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25 11, 2020

Crest Insurance in Arizona Adds Sunbelt’s Bouve as Commercial Broker

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Crest Insurance Group LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz., has added Taylor Bouve as a commercial broker. Bouve has more than six years of experience in insurance. He was previously an account executive at Sunbelt Insurance Holdings LLC, and was with Zenefits …

25 11, 2020

Schumacher to Lead Midwest Underwriting, Sales at Frankenmuth Insurance

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Frankenmuth Insurance in Frankenmuth, Michigan, has added Rich Schumacher as regional director for the Midwest Region. Schumacher brings 28 years of experience in the industry, most recently serving as associate vice president of sales for Harleysville/Nationwide Insurance where he worked …

25 11, 2020

Trucks Keep Striking Missouri Overpass, Again and Again

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Despite the warning signs and flashing lights, trucks just can’t seem to stop hitting a Kansas City, Missouri, overpass. The Kansas City Star reports that the bridge on Independence Avenue is struck so often that it has its own satirical …

25 11, 2020

South Dakota Law Officers Sue to Overturn Pot Legalization Vote

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Two South Dakota law enforcement officials want the courts to overturn a citizen-approved constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana in the state. The Argus Leader reports Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom and South Dakota Highway Patrol Superintendent Rick Miller filed a lawsuit …

25 11, 2020

Hippo Gets $350M Investment, Reinsurance Cover From Mitsui Sumitomo

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Hippo Enterprises, an MGA insurtech focused on homeowners insurance, secured a $350 million capital investment designed to help fuel further growth. A related reinsurance agreement is also part of the deal. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of MS&AD …

24 11, 2020

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Hires Allianz’ Baacke as Head of Risk Engineering Services

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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Tina Baacke as global head Risk Engineering Services, effective Jan. 1, 2021. In this role, Baacke will be responsible for leading a global team of experts that provides ri sk knowledge, data insights, tools and …

24 11, 2020

COVID-19-Related Data Breach Affects Thousands in Delaware

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Public health officials in Delaware on Sunday disclosed that the personal information of thousands of people who were tested for the coronavirus this summer was mistakenly shared with an unauthorized individual. The state’s Division of Public Health said the data …

24 11, 2020

Former Virginia Attorney Indicted on Multiple Fraud Charges

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A federal grand jury has indicted a former Virginia attorney on charges that she defrauded elderly clients out of money which she used to buy real estate and make charitable donations, prosecutors said. Cherie Anne Washburn, 44, of Lynchburg, Virginia, …

24 11, 2020

Zywave Acquires Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC)

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Insurance technology provider Zywave announced the acquisition of Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a leading provider of marketing, rating and management software and services to the insurance industry. Zywave said the acquisition enables Zywave to deliver its operations, sales and marketing …

24 11, 2020

Usage-Based Insurer Metromile to Become Public Company

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Metromile Inc., the pay-per-mile auto insurer, has reached a deal to go public by merging with Insu Acquisition Corp. II (Insu II), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The merger will result in Metromile becoming a publicly listed company without …