Moderna Vaccine Distribution Begins; CDC Urges Priority for Frontline Workers, Elderly December 21, 2020 By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Carl O'Donnell An advisory panel on Sunday recommended U.S. frontline essential workers and people 75 and older should be next in line...
Suspected Russian Hack of U.S. Government: Espionage or Act of War? December 21, 2020 By Jan Wolfe and Brendan Pierson The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin...
California Workers’ Comp Written Premium Down 12% over 9 Months of 2020 December 18, 2020 Workers’ compensation written premium in California for the first nine months of 2020 was 12% below that for the first...
Fire Kills 240K Chickens at Florida Farm December 18, 2020 A fire early Thursday killed as many as 240,000 chickens at a Florida farm operated by one of the nation’s...
Tornado Causes Damage, Leaves Thousands Without Power in Florida December 18, 2020 A tornado damaged vehicles and buildings on Wednesday while leaving thousands without power in Florida’s Tampa Bay area, authorities said....
Desjadon to Retire from Florida Peninsula; Adkins to Succeed December 18, 2020 Roger L. Desjadon, CEO of Florida Peninsula Insurance family of companies, will retire next year. Desjadon is a co-founder of...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas Benefits Broker, PIATX December 18, 2020 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired San Antonio-based PIATX LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in...
Worker Dead After Fall at Michigan Sugar Beet Processing Plant December 18, 2020 A man who was helping clean a chute at a sugar beet processing plant in Michigan’s Thumb region fell about...
Michigan’s J.W. Wilson Adds Cole; Promotes 4 in Underwriting Posts December 18, 2020 Insurance broker and managing general agent JM Wilson has hired Laura Cole as assistant fleet underwriter in its Portage, Mich.,...
Oregon Judge Allows Suit Filed by 29 Women to Proceed Against Ex-Doctor December 18, 2020 A judge has denied a request by a former suburban Portland, Ore. doctor to put a two-year hold on a...