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30 10, 2020

Nexus Specialty Adds Schneider, Fayette in Chicago

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Nexus Specialty has hired Katie Schneider as assistant vice president, Management & Professional Liability, in the group’s Chicago, Ill., office. The company also named William K. Fayette, senior underwriter, Management & Professional Liability, also based in Chicago. Schneider will be …

30 10, 2020

Louisiana Issues Insurer Data Call for Hurricane Delta Damage Claims

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Property/casualty insurance companies in Louisiana, including those that write private and/or excess flood coverage, as well as surplus lines insurers, have been directed to report claims data arising from Hurricane Delta to the state insurance department. It is the second …

29 10, 2020

Alliant Insurance Services Names Pierce Executive VP in Dallas

By | October 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Alliant Insurance Services Names Pierce Executive VP in Dallas

Steve Pierce, a construction risk management and alternative risk financing specialist, has joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president within the Alliant Construction Services Group. He is based in Dallas. Pierce joins Alliant with more than 18 years of …

29 10, 2020

Florida Driving School Suspended for Providing Answers to License Test

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A Florida driving school was suspended after investigators said it was providing correct answers to people taking a written driver license test, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced last week. Universal Driving School in Oakland Park charged …

30 10, 2020

NTSB Investigating Tennessee Bus Crash that Killed Child, Driver

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Federal and state authorities on Wednesday investigated a crash between a school bus carrying 24 children and a utility vehicle that killed the bus driver and a 7-year-old girl in eastern Tennessee. Eight other children were injured when the utility …

28 10, 2020

1 Killed, 20-Plus Injured When Western Illinois Hayrack Ride Overturns

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A woman was killed and more than 20 other people were injured over the weekend when a hayrack side overturned in rural western Illinois, police said. Troopers were called to the scene in Hancock County on Saturday night after between …

29 10, 2020

Americas Insurance Waiving Separate Deductible in Louisiana After Delta, Laura

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Americas Insurance Company will be waiving a separate deductible for Hurricane Delta for Louisiana insureds that were impacted by both Hurricanes Laura and Delta, provided they have satisfied their full named-storm deductible. According to Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, for …

28 10, 2020

Black Man Killed by Police in Louisiana Did Not Have Knife, Lawsuit Says

By | October 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Black Man Killed by Police in Louisiana Did Not Have Knife, Lawsuit Says

The parents of a man killed by police in Louisiana is suing the Lafayette Police Department, saying their son did not have a knife when he was killed. Trayford Pellerin, 31, was killed Aug. 21 as he walked away from …

28 10, 2020

Tower Hill, Safeco to Offer Policy Multi-Policy Discount in Florida

By | October 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Tower Hill, Safeco to Offer Policy Multi-Policy Discount in Florida

Florida-based Tower Hill Insurance and national carrier Safeco, two non-affiliated carriers, have formed a marketing partnership in the state of Florida to offer a multi-policy discount to customers. Beginning in November, policyholders will have access to a multi-policy discount when …

28 10, 2020

Arson Investigators Probe Kentucky City Hall Fire

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Arson investigators are trying to determine whether a blaze that damaged a Kentucky city hall building was intentionally set. The Burkesville government building suffered fire damage early Sunday to a section where police offices are located, news outlets reported. The …