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Old Damage, New Claim: Davies Risk Head Notes Rise in ‘Soft Fraud’ in Southeast

With multiple hurricanes rocking Florida and other parts of the Southeast this year, claims professionals have said they are seeing a trend toward “soft fraud,” with more policyholders attempting to include older or unrelated damage in recent storm claims, and …

Flavored Vape Products Dispute Goes Before US Supreme Court

A dispute over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products due to their health risk to youths goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in another case involving the power …

California Eyes $25 Million Legal Fight Against Trump Plans

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to allocate as much as $25 million to challenge President-elect Donald Trump’s most aggressive policies with a battalion of lawyers. On Monday the state legislature, led by a Democratic supermajority, will convene a special session …

People Moves: Symphony Risk Names Tobin Director of Dedicated Cannabis Business, Symphony Grow

Symphony Risk Solutions named Corey Tobin director of Symphony Grow, its specialty business focused on the cannabis industry. Tobin has more than 15 years of experience in the cannabis and insurance industries. He most recently served as senior vice president …

Prosecutors Say Retail Thieves Stole $2M in Products Then Resold Them

A shoplifting ring that stole nearly $2 million in clothes and beauty products from Macy’s and other well-known stores in the U.S. and then resold them in New York City and the Dominican Republic has been busted, law enforcement officials …

Best Agency to Work For – South Central Bronze Winner: SMA

Scarbrough, Medlin and Associates Inc. has built its success on a foundation of trust. “I never needed to be pushed or made to work,” said Rod Medlin, Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates Inc. (SMA) CEO. “My theory is to find people …

Best Agency to Work For – West Bronze Winner: Heritage Insurance Agency

It’s a family affair at Heritage Insurance Agency and not just because a husband-and-wife team run the firm. Steve Mora, the principal and CEO, who runs the Chico, California-based agency along with his wife Kelly, principal and chief marketing officer, …

Best Agency to Work For – East Bronze Winner: USI Insurance Sevices

USI a ‘Well-Oiled Machine’ in Year 30 A thirtieth birthday marks a key milestone in a person’s life. It’s the age when crashing on your friend’s couch is no longer an acceptable sleeping arrangement, and when every bend of the …

Ex-TV Host Charlie Rose Resolves Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Former TV host Charlie Rose has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three women in the wake of his #MeToo-era ouster from CBS News in 2017 and the cancellation of his long-running, eponymous PBS talk show. In settling, the …

Best Agency to Work For – Midwest Bronze Winner: The Bulow Group

At The Bulow Group, work-life balance is a core value that benefits employees on both sides. “We are super flexible as an agency,” said one Bulow Group employee who nominated their agency as one of the best in Insurance Journal’s …

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