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5 05, 2021

Trinity Underwriting Managers, Obsidian Partner on Auto Liability Offering

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Trinity Underwriting Managers (TUMI), part of Amwins Underwriting, has formed a new carrier partnership with Obsidian, an A.M. Best rated “A-” hybrid fronting program carrier. The partnership will add to TUMI’s automotive liability product offerings with specialty insurance coverage for …

5 05, 2021

3 Killed by Tornadoes from Southeast Storms; 12 Twisters Confirmed in Mississippi

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Much of the South faced more severe weather Tuesday that has killed at least three people, spawned tornadoes Sunday night and Monday and damaged homes and uprooted trees from Mississippi to West Virginia. Parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and …

5 05, 2021

‘A-‘ Rating Assigned to Texas Insurers, Southlake Specialty and Westlake Specialty

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AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to Southlake Specialty Insurance Co. (SSIC) and its subsidiary, Westlake Specialty Insurance Co., both based in Westlake, Texas. These property/casualty specialty …

5 05, 2021

Group Says Its Analysis Shows Proposed California Law Will Harm Music Creators

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Proposed California legislation would make contracts between labels and artists nearly unenforceable, reducing the incentive for record labels to invest in recording artists and potentially depressing California’s music economy by as much as $600 million a year, according to an …

5 05, 2021

$6M Settlement for Men Abused at Washington Boys Home Being Paid by Insurers

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Insurance companies are paying $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought against Kiwanis International and local Kiwanis clubs by seven men who were sexually abused at a Centralia group home for boys in Washington decades ago, attorneys for the men …

5 05, 2021

Insurance Bills Begin to Move in Texas Legislature

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A large number of insurance-related bills have been filed during the current Texas legislative session and many pieces of legislation have begun moving in the Texas House and Senate. Among those bills that have recently been acted on and are …

5 05, 2021

ATF to Help Investigate String of Suspicious Fires in Gary, Indiana

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The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will help the Gary police and fire departments investigate a series of recent suspicious fires, authorities said. Firefighters from throughout Lake and Porter counties worked Saturday night and early Sunday to …

5 05, 2021

Nebraska Dog Owner Cited Following Attack by Pit Bulls

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The owner of two pit bull-mixed breed dogs accused of violently attacking an Omaha, Neb., couple and their miniature poodle now faces several citations, including having no proof of vaccinations, no proof of licenses, no proof of insurance, allowing the …

4 05, 2021

Gig Firms Know How to Fight to Save Their Business Model

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Uber, Lyft and other gig-economy companies face a new challenge from the Biden administration to their use of contract workers, but as they gear up for a fight in Washington they could turn to a lobbying playbook that helped them …

4 05, 2021

Rare Covid-19 Vaccine and Treatment Injury Victims Look to U.S. Fund

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High school senior Emma Burkey received her “one and done” Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on March 20, and within two weeks was in an induced coma following seizures and clotting in her brain. She’s making a slow recovery, having …