- AXA Partners with Hong Kong Broadband Network to Offer Homeowners Insurance
- Generali Agrees to Buy AXA’s Malaysian P/C and Life Insurance Units
- Louisiana Gov.: $176M Now Available from FEMA for Laura, Delta Aid
- People Moves: Liberty Mutual Appoints Key Executives; Langwell Announces Retirement
- Ryan Specialty Group Registers with SEC for IPO
- Assessing Options for Managing the Risks and Insuring Communicable Diseases
- Florida Supreme Court Ruling Pulls Marijuana Proposal From 2022 Ballot
- People Moves: Srygley in New C&F Role; Lopez Joins Mosaic; CLARA Names CEO; IronHealth Has New President
- Vaccination Rate for Public Safety Workers in L.A. Below Average
- Arizona Governor Signs $100M Wildfire Funding Bill
- Newspaper Carrier Confronted by Washington Sheriff Seeks $5M in Damages
- Seacor: Pay Debt With $25M in Overturned Louisiana Boat’s Insurance
- Supreme Court Backs Goldman Sachs Escape from Securities Class Action
- Sri Lanka Ship Disaster Causes ‘Significant Damage to the Planet’: UN
- CFC Underwriting’s Lloyd’s Syndicate Opens for Trading
- Supreme Court Turns Away Insurers’ Bid Over Obamacare Reimbursements
- UK Financial Services Sector Cautions About Legislating Work-from-Home Options
- North Carolina Sheriff’s Office Settles Excessive Force Claims for $6M
- Court Grants Florida Bid to Halt CDC Broad Shutdown of Cruise Industry
- Severe Thunderstorms, Tornado Slam Chicago; Injuries, Power Outage, Property Damage Reported
- Czech Utility CEZ Manages to Find Insurance After 2 Providers Exit from Coal Coverages
- Man in Prison for Maryland Arsons Linked to Delaware Fires
- Vermont Hospital Still Calculating Cost of Ransomware Attack
- Tropical Depression Claudette Triggers Flash Flooding in South
- Connecticut Casinos Sue Insurer Over COVID-19 Losses
- CEO Views: Successes and Failures in Dealing with Pandemic Challenges
- 8 Reinsurers Provide $897M Cover for Lloyd’s Central Fund with Aon as Placing Broker
- Owners of Ship that Blocked Suez Make New Compensation Offer with Canal Authority
- Citgo to Pay Additional $19.7M for Damage from Louisiana Refinery Spill
- Nebraska to Offer Additional Payments for 2019 Flood Recovery
- Flood Concerns Prompt Louisiana Parish to Pause New Development
- Training on Louisiana Sex Misconduct Rules for Colleges to Begin Soon
- N.D. Counties Join Ban on Private Fireworks Due to Drought
- People Moves: KAIA Hires Goodman; New Shareholders at Holmes Murphy; AmericanAg Adds Nuehring
- FBI Says Don’t Pay Ransom While Tax Advisors Say Payment May Be Tax Deductible
- Takeaways from Auditable Policies and Cannabis Conversation
- 7 Major Cyber Insurers Form Company to Coordinate Cyber Analysis, Risk Mitigation
- Survey: 10 States See Strong Growth in Rural Areas
- Tropical Storm Claudette Pounds Gulf Coast with Rain, Floods
- Grim California Wildfire Outlook Has Insurers Forking Over Big Bucks for Modeling
- Ship Carrying Chemicals Sinks Near Sri Lanka Capital, Prompting Pollution Fears
- Scale Underwriting Introduces Social Media Influencer Liability
- South Dakota Records Second Earthquake This Month
- People Moves: Carpenter’s Schwebach to Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions; Mellor to Credit and Political Risks Team at Miller
- People Moves: W.R. Berkley Promotes Middleton; PMA Promotes Hopper
- AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Southern Mutual Church Insurance
- Aon-WTW Merger Would Help Boost Industry’s Innovation. Aon CEO Makes the Case.
- FEMA Extends Aid Deadline in 31 Kentucky Counties Hit by Flooding
- New Mexico Public Defender Agency Settles Gender Pay-Gap Suit
- Waymo in California Getting $2.5B to Fuel Self-Driving Ambitions
- Ex-Shake Shack Worker in New York Accused of Poisoning Cops’ Shakes Sues
- Banning Spectators Is ‘Least Risky’ Option for Tokyo 2020 Games: Medical Experts
- Suit Filed Against 11 N.Y. Skilled Nursing Facilities for Fraud, Unnecessary Services
- Return to Work Delayed by Doctors Ignoring Treatment Guidelines for Back Pain: Study
- Bamboo Insurance Acquires First American P/C Agency to Expand Nationally
- New Louisiana Law Creates Rules for Self-Driving Delivery Devices
- Texas Company to Pay $1M Fine in 2016 Louisiana Pipeline Accident
- Hub Introduces Transportation Industry Excess Liability Product
- UK Struggles to Adapt to Impact of Climate Change
- Indiana Wildlife Center Operator with ‘Tiger King’ Ties Owes PETA $734K in Suit
- Fire Destroys Iowa Pipe Organ Making Business
- What Pandemic Auto Premium Givebacks? Many Customers Unaware, Says J.D. Power
- Supreme Court Dismisses Nestle, Cargill Child Slavery Lawsuit
- U.S. Suit Against Aon-Willis Merger Assigned to Bush Nominee Judge Walton
- Safety Agency Pursuing 30 Investigations Into Tesla Crashes
- Paris-Based Insurtech Akur8 Raises $30 Million for International Expansion
- French Chef Seeks $1.9M from Allianz for Biz Income Losses During COVID Lockdowns
- Stormy Weekend: Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Gulf Coast, Louisiana to Florida
- People Moves: Lockton Names Harrison Market Leader in California, Hanleigh Names Haley Sales Director
- Is a Climate Change-Driven ‘Megadrought’ Looming over Parts of U.S.?
- Cannabis Wholesaler Cannasure Now Operating in California
- More Defendants Plead Guilty in Louisiana Staged Auto Crash Cases
- Drought Contributes to Rise in North Dakota Wildfires
- South Sioux City Council OKs Settlement Over Biogas Plant
- Louisiana to Give Child Sex Abuse Victims More Time to File Suits
- Protester Sues New Orleans Police, City for Injuries from Gas Grenade
- 5 Nebraskans Hurt When Boat Explodes at Missouri Lake
- People Moves: Furlong Joins accūrō Solutions; Safety National Hires O’Grady
- Supreme Court Rejects Latest Republican Challenge to Obamacare
- Report Points to Trouble Connecting Rail Cars Before Worker Death in New Hampshire
- New Florida Law on Reinsurance Goes into Effect in July
- Fire Danger Rises as Heat Grips Parts of Montana, Wyoming
- eMaxx to Offer Warranty Programs for Alternative Energy Projects
- Judge OKs $15M Settlement in Arizona Over Rape of Incapacitated Woman
- Pennsylvania Launches Program to Support Innovation, New Insurance Products
- California Farmers Being Told Drought Could Cut Off Their Water
- Panel Approves Pennsylvania House GOP Bill to Ban Employer Vaccine Mandates
- Family Sues Georgia Health Center Over Handling of Mentally Disabled Man
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