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27 02, 2023

World Insurance Acquires Durfee Buffinton in Massachusetts

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National insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports it acquired the business of Durfee Buffinton Insurance Agency, Inc. of Fall River, Massachusetts. Terms of the December 31, 2022 transaction were not disclosed. Durfee Buffinton provides personal and business insurance in the …

27 02, 2023

Texas High Plains Blanketed by Dust Storms

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LUBBOCK — The Texas High Plains is a vast swath of oil-rich soil and farm and ranch land as far as the eye can see — only the peaks of Caprock Canyon break up the endless miles of plains in …

28 02, 2023

Appeals Board in California Defines How Close Water Must be for Workers

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The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board issued a precedential decision related to the provision of water at outdoor worksites, which required water must be as close as practicable to the areas where employees are …

28 02, 2023

Research Shows Low-Volume/High-Cost Meds in California Workers’ Comp

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New research on low-volume/high-cost drugs used to treat injured workers in California spotlights a handful of anti-inflammatory and anticonvulsant medications that have become significant cost drivers despite accounting for a relatively small share of the prescriptions within their therapeutic drug …

28 02, 2023

Maryland Among States Mulling Ending Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Time Limits

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Adults who testified they were sexually abused as children urged Maryland lawmakers last week to end the state’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against institutions related to child sexual abuse. Dr. Frank Schindler, who testified …

28 02, 2023

Baddour Reappointed to NC Industrial Commission; Clement Named President of Alabama Agency

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed Philip Baddour to a second six-year term as a full commissioner at the North Carolina Industrial Commission, which handles workers’ compensation claims disputes. If approved by the state General Assembly, his new term …

28 02, 2023

Federal Appeals Court in NC Says Undercover Filming of Animal Farms is Protected Speech

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In a decision that animal rights advocates are calling a big win over big agricultural interests, a federal appeals court last week struck down part of a North Carolina law, declaring that it violated the constitutional guarantee of free speech. …

28 02, 2023

Tesla, Musk sued by shareholders over self-driving safety claims

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Tesla Inc. and its Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued on Monday by shareholders who accused them of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles’ Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies. In a proposed class action filed in San …

28 02, 2023

Insurer Startup Trium Cyber Finds Path to Profits, With Large Business Focus

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This profile of Trium Cyber is the inaugural article in a regular series of Company Spotlights, published by Insurance Journal, which cover the insurance industry’s startups and innovators. Trium Cyber is the industry’s first Lloyd’s-approved company to provide mono-line cyber …

28 02, 2023

Cyber Official Urges Microsoft, Twitter to Boost Security

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A senior US cybersecurity official described adoption of some of Microsoft Corp. and Twitter Inc.’s security protocols as “disappointing” as part of a broadside against large technology companies’ approach to protecting user accounts. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and …