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Church Mutual in Wisconsin Promotes Carter, Tribble

Church Mutual Insurance Co., based in Merrill, Wis., has promoted Bruce Carter to assistant vice president – Diversity & Inclusion and John Tribble to vice president – Customer Relationship and Business Development, a newly developed position. Carter joined Church Mutual …

CRC Names Brown in Washington Transportation Unit Director

CRC Group has promoted Stewart Brown to regional director of the company’s transportation binding division for a newly created region that includes Texas and California. Brown is based in CRC’s Seattle, Wash., office, and specializes in primary liability fleet business, …

Palomar in California Names Brose Chief Technology Officer

La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Holdings Inc. has named Mark Brose chief technology officer. Brose will report to his predecessor, Chief Operating Officer Britt Morries, who assumed that role on Sept. 1, 2020. Brose most recently was vice president of engineering …

For Brown & Brown, Acquiring CoverHound Accelerates Tech Modernization Efforts

Property/casualty insurance companies far and wide are considering whether to develop technology platforms in-house or modernize some other way. Brown & Brown chose an acquisition to get there. The broker announced in November that it bought digital property/casualty insurance marketplace …

Major Insurers Temporarily Halt Political Contributions in Wake of Capitol Attack

Major U.S. insurers on Wednesday decided to suspend contributions to political campaigns for the next few months, following last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol and challenge to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Chubb Ltd., one of the world’s largest insurers, …

Driving Declined But Traffic Deaths Rose 13% After Lockdowns Ended

U.S. traffic deaths jumped dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, rising 13.1% in the three months ending Sept. 30 to the highest rate since 2005 despite a decline in driving, auto safety regulators said on Wednesday. In total, 11,260 …

NTSB: Deadly Dallas Natural Gas Explosion ‘Could Have Been Prevented’

A natural gas explosion at a Dallas home that killed a 12-year-old girl came after an energy company failed to find a damaged line despite two nearby homes being destroyed in gas-related fires on the two previous days, federal officials …

Report: Michigan Ex-Gov. Snyder Charged in Flint Water Probe

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a …

FEMA: NW Arkansas Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps Ready to View

FEMA has made available for review Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for certain municipalities and unincorporated areas in northwest Arkansas. The maps cover Elm Springs, Elkins, Farmington, Fayetteville, Greenland, Johnson, Springdale, West Fork, Tontitown, Winslow, Lincoln, Prairie Grove, Goshen; …

Delivery Driver Killed in Drywall Accident at Florida Home Depot

A delivery driver was killed Sunday night when a load of construction materials fell on him at a Home Depot store in Florida, police said. News outlets report that a load of drywall struck 47-year-old Cyrenus Leroy Amon around 7:30 …

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