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Today's Headlines

September 4, 2020

National

Insurers, Covid-Hit Businesses May Be at Odds Over Interruption Claims for Disasters

As insurers brace for an expensive natural-disaster season because of storms and wildfires ravaging parts of the United States, the novel...

Insurance Group Says Safety Technologies Could Stop 40% of Big Truck Rear Crashes

Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which semis...

Cyber Attacks Are Seen Pushing Up Risk Premiums for Stocks

U.S. equity investors are demanding higher risk premiums to compensate for rising cyber threats as the coronavirus pandemic pushes more...

Tyson Foods to Pilot Medical Clinics for Workers at Some Meat Plants Next Year

Tyson Foods is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of its workers and better protect...

Carlyle Group Leads $150 Million Investment in Alera Group to Fund Acquisitions

New York-based investment firm The Carlyle Group led a $150 million investment for Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group, the...

Even If Only Few Use Them, Contact Tracing Apps May Help Curb COVID

Contact tracing apps can sharply reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus even when only a few people use them, a study published on...

How to Acquire and Retain the Right Insurance Customers in a Post COVID-19 World

The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has been devastating for the global economy, and with many countries in extended...
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East

Man Found Dead After Fire in Pennsylvania Tavern

A man was found dead after a predawn fire in a western Pennsylvania tavern, authorities said. Fire crews were called just before 6 a.m....

Hub International Acquires Rockville Insurance Agency, Jeffrey Preston Zepp

Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the insurance brokerage assets of Rockville Insurance Agency...

Pennsylvania's Erie Insurance Appoints Neumaier as Chief Information Security Officer

Erie Insurance has appointed Jamie Neumaier as chief information security officer (CISO), effective September 10. He will continue to...

GEICO Taps Shafner as General Counsel, O'Keefe as Info Chief; Larguet to Operations

Auto insurer GEICO recently named a new officer and promoted two others. Jonathan Shafner was promoted to vice president and general...
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Midwest

Owners Say Insurance Inadequate to Cover Demolition of Riot-Destroyed Buildings

Some commercial property owners whose businesses were torched by rioters are learning that they don't have enough insurance to clear away...

MJ Insurance Adds Risk Transfer Specialist Oliger in Indiana

Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has expanded its Commercial Insurance + Risk Management department with the addition of risk transfer...

Michigan Cites 6 Businesses for COVID-19 Workplace Safety Violations

In late August, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) issued a round of COVID-19 "general duty" citations,...

Iowa State U. Scientist/Storm Chaser: Aug. 10 Derecho an 'Incredible Event'

On Sunday night, Aug. 9, Bill Gallus said nobody was talking about severe storms - or even rain - hitting central Iowa over the next five...
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Southeast

Federal Judge Dismisses Florida Dentist's Coronavirus Business Interruption Claim

A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a suit for business interruption insurance payments by a Florida dentist who claimed the damages...

Florida Workers' Comp Rates Going Down, Again

The downward trend for Florida workers' compensation rates is set to continue next year thanks to favorable loss experiences from policy...

Workers at Florida Utility Company Sickened by Hazmat Situation

Three people doing maintenance work at an Orlando Utility Company power plant were taken to a hospital Wednesday morning after they came...

North Carolina Partially ReopensIndoor Recreational Facilities, Keeps Bars Closed

Starting Friday, North Carolina will reopen more businesses under a so-called Phase 2.5. The directive announced Tuesday by Democratic...
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South Central

Hub Acquires Assets of The Employee Benefit Corp., Hollis Companies in Louisiana

Chicago-based global insurance brokerage HUB International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Hollis Companies L.L.C. (Hollis...

Johnson Joins Oklahoma's First United Insurance as VP, Commercial Producer

First United Insurance in Durant, Oklahoma, has added Erick Johnson as vice president and insurance commercial lines producer. Johnson...

Louisiana Officials Say Evicted Woman Set Fire to Apartment Complex

A Louisiana woman facing eviction from her apartment has been accused of setting the 25-unit complex on fire, leaving a dog dead and 26...
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West

Charges May be Brought in California Boat Fire That Killed 34

Nine days after the scuba boat Conception went down in flames with 34 people trapped below deck in one of the deadliest disasters in...

