Monthly Archives: <span>February 2023</span>

Winter Storms Ravage Multiple States

Dangerous winter weather ravaged the nation from California through the northern Plains on Thursday, trapping drivers on icy roads, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands and grounding multiple flights. For the first time since 1989, the National Weather Service …

States Look to Remove Legal Protections for Gun Industry

Mass shootings in America invariably raise questions of fault. The police’s delayed response outside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A district attorney’s failure to prosecute the alleged Club Q shooter a year before five were killed in the LGBTQ …

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Denial of ITT’s Covid-19 Insurance Claims

Global corporation ITT has again been denied coverage under its “all-risk” policy for business costs and losses it sustained due to Covid-19. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by the federal district court for Connecticut that …

What P/C Insurance Leaders Read; Carrier Management Classics

Ten years ago this week, Wells Media announced the launch of CarrierManagement.com. Mark Wells, executive chair of Wells Media Group, introduced the brand explaining, “There are other publications that target the executive suite of P/C insurance companies, but they talk …

Colorado Among States Looking To Remove Legal Protections for Gun Industry

Mass shootings in America invariably raise questions of fault. The police’s delayed response outside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A district attorney’s failure to prosecute the alleged Club Q shooter a year before five were killed in the LGBTQ …

Commercial Insurance Price Increases Stay Level But Clients Still Worried: CIAB

“Stabilization” and “moderation” continued to be the operative words for premium increases in the commercial property/casualty market, but many clients remain concerned about future hikes, according to the newest survey from The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers. Overall, premiums …

Florida TV News Crews Reeling After Reporter, 2 Others Gunned Down in Orlando

A Florida television station identified Thursday a 24-year-old reporter who was fatally shot while covering a shooting death in an Orlando area neighborhood, as well as its photojournalist who was critically injured in the rampage. Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan …

Ukraine to Set Up $500M Insurance Fund for Cargo Ships Entering Ports

Ukraine will offer compensation for possible damages to civilian vessels entering its ports, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Friday, as Kyiv tries to boost exports that are vital for its war-hit economy. Ukraine is a major producer and …

Georgia Lawmakers Pare Back Bill that Would Increase Truck Weight Limits

Georgia lawmakers are watering down a bill to allow heavier trucks on state highways after widespread opposition to the original measure by state and local officials. Rep. Steven Meeks, a Screven Republican, described the changes as “just really paring this …

Fire at Tennessee Uranium Processing Complex Contained

A fire that broke out Wednesday at the Y-12 National Security Complex in a building where uranium is processed has been contained, officials said. The fire at the facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was reported shortly after 9 a.m. in …