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People Moves: Crest Hires Weaver as Benefits Consultant in Colorado

Crest Insurance of Fort Collins welcomes Jason Weaver to their team as an employee benefits consultant. Weaver previously worked as a benefits specialist at Pinnacle Financial Services and founded and operated Mountain Plains Benefits. In 2019, he joined Colorado Insurance …

Seafood Company Denies Discrimination Claim by Immigrant Worker

A Massachusetts seafood business said Thursday that it did not discriminate against an immigrant worker who complained to the state. The worker, Paula Fortes, is a Black woman who immigrated to the U.S. from Cape Verde, an island nation off …

Texas Windstorm Insurance Group Getting Update on Cat Funding for 2023 Season

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors will meet at the Austin Marriott South on May 23 at 9 a.m. In addition to the TWIA board’s consideration of routine association updates, the board will receive an update on reinsurance …

New Hampshire High Court Rejects Cat Urine Analogy in Overturning Hotels’ COVID Insurance Win

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned a trial court that had found for a group of 23 hotels claiming they were entitled to insurance payments for business interruption losses caused by contamination of their properties by COVID-19. Agreeing with …

People Moves: Gallagher Re Names Kerton as CEO for UK Region, Succeeding Wakefield; Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Promotes Hall for UK, Ireland, S. Africa, EMEA Wholesale

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher Re and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. A summary of these two promotions follows here. Gallagher Re announced the appointment of Ian Kerton to the role of CEO of the reinsurance …

Supreme Court Spurns Dispute Over Monsanto Class-Action Settlement

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a dispute involving a lawsuit against Bayer AG’s Monsanto Co that could rein in a common form of settlement in class action cases under which money is awarded to charities and …

Clients Buy Higher Limits as Q1 Cyber Increases Follow Moderation Trend: Marsh

For the fifth straight quarter, pricing increases for cyber insurance continued to fall at the start of 2023. According to a new U.S. Cyber Purchasing Trends report from broker Marsh, prices were up 11% in first quarter 2023 compared to …

Ohio Opioid Settlement Panel’s Records Must Be Public, Court Says

The state panel that will decide how Ohio distributes more than half of the money it will receive from a nationwide settlement regarding the opioid addiction crisis must make its records publicly available, the state Supreme Court ruled. In their …

Tornado Hit South Texas Near The Gulf Coast, Damaging Dozens of Homes

One person was killed and a curfew was imposed after a powerful tornado tore through a community near the southern tip of Texas before dawn Saturday, damaging dozens of residences and knocking down power lines, authorities said. At least 10 …

Youth Lawsuit Challenging Montana’s Pro-Fossil Fuel Policies Heading to Trial

A Montana judge said a climate change lawsuit from young people challenging the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies will proceed to trial despite efforts by the state to derail the case. The upcoming trial in Helena would be the first of …

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