Biden Administration Releases Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate and Exemptions October 6, 2021 By Zeke Miller With just weeks remaining before federal workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19, the federal government has outlined procedures for employees...
Insurate, Workers’ Compensation Insurtech, Secures $4.5M Investment October 6, 2021 Omaha-based Insurate, a data science-based provider of workers’ compensation, announced a $4.5 million seed round led by HSCM Ventures, the...
Kansas’ Fee Succeeds South Carolina’s Jensen as Chair of National Big ‘I’ Agents October 6, 2021 The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) installed Kansas’ Bob Fee, president of Fee Insurance Group...
Coalition Acquires Digital Commercial Agency Attune October 6, 2021 Coalition, a San Francisco-based cyber insurance and security company, has acquired Attune, a digital agency with a platform focused on...
If Facebook Is the Problem, Is a Social Media Regulator the Fix? October 6, 2021 By Elizabeth Culliford and Diane Bartz Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told Congress on Tuesday that one option for making social media less harmful would be to...
In Case of Child’s Cancer, Bayer Wins First Roundup Jury Verdict October 6, 2021 By Tom Hals Bayer AG won its first trial over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer after a California jury found that the...
Climate Change Impact: 40% Chance of ‘100-Year Storms’ Over 20-Year Span October 6, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane While events like Hurricane Ida and a Texas winter freeze demonstrate wide-reaching impacts of climate change to all but ardent...
James River Unloads Rideshare Reserves To Uber Captive October 6, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Late last month, James River Group Holdings, Ltd. announced that two of its principal operating subsidiaries entered into a loss...
Swiss Re Estimates Hurricane Ida Could Cost Insurers $30 Billion October 5, 2021 On an industry level, Swiss Re now estimates that total insured market losses from Hurricane Ida to be in the...
Jury Orders Tesla to Pay $130M to Former Worker Over Racially Hostile Workplace October 5, 2021 A federal jury on Monday has ordered Tesla Inc to pay more than $130 million in damages to a Black...