Utah’s Wildfire Costs Soar with Human-Caused Blazes September 21, 2020 Utah’s wildfire season has broken records for the number of human-caused fires and the costs to taxpayers. During a presentation...
Land Unstable After Landslide Blocks River, Causes Emergency in Maine City September 21, 2020 A state of emergency remained in effect Thursday in the city of Westbrook, Maine, where workers have been assessing landslides...
Connecticut Insurance Department Names Liu as Director of Captive Insurance Division September 21, 2020 Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Andrew N. Mais has named Fenhua Liu as the new director of the department’s Captive Insurance...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires The Merriam Agency September 21, 2020 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Charles W. Merriam & Son Inc., d/b/a The Merriam Agency. Terms of the...
Zurich Insurance Supports Reforestation in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest With 1 Million Trees September 21, 2020 Zurich Insurance Group said it will sponsor a reforestation project in Brazil to convert barren farmland back into native forest...
Fed Leader Says ‘Pernicious’ Effects of Redlining Against Blacks Still Persist September 21, 2020 By Howard Schneider The “pernicious and persistent” impact of long-outlawed policies like “redlining” Blacks out of white neighborhoods continues to influence the ability...
FCA to Insurer CEOs: Don’t Delay in Paying Valid COVID Business Interruption Claims September 21, 2020 In a follow-up to the High Court’s ruling on coronavirus-related business interruption claims by businesses, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority...
The Villages of Florida Adds 3 from State Farm to Personal Lines Team September 21, 2020 The Villages Insurance Partners has added 3 former State Farm employees to its Personal Lines Insurance team. Specializing in home,...
How Insurance Industry Might Respond if a Pandemic Is an Act of Terror September 21, 2020 By L.S. Howard Imagine a scenario where COVID-19 was manufactured in a lab and was released as an act of terror. Tracey Gibbons,...
Startups Developing Technologies to Clean Air in Workplaces of Coronavirus September 21, 2020 By Larissa Zimberoff Smithfield Foods Inc. thought it was doing great. In the first quarter of this year, the pork giant’s earnings were...