Monthly Archives: <span>April 2021</span>

New Jersey to Bake Climate Change Risk Into Policies, Share Costs

New Jersey will incorporate the impacts of climate change and rising seas into all its major policy decisions in the near future, and will seek to share the costs of protecting the state among all levels of government and the …

Agency Start-up Sigo Serving Latinx, Immigrant Drivers Raises $1.5M

A start-up managing general agency focused on auto insurance for underserved populations including immigrants and Latin Americans has raised seed funding to help it launch an initial product. Sigo pulled in $1.5 million in financing from Amicle Capital, Bonded Capital …

Delos Announces New Capacity for California Wildfire Areas

San Francisco, Calif.-based Delos Insurance Solutions announced an agreement with reinsurance companies that the firm said will result in a five-fold increase in insurance capacity for California homeowners in areas prone to wildfires. The new reinsurance capacity is provided by …

Expert Explains Mental Health Report on Newspaper Gunman

A key expert for prosecutors in the Capital Gazette shooting testified Friday that the gunman’s methodical planning both for the attack and for after it indicate he is legally sane and criminally responsible for killing five people at the newsroom …

How Tech Firms From Amazon to YouTube Ban Users for Off-Site Behavior

Earlier this month, Twitch announced it would start banning users for behavior away from its site. The move by Amazon Inc.’s live-streaming platform involved hiring a law firm to conduct investigations into users’ misconduct, a new twist in the latest …

China Reports Tanker Crash, Oil Spill in Yellow Sea

A tanker carrying around one million barrels of bitumen mix was involved in a collision near the Chinese port city of Qingdao, spilling oil into the Yellow Sea, Chinese maritime officials and tanker representatives said on Tuesday. The collision involving …

Effects of Bolsonaro’s Intervention in Brazil’s State Insurance Firm IPO: Analysis

SAO PAULO – The first IPO by a Brazilian state-controlled company under President Jair Bolsonaro’s government has emerged as a test of whether his penchant for intervening in the running of state-run firms will dampen investor interest in the Brazilian …

Roadway Work Zone Fatalities Increased by 9% in Texas in 2020

The number of Texas work zone fatalities increased by 9% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to state transportation officials. Drivers and their passengers account for the majority of those who have died in work zone crashes. The Texas Department …

GEICO Must Pay $2.7M After Failing to Accept $30K Offer: Georgia Supreme Court

GEICO Indemnity Co.’s refusal to settle a bodily injury claim for $30,000 will cost it more than $2.7 million, under a ruling last week by the Georgia Supreme Court. The high court’s 7-0 decision answered three certified questions posed to …

Governor Signs Oklahoma Bill Allowing Third-Party Drivers License Examiners

Legislation allowing for state, county and municipal government agencies in Oklahoma to contract with third-party examiners for commercial drivers license (CDL) exams and other similar tests has been signed into law. House Bill 2183 was authored by Rep. Ronny Johns, …