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Best: Reinsurance Pricing, Pandemic Add to Woes for Florida Property Insurers
The numerous issues in Florida’s property insurance market, including higher reinsurance pricing and social inflation, continue to challenge the financial strength of Florida personal property writers and impact coverage availability and affordability in the state. These headwinds, according to a …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 4:58 PM |
Nebraska Egg Processor to Pay $827K Fine, Make $2M in Upgrades
A Nebraska egg processing company has agreed to invest $2 million in upgrades to its facility to limit pollution and pay an $827,500 fine as part of a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the state. The EPA said …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 4:52 PM |
Texas Communities to Use $12M in Grants to Combat Vehicle Crimes
Texas suffers from more than $1 billion in losses from motor vehicle crime each year, according to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA), a division of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. To help Texans fight back, MVCPA’s board …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 4:47 PM |
Bridges Elected Vice Chair of Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Mark Bridges of INSURICA in Amarillo to serve as vice chair for 2020-2021. Bridges was elected to the post during IIAT’s annual business meeting on June 10, which was held virtually. Bridges …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 4:39 PM |
In-Person Texas GOP Meeting Canceled by Houston Convention Center
The Republican Party of Texas’ in-person convention has been canceled, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said on July 8. The news came after Turner directed the city’s legal department to work with the Houston First Corp., which operates the George R. …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 4:34 PM |
Illinois Candy Company Fined $485K for Workplace Injuries
A Chicago-area candy company has been fined nearly $500,000 for workplace injuries, including a fingertip amputation, federal regulators said. The incidents occurred at Ferrara Candy in Bellwood, Ill. An employee lost a fingertip in January. Another worker was caught in …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 4:27 PM |
Missouri Won’t Shut Down Summer Camps Despite Virus Outbreaks
Missouri leaders knew the risk of convening thousands of kids at summer camps across the state during a pandemic, the state’s top health official said, and insisted that camp organizers have plans in place to keep an outbreak from happening. …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 4:27 PM |
Iowa’s BrokerTech Ventures Gains 4 New Carrier, Wholesale Partners
BrokerTech Ventures, an insurance broker-led platform and accelerator program based in Des Moines, Iowa, has added four super-regional and national insurance firms as partners: The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, Fairfield, Ohio RT Specialty LLC, Chicago, Ill. Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., Farmington …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 4:24 PM |
13 Hawaiian Airlines Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
Hawaiian Airlines Inc. says 13 of its employees have tested positive for the coronavirus following an annual training course. The employees who tested positive for COVID-19 took part in flight attendant training at the airline’s Honolulu headquarters about two weeks …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 2:42 PM |
Colorado Files Sit Against Juul for Marketing to Minors
Colorado has filed a lawsuit against an e-cigarette manufacturer saying the company marketed products to children and downplayed health risks. The lawsuit filed in Denver District Court this week says Juul Labs Inc. violated the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, The …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 2:40 PM |
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