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Pro Sports Bubbles May Offer Coronavirus Lessons
Perhaps new sports rules can provide some solutions in the real world.
- Thanksgiving Fowl Play? No Problem. Whole Foods, Progressive Offer ‘Turkey Insurance’
- Starbucks Barista Who Declined to Wear Gay Pride T-Shirt Sues Over Firing
- Huge Vestas Wind Turbine Collapses in Northern Sweden in Rare Accident
- Zurich Insurance in Talks to Acquire MetLife Unit for $4 Billion
- Usage-Based Insurer Metromile to Become Public Company
- Carnival’s Princess Cruise Lines Must Face Passengers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit
- Best Agency to Work for East: Stanton Insurance Group
- University of Pennsylvania Vows $100M to Fix School Building Hazards
- Pennsylvania House Votes to Impose Fees on Electric Cars
- Starbucks Barista Who Declined to Wear Gay Pride T-Shirt Sues Over Firing
- Best Agency to Work For East: Deland, Gibson Insurance
- Former Virginia Attorney Indicted on Multiple Fraud Charges
- Nevada Supreme Court Rules Undocumented Injured Worker Can Get Benefits
- California OKs Workers’ Comp Advisory Rates, No Virus Adjustment for Now
- California Regulator Raising Concern with PG&E’s Wildfire Safety Measures
- Best Agency to Work For West: The Buckner Co.
- PrimeOne Insurance Co. in Utah Has Ratings Outlooks Revised to Stable
- Next Virus Shutdown May Cost Washington Restaurants $800M
- Best Agency to Work For Southeast: Darr Schackow Insurance
- Debris Leaks Out from Cargo Ship on Georgia Coast During Removal
- Death of West Virginia Miner Marks 6th US Coal Mining Fatality of 2020
- Best Agency to Work For Southeast: Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance
- Pork Producer Smithfield Settles Nuisance Lawsuits in N.C. as Court Affirms Verdict
- Alabama Insurance Department Launches New Website
- Best Agency to Work For: Upshaw Insurance Agency
- Louisiana School Superintendents Seeking Looser Quarantine Rules
- Texas Proposes Changes to Agent, Adjuster CE Requirements
- Best Agency to Work For South Central: INSURICA
- Louisiana Virus Aid Funds Run Low with Small Business, Local Requests Unmet
- Louisiana Ag Commissioner Pushing Farmers, Ranchers to Apply for Virus Aid
- Best Agency to Work For Midwest: Korotkin Insurance Group
- Trucks Keep Striking Missouri Overpass, Again and Again
- Schumacher to Lead Midwest Underwriting, Sales at Frankenmuth Insurance
- South Dakota Law Officers Sue to Overturn Pot Legalization Vote
- Lawsuit: Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Did Not Protect Workers from Virus
- Minnesota Fraud Bureau: Insurance Fraud Referrals Up in 2019 but not for Agents
National News
- Meatpacking Plants Linked to Up to 8% of Early U.S. COVID Cases
- Top Biden Tech Advisor Is Critic of Internet Firms; Helped Craft California Privacy Law
- COVID-19 Vaccines Could Be Sent to States Within 24 Hours of FDA’s OK: Official
- Travel Insurance Surges Along with Coronavirus This Thanksgiving
- Road Rage Lawsuit Has Implications for Police Shootings: Opinion
- Home Depot to Pay $17.5 Million to Settle With States Over 2014 Data Breach Claims
East News
- Best Agency to Work for East: Stanton Insurance Group
- University of Pennsylvania Vows $100M to Fix School Building Hazards
- Pennsylvania House Votes to Impose Fees on Electric Cars
- Starbucks Barista Who Declined to Wear Gay Pride T-Shirt Sues Over Firing
- Best Agency to Work For East: Deland, Gibson Insurance
- Former Virginia Attorney Indicted on Multiple Fraud Charges
Midwest News
- Best Agency to Work For Midwest: Korotkin Insurance Group
- Trucks Keep Striking Missouri Overpass, Again and Again
- Schumacher to Lead Midwest Underwriting, Sales at Frankenmuth Insurance
- South Dakota Law Officers Sue to Overturn Pot Legalization Vote
- Lawsuit: Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Did Not Protect Workers from Virus
- Minnesota Fraud Bureau: Insurance Fraud Referrals Up in 2019 but not for Agents
Taking California Gig Worker Law Nationwide
Gig employers to push contractor status with limited benefits.
Texas / South Central News
- Best Agency to Work For: Upshaw Insurance Agency
- Louisiana School Superintendents Seeking Looser Quarantine Rules
- Texas Proposes Changes to Agent, Adjuster CE Requirements
- Best Agency to Work For South Central: INSURICA
- Louisiana Virus Aid Funds Run Low with Small Business, Local Requests Unmet
- Louisiana Ag Commissioner Pushing Farmers, Ranchers to Apply for Virus Aid
Southeast News
- Best Agency to Work For Southeast: Darr Schackow Insurance
- Debris Leaks Out from Cargo Ship on Georgia Coast During Removal
- Death of West Virginia Miner Marks 6th US Coal Mining Fatality of 2020
- Best Agency to Work For Southeast: Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance
- Pork Producer Smithfield Settles Nuisance Lawsuits in N.C. as Court Affirms Verdict
- Alabama Insurance Department Launches New Website
Q&A: The Race for COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer's positive report raises hopes.
West News
- Nevada Supreme Court Rules Undocumented Injured Worker Can Get Benefits
- California OKs Workers’ Comp Advisory Rates, No Virus Adjustment for Now
- California Regulator Raising Concern with PG&E’s Wildfire Safety Measures
- Best Agency to Work For West: The Buckner Co.
- PrimeOne Insurance Co. in Utah Has Ratings Outlooks Revised to Stable
- Next Virus Shutdown May Cost Washington Restaurants $800M
International News
- Established Insurers Could See Market Share Squeezed by Fintechs, EU Says
- Third Point Re and Sirius Group Get Shareholder Nod for $788M Merger
- SCOR CEO Expects Double-Digit Reinsurance Rate Hikes in January Renewals
- Private Equity Investors Pelican Ventures, J.C. Flowers Complete Ariel Re Deal
- UK Insurer and Roadside Recovery Firm, AA Plc, Accepts Private Equity Offer
- Brexit Trade Talks Make ‘Genuine Progress,’ but Risk of No Deal Remains
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