Industry Watchers Weigh-in on ‘Concerning’ California Workers’ Comp Bills April 8, 2021 By Don Jergler A handful of workers’ compensation bills make their way through state Legislature every year that catch the attention of those...
California FAIR Plan Endorses Bill Expanding Coverage to Farms April 8, 2021 The California FAIR Plan Association is publicly supporting a bill to amend the California Insurance Code to allow the FAIR...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Kamel with All-Risks Got into the Budding Business to Help a Friend and He Hasn’t Regretted It April 8, 2021 By Don Jergler Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how...
Union Sues Northwest Louisiana School System Over ‘Heroes’ Stipend April 8, 2021 A teachers union has sued a northwest Louisiana school system, saying a $1,000 bonus discriminates against women, older workers and...
Texas House Passes Active Shooter Alert Bill April 8, 2021 The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill that would create an Active Shooter Alert System for the state....
Massive Fire Breaks Out at Texas Chemical Facility April 8, 2021 A huge industrial fire broke out at a chemical facility in Channelview, Texas, around 4 p.m. on April 7, Harris...
Missouri High Court: Lawsuit Against Catholic School May Proceed April 8, 2021 Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit alleging a St. Louis Catholic school allowed sexual abuse against a student...
Towerstone Acquires Ohio Wholesale Insurance Broker Jacobs & Associates April 8, 2021 Towerstone, a Dallas-based wholesale insurance division of IMA Financial Group, has acquired Jacobs & Associates, a general agent and excess...
People Moves: PartnerRe’s Clarke Re-Emerges at Tremor; WTW’s Monat to Mosaic; Graham Leads AIRMIC; Lancashire’s Richardson to Aeolus April 8, 2021 This wrap-up of International People Moves details recent appointments at Tremor Technologies, Mosaic, AIRMIC and Aeolus Capital Management Ltd. A...
Researchers Predict Above-Average Hurricane Season This Year April 8, 2021 Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2021, citing the likely absence of El...