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People Moves: Former California Earthquake Authority CEO Pomeroy Joins GeoVera

Glenn Pomeroy, former CEO of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), joined GeoVera as executive vice president of marketing and regulatory affairs effective February 1. GeoVera is headquartered in Fairfield, Calif. Pomeroy has over 30 years of industry experience, including eight …

Empire State Building Lands New York Insurer With Lease for Full Floor

Greater New York Mutual Insurance Co. signed a lease at the Empire State Building. GNY Mutual, which currently has offices on Madison Avenue, agreed to a 17-year deal for a full floor at the famous New York tower, with 52,116 …

Worker Loses Legs to Trenching Machine; $150K Fine for Washington Contractor

A 16-year-old boy was using a walk-behind trencher on a job site in La Center, Washington to dig a channel for fence posts over the summer when he was dragged underneath the blade, causing injuries so severe that he lost …

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Against Casino in COVID Business Interruption Case

New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an Atlantic City casino is not entitled to payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak, determining that the presence of the virus did not constitute the kind of “direct …

Virginia Lawmakers Advance Nominees to Fill Powerful Regulatory Agency Vacancies

Virginia lawmakers nominated experienced attorneys on Tuesday to fill two long-standing vacancies on the state’s powerful regulatory panel that oversees interests ranging from utilities to insurers. The openings on the three-judge State Corporation Commission have gone unfilled, in one case …

Mother of Disabled Girl Allegedly Raped Sues Pittsburgh School District, Starbucks

The mother of an intellectually disabled girl who was allegedly led from school grounds by three male students and sexually assaulted in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby empty building filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools and …

Heavy Rains Cause Elevated Flooding Risks in Texas

HOUSTON (AP) —Heavy rains in Texas on Wednesday closed schools and elevated flooding risks around Houston in another round of soaking downpours that have made for a soggy and dangerous week across large portions of the U.S. A stretch of …

Texas Mutual Reports Nearly 6% Increase in Severe Injuries in 2023

Texas Mutual saw nearly 6% more severe injuries reported in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to an incident trends report released by the insurer. The construction industry reported the most serious incidents by industry in Texas in 2023. …

Fifth Circuit Upholds $502K Award for Louisiana Church in Hurricane Laura Damage Suit

The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this month upheld a 2022 decision against Church Mutual Insurance Co. in favor of Sugartown United Pentecostal Church in Dry Creek, Louisiana, which sits about 50 miles northeast of Lake Charles. …

Kansas Commissioner Schmidt to Serve on Three NAIC Committees

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced that she will be serving on three committees for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in 2024. Committee assignments were made at the NAIC’s winter meeting in January. Schmidt was assigned to the …

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