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16 11, 2020

Flooding in North Carolina Prompts State of Emergency

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Flooding from heavy rains across North Carolina prompted Gov. Roy Cooper to declare a state of emergency on Friday as searchers looked for a 1-year-old and an adult who disappeared when high water swept through a campground. In addition to …

13 11, 2020

Washington Construction Firm Fined More Than $92K After Safety Inspection

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A Washington construction company with a reported history of safety problems in Kitsap, Pierce and Grays Harbor was fined more than $92,000 for allegedly serious safety violations, including failing to enforce the use of fall protection while roofing a home …

13 11, 2020

Commissioner Says Insurance Industry Spent $2.1B with California Diverse Businesses

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Diverse California businesses supplied $2.1 billion in goods and services to insurance companies last year, a 16.7% increase since 2018. That’s according to the latest California Insurance Diversity Survey results released by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Of the $2.1 billion …

13 11, 2020

25K Virus-Linked Claims Filed with Texas Workers’ Comp Carriers Through June 30

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As of Sept. 27, workers’ compensation insurance carriers in Texas had reported more than 25,000 COVID-19 claims and 103 fatalities to the state’s regulators. The numbers cover virus-related claims reported to insurers through June 30, 2020. A report released by …

13 11, 2020

Judge Throws Out Trump Campaign’s Libel Claim Against CNN

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A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign against CNN over a 2019 opinion piece which it said suggested the campaign would be open to Russian interference, according to a court document. …

13 11, 2020

Ex-Employee Who Protested Safety Sues Amazon Alleging Bias in His Firing

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A former Amazon.com Inc. worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the retailer on Thursday, accusing it of discrimination for firing him and for putting Black and Hispanic workers at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19. …

13 11, 2020

Everest Insurance Promotes Wu to E&S Excess Casualty National Leader

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Everest Insurance announced that Edward Wu has been promoted to the role of vice president and national leader, Excess & Surplus Excess Casualty. In this role, Wu will be responsible for strategy, underwriting discipline and production for the E&S Excess …

13 11, 2020

Hiscox USA Appoints Fiddler as Chief Marketing Officer

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Regine Fiddler has been appointed chief marketing officer for insurer Hiscox in the U.S. Fiddler, who previously served as the chief marketing officer and head of Product at BankMobile, will report to and succeed Russ Findlay, who was promoted to …

13 11, 2020

Vertafore Reveals Potential Breach of Texas Driver Information

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Denver, Colo.-based insurance information technology company, Vertafore Inc., says a potential breach has occurred of data involving information about anyone who was issued a driver’s license in Texas prior to February 2019. The company reported to the Texas Department of …

13 11, 2020

28 Election Employees in 1 Missouri County Test Positive for Virus

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Twenty-eight employees of the election board in one of Missouri’s largest counties have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent weeks, and a director believes they most likely got infected from voters, though local health officials aren’t convinced. The Jackson …