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4 06, 2021

Idaho Family Pondering Suit over Teacher Having Students Push Girl Down Stairs

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Parents of a Twin Falls middle school student have filed a tort claim against the school district, contending that the girl was injured after a teacher instructed his students to push her down concrete stairs as part of a reenactment …

4 06, 2021

Washington Organization Investigating Sexual Misconduct Complaints

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Board members at Casa Latina, a decades-old organization founded to empower immigrant workers and provide job and educational opportunities, has announced it will investigate the handling of sexual harassment and assault allegations at the company. The board received complaints related …

4 06, 2021

Insurers Must Totally Reassess Approach to ‘Grim’ Cyber Insurance Market: AM Best

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With the cyber risk hazard environment—ransomware, business interruption and aggregation—worsening significantly, “prospects for the U.S. cyber insurance market are grim,” according to an AM Best report. According to the global rating agency’s analysts, insurers “urgently need to reassess all aspects …

4 06, 2021

Propel Insurance Acquires South Carolina’s South Risk Management

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Propel Insurance, a privately-owned insurance agency and portfolio company of Flexpoint Ford, has acquired South Carolina-based South Risk Management (SRM), a construction-focused insurance consulting firm. The acquisition of SRM expands Propel’s presence into South Carolina and adds to the company’s …

4 06, 2021

Canada’s Economical Insurance Launches Platform to Simplify Brokers’ SME Placements

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Economical Insurance has introduced Vyne Commercial, a new digital platform and an expanded product offering, which is designed to simplify the process of insuring small businesses. Broker partners will be able to instantly quote and bind new property/casualty policies for …

4 06, 2021

Fired North Carolina Deputy Sues County Sheriff Over Vaccine Mandate

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A former North Carolina deputy is suing a sheriff over his requirement for employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Christopher Neve, the former Durham County deputy, is asking a court to force Sheriff Clarence Birkhead to reinstate him with back …

4 06, 2021

Florida, Virginia Among Top Coastal States in Insurance Safety Rating of Building Codes

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Florida has again taken the top spot for strongest building code with Virginia right behind in second place. That’s according to the 2021 edition of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) report Rating the States, which every …

3 06, 2021

Aon to Sell U.S. Retirement, Retiree Health Units for $1.4B to Smooth WTW Acquisition

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Global insurance broker Aon has agreed to sell its U.S. retirement business to private investment firm Aquiline and its Retiree Health Exchange individual health insurance business to Illinois-based digital services firm Alight for total gross consideration of $1.4 billion. Aon …

3 06, 2021

Brit Launches Consortium to Simplify Underwriting of Marine War Breach Call Risks

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Brit Ltd. announced the creation of a marine consortium called “Keel,” which aims to revolutionize the writing of marine war and breach call risks. Keel offers up to $152.2 million of capacity per risk and provides instant quotes that are …

3 06, 2021

Hawaii Eying Evacuation Plan for Mauna Loa Volcano

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Hawaii is creating an emergency evacuation plan for the Big Island in preparation for the next eruption of the largest active volcano on Earth. A state Senate resolution adopted in March asks the state’s emergency management division to develop evacuation …