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Perez Joins Atlanta-Based SIU’s Commercial P&C Team

Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (SIU) has added Jose Perez to the Commercial Property and Casualty underwriting team. Perez comes to SIU with more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry and a penchant for developing strong relationships with …

FEMA Administrator: We Want California Wildfire Costs From PG&E, Not Victims

A regional director for the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday said FEMA is going after California utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric for $3.9 billion owed the government due to wildfires that PG&E was found to have caused in …

PIIB in California Elects 2020’s Board of Directors

El Dorado Hills, Calif.-based Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers has announced its 2020 board of directors. The voting members of Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers reelected seven people to PIIB’s board during the annual meeting held in December. The board reelected Kirby …

Tennessee Touts Insurance Market Growth; Cites $31M Recovered for Consumers

More than $31.4 million was located and returned to Tennesseans in combined life insurance benefits/annuities and monies returned through the department’s mediation efforts in 2019, according to the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI). In all, TDCI said: $27.2 …

Ohio’s Nationwide Investing $160M in Workforce Development, Retention

The Columbus, Ohio-based insurance company, Nationwide, will invest $160 million in its workforce over the next five years, the company has reported. The money will go toward attracting, developing and retaining talent, and will include investments in reskilling and upskilling …

Oklahoma Bill Would Create Entity Focused on Natural Disaster, Hazard Mitigation

Legislation filed in Oklahoma would establish an organizational framework for addressing mitigation of natural disasters in that state. House Bill 2776, The Oklahoma Hazard Mitigation Assessment District Act, provides the framework for residents in each county to elect and establish …

Kemper Gains $142 Million Arbitration Award Against Computer Firm

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a $141.7 million arbitration award in favor of the Kemper Corp. subsidiary, Kemper Corporate Services, against Computer Sciences Corp. A decision of the arbitrator, issued in November 2017, found …

UT-Austin Acknowledges 17 Cases of Employee Sexual Misconduct

Seventeen employees at the University of Texas at Austin, including three faculty members and one research fellow, were found to have violated the flagship’s sexual misconduct policies between November 2017 and December 2019, according to a university document released on …

Tax Break for Hiring Felons Included in Nebraska Bill

Nebraska businesses that hire felons could get a tax break under a measure that’s designed to make it easier for them to get jobs and reduce the likelihood they’ll re-offend. Supporters say the bill before Nebraska lawmakers would encourage employers …

Lead, Uranium Found After Detroit River Aggregate Spill, EPA Says

Federal environmental officials found uranium, lead and several chemicals during testing of an industrial site where limestone construction aggregate material spilled into the Detroit River last year, a state agency said. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy …

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