Yearly Archives: <span>2021</span>

Amazon Plans Cameras with AI in Its Delivery Vans to Improve Driver Safety

Amazon.com has revealed plans to install AI-powered video cameras in its branded delivery vans, in a move that the world’s largest e-commerce firm says would improve safety of both drivers and the communities in which they deliver. The company recently …

Chubb System Tracks Absence Management, Benefits for Employers

A new offering from Chubb’s Workplace Benefits division looks to integrate and streamline absence management and workplace benefits for mid-size to large employers. The Chubb WorkInsight product enables employers to track and manage workers’ compensation; Family Medical Leave Act; company …

Unlicensed Florida Agent Arrested Over Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme

A Florida woman allegedly acting as an insurance agent without a license was arrested last month after an investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Insurance Fraud. According to a statement from DFS, Ida Bernadette Newsome of …

After 4-Year Wait, W. Virginia Rolls Out Medical Cannabis Registration System

Nearly four years after West Virginia lawmakers allowed a regulatory system to be established for medical cannabis products, eligible residents can start registering to eventually receive them. Residents with serious medical conditions could begin registering as of Wednesday at www.medcanwv.org. …

McGriff Energy of Alabama Hires Jorgenson as Producer, Senior Vice President

McGriff has hired Dain Jorgenson as a senior vice president and producer in its Birmingham-based Energy Practice. Jorgenson joins McGriff from Insurance Risk Partners, where he served as senior vice president and was responsible for developing new opportunities and solving …

USDA Says Tainted Nebraska Beef Sold in Illinois; Consumers Warned

Health officials are warning consumers in Illinois that they may have bought beef tainted with E. coli bacteria that was produced at a Nebraska plant last month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said the affected …

Bill to Stem Virus-Related Lawsuits Advances in Missouri Senate

Missouri senators on Feb. 3 advanced a bill that would shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the coronavirus pandemic. Senators gave the measure initial approval after hours of debate and negotiations. The bill would …

Former California Agent Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing from Clients

Former licensed insurance agent Laura Lopez, 37, of Long Beach, Calif., was arraigned on one felony count of grand theft after allegedly collecting over $97,000 in insurance premiums from clients and pocketing the premiums. After receiving a complaint in February …

Sadly The One Thing 2020 Did Well Was to Heat Things up

2020 wasn’t the bottom of the barrel in all regards – depending on how you look at it. The planet’s average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record. An analysis by NASA’s Godard Institute …

Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Kennedy with Purple Risk Preaches Education, Specialization

Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips for …