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21 01, 2025

Kaplansky Insurance Buys 3 Massachusetts Agencies

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Kaplansky Insurance has acquired two central Massachusetts insurance agencies and a third in the western part of the state. The agencies acquired are Buckley Insurance and Mobilio Insurance in Worcester and Pijar Insurance in Holyoke. Buckley Insurance serves clients in …

21 01, 2025

FEMA Transfers $758M in US Flood Program Risk to 27 Private Reinsurers

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said its reinsurance renewal for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) included the transfer of nearly $758 million to the private market through the use of 27 reinsurance companies – up from 18 companies …

21 01, 2025

US Upgrades Probe Into Emergency Braking Issues in Certain Honda Vehicles

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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it is expanding and upgrading a probe into about 295,125 American Honda vehicles over reports of crashes and injuries due to their automatic emergency braking systems. According to the reports, …

21 01, 2025

Trucordia Acquires Rusty Healy Agency in Mississippi

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Utah-based Trucordia, a top-20 U.S. insurance brokerage, has acquired the Rusty Healy Insurance Agency in Madison, Mississippi, the company said in a news release. Healy, founded more than 30 years ago, offers personal and commercial lines of coverage in the …

21 01, 2025

Florida Snowman: As Ice and Snow Come to the State, DeSantis Declares Emergency

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As a rare snowstorm was bearing down on northern Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday declared a state of emergency for the region, readying the National Guard and state agencies to respond as needed. Alabama’s governor also declared a state …

21 01, 2025

Trump Curtails Protections Around Diversity, LGBTQ Rights

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The United States will recognize only two sexes, male and female, that are unchangeable, President Donald Trump ordered on Monday as he moved to quickly end a range of policies aimed at promoting racial equity and protecting rights for LGBTQ+ …

21 01, 2025

LA Braces for Fire Risk From Bone-Dry Winds as Winter Rains Lag

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Dangerous winds and drought will create extreme fire risk across Southern California Tuesday, putting more than 11 million people in the path of conditions that would allow blazes to spread quickly as the region holds out hope for rain. Seasonal …

21 01, 2025

Tropolis Acquires 4 Agencies in Midwest

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Tropolis, an insurance brokerage that provides property & casualty (P&C) and employee benefits solutions, announced it has completed the acquisitions of four Midwest insurance agencies. Terms of the private transactions were not disclosed. The four businesses are BDMH Enterprises, an …

21 01, 2025

New Orleans Landscaper Ordered to Pay $319K in Back Wages

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TheU.S. Department of Labor has recovered $319,065 in back wages for 49 workers employed by a New Orleans landscaping company that misclassified them as independent contractors and, by doing so, denied them overtime pay. The department’s Wage and Hour Division …

17 01, 2025

Maritime Sources Expect Houthis to Halt Red Sea Attacks After Gaza Deal

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Maritime security officials said on Thursday they were expecting Yemen’s Houthi militia to announce a halt in attacks on ships in the Red Sea, after a ceasefire deal in the war in Gaza between Israel and the militant group Hamas. …