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29 05, 2020

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Launches Parametric Product for Hail-Proned States

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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (SRCS) has expanded its parametric offering with the launch of HAIL, a parametric hail insurance cover. The new product is designed to protect companies in the United States from the financial impact of a significant hail …

1 06, 2020

Aon Appoints Rieth as U.S. Practice Leader for E&O/Cyber Broking Team

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Aon announced that Brent Rieth is the new U.S. Practice Leader of the Cyber Solutions Errors and Omissions/Cyber Broking team. Rieth first joined Aon in 2009 as team leader of the E&O/Cyber broking effort for multi-national clients. In December 2018, …

29 05, 2020

Insurer Group Has Issue with Colorado Insurance Department’s COVID-19 Memo

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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association is taking issue with tentative plans by the Colorado Department of Insurance to halt the use of credit information in Colorado during the pandemic. A recent draft bulletin from the department directs property/casualty insurers …

29 05, 2020

New Lawsuit Filed Against Virginia Tech Over Hazing

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Another former cadet has filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech over being suspended in connection with a blood-pinning ceremony. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges the university violated the due process rights of Christopher J. Dana when it …

29 05, 2020

New Hampshire Man Charged in Scheme that Used Bitcoin to Buy Personal Data

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A New Hampshire man has been charged in a fraud scheme that involved using Bitcoin to buy stolen personal data belonging to people across the country, officials said. Jonathan Nguyen, 23, of Windham, was charged Tuesday in federal court with …

1 06, 2020

Oklahoma Opioid Settlement Money Going to Cities, Counties

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Almost $23 million in opioid settlement funds will go to municipalities and counties throughout Oklahoma that have been impacted by the crisis of opioid addiction. The funds are from settlements reached by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter with opioid manufacturers. …

29 05, 2020

Maine’s AK Insurance Joins Satellite Agency Network Group

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AK Insurance of Westbrook, Maine, recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. AK Insurance was founded in April 2020 by owner Alex Kapothanasis and provides a full line of property …

1 06, 2020

Minnesota Worker Sues Iowa City after Electrocution

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A construction worker from Minnesota who was electrocuted and fell from a building is suing the city of Sibley, Iowa, for negligence. Victor Maldonado, of Worthington, Minnesota, alleges in a lawsuit that the city knew the high-voltage power line was …

29 05, 2020

Agency Says Asbestos Cleanup Complete in Montana Superfund Site

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the completion of all required cleanup activities within a unit of a Montana Superfund site. The federal agency removed a portion of an asbestos-contaminated mining operation in Libby from its National Priorities List, The …

1 06, 2020

South Carolina Business Owners Assess Damage After Protests

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Some business owners in Charleston, South Carolina, swept up broken glass, boarded windows and took stock of ransacked shelves Sunday morning after protests erupted into violence in South Carolina. Broken glass littered sidewalks outside storefronts in downtown Charleston, where restaurants …