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Aligning Sales and Marketing to Go from ‘Just Dating’ to ‘Happily Married’

CNA’s Emily Hathcoat launched a sales and marketing therapy session that promised tabloid-worthy confessions. Here is how she set the stage: “If you were to give your marketing and sales teams a relationship score, what would it be? Is it …

EEOC, N.C. Golden Corral Restaurant Settle Harassment, Disability Suit for $85K

Jax, LLC, which operates a Golden Corral restaurant in Matthews, N.C., has agreed to pay $85,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to a statement from the federal …

Kentucky City Settles Police Shooting Lawsuit for $1.8M

Louisville officials have settled a lawsuit over a 2017 police shooting for $1.8 million. The Louisville Courier Journal reports the city’s chief financial officer, Daniel Frockt, announced that the lawsuit filed by Bruce Warrick is settled. Warrick was shot by …

West Virginia to Eliminate Workers’ Compensation Defense Division

The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office is eliminating its Division of Employment Programs and Workers’ Compensation Defense, resulting in the loss of 10 jobs. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the division shut down Aug. 6 in response to the state Insurance …

First Month of Georgia Cellphone Ban Nets 900 Driver Citations

A Georgia agency says more than 900 drivers were cited for violating the state’s new law prohibiting handling cellphones behind the wheel during its first month. Georgia on July 1 joined more than a dozen states that make it illegal …

Embroker Launches Direct-to-Customer Online D&O Policy for Startups

Embroker, a digital commercial insurance brokerage, has launched a fully digital directors and officers (D&O) insurance policy, specifically designed for venture capital (VC) backed tech startups. The D&O policy is part of Embroker’s new digital Startup Program, which also includes …

Starr to Acquire Aspen’s Aviation Insurance Renewal Business

Starr Insurance Companies, one of the largest aviation insurers, has agreed to acquire the renewal rights of Aspen Insurance’s aviation business, which the insurer says is in excess of $50 million in gross written premiums. This follows Aspen’s announcement last …

Insurance Charity Responding to Historic California Wildfires

The insurance industry is responding to the massive blazes across California in a way that goes beyond merely paying claims. More than $30,000 has been collected within the last week to help victims of the dozens of wildfires raging across …

Norman-Spencer Acquires American Insurance Professionals in Arizona

Norman-Spencer Agency Inc. has acquired the business assets of American Insurance Professionals, a nationwide insurance broker based in Phoenix, Ariz. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. AIP provides errors and omissions insurance, crime insurance, cyber insurance and statutory surety …

Texas Commission Seeking Comments for Texas Windstorm Insurance Review

While the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is not subject to closure by the state’s Sunset Commission, the insurer is subject to periodic review by the commission as required by the Texas Sunset Act. As it begins its review of TWIA, …

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