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14 03, 2023

Juul to Pay Chicago $23M for Underage Vaping Settlement

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CHICAGO (AP) – Vaping company Juul Labs will pay Chicago $23.8 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company marketed products to underage users, the city announced Friday. The Chicago Department of Public Health will use the money for youth …

14 03, 2023

People Moves: Lloyd’s Names James as COO, Taking Over From Keese Who Continues as CFO; Howden Tiger Builds Int’l Treaty Team With Appointment of Ed Broking’s Jani

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s and Howden Tiger. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lloyd’s Names James as COO, Taking Over From Keese Who Will Continue as CFO Lloyd’s of London announced that …

14 03, 2023

EU Prepares for Climate Stress Test That Includes Insurers

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The European Union is starting to prepare the region’s next stress test to measure the financial sector’s readiness for climate change, with the exercise set to involve the insurance industry for the first time. The European Commission last week asked …

14 03, 2023

Miami Homeowner Charged with Falsifying Insurance Claim on Patio Door Damage

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Florida authorities have charged a Miami-area homeowner with fabricating and inflating damage estimates to his home in an attempt to defraud Tokio Marine Insurance Co. out of thousands of dollars. Trevor Lawrence Taylor, 50, was arrested this week and booked …

14 03, 2023

Few Attorneys Left at Troubled McClenny Moseley & Associates

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McClenny Moseley & Associates filed more than 2,000 hurricane-damage lawsuits in Louisiana, but now appears to have no attorneys left in the state to pursue them. Three attorneys who once worked in MMA’s New Orleans office have posted notice on …

14 03, 2023

People Moves: De Fazio Joins Woodruff Sawyer as Southwest Regional Growth Leader

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Mic De Fazio has joined Woodruff Sawyer in a new role as regional growth leader for the Southwest region. De Fazio will lead a team of specialized producers in efforts to design and build new growth initiatives. Prior to joining …

15 03, 2023

Wife of Man Killed by Oregon Police Gets $1.6M Settlement

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A lawsuit over the death of a man who was killed by Oregon State Police outside his home in southern Oregon in 2015 has been settled for $1.6 million after a lengthy legal odyssey, the Grants Pass Daily Courier reported. …

15 03, 2023

Connecticut Jury Awards $20M in Worker’s Death From Asbestos Exposure

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A Connecticut jury has delivered a $20 million verdict for the widow and family of John Peckham, who died in 2020 from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos while working with DAP “33” window glaze in the 1960s. The two …

15 03, 2023

Florida House Panel Approves Bill to End AOBs in Windshield Repair

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Auto insurance and tort-reform groups are celebrating after a subcommittee of the Florida House Banking and Insurance Committee approved a bill that would ban assignment-of-benefits agreements for windshield repairs, a measure that proponents hope will stem a flood of litigation …

15 03, 2023

Where Relationships Matter, Mergers Also Matter in Alabama

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Less than eight months after two of Alabama’s oldest insurance agencies merged to create the Where Relationships Matter Group, the group has taken on another agency with offices in the southeast part of the state. WRM Group announced that it …