The reinsurance industry has seen more strategic restructuring within many Florida reinsurance programs in the first half of 2015, with commensurate gains for shareholders and policyholders, according to the latest ILS report from Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), part …
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Residents north of Thibodaux can expect better fire protection and lower insurance premiums with a new, 3,700-square-foot station being built along La. Highway 1. The Daily Comet reports the Chackbay Volunteer Fire Department has owned the property for about a …
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North Carolina lawmakers want the state Department of Labor to study zip line safety following a fatal accident at a YMCA camp in the mountains last month. The bill was amended recently after a 12-year-old girl died when she fell …
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Medical cannabis business owners may pay their tax liability to the California State Board of Equalization in cash. The payers need to secure a seller’s permit from the BOE and submit a written request. BOE district offices will work with cannabis …
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Augusta, Ga., commissioners are proposing a settlement with firefighters who have sued the city saying they’re owed overtime pay. The Augusta Chronicle reports commissioners voted to offer $58,455 to the group of approximately 85 firefighters who filed a class-action lawsuit …
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A Missouri jury has awarded a West Plains family $6.7 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission. The West Plains Daily Quill reports that Laurie Holesapple and her family sued the commission after her …
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New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan recently signed into law H.B.171 (“An Act relative to rebating”) that would remove the annual $1,000 monetary cap on contests, sweepstakes, raffles or drawings conducted by insurance producers in connection with the marketing or promotion …
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Berkley FinSecure, a W. R. Berkley Company, has named Peter D. Verretto Northwest territory director. Verretto will focus on underwriting and sales to financial institutions through the company’s network of agents and brokers in the newly expanded Northwest territory. Working …
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Police in Key West, Fla., have arrested an Uber driver following a crackdown on unlicensed vehicle-for-hire drivers. Spokeswoman Alyson Crean told the Miami Herald that 51-year-old Martin Maness was arrested July 10 on two misdemeanor counts of violating a city …
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Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge recently announced a new initiative from the Attorney General’s Special Investigations Division to combat the problem of metal theft. During a press conference at the state Capitol, Rutledge said she was “launching a coordinated statewide effort …
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