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S.D. Booster Seat Law Upheld after Override Attempt Failed

Booster seats will not be required for children who are 5, 6 and 7 years old in South Dakota. The House failed this week to override Gov. Mike Rounds’ veto of the legislation, meaning it is dead. Although HB1189 would …

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Community Banks Nuts & Bolts: Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. has added a new coverage to its American Bankers Association-sponsored Financial Institution Program. The new coverage, Privacy Liability and Mitigation Expense, is designed to address banks’ liability arising from unauthorized access …

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Social Service Organizations Nuts & Bolts: Riverport Insurance Co. provides property, general liability, professional liability, automobile, crime, and excess liability coverages for social service and nonprofit organizations with flexible premium payment plans. Riverport is a Berkley company. Limits vary. Carrier: …

Agents Hit U.S. Chamber Backing of Federal Insurance Regulation

As they prepare to converge on Washington, D.C. to meet with federal legislators, insurance agents are targeting a recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsement of federal insurance regulation for criticism. The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has asked …

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Lawsuit reform bills advance in Okla. Senate The Oklahoma Senate recently passed three key lawsuit reform measures, according to a Senate announcement. Senate Republican leaders said they are negotiating with Senate Democrats and leaders of the House of Representatives to …

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R.I., Mass. safest while Wyo., Ark. deadliest states for truck crashes Wyoming and Arkansas are the deadliest states for truck crashes, according to a safety group that has called for tougher federal regulation to reduce fatalities hovering above 100 a …

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Community Banks Nuts & Bolts: Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. has added a new coverage to its American Bankers Association-sponsored Financial Institution Program. The new coverage, Privacy Liability and Mitigation Expense, is designed to address banks’ liability arising from unauthorized access …

Okla. Commissioner: Faith-based benefit firm considered an insurer

TITLE: Okla. Commissioner: Faith-based benefit firm considered an insurer A Tulsa, Okla.-based Christian organization that pools member money to pay medical bills, but says it isn’t an insurance company, is still going to be treated like one, a state official …

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Social Service Organizations Nuts & Bolts: Riverport Insurance Co. provides property, general liability, professional liability, automobile, crime, and excess liability coverages for social service and nonprofit organizations with flexible premium payment plans. Riverport is a Berkley company. Limits vary. Carrier: …

R.I., Mass. safest while Wyo., Ark. deadliest states for truck crashes

Wyoming and Arkansas are the deadliest states for truck crashes, according to a safety group that has called for tougher federal regulation to reduce fatalities hovering above 100 a week nationwide for years. The safest states for truck crashes are …