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What’s New in Agency E&O? Participate in This Year’s Survey Today

Insurance Journal invites buyers of agency errors and omissions insurance to participate in this year’s Agency Errors & Omissions Survey. The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete, and will provide you and us with important information …

Insurers Could Owe $80M to Investors Suing Over 2016 Willis Merger With Towers Watson

Seven insurers that shared the risk for directors and officers policies sold to Towers Watson may have to pay up to $80 million for settlements with shareholders who cried foul after learning that the brokerage’s 2016 merger with Willis included …

Hub International Acquires Quebec’s H.W. Hollinger (Canada)

Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based insurance broker and financial services firm, announced it has acquired H.W. Hollinger (Canada) Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H.W. Hollinger is an independent insurance agency providing commercial …

Los Angeles Implementing One of Strictest Vaccination Mandates in Nation

Los Angeles leaders on Wednesday approved one of the nation’s strictest vaccine mandates _ a sweeping measure that would require the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms or even a Lakers game. The City Council voted 11-2 …

Report: A Fifth of U.S. Insurance Company Board Members Have Worked in Fossil Fuel Industry

A report out Thursday from a climate change advocacy group alleges that more than one-fifth of U.S. insurance company board members have worked for the fossil fuel industry, and that two-thirds of all U.S. insurance company board members are “climate …

California Governor Signs Hemp Bill Setting up Regulatory Framework

California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a bill into law establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for the manufacture and sale of hemp products in California. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 45. The bill alters the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic …

Trial to Assess Damages in 2017 Texas Church Massacre Now Underway

A trial to assess damages owed to families of the victims of the Sutherland Springs church massacre began with vivid witness accounts of the shooting. John Porter Holcombe testified for several hours on Sept. 4 about the horrors of Devin …

Company Faces $202K in Penalties After Worker’s Death at Oklahoma Facility

Federal officials cited Valmont Coatings for one willful and five serious violations and proposed $202,000 in penalties following the death of a worker at its facility in Claremore, Oklahoma. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said an investigation following the …

Kansas County Pays More Than $70K to End Cyberattack

A northeast Kansas county paid more than $70,000 to end a cyberattack that crippled its computer systems for about two weeks. Pottawatomie County administrator Chad Kinsley said the attackers had demanded more than $1 million, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports. Kinsley …

Cybersecurity Weak for Many Kansas School Districts, Audit Finds

Many Kansas school districts aren’t taking basic steps to protect their computer systems and the privacy of sensitive information collected about students, according to a legislative audit release. The report from the Legislature’s auditing agency based its conclusions on a …

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