Monthly Archives: <span>July 2020</span>

California Scrutinizing Amazon’s Treatment of Workers During Coronavirus Outbreak

California’s attorney general and state and local agencies are investigating whether Amazon.com Inc. has taken adequate steps to protect its workers from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a court filing on Monday. Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office, California’s Division of …

Workers Compensation Rates Could Start Rising in 2021, Says W.R. Berkley CEO

For W.R. Berkley Corp. and most other workers’ compensation carriers, rates have declined for some time. That trend could start reversing itself starting in 2021, CEO W. Robert Berkley Jr. predicted recently. “I would not be surprised as we make …

IAT Insurance Adds Open Lot Coverage for Franchised Auto Dealerships

IAT Insurance Group has expanded its multi-line DealerPack offerings for franchised auto dealerships to include dealers open lot insurance. Key elements of the policies include: Available as an option within the DealerPack package policy Guaranteed cost Available for “non-floored only” …

Florida’s Citizens Won’t Resume Policy Cancellations in August After All

Florida’s state-run insurer Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will extend its moratorium on cancellations and nonrenewals until the end of 2020 despite saying earlier this month it would resume processing them on Aug. 15. The decision comes after Florida CFO Jimmy …

Credit Scoring Battle Brewing Between Washington Commissioner and Insurer Groups

Insurer groups are taking issue with push by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to prohibit insurers from including information from consumer credit histories in the insurance scores used to calculate premiums for auto, homeowners, renters and life insurance policies. Kreidler …

IMA Financial Group Acquires HofgardBenefits in Colorado

IMA Financial Group has acquired HofgardBenefits, a Louisville, Colo.-based employee benefits agency. The acquisition augments IMA’s employee benefits business segment that’s focused on companies with less than 100 employees, and adds two team members to the employee benefits team: Preston …

Florida Business Regulator Looking at How Bars Can Open Safely

Florida’s top business regulator said Saturday that he planned to set up meetings with bar owners to discuss how they can reopen their businesses again safely, as the Sunshine State surpassed New York State in the total number of coronavirus …

East Tennessee Nursing Home Reports Over Half of Residents Infected by Virus

Coronavirus cases at an East Tennessee nursing home have nearly doubled in less than a week, officials said. The Christian Care Center in Bristol reported 92 cases on Wednesday, up from 51 cases on Friday, Director Jennifer Skaggs said in …

Georgia Governor, Atlanta Officials Ordered to Mediation Over Mask Mandate Dispute

The judge overseeing a dispute between Georgia’s governor and the state’s capital over restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic has ordered the two sides to try to reach a settlement. Atlanta is among more than a dozen local jurisdictions statewide …

Sapiens Acquires Delphi Technology

Insurance software provider Sapiens International Corp. has agreed to acquire Delphi Technology Inc., a software vendor focused on the medical professional liability insurance carrier markets. The total consideration is up to $19.5 million in cash. Delphi reported 2019 full-year revenue …