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Drop in Cargo Thefts Follows Spike During Pandemic Lockdowns

A rash of railcar thefts in the Los Angeles area may have given a different impression, but nationally the number of reported cargo thefts dropped by 15% in 2021 compared to the prior year, according to CargoNet’s annual Supply Chain …

Leadership Conundrum: Can Corporate Culture Survive Remote Work Models?

As the world enters the third year of the pandemic, employees in the insurance industry expect to maintain workplace flexibility—a hybrid model—even after COVID-19 infection rates dwindle to safe levels. Now companies will have to navigate this new environment—to find …

New Russian Law on Leased Jets Could Help in Claiming Insurance, Air Lease Says

A new Russian law on leased aircraft showed Moscow could “confiscate” planes and such a move might help it claim insurance, Air Lease Corp. said at a time when leasing firms risk writing off jets stranded in the sanction-hit country. …

Florida DFS Charges Two Roof Contractors in ‘Free Roof’ Scheme

The recent arrest of two men associated with a large Florida roofing company, on charges of offering “free roofs” and rebates to cover homeowners’ insurance deductibles, has met with strong reactions around the state. The insurance industry has complained loudly …

Maine Rights Panel Finds Senior Facility Discriminated Against Transgender Woman

Maine’s human rights panel has ruled in favor of a transgender woman who complained that she was discriminated against when she was denied a room by an assisted living facility. The Maine Human Rights Commission voted 3-2 on Monday that …

People Moves: Alliant in California Names VanZanten VP in Employee Benefits group; Burns & Wilcox Adds New Associates

Alliant Insurance Services named Kerstin VanZanten vice president within its employee benefits group. VanZanten is based in Orange County, California. VanZanten’s background includes experience in benefits communication and enrollment and leadership roles with various large insurance carriers. VanZanten previously was …

Maryland’s Hershberger Insurance Agency Joins Ensurise Network

Ensurise announced that Hershberger Insurance Agency has joined its agency network. Hershberger Insurance Agency will continue to operate from its Grantsville, Maryland location. Currently under the leadership of Frank J. Trotta II, the firm has been serving clients in the …

Year After Ever Given Ship Blocked Canal, Ever Guard Runs Aground in Chesapeake Bay

The Ever Forward container ship is currently grounded in the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, nearly a year after another ship run by the same company blocked the Suez Canal for six days. The container …

Music and Business Industry Specialist Gravitas Insurance Group in California Launches

Gravitas Insurance Group, an insurance brokerage in Los Angeles, California, designed exclusively to serve the music and business management communities, was launched this week by John Tomlinson. Tomlinson previously established the music practices at Lockton Cos. He will serve as …

Groups Sue for Records in Montana Mine Pollution Case

Conservation groups are suing Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration to obtain records related to its decision to drop legal claims against a mining executive over decades of pollution from several mines. The groups, Earthworks and Montana Environmental Information Center, filed the …

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