An Alaska Native cultural organization and the luxury department store Nieman Marcus have settled a lawsuit over the sale of a coat with a copyrighted, geometric design borrowed from Indigenous culture. The Sealaska Heritage Institute said in a statement on …
An associate professor at a Christian liberal arts college is not considered a minister and is therefore protected from discrimination during her employment, the Massachusetts Supreme Court has found. Typically, the ministerial exception applies to employees of religious institutions who …
U.S. commercial insurance prices again grew significantly in the fourth quarter of 2020. Again, except for workers’ compensation. According to Willis Towers Watson’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS), prices charged on policies underwritten during the fourth quarter of 2020 …
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced a plan to streamline the legal entity structure of its North American business. The changes include establishing Swiss Re Corporate Solutions America Insurance Corp. as its North American flagship insurance carrier. Also, Corporate Solutions pans …
Cannabis is getting big, and now insuring cannabis seems to be a big deal too. The cannabis-focused insurance space can now be counted as part of a larger trend in recently announced business deals in cannabis. One80 Intermediaries announced on …
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has issued an emergency disaster declaration as weather conditions bring a high risk of fires this week. Kelly said in a news release that elevated to critical fire weather is expected for the next four days, …
Workers’ compensation carrier, SFM Mutual Insurance Co., headquartered in Bloomington, Minn., has promoted Cody Allen to a newly established business development specialist role. This position will focus on growth in existing business areas and new market opportunities. Allen has been …
Jim Heintz has been appointed as underwriting manager for property/casualty insurer Zurich North America’s South Central area. In his role as underwriting manager for the South Central area, Heintz will be responsible for managing underwriters and cultivating key distributor relationships …
Authorities say a small-town North Dakota fire department lost its building and likely six trucks in a fire. The blaze at the Glenburn Fire Department was reported about 5 a.m. on March 6. Fire crews from Lansford, Maxbass and the …
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), a global network of independent insurance and benefits brokers, has appointed Olga Collins as chief executive officer. Collins succeeds Francie Starnes, who will serve as CEO Emeritus through 2021. Collins joins WBN from its member …