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June 6, 2022
 
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Uvalde Parents and Teacher Seek Documents From Gun Maker After School Shooting

Parents of a slain fourth grader and a teacher at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, are laying the groundwork for lawsuits against...
 

Musk Says He May Drop Twitter Deal if Fake-Account Data Not Provided

Elon Musk on Monday warned that he might walk away from his $44 billion offer to acquire Twitter Inc. if the social media network failed...
 

Cyber Continues as Outlier in Otherwise Stabilizing Commercial P/C Market: USI

A mid-year update on the commercial property/casualty market from USI Insurance Services is the latest to report rate stabilization in...
 

People Moves: Mourad Named President of Verisk Claims; Marsh's Evans Joins Risk Strategies Entertainment; Roamly Hires Root, Good Sam Execs

Verisk Names Mourad President of Claims Insurance data analytics firm Verisk announced that Maroun Mourad will begin serving as...
 

Mariah Carey Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Iconic Christmas Song

Mariah Carey was hit with a copyright lawsuit Friday over her hit song "All I Want For Christmas Is You," which allegedly infringed the...
 

Self-Fulfilling Rankings Boost Rating Agency Power: Researcher

Agencies that rate and rank nations, corporations and colleges wield enormous power, influencing investment flows and prompting leaders...
 

Tesla Faces Increase in Complaints Over 'Phantom Braking'

Tesla Inc. is facing stepped-up scrutiny from US regulators who have received 758 complaints of cars made by the company that suddenly...
 

Nursing Malpractice Coverage Brings Peace of Mind

Health care is a highly complex and ever-changing environment that can lend itself to high-risk, and life-threating, situations. Healthcare...
 

Leadership Tips for Insurance Professionals

Carrier Management, Insurance Journal's sister publication focused on insurance company leadership insights and carrier...
 
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East

 

How FBI Helped Thwart 'Despicable' Cyberattack on Boston Children's Hospital

The FBI thwarted a planned cyberattack on a children's hospital in Boston that was to have been carried out by hackers sponsored by the...
 

Buffalo Shooting Survivors Weigh Suing Parents, Social Media, Gunmaker

An employee who survived a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket sought a court order Friday to question the 18-year-old gunman's...
 

Federal Court Upholds Connecticut Law on Disclosing Police Records

A federal appeals court has upheld part of a 2020 Connecticut police accountability law that allows public disclosure of state trooper...
 
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Midwest

 

People Moves: Powers Insurance & Risk Management Promotes Davis to COO; Alera Group Names Mollica as CIIO

Powers Insurance & Risk Management Promotes Tim Davis to COO Powers Insurance & Risk Management and sister company Valley Insurance...
 

Michigan Senior Living Center Loses Appeal Over Woman's Death

The Michigan Supreme Court last week reinstated a lawsuit against a senior living center where an 89-year-old woman was locked out in...
 

Wisconsin Dollar Generals Face $435,000 in Fines for Endangering Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two more Dollar General stores for endangering the...
 
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Southeast

 

Southern Fidelity Loses Rating; Heritage, People's Trust Complete Re Programs

The Demotech insurance industry rating firm has withdrawn the financial stability rating for Southern Fidelity Insurance Co. after the...
 

First Named Storm of 2022 Brings Minor Flooding to Miami Area. Bermuda Next

Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of what's predicted to be a busy 2022 Atlantic season, caused minor flooding in parts of South...
 

Excluding Sex-Change Surgery from Policy Discriminates, Georgia Federal Court Finds

A Georgia county and sheriff's office discriminated when it denied health insurance for a deputy seeking gender reassignment surgery, a...
 

Hub Acquires Georgia-based Alexander & Co. Benefits Firm

Hub International, a global insurance brokerage firm, has acquired Georgia-based Alexander & Co., an employee benefits firm for school...
 
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Insurance Jobs

 

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South Central

 

Child Sets Section of Louisiana Walmart on Fire with Cigarette Lighter

A girl who appeared to be 6 to 9 years old started a fire that has closed a suburban New Orleans Walmart for repairs, the Jefferson...
 

North Texas Flash Flooding Kills 1

At least one person was killed as heavy rains caused flash flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The storms sloshed across the region...
 

Circuit Court Clears Way For Suits Against Army Corps Over Harvey Floodwater Releases

A federal appellate court last week cleared the way for thousands of Houston-area property owners and their insurers to pursue claims for...
 
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West

 

Investigators Say Colorado's 2nd-Largest Fire Was Human-Caused

Investigators say Colorado's second-largest wildfire on record was human-caused. The U.S Forest Service announced that the determination...
 

$460M Awarded to Former Workers Who Sued California Utility

Two men who sued saying they were forced out of their jobs at a Southern California utility after complaining about sexual and racial...
 

Protestor Struck by Rubber Bullet Sues Police in Washington

A woman who was struck in the eye with a so-called "rubber sbullet" during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, causing an injury that...
 

M4.1 Earthquake Confirmed in San Francisco Bay Area

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake gave the San Francisco Bay Area an early morning wake-up call Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Ukraine Relocates Businesses From War Front to Protect Vital Producers

Oleg Averyanov's factory produced fire trucks and employed 600 people until it was forced to halt operations and close its doors as a...
 

Russia's Rusal Files Suit Against Miner Rio Tinto Over Access to Alumina Refinery

SYDNEY - Russian aluminum producer Rusal has filed a lawsuit against global miner Rio Tinto, seeking to win back access to its 20% share...
 

Google Ordered to Pay Former Australian Lawmaker for Defamatory YouTube Videos

SYDNEY - An Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former lawmaker A$715,000 ($515,000), saying its refusal to remove a...
 

Greece Wildfire Threatens Homes Near Athens

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek firefighters on Sunday were battling a wildfire for a second day near two Athens suburbs. Local media...
 

Massive Fire at Bangladesh Container Depot Kills at Least 28

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least 28 people and...
 

People Moves: Beazley Announces MacCabe Retirement, Wheeler and Pereira Promotions for Int'l Mgmt. Liability; Gallagher Re Names 6 Senior Execs for APAC Region

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Beazley and Gallagher Re. A summary of these new hires follows here....
 
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It's likely that 65% of commercial trucks on your books are undervalued. Fortunately, insurtech can easily fix this by combining...
 
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During the pandemic, Cake & Arrow conducted qualitative research with hundreds of gig workers and small business owners to...
 
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The High Price of "Business As Usual" in the Insurance Industry

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