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3 05, 2022

California City Pushing Back on $85M Award in Restraint Case

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San Diego County lawyers are seeking to wipe out an $85 million jury award to the family of man who died after being restrained by sheriff’s deputies in 2015, or get a new trial in the lawsuit that generated the …

3 05, 2022

Hard Drives Stolen During Break-in at Washington Department of Labor Regional Office

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Hard drives, laptops, cellphones, office equipment, door access key cards, gas cards and other items were stolen during a recent burglary at the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries regional office in Tukwila. The Tukwila Police Department is investigating …

3 05, 2022

Medical Marijuana Industry Booming in Florida in Last Two Years

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As in other states that have legalized medical marijuana, Florida has seen a huge increase in doctors, users and dispensary businesses in the last few years, thanks in part to the COVID-10 pandemic. “Cannabis is one of the few industries …

3 05, 2022

Black Neighborhood Lost $5M When Homes Taken by Georgia Authorities in 1960s

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Residents of a Black neighborhood in north Georgia lost more than $5 million on their properties when their homes were destroyed and replaced with university dorms and parking lots more than 50 years ago, according to an analysis by University …

3 05, 2022

China’s Ping An Profit Drops 24% as Pandemic Deals Blow to Business

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Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s largest insurer by market value, said profit fell 24% and warned that outbreaks of COVID in the world’s second-biggest economy pose a threat to near-term growth. Net income dropped to 20.7 billion yuan ($3.1 …

3 05, 2022

State Farm Still Wins: Buffett Talks Auto Insurance at Annual Event

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There wasn’t a lot of talk about auto insurance at this year’s annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, but when the subject came up, Warren Buffett acknowledged the continued dominance of one competitor—a mutual insurer. “The largest auto insurance company in …

3 05, 2022

Net Zero Business Opportunities Could Double Size of London Insurance Market: LIIBA

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The business opportunities provided by the global transition to net zero is potentially large enough to double the size of the London insurance market, according to the London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association (LIIBA). An analysis by the UK broker …

2 05, 2022

Tryg and Intact Financial Corp. Complete Sale of Codan Denmark to Alm. Brand

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Tryg A/S and Intact Financial Corp., have completed the sale of Codan Forsikring A/S’ Danish business to Alm. Brand A/S, after receiving all required approvals. On June 11 2021, it was announced that Codan DK would be acquired by Alm. …

2 05, 2022

Supreme Court Rules Against Discrimination Claim for Emotional Distress

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The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a deaf, legally blind woman against a physical therapy business that wouldn’t provide an American Sign Language interpreter for her appointments. In a 6-3 ruling with …

2 05, 2022

Howden, Munich Re and Skyline Develop Parametric Cover for Jamaica Farmers

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Howden, the London-based insurance broker, has worked with Munich Re and Skyline Partners to develop a product that protects the Jamaican Co-operative Credit Union League (JCCUL) against non-repayment of micro-loans from farmers in the event of extreme weather. Approximately 100,000 …