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Howden Broking Opens Branch Office in Iceland
Howden Broking, the international insurance broker, announced the opening of a branch office in Reykjavik, Iceland. The office is the first to be established by an international broker in the country, said London-based Howden in a statement. Having worked with …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 7:08 PM |
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Cuaron with OG Cannabis Got in on City Planning Early
Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips for …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 6:18 PM |
Mississippi Gov Adds 13 Counties to Mask Mandate in Lieu of Statewide Order
Gov. Tate Reeves instituted mask mandates in 13 more Mississippi counties Tuesday but chose not to implement the measure statewide, a week after several prominent health care leaders called on him to do so. During a press briefing, the Republican …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:55 PM |
TWIA Study Showing Rates Inadequate by 26% and 44% Sent to Board
A study showing rates for Texas’ insurer of last resort for communities along the Texas coast are inadequate by 26% for residential policies and 44% for commercial properties has been forwarded to the board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:52 PM |
Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease of 9.2% Approved in Tennessee
Workers’ compensation rates in Tennessee are expected to decrease next year after a 9.2% overall loss cost decrease was approved. Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Commissioner Carter Lawrence approved an order Nov. 14, 2020 for the decrease, beginning March …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:49 PM |
Texas Warns Agents, Brokers Insurers Against Deceptive, Misleading Health Plan Marketing
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a reminder to insurance companies, agents, and marketers of discount healthcare programs that materially misrepresenting the terms and conditions of an insurance policy or contract is grounds for disciplinary action. Examples of …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:42 PM |
South Carolina Family Sues School District Over Mold Sickness
A South Carolina family has filed a lawsuit alleging their student fell ill after an elementary school covered up the presence of mold in a building. Tamara Broach, a guardian to an unnamed student, filed the lawsuit this week in …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:38 PM |
Sentry’s Insurance Business Transfer Plan OK’d to Advance in Oklahoma
Wisconsin-based Sentry Insurance (Sentry) has gained approval from the Oklahoma Insurance Department to submit its Insurance Business Transfer (IBT) Plan to the District Court of Oklahoma County. This is the second IBT approved by an insurance commissioner in the United …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:20 PM |
Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo Launching New Autonomous Vehicle Testing Site in Ohio
Waymo plans to open a new testing site in Ohio for its driverless autonomous vehicles that will focus on dense, urban areas, the company has said. The new site being built at the Transportation Research Center near Columbus will allow …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:17 PM |
Missouri Nursing Home to Pay $40K to Settle Gender Pay Discrimination Claims
A Kansas City-area nursing home has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging it paid female nurses less than male nurses, federal authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported that Edgewood Manor OPCO LLC, a former owner of …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:15 PM |
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