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30 08, 2022

Travelers, Policyholder Agree to Void Current Cyber Policy

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Travelers and policyholder International Control Services (ICS) jointly filed a stipulation to have a federal court rescind an active cyber insurance policy that the insurer claimed was void due to the insured’s misrepresentation of multi-factor authentication use. According to documents …

30 08, 2022

$480K Settlement for California Inmate Who Miscarried After Stop for Coffee

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Southern California’s Orange County has agreed to pay $480,000 to an inmate who was pregnant but suffered a miscarriage after sheriff’s deputies stopped at a Starbucks while driving her to a hospital. Sandra Quinones, who is no longer in custody, …

30 08, 2022

New York City, Amazon Collaborate on Crackdown on ‘Ghost Vehicles’

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As part of a collaboration with New York City, giant retailer Amazon will proactively restrict the sale of smokescreen license plate covers and tinted license plate covers to customers with a New York state address. Amazon will also automatically display …

30 08, 2022

Maryland County Settles Lawsuit Over Police Encounter With 5-Year-Old

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Officials say Maryland’s Montgomery County has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a lawsuit that grew from an encounter between a 5-year-old boy and two police officers at East Silver Spring Elementary School. The Washington Post reports that a recording …

30 08, 2022

Takeaways from Our Conversation with a Cannabis Investing Pro

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Cannabis sales continue to rise, and states continue to legalize it. There may be a few clouds in the cannabis industry forecast, which have some specialty brokers dealing with these challenges. But overall, the outlook for cannabis is upbeat. Sales …

30 08, 2022

Study Shows Pollution, Runoff Intensify Red Tide Blooms in Florida Waters

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A new study by University of Florida researchers has provided one of the strongest correlations yet, showing that red tide outbreaks in coastal waters are exacerbated by man-made pollution. “There has been this kind of uncertainty about whether there is …

30 08, 2022

Biz Moves: PCF Acquires Apple Insurance in Florida

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PCF Insurance Services (PCF), a brokerage headquartered in Lehi, Utah, has acquired Florida-based insurance broker Apple Insurance and Financial Services. Apple Insurance is an individual health and Medicare insurance agency based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, offering access to Florida Blue. …

30 08, 2022

People Moves: McGriff Names Thames to Lead Charlotte Ops

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McGriff, a major U.S. insurance broker, has named Arkansas-area executive Will Thames to lead its operations in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Truist-owned insurance subsidiary said it has identified Charlotte as an emerging flagship insurance operation. Before joining McGriff, Thames was …

29 08, 2022

New York Detective Wants Supreme Court to Block Vaccine Mandate

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A New York City police detective has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the city from firing him and other workers for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Lawyers for Detective Anthony Marciano asked the court Thursday for an …

29 08, 2022

Pennsylvania Loosens Rules on Where Medical Malpractice Cases Can Be Filed

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Pennsylvania’s highest court lastThursday reversed its own two-decade-old rule that required medical malpractice cases to be filed in the county where the alleged harm occurred, a win for civil plaintiffs and the lawyers who represent them but a potentially costly …