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8 12, 2020

AmWINS Programs Adds Core Specialty as Carrier Long-Term Care Facilities Program

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Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. will be the carrier providing insurance coverage for AmWINS Program Underwriters’ (APU) Long-Term Care Facilities program, effective January 1, 2021. The Long-Term Care Facilities program’s primary lines of business are professional and general liability (primary …

7 12, 2020

Number of Boats Destroyed in Michigan Marina Fire Likely in the Hundreds

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A fire on Dec. 4 destroyed an enormous building loaded with hundreds of boats stored for the winter in southeastern Michigan, sending smoke for miles along Lake Erie. Neighbors and boat owners rushed to get as close as possible to …

8 12, 2020

Chambers to Serve as Director of Digital Partnerships for Appalachian Underwriters

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Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has added William Chambers as director of Digital Partnerships. Chambers comes to AUI with over 5 years of experience in the insurance industry, with former roles in underwriting and digital partnership management at a leading specialist …

7 12, 2020

PointeNorth Insurance Group Acquires 3 Southeast Insurance Agencies

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PointeNorth Insurance Group, LLC (PNIG), a locally owned and operated independent insurance agency in the Southeast, has increased its footprint with the merger and acquisition of three insurance agencies: The Stastka Agency, Inc.; The Myrick Agency, LLC; and D & …

8 12, 2020

China Signals It Remains Committed to Phase 1 Trade Deal With U.S.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi assured U.S. executives during a videoconference on Sunday that Beijing remained committed to the Phase 1 trade deal with the United States, the head of the US-China Business Council said. “He definitely re-committed. On the …

7 12, 2020

Criminal Counts Dismissed Against 3 Employees in Missouri Duck Boat Deaths

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A federal judge has dismissed neglect and misconduct charges against three employees of a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake in 2018, killing 17 people. U.S. District Judge Doug Harpool filed an order on Dec. 2 upholding a …

7 12, 2020

Migrant Farm Workers from Texas Allege Pesticide Exposure in Illinois

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More than two dozen migrant workers from Texas allege they were sprayed with toxic pesticides while working in Illinois cornfields, according to a federal lawsuit. The workers, including teenagers, senior citizens and a pregnant woman, claim they were sprayed by …

8 12, 2020

Expansion of Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19 in 6 States Created Narrow Benefit

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While at least 17 states have passed laws or issued orders that expanded access to workers’ compensation benefits for employees who contract COVID-19, many of those directives are creating new exposure for only a sliver of the workforce, new research …

7 12, 2020

Dual FEMA Programs Aim to Provide Housing for Louisiana Hurricane Victims

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Louisiana residents affected by Hurricanes Laura and Delta could be eligible for temporary housing under two federally administered programs. Under the Multifamily Lease and Repair Program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency can enter into a temporary contract with the owner …

8 12, 2020

France Vows to Help Farmers Who Stop Using Glyphosate Weedkiller

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France will give financial aid to farmers who agree to halt use of glyphosate, the farm ministry said on Monday after President Macron said he had failed with efforts to ban use of the weedkiller by 2021. Glyphosate, first developed …