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Five Days That Could Save the Insurance World: DeSantis Calls Session for May 23-27
Apr 26 2022 // May 23 through May 27. Those are the dates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set aside for a special session of the Florida Legislature to address a number of changes that could ameliorate what many have called a property...
Two-Thirds of Employees Might Seek New Jobs if Forced Back to Office: Global Survey
Apr 26 2022 // Worker demands for more flexibility and security, bolstered by the pandemic and a tight labor market, are only growing more intense as the world economy reopens and some firms begin trying to pull employees back to...
One or Two Days in the Office Is the ‘Sweet Spot’ of Hybrid Work
Apr 12 2022 // Just one or two days in the office is the ideal setup for hybrid work, according to a new study, as it provides workers with the flexibility they crave without the isolation of going fully remote. The findings, in a paper...
Six Years After Insurance Claim, Hummer Found Buried in Rural Alabama
Apr 8 2022 // The owner of a Hummer vehicle found buried in rural Alabama will have some explaining to do when he returns home, the local sheriff said after crews used a backhoe to unearth the vehicle this week. “We had our...
Two Promoted to Executive Vice President of Programs at Breckenridge Insurance
Apr 7 2022 // Atlanta, GA., April 7, 2022 —Breckenridge Insurance recently promoted Cricket Thomas, CRIS and Tim Anders, CPCU to executive vice presidents of programs having demonstrated their respective operational, underwriting, and...
Three Miami People Charged in Cellphone Insurance Scam
Apr 7 2022 // Florida authorities have charged three Miami people with cellphone insurance fraud after they allegedly submitted 40 fraudulent claims to American Bankers Insurance Co. The state’s chief financial officer, Jimmy...
Two South Florida Construction Workers Crushed by Concrete Wall
Mar 23 2022 // Two construction workers in Boynton Beach were killed Tuesday when a concrete wall they were installing fell and crushed them. One local TV news station said the fatalities happened when a construction crane collapsed at...
Two North Carolina Insurance Agents Charged with Fraud
Mar 18 2022 // Two North Carolina insurance agents have been accused of submitting false insurance claims to collect more than $30,000, authorities said. The N.C. Department of Insurance said in a news release that Christian LaFabian...
Two Kansas City Workers Die in Trash Truck Fire
Mar 4 2022 // A second Kansas City worker has died from injuries after a trash truck crashed and caught fire, police said. The crash happened the morning of March 1 as the trash truck tried to exit Interstate 435 onto Front Street in...
Six Years After Deadly Police Chase, Georgia High Court Limits Insurer’s Obligation
Feb 17 2022 // The headlines in 2016 provoked an outcry across Georgia: A man stole a car near the Atlanta airport, fled from police in a high-speed chase, then crashed into another vehicle, killing a woman and her two grandchildren. Six...
Three Vie for Georgia Insurance Post: Trial Attorney, Insurance Agent, Former Cop
Feb 10 2022 // Although the election is still months away, the race for Georgia insurance commissioner already is a campaign of firsts — and some strong rhetoric aimed at insurance companies and regulators. Janice Laws Robinson, an...
One in Four UK Properties at Risk of Flood, New JBA Model Reveals
Feb 8 2022 // One in four UK properties are at risk of flood, according to new analysis from JBA Risk Management. The flood specialist’s new UK Flood Model, launched last week, also highlights an estimated annual cost of £527...
Six Charged in North Carolina Package-Delivery Theft Ring
Feb 4 2022 // Six people have been arrested in North Carolina for their roles in a theft ring in which package delivery drivers traded packages for drugs, police said. WGHP -TV reported that Eden police launched an investigation after...
Three Charged in North Carolina in Insurance Fraud Schemes
Feb 1 2022 // A North Carolina man has been charged with fraud after he allegedly won an $8,000 roofing contract by presenting a fake certificate of liability insurance. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said in a statement that...
Three Executives Earn Promotions at Breckenridge Group
Jan 27 2022 // ATLANTA, Ga., January 27, 2022 — Three Breckenridge Group executives recently earned promotions due to their leadership and ongoing contributions to the success of its operating units. Angel Cruz was appointed executive...
Three States, D.C. Sue Google Claiming Location Tracking Violates Users’ Privacy
Jan 25 2022 // Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. “Google falsely...
One Simple Word
Jan 24 2022 // Help It’s a simple but profound word. It indicates that you recognize that there is something in your path that exceeds your skills, training, ability, or experience. It indicates that you trust someone to provide...
Two Oil Tankers Lose Safety Certification Over Claims They Violated Iran Sanctions
Jan 21 2022 // Two tankers have had their environmental and safety classification withdrawn by a U.S. company that provides such certification, after accusations by a U.S. advocacy group that they had shipped cargoes of Iranian oil,...
Two Wanted in Georgia After Creating Fake Insurance Company
Jan 13 2022 // Two women have been charged with insurance fraud in North Carolina after car crashes, and three men and a woman in Georgia are wanted for other types of fraud, including the creation of a fake insurance company. The...
Two Charged in Carolina in Faked Traffic Accident
Jan 6 2022 // Two people have been accused of trying to tell investigators that one of them was hurt in a traffic accident which was later found to be a false claim, the N.C. Department of Insurance said. The department said in a news...
