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Florida Agents Optimistic About Market – and Don’t Fear the A.I. Reaper

ORLANDO – Just as some California insurance agents are expressing grave concerns about the future of that state’s insurance market, a number of Florida agents feel like they’ve turned something of a corner. “Things are getting better. They are,” said …

Florida High Court Allows Attorney Fees for Non-Prevailing Party in Tobacco Case

The Florida Supreme Court has underscored the right for plaintiffs to win legal fees in some cases, even if they don’t prevail in court. The decision suggests that insurance companies’ efforts to reduce attorney fees in claims litigation may be …

Collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia to Reopen Within 2 Weeks, Governor Says

The collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will reopen within two weeks, Pennsylvania’s governor said Saturday, after joining President Joe Biden on a helicopter tour over the critical segment of the highway closed to East Coast traffic since last …

15 Injured as Baltimore Bus Crashes Into Two Cars, Building

Fifteen people were injured Saturday when a mass transit bus crashed with two cars before hitting a building in Baltimore, police said. Baltimore police said officers in the city’s central district responded to a Maryland Transit Administration bus crash at …

Bayer Reaches $6.9 Million Settlement With New York Over Roundup

Two companies that sell top brands of household weedkiller will pay $6.9 million for allegedly making false and misleading claims regarding the safety of their products as part of a settlement with the New York attorney general’s office announced on …

Arizona Woman Alleges Sexual Assault by Bauer; He Denies Allegation and Countersues

An Arizona woman has accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault, alleging in a lawsuit updated this week that he held a knife at her throat and choked her until she passed out during a rape that …

Prosecutors: Weapons Expert in Was Hungover on Set New Mexico Movie Set

The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” prosecutors are alleging, saying she was likely hungover when she loaded a …

Farmers Halts Homeowners Policies in Florida

Farmers Insurance has confirmed it has halted sales of new homeowners policies in Florida just as the new hurricane season is getting underway. The insurer cited rising costs as the reason. “With catastrophe costs at historically high levels and reconstruction …

Markets/Coverages: Amwins Global Risks Launches Automated Follow-Form Facility, Led by Beazley

Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of global specialty insurance broker Amwins, announced the launch of Amwins Amplify, a new automated follow-form facility, led by Beazley’s Smart Tracker Syndicate 5623. Amplify is initially covering property before adding cross-class diversification, with …

Supreme Court Allows Justice Department to Toss Whistleblower Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday preserved the Justice Department’s power to unilaterally dismiss lawsuits filed under a law that lets whistleblowers sue businesses on behalf of the government to recover taxpayer money paid to companies based on false claims …

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