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Biden to Nominate Cliff to Head Auto Safety Agency

President Joe Biden plans to nominate the No. 2 auto safety official and a former California Air Resources Board official to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the White House confirmed on Tuesday. Steven Cliff, who has been …

Unvaccinated Employees Risk Job Losses as Employer Mandates Take Effect

Thousands of unvaccinated workers across the United States are facing potential job losses as a growing number of states, cities and private companies start to enforce mandates for inoculation against COVID-19. In the latest high-profile example, Washington State University (WSU) …

Supreme Court Upholds Police Qualified Immunity in Two Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of police officers accused of using excessive force in two cases involving the controversial doctrine of qualified immunity. The high court found that in both cases, appeals courts wrongly denied the officers …

California Labor Commissioner Cites Contractor $1.7M for Wage Theft Violations

The California Labor Commissioner’s office has cited JPI Construction $1.7 million for wage theft violations affecting 265 workers. An investigation reportedly found that the San Diego-based company failed to pay workers properly on commercial and residential construction projects, resulting in …

Davies Acquires Insurance Risk Services, an Inspection Firm

Davies, a professional services and technology company serving the insurance market, announced it has agreed to purchase Insurance Risk Services, a Florida-based firm that provides inspections for underwriting. Insurance Risk Services, or IRS, is based in Lake Mary, Florida. It …

Washington Insurance Commissioner Pursues January Date for Rule to Ban Use of Credit Scores

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler says he will seek an effective date of Jan. 1, 2022 for a permanent rule to temporarily ban the use of credit scores for insurance policies for three years. Kreidler’s emergency order prohibited insurers from …

Enbridge Fails to Meet Minnesota Aquifer Cleanup Deadline

Enbridge has failed to meet a deadline set by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for cleaning up a site where an aquifer ruptured during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline, DNR officials said. The agency had given the …

Citizens’ CEO: Florida Insurers Swimming in a Sea of Red Ink; Capital Drying Up

It’s not just a few Florida property insurance companies that are running into financial trouble. Almost every carrier is losing money in 2021 and the future does not look any better, the CEO of Citizens Property Insurance Co. told lawmakers …

People Moves:White Joins Holmes Murphy; GCG Financial Hires Sobelman

Jeffrey Austin White joins Holmes Murphy Jeffrey Austin White has joined Holmes Murphy as its Chief Analytics Officer (CAO), bringing his nearly three decades of expertise focused on strategic investments in talent and technology to the national insurance brokerage. In …

Business Groups Rally Against, Block Texas Bill to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Bills intended to block any Texas entity, including hospitals and private businesses, from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for employees failed to pass the Texas Legislature before lawmakers adjourned the third special legislative session. Signs that the legislation was in trouble came …

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