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Recreational Vehicle Rental Site Outdoorsy to Expand Its Insurance Division
Aug 2 2021 // Recreational vehicle rental marketplace Outdoorsy said it will use some of the $120 million it raised this year to expand its digital managing general agency that sells insurance to RV owners and renters in the U.S. and...
‘Talent War’ Forces Companies Across Globe to Pay Higher Salaries to Woo Workers
Jul 30 2021 // The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened a shortage of white-collar workers in many countries, forcing companies to pay higher salaries to woo talent, a top London-based recruiter said on Tuesday [July 27]. Robert Walters...
California, Nevada Governors Tour Site of Massive Wildfire
Jul 28 2021 // The governors of California and Nevada called for more federal firefighting assistance Wednesday as they toured a region blackened by one of several massive wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes in the West. Nevada...
Search For Survivors at Surfside Condo Collapse Site Called Off
Jul 8 2021 // The search for victims of the collapse of a Miami-area high-rise condominium reached its 14th day on Wednesday July 7, as workers uncovered 10 more bodies from the rubble and officials sounded more and more grim about the...
Ohio Supreme Court: Armed School Employees Must Have Training
Jul 5 2021 // School districts that allow employees to be armed must also require police-level training for those workers, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled on June 23 in a victory for a group of parents who challenged a local...
Environmentalists To Sue West Virginia Over Pollution At Greensdale Coals Site
Jul 2 2021 // A group of environmentalists said Tuesday it intended to sue West Virginia over evidence of pollutants running into waterways from a coal mine site. In a letter to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection,...
Recreational Vehicle Rental Site Outdoorsy to Expand Its Insurance Division
Jun 30 2021 // Recreational vehicle rental marketplace Outdoorsy said it will use some of the $120 million it recently raised to expand its digital managing general agency that sells insurance to RV owners and renters in the U.S. and...
Armed School Employees Require Training, Ohio Supreme Court Says
Jun 24 2021 // School districts that allow employees to be armed must also require police-level training for those workers, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled on June 23 in a victory for a group of parents who challenged a local...
Training on Louisiana Sex Misconduct Rules for Colleges to Begin Soon
Jun 21 2021 // Louisiana’s college administrators will start receiving training this summer on new requirements for how sexual misconduct claims must be handled and what safety measures must be enacted, the state’s higher...
The Gig Economy Offers a Fresh Take on Talent Acquisition
Jun 21 2021 // The number one question I receive from all types of retail agencies, wholesale brokers, insurance companies and intermediaries of every shape and size is, “How do we source and hire experienced insurance...
The Evolving Portfolio of Risk in Higher Education
Jun 7 2021 // Between the shift to remote learning and mitigating the risks of COVID-19, higher education has had a tumultuous year. And with new risks emerging almost too regularly, retentions and limits are increasing, making...
Casualty Market for Education: Marsh
Jun 7 2021 // There are many segments in the education insurance market ranging from large colleges and universities to smaller K-12 campuses, but when it comes to casualty risks the exposures are largely the same, said Mark Turkalo,...
Fire Site in UP Michigan Town Being Treated as a Crime Scene
May 25 2021 // State and federal authorities are pitching in as investigators try to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed three buildings in the historic downtown of an Upper Peninsula village. Investigators in Calumet were...
Insurance Comparison Site Jerry Raises $28 Million
May 20 2021 // Auto insurance comparison site Jerry has raised $28 million in new financing. The startup, which operates as a licensed insurance broker, plans to use the money to scale its signature product and pursue hiring, so it can...
How Insurance Agencies Find Sales Talent in Small Markets
May 17 2021 // Dear Mary, we are one of the largest insurance agencies in our state. Our plan is to remain independent and grow organically in every office location. Some of our markets are easier to find talent in than others. Our most...
Maine Paper Mill That Was Site of Explosion Sues Inspection Firm
May 12 2021 // The owner of a paper mill in Maine that was the site of an explosion last year has filed a lawsuit against a company that was responsible for inspection and maintenance. One of the facility’s pulp digesters ruptured...
Insuring Cannabis Webinar Take Home: Carriers, Brokers Waiting on Sidelines
May 3 2021 // There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize. That was among the messages delivered by experts during Insurance Journal’s...
MarshMcLennan Fills Its Talent Pool in the Wake of Aon-Willis Merger
Apr 29 2021 // It has not happened yet but the proposed merger of large global insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson is already being felt at competitor MarshMcLennan. MarshMcLennan is capitalizing on the marketplace disruption...
How Tech Firms From Amazon to YouTube Ban Users for Off-Site Behavior
Apr 27 2021 // Earlier this month, Twitch announced it would start banning users for behavior away from its site. The move by Amazon Inc.’s live-streaming platform involved hiring a law firm to conduct investigations into...
Insuring Cannabis Webinar Take Home: Carriers, Brokers Waiting on Sidelines
Apr 22 2021 // There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize. That was among the messages delivered by experts during Insurance Journal’s...
