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10 03, 2020

High Rivers, Saturated Soil in South Dakota: A Recipe for Spring Flooding

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Southeastern South Dakota is only one heavy rain or snow storm away from major flooding this spring. While Sioux Falls got a fraction of snow during February, there’s still an elevated risk of flooding. City, county and National Weather Service …

10 03, 2020

Florida Insurer Security First Appoints Burt DeVriese as President

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The Security First Board of Directors has approved Melissa Burt DeVriese to serve as president and Locke Burt as chairman and chief executive officer of Security First, effective immediately. Quality Assurance led by Mark Bowsher, Special Investigations and Fraud Prevention …

10 03, 2020

Lawsuit: Teens’ Bodies Misidentified, Switched After Fatal Florida Car Crash

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The parents of two teenagers killed in a car crash are suing the Florida Highway Patrol and others, claiming the bodies of their daughters were misidentified and switched. The lawsuits follow a July 29 crash in the Pensacola area involving …

9 03, 2020

Acadia Insurance Hires Former New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Elias

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Acadia Insurance, a regional underwriter based in Westbrook, Maine, has hired former New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner John Elias to its management team as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer. He will be based in the company’s Westbrook office. Elias …

9 03, 2020

Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Elects Prast as President

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The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. has elected Gerard Prast of Wallingford, Conn., as president at the association’s Annual Convention, held March 5-6 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Prast is vice president for XS Brokers, which has …

9 03, 2020

OSHA Cites Two Construction Companies After Employee’s Fatal Fall in Pennsylvania

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CLF Construction Inc. and Toll Brothers Inc. for exposing employees to fall hazards after a CLF employee suffered fatal injuries in a fall at a worksite in …

9 03, 2020

AM Best Puts Ratings of Brazil Reinsurer IRB Under Review on Governance Issues

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AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of IRB Brasil Resseguros S.A. (IRB) (Brazil). The rating actions follow the resignation of IRB’s CEO …

9 03, 2020

‘Cancel for Any Reason’ Travel Policies Offered in New York as Coronavirus Spreads

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Six global and national insurance companies have agreed to offer ‘cancel for any reason’ travel policies in New York state after Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday confirmed 11 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total number of cases to …

9 03, 2020

Small Earthquake Confirmed in Southcentral Alaska

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Residents of Homer, Anchorage and Eagle River reported feeling a small earthquake that hit south-central Alaska Saturday. The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed a magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit at 7:15 a.m. in the Cook Inlet region and had a depth of …

9 03, 2020

Judge Sides With Transgender Alaska Librarian in Employee Benefits Case

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An Alaska healthcare plan that has excluded coverage of gender-confirming surgery for transgender employees is discriminatory, a federal judge ruled. The decision came in a 2018 case filed against the state by Jennifer Fletcher, a legislative librarian who said she …