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12 05, 2020

New Mexico Man’s Body Mutilated to Fit in Coffin, Lawsuit Charges

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A New Mexico funeral home broke the legs of the body of a tall man so he could fit into a smaller coffin, a new lawsuit said. The family of Dakota Powell filed last week a lawsuit in state district …

12 05, 2020

UK Financial Services Firms Weigh Options for Post-Coronavirus Work Arrangements

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Many of the City of London’s bankers and traders will be working from their kitchens or bedrooms for at least a year under some scenarios being planned by finance companies in Britain. Banks, insurance companies and asset managers have had …

12 05, 2020

Insurers Must Re-Think Pandemic Response or Risk Reputational Damage: UK’s Airmic

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Airmic, the UK association for risk and insurance professionals, has urged the insurance market to adopt a more responsible and business sensitive position on the COVID-19 pandemic or risk long-term damage to trust and reputation and loss of customers. “With …

12 05, 2020

Indiana Trucking Insurer, Protective, Looking at Contingent Sale Offer

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Carmel, Indiana-based Protective Insurance Corp. (Protective) reported that a special committee of independent directors has been formed to evaluate a contingent sale agreement offered by certain Protective shareholders and other parties. The offering parties were not identified. Founded in 1930, …

12 05, 2020

Court Suspends Indiana AG’s Law License for Groping

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Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s law license will be suspended for 30 days over an allegation that he drunkenly groped four women during a party, the state Supreme Court ruled. The unanimous court decision said that the state’s attorney disciplinary …

12 05, 2020

Study: Pandemic Leaves 1 in 4 Unemployed in New Orleans

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One out of every four workers in New Orleans is without a job because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study by the University of Louisiana Lafayette. The study found unemployment in New Orleans is the highest in the …

5 05, 2020

Back to Work: How Businesses Are Trying to Make Workers Feel Safe

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Before the coronavirus outbreak, furniture deliveries at Sunnyland Outdoor Living meant two employees sitting side-by-side in a truck. Now, one will be driving the truck while the second follows in a car. And when Sunnyland’s workers reach a customer’s home, …

12 05, 2020

HUB International Acquires Employee Benefits Unit of Indiana’s The Healy Group

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Insurance brokerage HUB International Limited (Hub) has acquired the employee benefits division of The Healy Group Inc. (Healy Benefits), based in South Bend, Indiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Healy Benefits provides employee benefits solutions, including benefits communications, …

5 05, 2020

Some Michigan Drivers Could See Big Drop in Insurance Rates with New Law

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Michigan’s new auto insurance no-fault law, passed in May 2019, does not take effect until July 2, but the state’s governor and insurance regulators say recently approved insurer rate filings already show that insurance rates for Michigan drivers will be …

12 05, 2020

Texas’ Paramount GA Launches Online Platform for Transportation Risks

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Tyler, Texas-based Paramount General Agency, a licensed program administrator with a focus on the long-haul trucking industry, has launched an online platform offering a multi-line suite of insurance products for its broker and carrier clients. Paramount provides commercial auto liability, …