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Farmers Forced to Rescind Thousands of Nonrenewal Notices in Georgia

About the same time that it announced a major pull-back from the Florida and California markets, Farmers Insurance also sent thousands of nonrenewal notices to Georgia homeowners. In Georgia, though, the carrier appears to have misunderstood the state’s rather unique …

Massachusetts High Court Revives Contractor Liability Claim Over ‘Half Inch’ Defect

Whether a half-inch granite protrusion on a crosswalk under repair is sufficient to support a negligent claim is a matter for a jury to decide, not a court granting summary judgment for a contractor doing work for a municipality. Furthermore, …

Donnelly to Lead Marsh Specialty’s Global Business; Sartain Named President Marsh US

Marsh said today that Pat Donnelly has been appointed as president, Marsh Specialty and Global Placement, effective immediately. Donnelly was formerly president of Marsh’s US business since the start of 2022. Prior to that, he was head of Marsh Specialty …

Google Owes $338.7 Million in Chromecast Patent Case, Jury Says

Alphabet’s Google violated a software developer’s patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas decided on Friday. The jury found that Google’s Chromecast and other devices infringe patents owned …

AGCS and Local Allianz P/C Entities Now Trading as ‘Allianz Commercial’

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) together with the commercial insurance businesses of local Allianz Property & Casualty (P&C) entities have begun to trade as “Allianz Commercial” in one go-to-market business that offers insurance solutions for mid-sized businesses, large enterprises …

Some Pro Sports Leagues Have Specific Anti-Hazing Policies, Others Do Not

The biggest professional sports leagues in the United States have dealt with a smattering of hazing issues over the past decade, ranging from NFL offensive lineman Richie Incognito`s bad behavior to Major League Baseball cracking down on rookies dressing up …

Americans Are Moving Toward Climate Danger in Search of Cheaper Homes

A midsummer quiz: Let’s say you read about an area experiencing blistering heat for weeks on end. Heat so hot that in the day, you can’t go outside, and at nighttime it’s still above 90F. Would you cross that off …

New Michigan Law Allows Alcohol to Be Sold at Public University Sports Venues

A new state law allows alcoholic drinks to be sold at college sporting events in Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation last week allowing liquor licenses to be issued to sporting venues at public universities, including Michigan State in East …

Low Levels of Radioactive Tritium From Minnesota Energy Company May Be Near Mississippi River

Groundwater containing low levels of radioactive material may have reached the edge of the Mississippi River, the energy company responsible for the leak from its nuclear power plant in Monticello, Minnesota, announced on. Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, has …

Landlord’s Insurer Denied Recovery for Damage Caused by Tenant’s Drone

Sathiyaselvam Thangavel’s hijinks with a drone caused more than $77,000 in damage to the apartment building where he lived, but his landlord’s insurer can’t recover that money from Thangavel even though he signed a lease saying he is solely responsible …

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