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People Moves: Crest in Arizona Adds Howard to Leadership Team

Crest Insurance Group, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, hired Bob Howard as vice president, director of sales. Howard has a history with large insurance brokers and consulting firms involving complex construction and real estate projects, publicly traded companies and global organizations. …

California Department of Insurance Orders Refunds over Bogus Mailers

An insurance company offering home warranties must refund Californians who were reportedly deceived by a misleading mailer sent to hundreds of thousands of consumers. According to an investigation by the California Department of Insurance, Response Indemnity Company of California worked …

Hannover Re Latest Company to Leave Net-Zero Insurance Alliance

German reinsurer Hannover Re on Wednesday became the third major company to leave a global climate alliance focused on reducing emissions that has faced growing political pressure in the United States. Hannover said in an emailed statement that it was …

California Workers’ Comp Committee OK’s .03% Higher Pure Premium Filing

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Governing Committee voted on Wednesday to authorize the WCIRB to submit a Sept. 1, 2023 pure premium rate filing to the state’s Insurance Commissioner on average 0.3% above the average approved September …

TWIA to Maintain $4.6B Total Funding for 2023 Storm Season

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TIWA) Board of Directors on Tuesday elected to forego additional reinsurance beyond the $2.24 billion it selected in January, bringing the insurer of last resort’s total funding for the 2023 storm season to $4.5 billion. …

Rural Texans Oppose Wind and Solar Development

FRANKLIN COUNTY — Volunteer firefighter Jim Emery grew emotional as he spoke to the crowd at an anti-solar development town hall meeting in his northeast Texas community. Emery, who worked for decades at the nearby coal power plant before it …

Ohio Doctor Acquitted in 14 Patient Deaths Sues Health System

DETROIT (AP) – An Ohio doctor acquitted in the deaths of 14 patients who died after they were given painkillers has filed a lawsuit against a national Catholic health system that operates the hospital where he worked in the intensive …

Ex-Cardinal Charged in Wisconsin With Sex Abuse

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The defrocked Roman Catholic cardinal who became the face of the church’s clergy sex abuse crisis has been charged in Wisconsin with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man more than 45 years ago, court records show. A …

AM Best Gives A- Rating to At-Bay Specialty; Fischel Hired as At-Bay CFO

At-Bay said insurance industry rating agency AM Best has assigned At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent). At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company is a Delaware-domiciled excess and surplus (E&S) lines property and casualty (P&C) carrier, acquired by …

Snap Says It’s Wrongly Dragged Into Social Media Addiction Suits

nap Inc. says it can’t be sued for allegedly addicting young users and contributing to a mental-health crisis because its “ephemeral” messaging service is “fundamentally different” from other platforms including TikTok and Instagram that are at the center of a …

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