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Explainer: Will U.S. Supreme Court EPA Ruling Rein in Federal Regulators?

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in a 6-3 ruling that some legal experts said would more broadly curb the federal government’s regulatory power. Below is …

Insurance Technology: OneShield Adds Betterview Analytics; Novidea Takes Certificates of Insurance Digital; Verisk Claims Integrates IMGING Data

Betterview Analytics Now Offered via OneShield Property data firm Betterview, which serves property/casualty insurance companies, is now partnering with core system provider, OneShield Software, to make the its property intelligence and risk management platform available to OneShield’s insurer clients. The …

Florida Workers’ Comp Admin, Second-Injury Fund Fees to Remain Steady for 2023

The surcharge for Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust Fund and for the second-injury fund will remain the same for 2023 – at near-historically low rates. The Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the assessment on compensation insurers and self-insurers will …

Georgia Construction Company Must Remain Defendant in Wetlands Suit, Court Finds

A federal court in Georgia has refused to dismiss a construction company from a lawsuit over wetlands violations, even though the company did not own the property at the time of the alleged dumping of dredge material. The contractor, TowneClub …

Lawsuits Over Sex-Assaults Advance Against Virginia School System

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal judges. One of the lawsuits includes allegations …

New York Overhaul of Gun Rules Expected to Draw Legal Challenges

New York lawmakers approved a sweeping overhaul Friday of the state’s handgun licensing rules, seeking to preserve some limits on firearms after the Supreme Court ruled that most people have a right to carry a handgun for personal protection. The …

People Moves: Verisk Promotes Rayner to President of Specialty Business Solutions; Munich Re Appoints 2 Senior Leaders for Singapore and SE Asia

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Verisk and Munich Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Verisk Promotes Rayner to President of Specialty Business Solutions Verisk, the global data analytics provider, announced that Tim Rayner …

Agents: Fourth of July Brings Risks & Claims

It has been a few years. Policyholders may have forgotten about that last barbeque mishap in their backyard. Maybe the memory has gotten hazy about that one time their college roommate drove home when they should not have. Perhaps their …

New Alabama, Georgia Laws Taking Effect Today Indirectly Affect Insurance

Several Alabama and Georgia laws that could indirectly affect property, liability and workers’ compensation insurance take effect today, July 1. Alabama House Bill 108 requires the state Elevator Safety Review Board to review, within 12 months of their publication, new …

Regulator Bars Texas Plant Restart Over Safety Concerns

The second-biggest U.S. liquefied natural gas export facility hit by fire earlier this month will not be allowed to repair or restart operations until it addresses risks to public safety, a pipeline regulator said on Thursday. The June 8 blast …

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