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5 11, 2020

Voters OK’d Local Measures to Fight Climate Change

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Local governments are increasingly taking it upon themselves to address climate change. Denver voters on election day passed Measure 2A, which would raise city sales tax by 0.25% starting in January with the goal of reducing the city’s climate footprint, …

5 11, 2020

Voters OK’d Local Measures to Fight Climate Change

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Local governments are increasingly taking it upon themselves to address climate change. Denver voters on election day passed Measure 2A, which would raise city sales tax by 0.25% starting in January with the goal of reducing the city’s climate footprint, …

6 11, 2020

Lawsuit Against Police Department in Hawaii Settled for $1.84M

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An assistant chief of police in Kauai settled a lawsuit against his department and Kauai County for $1.84 million. Mark Begley sued the county and the Kauai Police Department in 2016, alleging he was harassed and retaliated against by former …

5 11, 2020

Capital Insurance Group in California Names Doll President and CEO

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Monterey, Calif.-based Capital Insurance Group has named Andy Doll president and CEO. Doll will take the helm of CIG beginning Jan. 1, 2021. Doll currently serves as senior vice president and chief operating officer at CIG. The move follows the …

5 11, 2020

MJ Hall & Co. Adds Scottish American’s Buchanan in California

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MJ Hall & Co. has named Stephanie Buchanan a lead broker specializing in commercial lines in the Stockton, Calif., office. Buchanan joins the team with experience in commercial lines brokerage, social media and marketing. She previously spent four years as …

5 11, 2020

Garateix Promoted to CEO of Heritage Insurance as Lucas Steps Down

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Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, has announced Ernie Garateix, the company’s chief operating officer, has been promoted to chief executive officer and will join the board of directors, effective Nov. 30, 2020. Bruce …

5 11, 2020

Threat of U.S. Insurance Regulatory Crackdown Fades Without Democratic ‘Blue Wave’

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Insurers appear to have dodged a revival of strict regulations and policy upheavals after an anticipated Democratic “Blue Wave,” which would have allowed progressives to push for broad reforms, failed to materialize on Wednesday, said industry executives. The U.S. presidential …

5 11, 2020

Hyperion Insurance Group Rebrands as Howden Group Holdings

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Hyperion Insurance Group announced that it has changed its name to Howden Group Holdings, effective immediately. The group was founded in 1994 as Howden Pangborn. The Hyperion name came into existence after the launch of the group’s underwriting business DUAL …

5 11, 2020

Insurer RSA Says Pandemic Exclusions Will Limit Impact of England’s 2nd Lockdown

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England’s second national lockdown is unlikely to have much impact on insurer RSA as many policies now have pandemic-related exclusions, its CEO said on Thursday as it reported a rise in underwriting profit in the first nine months. England started …

5 11, 2020

K2 Financial Receives Additional Capacity from Chaucer

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K2 International (K2), the specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriting platform, announced it has secured additional capacity support from Chaucer, the specialty re/insurance group. The agreement, which is effective from Nov. 1, 2020, will allow K2 Financial to provide significant capacity …