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6 08, 2021

Crop-Dusting Plane Crashes in Yard of Northeastern Ohio Home

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A crop-dusting plane struck some power lines and trees before it crashed in the front yard of a northeastern Ohio home, leaving the pilot with minor injuries. The crash in Wooster occurred around 10:30 a.m., as the plane dusted a …

10 08, 2021

McGowan Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Arbanas & Associates

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The McGowan Companies (McGowan) acquired the assets of Arbanas & Associates (Arbanas) in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, effective Aug. 1. Arbanas specializes in writing professional liability for accountants, lawyers, architects, etc., offering multiple, exclusive professional liability programs through carriers rated …

6 08, 2021

Staffing Crisis Hits Texas Hospitals as Burnout Depletes Workforce, Virus Surges

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Texas nurse Jenna Price gets half a dozen solicitations a day from hospitals and staffing agencies that want to pay her four times her current salary to leave her job at a suburban Central Texas emergency room and take a …

10 08, 2021

Court: Minnesota Healthcare Provider Must Pay $483K in Back Wages, Damages

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The U.S. Department of Labor reached an agreement in which a Minnesota healthcare provider will pay more than $480,000 to settle wage violation allegations. U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright on Aug. 5 approved a settlement agreement between the …

6 08, 2021

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Insuring Cannabis MSOs

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It seems every week there are more and more cannabis mergers and acquisitions. And as these companies get and bigger bigger, so does their reach. When it’s all said and done, 2021 may have been the year of cannabis M&AS, …

10 08, 2021

Texas Outlines Legislative Changes in SB 1367 Related to Property/Casualty Insurance

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Noting the passage in the 87th Legislature of Senate Bill 1367, which made changes to certain lines of insurance, the Texas Department of Insurance has outlined the changes that are effective for an insurance policy that is delivered, issued for …

30 07, 2021

‘Talent War’ Forces Companies Across Globe to Pay Higher Salaries to Woo Workers

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The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened a shortage of white-collar workers in many countries, forcing companies to pay higher salaries to woo talent, a top London-based recruiter said on Tuesday [July 27]. Robert Walters – which specializes in the likes of …

10 08, 2021

5th Circuit: Texas May Not Regulate Air Ambulance Fees

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A federal appellate court ruled on Aug. 4 that the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation may not enforce a law that regulates fees charged by air ambulance companies that transport injured workers from accident scenes. The panel …

30 07, 2021

Occam Underwriting Promotes Fisher to CEO; Succeeding Gibbins Who Becomes Chair

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Occam Underwriting, the specialist lines-focused managing general agent, has announced the promotion of Chief Financial Officer Mark Fisher to chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval. The previous CEO, Lance Gibbins, will continue to serve the company as chair. Fisher …

9 08, 2021

Pennsylvania Roadwork Firm to Pay $20M in Workers’ Retirement Theft Case

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A major Pennsylvania heavy equipment contractor entered no contest pleas to four theft counts and agreed to pay restitution of more than $20 million over allegations it illegally diverted pension money and other benefits from its workers. Glenn O. Hawbaker …