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4 12, 2020

New Aon Cyber Offering Targets High Net Worth Individuals, Executives

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Aon plc has expanded its Cyber Secure Select offering to include an enhanced cyber insurance program for high net worth individuals and executives. This new insurance offering in partnership with Aspen Insurance expands on Aon’s Cyber Secure Select, a collaboration …

4 12, 2020

Tennessee Lawmakers Explore Limiting Executive Authority During Health Crises

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Tennessee lawmakers who have often been critical of government restrictions to curb COVID-19’s spread are suggesting ways to give themselves the power to limit or overturn emergency orders from the governor during future health crises. Amid the worsening pandemic, a …

7 12, 2020

The Insurance Community University 10 Years on

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Laurie Zangwill-Infantino and Marjorie Segale, co-founders of Insurance Community Center/University, launched their business 10 years ago this month with a vision to create a center for learning and a community for sharing knowledge and skills. “Our insurance world is constantly …

4 12, 2020

California Workers’ Comp Attorney Arrested for $310K Fraud Scheme

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Moses Luna, 73, of Newport Beach, Calif., was arrested this week on 20 felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly billing 20 separate insurance companies for translation and interpreting services to collect over $310,000 in workers’ compensation fees. An investigation …

4 12, 2020

Alera Group Acquires Legacy Risk & Insurance Services in California

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Alera Group has acquired Legacy Risk and Insurance Services LLC in California. Legacy Risk is a provider of property/casualty solutions for commercial insurance and private client service offerings. The Legacy Risk team will continue serving clients in their existing roles. …

4 12, 2020

Train Carrying Motor Vehicles Derails in Mississippi

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A train carrying motor vehicles, polyvinyl and acetone derailed early Wednesday in Jones County, blocking roads and railroad traffic, a Jones County Fire Council spokesperson said. The Hattiesburg American reports that no one was injured. Public information officer Dana Bumgardner …

4 12, 2020

Flood Insurance Lessons Learned from the 2020 Hurricane Season

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At long last, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has officially ended. The grim statistical tally highlights a dramatic year, the most active in recorded history. This year saw 30 named storms and 13 hurricanes, of which 6 were major hurricanes …

4 12, 2020

Cyclone Burevi Weakens After Bringing Heavy Rain to Southern India

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CHENNAI – A cyclone that brought heavy rain to parts of southern India and neighboring Sri Lanka has weakened into a “practically stationary” deep depression, India’s weather office said on Friday. It was not immediately clear how much damage the …

4 12, 2020

Central American Storms in 2020 Preview What’s Ahead with Climate Change: Experts

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HAVANA/GUATEMALA CITY – Villagers in Guatemala’s Mayan hillside hamlet Sanimtaca had been about to harvest their cardamom crops that take three years to grow when waves of floodwater triggered by two tropical storms last month washed them away. Now they …

4 12, 2020

Germany Extends $37B Backstop for Credit Insurers to Keep Pandemic Trade Flowing

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Germany agreed to extend a backstop for commercial credit insurers by six months to keep trade flowing and prevent bankruptcies as the economy is hit by a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Under the deal, which still requires a …