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18 08, 2021

Connecticut Insurance Department Releases National Survey on Climate Risk

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Connecticut is continuing to engage with the insurance industry on climate change and its implications with its latest release of a national survey on climate risk in the insurance industry. Previously one of six states nationally conducting the National Association …

20 08, 2021

Texas Summarizes Workers’ Comp Bills Passed in 2021

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Several bills passed in the Texas Legislature this year impact the state’s workers’ compensation insurance system. Below, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) summarizes selected bills enacted by the 87th Legislature that affect workers’ compensation and …

18 08, 2021

CDC Creating New Real-Time Disease Forecasting Center

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it is creating a new disease forecasting center to improve the ability to use data to predict and gauge emerging health threats. The Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics …

18 08, 2021

The J. Morey Company Aihara & Associates in California

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The J. Morey Company Inc. Insurance Agents & Brokers acquired Aihara & Associates Insurance Services Inc. in Los Angeles, Calif. Terms of the deal, which is effective April 1, were not disclosed. Aihara & Associates Insurance Services Inc. offers personal, …

18 08, 2021

Wildfires Advancing Through Northern California

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Northern California wildfires that incinerated two mountain communities continued marching through the Sierra Nevada while a utility purposely blacked out as many as 51,000 customers to prevent new blazes. Two weeks after the Dixie Fire destroyed most of the Gold …

20 08, 2021

Effective Sept. 1 All Auto Insurers in Texas Must File Rates with Actuarial Support

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A bill that becomes effective in Texas repeals a section of the state’s insurance code that allows certain auto insurers to file rates with the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) without providing actuarial support or justification for those rates. Senate …

18 08, 2021

California Judge Tosses School Board Member’s $87M Suit

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A federal judge has thrown out an $87 million lawsuit that a San Francisco school board member filed against the district and her colleagues after they voted to strip her of senior board positions because of tweets that were widely …

20 08, 2021

Judge Grants Conditional Approval for Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Bankruptcy Plan

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The Boy Scouts of America has received a green light from a judge to proceed with its $850 million reorganization plan to exit bankruptcy and settle more than 80,000 claims brought by victims of sexual abuse. The ruling by U.S. …

18 08, 2021

Judge Allows Discrimination Lawsuit to Proceed Against University of Idaho

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A federal judge says a discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a UI College of Law professor can move forward. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill rejected a request from the University of Idaho to throw out …

20 08, 2021

Former California Agent Allegedly Stole $1.2M from Elderly Consumers

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Formerly licensed insurance agent Robert Stoddard, 66, of San Clemente, Calif., was arrested this week after a California Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly stole $1.2 million from more than 20 victims, including 14 seniors. Stoddard is being charged …