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7 01, 2021

1 in 100,000 Had Severe Allergic Reaction to COVID Shot: CDC

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Roughly 1 in 100,000 people have had a severe allergic reaction to the first Covid-19 vaccine, a rate that’s higher than the flu vaccine but still quite rare, U.S. health officials said. A study by the Centers for Disease Control …

7 01, 2021

Who’s On the Hook If COVID-19 Vaccines Go Wrong?: Viewpoint

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The COVID-19 vaccines are here and distribution has begun. But what if something goes wrong? Whether it’s a loss of income, hefty medical bills or other serious adverse effects from getting a shot, someone has to pick up the tab, …

7 01, 2021

Goosehead Insurance Fires Employee Who Participated in Storming of Capitol

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Texas-based personal lines insurance agency Goosehead Insurance has fired an employee who participated in the storming of the Capitol yesterday. According to a posting on Goosehead’s Twitter account, Paul Davis, who was associate general counsel, is no longer with the …

7 01, 2021

Ethics and Insurance Fraud

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It has been reported that the federal government’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program has been victimized by fraud. This program was designed to extend unemployment insurance benefits to self-employed people, independent contractors, those engaged in the gig economy, part-time workers …

5 01, 2021

With China Oceanwide $2.7B Deal to Buy It Stalled, Genworth Eyes Partial IPO

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Genworth Financial and China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. can’t seem to put the finishing touches on their agreement for Oceanworth to buy Genworth, a $2.7 billion cash deal that was first proposed in October 2016. The parties had originally hoped …

5 01, 2021

Trump’s EPA Institutes Curb on ‘Secret’ Science Used in Formulating Regulations

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief said on Monday he has finalized a rule to limit what scientific research the agency can use to formulate regulations, in a concession to big business weeks before President Donald Trump leaves office. …

5 01, 2021

Riskiest Counties for Natural Disasters Are Not Always Where People Think

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Spending her life in Los Angeles, Morgan Andersen knows natural disasters all too well. In college, an earthquake shook her home hard. Her grandfather was affected by recent wildfires in neighboring Orange County. “It’s just that constant reminder, `Oh yeah, …

5 01, 2021

Judge Rules Former Viacom Shareholders Can Sue Over ViacomCBS Merger

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A Delaware judge ruled this week that former Viacom shareholders may pursue a lawsuit accusing Shari Redstone of engineering a “patently unfair” merger that created ViacomCBS Inc. so she could become a media magnate like her late father, Sumner Redstone. …

5 01, 2021

Top East Region Insurance M&As of 2020

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The top M&A story of 2020 was a global story that captured more readers in every geographic region than any other. Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger remained the leading merger and non-merger insurance story …

5 01, 2021

Top South Central Region Insurance M&As of 2020

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The top M&A story of 2020 was more a global than national story but it captured more readers in every geographic location than any other. Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger remained the leading merger …