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Employment Liability Insurers See Plenty to Worry About, From Biometrics to Harassment

After Back to the Future 2 was released in 1989, moviegoers could observe Marty McFly as he traveled to his version of 2015 where fingerprints were used to identify a person, to unlock the front door of a house and …

Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services Adds 3 Agencies to Florida Network

Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a nationwide membership alliance for independent insurance agencies, has added three independent insurance agencies to its Florida network. The new members include: Bellken Insurance Group, LLC, Davie, Fla., is a full-service independent insurance agency providing commercial …

Atlantic Casualty to Create 83 Jobs, Invest $11.8M in North Carolina Operations

Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., a national provider of commercial insurance products, will create 83 jobs and invest more than $11.8 million through an expansion of its Wayne County, N.C., headquarters, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of …

Group Sues California Commissioner over Public Records of Dealings with Insurance Executives

A non-profit consumer group announced on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit to compel California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance to hand over records of Lara’s meetings and communications with insurance companies. The lawsuit was …

California Commissioner, Lawmakers Intro ‘Hardened Homes’ Wildfire Bill Requiring Admitted Market to Offer Coverage

A newly proposed bill would clarify under California law the concept of “hardened homes” that are safer or more resistant to wildfires and then require admitted carriers to cover those homes. California’s insurance commissioner and several lawmakers on Tuesday introduced …

RIMS Workshop at University of Southern California Drawing Broader Insurance Professional Audience

A risk professional is no longer merely someone who just focuses on protecting assets, according to Ward Ching, a managing director of the Western region at Aon. Ching not only sees a growing need for risk professionals to realize this …

Surplus Line Association of California Elects 2020 Board

The members of the Surplus Line Association of California have elected Terri Moran of Paul Hanson Partners as chair of the SLA board of directors. Moran’s election became official at the SLA annual meetings on Feb. 4 and Feb. 6 …

Trial Over Arkema Chemical Plant Fire During Harvey Set to Begin

Hurricane Harvey’s historic flooding in 2017 overwhelmed power systems at Arkema Inc.’s chemical plant in suburban Houston, eventually causing organic peroxides made at the facility to catch fire and explode, sending noxious black smoke into the air. The blaze forced …

Arizona Senate Passes Bill Boosting Firefighter Cancer Workers’ Comp Coverage

The Arizona Senate has passed a bill designed to boost protections for firefighters and other first responders who are diagnosed with cancers linked to the workplace. The proposal from Republican Sen. Heather Carter ensures that listed cancers contracted by firefighters …

Washington Senate Advances Data Privacy Rules

The Washington Senate has passed a data privacy measure that would give consumers the right to manage how information held by private companies is used. The measure, called the Washington Privacy Act, passed on a bipartisan 46-1 vote and now …

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