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Judge Tosses Ex-NFL Player’s Lawsuit Alleging Insufficient Benefits Disclosure
Sep 6 2019 // Hours before the kickoff of the pro football season, a judge moved to toss out a lawsuit by a former National Football League player who claims the league sends ex-players seeking disability benefits for head injuries...
Report Sees ‘Explosive’ Growth for North American Cannabis Market
Sep 5 2019 // The cannabis market in North America will be worth $47.3 billion by 2024, a new report shows. The report out this week paints a positive portrait of the cannabis industry in the U.S. and Canada that “is growing at an...
U.S. Risk Acquires Regency Insurance Brokerage Services of Florida
Sep 5 2019 // U.S. Risk, LLC, a property and casualty wholesaler and MGA, has acquired Regency Insurance Brokerage Services, a wholesale broker and MGA headquartered in Hallandale Beach, Fla., with additional locations in New York, New...
With U.S. Leadership Grounded, Global Regulators Worry About 737 Precedent
Sep 5 2019 // The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned on Tuesday that any discrepancy among global regulators over re-approving Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX for commercial flight could set a worrying...
Judge Nixes Antitrust Concerns, Allows CVS Purchase of Aetna
Sep 5 2019 // A federal judge reviewing a Justice Department decision to allow U.S. pharmacy chain and benefits manager CVS Health Corp. to merge with health insurer Aetna said on Wednesday that the agreement was in fact legal under...
Marsh Names Rouse to Lead U.S. Property; Sartain to Lead FINPRO
Sep 5 2019 // insurance broker Marsh announced senior leadership appointments within its Property and Financial and Professional Liability (FINPRO) Practices. Michael Rouse has assumed leadership of Marsh’s U.S. Property Practice....
Bahamas Facing Humanitarian Crisis in Wake of Hurricane Dorian
Sep 4 2019 // FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in attics...
5 New Insurance Companies OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas
Sep 4 2019 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has approved five new insurance companies to operate in the state, bringing to 103 the number of new insurance companies approved since January 2015, according to the Arkansas...
U.S. Cotton, Peanuts at Risk as Hurricane Makes Northward Turn
Sep 4 2019 // With Florida orange groves seemingly escaping major damage from Hurricane Dorian, concern now turns to soy, corn and cotton fields as well as livestock in Georgia and the Carolinas as the hurricane churns northward. North...
Drug Firms Must Face Trial Over Opioids, Judge Orders
Sep 4 2019 // A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by major drugmakers, pharmacies and distributors to dismiss claims that they caused the nation’s opioid crisis, clearing the way for a scheduled landmark trial even as he...
McDonald’s Expands Training to Address Workplace Harassment, Violence Prevention
Sep 4 2019 // The world’s biggest restaurant company, facing complaints from employees and advocacy groups over workplace policies, said it is expanding its training program for restaurant supervisors and crew. McDonald’s...
States Questioning How Juul’s Vaping Device Became So Popular with Teens
Sep 4 2019 // E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the company’s blockbuster vaping...
5G Mobile Networks Jeopardize Future Storm Forecasts, Claim Weather Agencies
Sep 4 2019 // Weather agencies are warning that signals from new 5G mobile networks will make it harder to predict and track deadly storms, as the fiercest hurricane in more than 80 years tore across the Bahamas to threaten the U.S....
U.S. Court Rules Airport Screeners Can Be Sued
Sep 3 2019 // A federal appeals court on Friday handed a victory to travelers who object to invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, saying screeners are not absolutely immune from lawsuits accusing them of abusive...
In Suit, Indiana Family Says Juul E-Cigarettes Are Deliberately Highly Addictive
Sep 3 2019 // An Indiana family is suing Juul Labs Inc., accusing it of making electronic cigarettes that contain excessively high levels of nicotine without warning that they’re addictive. The McCullough family of Carmel filed...
Government Fails to Block Liability Lawsuit Over Failed Background Check on Shooter
Sep 3 2019 // A lawsuit over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to buy the gun he used to kill nine people in a racist attack at a Charleston church was reinstated Friday by a federal appeals court. A...
Category 5 Dorian Batters Bahamas; Florida, Southeast Coast Await Fate
Sep 2 2019 // Sept. 2, 2019, 7:12 AM EST— Hurricane Dorian, tied as the most powerful storm to hit land anywhere in the Atlantic, battered the Bahamas inflicting colossal damage to property and infrastructure across the chain of...
People & Places
Sep 2 2019 // National Reinsurance broker BMS Group has named Pete Chandler as president of its U.S. reinsurance operations. Chandler joins from JLT Re, where he was deputy CEO of the U.S. reinsurance broking arm of the group. He joined...
First-Half 2019 Records Drop in P/C Insurers’ Underwriting Income; Downgrades Outpace Upgrades: A.M. Best
Sep 2 2019 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net underwriting income declined by 9.6% to $4.8 billion in the first half of 2019, compared with $5.3 billion in the same prior-year period, A.M. Best reports. Also, ongoing...
Fake Claims, Price Gouging, Bogus Contractors in Times of Disaster
Sep 2 2019 // As the scale and frequency of major disasters escalate, millions of dollars in federal, state and insurance payments intended for recovery efforts are being stolen by fraudsters taking advantage of chaos and the pipeline...
