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13 05, 2020

Reliance Partners of Tennessee Appoints Albrecht as CFO, CRO

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Reliance Partners has added Thom Albrecht as chief financial officer and chief revenue officer. Albrecht is a 32-year veteran of the transportation space and served most recently as chief commercial officer and chief financial officer with Celadon Group. Prior to …

5 05, 2020

CNA Records Q1 Loss Tied to Market Volatility from Coronavirus

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CNA Financial Corp. recorded a first quarter 2020 net loss of $61 million, and core income of $108 million. The insurer said results for the quarter reflected financial market volatility amid the events of COVID-19. The results included net investment …

5 05, 2020

Texas’ Goosehead Insurance Reports $156K Loss for Q1 2020

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Publicly traded independent personal lines insurance agency, Goosehead Insurance Inc., headquartered in Westlake, Texas, has reported a loss of $156,000 for the first quarter of 2020, with revenues of $20.4 million. The loss translates to a 1 cent loss on …

5 05, 2020

South Dakota’s Security Insurance Joins Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance

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Security Insurance Group Inc. (SIG) of Pierre, South Dakota, has joined Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance (MIAA), a network of insurance agencies across seven states. Founded in 2012, SIG is a full-service insurance agency owned by Vern Armstrong. The agency offers …

5 05, 2020

Wildfire Danger High in Central Wisconsin

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on May 3 for 12 counties in central Wisconsin as the danger of wildfires remained high. A red flag warning is issued when the …

5 05, 2020

Oklahoma House Passes Bill Shielding Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 Liability

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The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed legislation aimed at protecting healthcare providers from liability during the COVID-19 pandemic. The House Senate Bill 300, creating the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Limited Liability Act, authored by House Majority Whip Terry O’Donnell, …

8 05, 2020

Towing Company Sued by North Carolina for Pandemic Price-Gouging

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Authorities in North Carolina filed the state’s first price-gouging lawsuit against a towing company accused of employing predatory towing and booting practices during the coronavirus pandemic. A temporary restraining order was issued on Charlotte’s A1 Towing Solutions and its owner, …

8 05, 2020

Wildfires Rage in Florida Panhandle; More Than 1K People Evacuated

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Firefighters in the Florida Panhandle have been battling wildfires that forced some 1,600 people to evacuate from their homes, and a stretch of Interstate 10 remained closed in both directions Thursday morning due to smoke, authorities said. “This is an …

5 05, 2020

Crane Named CEO of Specialist Re/insurance Broker THB Group

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THB, the specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced that Matthew Crane has been named chief executive officer of THB Group and president of the International division of AmWINS Group, Inc., global distributor of specialty insurance products and services. Crane succeeds …

5 05, 2020

RMS Releases High Definition Models for European Severe Convective Storm

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RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based risk modeling and analytics firm, announced the release of new European Severe Convective Storm (EU SCS) High Definition Models. The models represent 50,000 years of simulation of hail and straight-line wind and tornado risk and include …