Mother of Unarmed Man Shot in Wyoming Files Lawsuit

The mother of an unarmed Wyoming man killed by a sheriff's deputy after a traffic stop has filed a lawsuit alleging excessive use of...

Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Adds Mortenson as Consulting Actuary in Colorado

Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc. has added Erick Mortenson as a consulting actuary in the Denver, Colo., area. Mortenson comes from...

California Commissioner Wants Insurers to Cover Reimbursement Costs for Those Displaced by Wildfires

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a notice to all California property/casualty insurance companies urging them to...
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International

Search for Crew from Capsized Cattle Ship Continues; Records Reveal Ship Defects

A crewman from a cattle ship that capsized enroute from New Zealand to China has died after being pulled unconscious from water by the...

Supertanker, Still on Fire, Towed From Sri Lanka Coast; No Signs of Oil Leak

Sri Lanka began towing a fully loaded supertanker that had caught fire off its east coast after it began drifting towards land, a...

China Offers Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines to Aviation Frontline Workers

China has offered experimental coronavirus vaccines to aviation industry workers, according to a regulatory notice seen by Reuters, in a...

Fears of Brexit With No Trade Deal Rise Over State Aid Dispute

The chances of Britain leaving the European Union without a trade deal have risen sharply as negotiations have been threatened by...

Prosecutors Want Brazil Court to Make Vale Mine Replace Executives Tied to Lax Safety

Federal prosecutors in Brazil's Minas Gerais state are seeking a court order for miner Vale SA to replace executives they accuse of...

Changes at Zurich: New Digital Team; New CEOs for Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America

Zurich Insurance Group is launching a new unit to expand digital services platform worldwide. The company has also appointed several new...
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

3 Ways to Maximize Your Learning

Insurance learning should be an ongoing part of every insurance professional's life. Many of us have licenses that require us to attend...
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Research and Webinars

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Convert Online Leads Like a Sales Ninja

Watch Now On Demand! Three out of five independent insurance agents have tried buying online leads and stopped within 45 days....
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Unlocking Big Growth in Small Commercial

To say that the commercial insurance industry is experiencing a moment of massive, unprecedented transformation would be an...
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OSHA Top 10 eBook

Brokers, help your insureds avoid the most frequently cited violations. OSHA citations. They're rampant, they hide in plain...
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Ready, Set... Activate! Advanced Risk Analytics for Wildfire & Flood in the U.S.

Join Us Live on Wed. Sept. 30, at 10 am PDT, 1pm EDT The past several years have seen increasingly severe flooding and wildfires...
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Insurance Journal TV

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Saying Goodbye to an Insurance Leader- FAIA Chief Grady's Top 10 Moments

For 22 years, the Florida Association of Insurance Agents has been led by Jeff Grady,...
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When Crises Collide, Risk Management Requires Smashing Silos

The world is in the midst of a record pandemic. The U.S. is facing an economic downturn and a...
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Reader Comments

Lawsuit by Former Black Franchisees Accuses McDonald's of Racial Discrimination

Posted: Wed Sep 2 -- I have no idea of the merits of this case. But I am certain it is the leading edge of a tsunami of similar lawsuits to follow. Corporate... Craig Cornell

Why Damage from Hurricanes Keeps Rising

Posted: Fri Aug 28 -- So, so many things to say, but I'll simply say one. I can point to a 2nd row Folly Beach SC home where the property was moved from a VE to... JACK

Judge Allows Palin Defamation Suit Against New York Times

Posted: Mon Aug 31 -- The shooter was a seriously disturbed individual who was kicked out of his junior college for his disturbing behavior. Oh yeah, he also... Craig Winston Cornell

States Told COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Ready for High Risk Groups in Late October

Posted: Thu Sep 3 -- Im guessing it about discrediting Trump. Seems he has stood tall and done the best possible job he could have done.At the end of Jan when he... FFA

Black Farmers Sue to Force Roundup Weedkiller Ban or Product Warnings

Posted: Fri Aug 28 -- Wait, what? Why would Black farmers be hurt more than any other farmers? Is EVERYTHING a sign of systemic racism? Is Roundup racist? I am... Craig Winston Cornell
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