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18 01, 2023

Minnesota Lawmakers Start Down Path to Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Legislature embarked on a path toward legalizing recreational marijuana for adults last Wednesday when a legislative committee held the first hearing of the year on a bill that backers say is designed to …

18 01, 2023

Wi. Barley Supplier Fined $174K for Exposing Workers to Hazards

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A Wisconsin company that supplies malt barley to major craft breweries, home breweries, and other spirit and food production in the Midwest has again been found exposing employees to dangerous workplace hazards by federal safety inspectors. The U.S. Department of …

18 01, 2023

Lawsuit Filed Over Arkansas Inmate’s Malnutrition Death

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The family of a man who died from dehydration and malnutrition while being held in a west Arkansas jail filed a federal lawsuit Friday claiming jail staff ignored his medical and mental health needs. Larry …

18 01, 2023

Mayton Named to Arkansas Workers’ Comp Commission

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that she will appoint Michael Mayton to the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC). Mayton works as a lawyer in private practice specializing in the defense of employers and insurance carries. He has practiced law …

18 01, 2023

Acrisure Acquires Affinity Brokers in Scotland

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Acrisure, which operates a global insurance broker, has acquired Affinity Brokers Limited, a commercial insurance broker based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 2010 by Scott Meechan and Yvonne McKnight, Affinity has a specialty in jewellery and jewellers block. The business …

18 01, 2023

Skyward Specialty Finds 2023 is Right for IPO

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Houston, Texas-based Skyward Specialty on Friday became the first U.S. company to launch an initial public offering in the calendar year, a move that CEO Andrew Robinson said will provide greater capital flexibility as it grows its business in the …

18 01, 2023

Gallagher Acquires Retail Broker First Ireland Risk Management in Dublin

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Dublin, Ireland-based First Ireland Risk Management Limited, a retail insurance broker offering commercial and personal insurance products as well as life and pension products throughout Ireland. Principals Tony Gill, Linda Gallagher and their …

18 01, 2023

Alabama Landfill Still Burning, Triggering Health Concerns, Class Action vs. Owners

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An underground fire at an Alabama landfill has continued to pollute the air in eastern parts of the Birmingham region more than 50 days after a fire began underground, according to air quality monitors. The monitors surrounding the Moody landfill …

18 01, 2023

The Insuring Cyber Podcast’s Most Listened Episodes of 2022

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From the next wave of InsurTech to diversity and inclusion within the cybersecurity and insurance industries to bias within artificial intelligence technology, The Insuring Cyber Podcast listeners were paying attention to a range of issues last year. Take a trip …

16 01, 2023

Exclusive Remedy Bars Uninsured Motorist Coverage for Crash — S. Carolina High Court

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If Stephany Connelly had not been working, she may have been entitled to collect up to $350,000 in uninsured motorist benefits because of the injuries she suffered from a 2015 car crash. But she was working at the time of …