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13 10, 2020

Uber Driver in Arizona Fired Gun, Injured Passenger

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Authorities say an Uber driver has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun and injuring one of his passengers following an argument. Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say 60-year-old Peter Caso was booked into jail on suspicion of aggravated assault with …

8 10, 2020

EPIC Adds MetLife’s Johnson to National Employer Consulting Practice in Atlanta

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EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Robert Johnson as principal. Johnson’s primary focus will be new client acquisition and helping teams build client relationships through non-medical growth strategies. …

12 10, 2020

Lloyd’s Reviews Product Design of Insurance Contracts in Response to COVID-19

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Lloyd’s of London is reviewing the way insurance products are designed and sold as it calls for simpler products in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the commercial insurance market said on Monday. Insurers have suffered reputational damage as a result …

13 10, 2020

Former Catholic School Principal in W. Va. Claims He Was Fired for Reporting Abuse

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A former principal at a West Virginia Catholic high school filed a wrongful termination lawsuit last month against a diocese, alleging he was let go for reporting complaints of inappropriate contact involving a priest and for firing a football coach. …

8 10, 2020

DOXA Acquires AMS Professional Liability, Allsouth Professional Liability of Florida

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AMS Professional Liability, a wholesale broker in the state of Florida, and Allsouth Professional Liability, a brokerage specializing in professional liability insurance in the southeastern United States, have been acquired by DOXA Insurance Holdings, LLC. AMS Professional Liability and Allsouth …

12 10, 2020

Progressive Integrates Home Insurance Quoting Into Mortgage Lending Program

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Progressive Insurance is serving home buyers in the digital mortgage process and using information they’ve already entered for their loans to serve up homeowners’ insurance quotes with a single click. Working with mobile-first digital mortgage software company StreamLoan, the insurer …

9 10, 2020

From Wildfires to Sally to China Floods, September Was a Disastrous Month

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Third quarters are often the costliest of the year in terms natural disasters. Insurance broker Aon’s monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during September 2020, found this to be …

12 10, 2020

NFP Acquires UK-Based P/C Broker Ernest R. Shaw Ltd.

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NFP, a New York City-based insurance broker and consultant, announced the acquisition of Ernest R. Shaw Ltd. in a transaction that closed on Sept. 1, 2020. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. ER Shaw, located in Birmingham, UK, …

12 10, 2020

$56M Gas Explosions Settlement with Massachusetts Approved

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A $56 million settlement between Massachusetts and the natural gas utility found responsible for a series of explosions and fires in the state in 2018 was approved by the state Department of Public Utilities. The settlement with Columbia Gas of …

8 10, 2020

CoreLogic: Nearly 300K Gulf Coast Homes at Possible Risk From Delta

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CoreLogic an Irvine, Calif.-based global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, has released data analysis showing 293,685 single-family and multifamily homes across Louisiana and the U.S. Gulf Coast with a reconstruction cost value (RCV) of approximately $62.85 billion are …