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21 08, 2020

Texas Pharmacy Marketer Charged in $60M Kickback Scheme

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A Texas-based pharmacy marketer has been charged by federal in a conjunction to a scheme to collect more than $60 million in healthcare kickbacks. Vinson Woodlee, owner and president of Med Left LLC, has been charged with violating the federal …

21 08, 2020

Claims for Business Income Loss Due to Construction Dust Denied in Pre-COVID Case

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In an opinion that could inform coronavirus business interruption claims now before various courts, a federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida restaurant is unable to collect on its insurance for business interruption losses that it says were caused …

21 08, 2020

Texas Insurance Agency Released from Suit by Restaurant Group Over Virus Losses

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A federal judge in Texas has dismissed an independent insurance agency from a lawsuit brought by a Dallas restaurant group seeking reimbursement for business income losses stemming from the civil authority enforced shuttering of businesses in an attempt to stop …

21 08, 2020

One80 Launches Transportation Threat Protect Program for Commercial Auto Operations

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One80 Intermediaries (One80), a national wholesale insurance broker and program manager headquartered in Boston, has launched the Transportation Threat Protect (TTP) program. TTP was designed to protect commercial drivers and transport operations from the growing risk of hijack, kidnap, malicious …

21 08, 2020

Federal Panel Backs Workers’ Comp for Washington State Hanford Employees

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A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Washington has a right to create laws giving employees of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation easier access to health benefits if they become ill at work. The decision by a panel of judges …

21 08, 2020

Hong Kong to Begin Widespread COVID-19 Testing Sept. 1

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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday that mass testing of residents for coronavirus in the Asian financial hub will begin on Sept. 1, as she warned people not to be complacent despite a steady fall in the number …

21 08, 2020

S&P Says Underwriting in Lloyd’s Market Continues to Improve

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The Lloyd’s market looks unlikely to turn an underwriting profit in 2020 given the pandemic and hurricane season. However, there a signs of improvement, according to analysts at S&P Global Ratings. S&P notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has already caused …

21 08, 2020

Judge Agrees to Some VW Requests to Limit SEC Lawsuit Over Diesel Scandal

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A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed portions of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing Volkswagen AG of defrauding American investors in connection with the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted VW’s …

21 08, 2020

Morse Insurance Agency Adds Polutchko as Commercial Lines Sales Account Executive

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Morse Insurance Agency Inc. has added industry veteran David Polutchko as its newest commercial lines sales account executive. Polutchko brings more than 22 years of insurance experience to the local independent agency. In his new role, Polutchko is responsible for …

21 08, 2020

Alera Group Acquires Maryland’s FNL Insurance Group

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Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, has acquired FNL Insurance Group, effective August 1, 2020. For more than 40 years, FNL Insurance Group has been helping clients with their employee benefit …