Startup Auto Insurer Root Reports $363M Loss in 2020; Will Spend to Grow in 2021 March 4, 2021 Root Inc.’s second earnings report as a public company reveals that the digital auto insurance startup continues to lose substantial...
Alliant in California Adds Aon’s Whipple in Energy & Marine March 4, 2021 Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services has named Derek Whipple senior vice president of energy and marine. Whipple is located...
ICW Group in California Names Yuan Vice President, Product and Pricing March 4, 2021 San Diego, Calif.-based ICW Group Insurance Cos. has named Iva Yuan vice president, product and pricing. Yuan will oversee the...
Maintaining Surety Credit in Times of Growth and Transition March 4, 2021 By Erik Mueller This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Growth, expansion and acquisitions are all good, right?...
Workers’ Comp Benefit Denied to Family of Missouri Officer Who Died from Virus March 3, 2021 The family of a Lebanon, Mo., police officer who died of COVID-19 has been denied workers’ compensation, city officials said....
Texas Power Company Seeks Bankruptcy Protection; Others Likely to Follow March 3, 2021 By David Koenig and Michelle Chapman The largest and oldest power cooperative in Texas is filing for bankruptcy protection, citing February’s winter storm that left millions...
Texas Businesses Now Must Decide: Require Face Masks or Not March 3, 2021 By Duncan Agnew, The Texas Tribune As small-business owners and managers across Texas went to work Wednesday morning, they faced yet another 2021 headache: deal with...
13 Killed in California When Truck Hit SUV Carrying 25 March 3, 2021 A semitruck on Tuesday crashed into an SUV carrying 25 people on a Southern California highway, killing 13 and leaving...
Kentucky Senate Backs COVID Liability Shield for Businesses March 3, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner Legislation that would provide broad protections to shield Kentucky businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits won approval from the state Senate after...
State Sues Nebraska Ethanol Plant, Citing Pollution, Non-Compliance March 3, 2021 By Grant Schulte State regulators have filed a lawsuit accusing a Nebraska ethanol plant of repeatedly failing to comply with their orders to...