Pirates Are Attacking Ships in Gulf of Guinea. Here’s Why and the Impact. January 26, 2021 By Libby George LAGOS— Pirates are stepping up attacks on ships in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, defying regional navies. On Saturday, pirates...
Top Trading Firms Vow to Help Merchants Sailors Stuck on Ships Due to Coronavirus January 26, 2021 By Jonathan Saul Over 300 leading companies said on Tuesday they would work together to help hundreds of thousands of merchant sailors stuck...
Biden Withdraws Trump Chicken Slaughter Rule Industry Says Is Safe January 26, 2021 By Michael Hirtzer A major food workers’ union praised President Joe Biden for withdrawing a rule that would have permanently allowed U.S. poultry...
Propel Insurance in Washington Names Hub’s Fusaro CFO January 26, 2021 Tacoma, Wash.-based Propel Insurance has named Angelo Fusaro chief financial officer. Fusaro succeeds Pete Hendrick, who has announced his retirement...
Top Insurance Regulatory Developments of 2020: Part 2 January 26, 2021 By Brian Casey, Zach Lerner and Ben Sykes This is the second installment of a two-part look at the top 10 insurance regulatory developments of 2020 by attorneys...
Spanish Court Orders VW to Pay $20M to Buyers in Diesel Cheating Case January 26, 2021 A Spanish court has ordered German carmaker Volkswagen to pay 16.3 million euros ($19.8 million) in compensation to people in...
‘Spotter’ in New Orleans Staged Crash Schemes Sentenced to Prison January 25, 2021 A New Orleans, Louisiana, man has been sentenced to prison for conspiring to stage automobile accidents as part of a...
The Results Are In: How NFL QBs/Insurance Salesmen Mahomes, Rodgers, Mayfield Rate January 25, 2021 Last week, Insurance Journal polled football fans, asking them to compare three NFL quarterbacks who also appear in insurance TV...
Wow! Another COVID Decision in Ohio Favoring the Insured January 25, 2021 By Christopher J. Boggs Something must be in Ohio’s air. Another Ohio court recorded a pro-insured COVID decision on January 19, 2021. In Henderson...
Teen Accused of Stealing Nearly $1M from Georgia Supermarket January 25, 2021 A suburban Atlanta teenager has been arrested on charges that he defrauded a supermarket where he worked of nearly $1...