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16 12, 2019

Crews Drain 320K Gallons of Fuel from Overturned Ship in Georgia Port

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Crews have finished draining all of the fuel from an overturned cargo ship three months after it capsized off the coast of Georgia, the team overseeing salvage operations said Thursday. Divers and other workers removed more than 320,000 gallons (1.2 …

13 12, 2019

Corelogic Integrates 3D Property Measurement into Underwriting Platform

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CoreLogic, a global property analytics provider, has integrated HOVER property measurement and 3D technology into the CoreLogic UnderwritingCenter platform for insurance clients. The integration of HOVER provides carriers a way to manage inspection expenditures while allowing policyholders to digitally participate …

16 12, 2019

Sugar Crash: Truck Hauling 35K Pounds of M&Ms Overturns in Tennessee

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A truck hauling about 35,000 pounds (15,876 kilograms) of M&M candies overturned on a Tennessee highway Friday morning, a Department of Transportation official confirmed. The semitrailer crashed on Interstate 40 near Knoxville around 5:30 a.m., news outlets reported. One of …

13 12, 2019

FAIR Plan Asks Court to Stop California Insurance Commissioner’s Order

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The FAIR Plan today filed a petition for a writ of mandate seeking to have a court annul, vacate, or withdraw an order issued last month by the California insurance commissioner calling for the Fair Plan to begin offering a …

12 12, 2019

AXA XL Adds Novoa, Delaney to Environmental Insurance Team in New York

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AXA XL has welcomed Senior Underwriters Odette Novoa and Erica Delaney to its Environmental insurance team in New York. Both have joined AXA XL’s Northeast regional environmental underwriting team and report to Hiral Shah, head of Environmental for the East …

16 12, 2019

J.M. Wilson Hires Kirby as P/C Technician in Michigan

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J.M. Wilson has added Lindsay Kirby as a property/casualty technician in its Portage, Michigan, office. Kirby will provide support to the property and casualty underwriters. She is responsible for providing technical assistance on policies, endorsements, and serving independent insurance agents. …

12 12, 2019

Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling That American Family Agents Are Independent Contractors

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The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to hear an appeal brought by insurance agents of American Family Insurance Co. who have claimed they were wrongly classified as independent contractors and denied benefits. The high court’s decision to not review …

12 12, 2019

10 Former NFL Players Charged in Alleged Health Insurance Fraud Scam

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Ten former National Football League (NFL) players have been charged for their alleged roles in a nationwide fraud on a health care benefit program for retired NFL players, the Department of Justice said. The alleged fraud targeted the NFL Player …

13 12, 2019

Man Must Repay $16.7K to Texas Mutual in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case

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A Texas man convicted on workers’ compensation fraud charges must repay $16,727.70 in restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Co., the insurer reported. Texas Mutual Insurance reported that Richard R. Gutierrez of Seguin was sentenced in a Travis County district court …

12 12, 2019

Utah Woman Sues Mississippi Fair Over Super Slide Injury

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A Utah woman sued Mississippi’s Fair Commission for negligence and emotional anguish, saying she went airborne on a 40-foot (12-meter) super slide and injured her back. Lindsay Casperson of Kaysville, Utah, filed the lawsuit against the State Fair Commission and …