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10 11, 2020

Iowa Insurance Agent Charged with Insurance Fraud

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An Iowa insurance agent has been charged with one count each of Insurance Fraud (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Sales Practices – Over $10,000 (Class C Felony), Theft – 2nd degree (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Practices – 2nd Degree (Class D …

10 11, 2020

Mason Named Chief Strategy Officer at Instec in Illinois

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Naperville, Ill.-based insurance software provider, Instec, has promoted Kevin Mason chief strategy officer, a newly created position. He will be responsible for shaping and executing business and product strategies, ensuring the company continues to deliver increasingly greater value to its …

10 11, 2020

5 more Louisiana Parishes OK’d for Federal Disaster Assistance

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The federal government has approved Louisiana’s request for FEMA individual assistance for five more parishes that were affected by Hurricane Delta, the governor’s office announced. The parishes are Beauregard, Lafayette, Rapides, St. Landry and St. Martin. Five parishes have already …

10 11, 2020

Two Conservative Supreme Court Justices Appear to Side with Obamacare Supporters

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with whether all of Obamacare should be thrown out in a challenge by Republican-governed states, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, with two conservative justices suggesting the law should remain intact even if …

10 11, 2020

Johnson Controls, Manpower to Pay $40K in Oklahoma Harassment/Retaliation Suit

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Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) and ManpowerGroup US Inc. (Manpower) have agreed to settle a federal lawsuit charging the companies with sexual harassment and retaliation against a worker at a JCI plant in Norman, Oklahoma. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

10 11, 2020

Grand Jury Indicts New Orleans Attorney in Staged Accident Probe

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A New Orleans personal injury attorney has been indicted in connection with a widespread probe in to a series of staged accidents in Louisiana between personal and commercial vehicles. United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser said Danny Patrick Keating, Jr., …

10 11, 2020

MJ Insurance Adds Heard as Employee Benefits Analyst

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MJ Insurance, based in Indianapolis, is expanding its Health Risk Management + Analytics department with the addition of employee benefits analyst, Andrew Hearn. Hearn comes to MJ from Levy Restaurants, where he served as a people strategy analyst. In this …

10 11, 2020

Mississippi Voters Approve Statewide Medical Marijuana Program

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The Mississippi Department of Health has been working around the clock to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the agency will be responsible for starting a statewide medical marijuana program within the next nine months. Uncertified election results show 74% …

9 11, 2020

English Court Blocks $6.6B Brazil Lawsuit Against Mining Firm BHP Over Burst Dam

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A 5.0 billion pound ($6.6 billion) English lawsuit against Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP has been struck out, in a blow to a 200,000-strong Brazilian claimant group seeking damages after a devastating dam failure in 2015. A High Court judge in …

9 11, 2020

Private Equity Firm Cinven and Singapore’s GIC to Buy Specialist Insurance Broker Miller

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Private equity firm Cinven and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, have agreed to acquire London-based specialist insurance and (re)insurance broker Miller from its partners and corporate member, Willis Towers Watson. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction …