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11 01, 2021

Tornado in Houston Suburb Damages Apartment Complex, Displaces 100s

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A tornado swept through a portion of a city in suburban Houston, displacing about 500 people from a damaged apartment complex, officials said on Jan. 7. A strong storm swept through Texas City around 6 p.m. on Jan. 6, causing …

8 01, 2021

California Suspends 1.4M Virus Unemployment Claims

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California has frozen 1.4 million unemployment claims as it battles fraud in its massive coronavirus unemployment relief program, it was reported this week. The state Employment Development Department said it had examined existing claims from people who said they lost …

8 01, 2021

Repairs Planned for Iowa Train Depot Damaged in Derecho

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Officials in Marion, Iowa are set to approve a plan to repair the city’s historic train depot that was heavily damaged in last summer’s devastating derecho. The Marion City Council received a motion this week from the city’s Parks and …

8 01, 2021

South Dakota Bar Warns Attorneys About Counseling Pot Sellers

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The South Dakota State Bar Association is advising attorneys against providing legal services to businesses seeking to produce or sell marijuana in the state. South Dakota voters approved legalizing both recreational and medical pot on the same ballot in November. …

8 01, 2021

Pandemic-Era Mardi Gras Lack Crowds, But Plenty of Cake

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A subdued Carnival season began Wednesday after the coronavirus pandemic put an end to the crowd-heavy balls and street parades that draw thousands of people to the city every year. The Mardi Gras season always starts on Jan. 6 and …

8 01, 2021

NIF Group Acquires Pacific Coast E&S in California

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NIF Group, and its parent company, Jencap Group, have agreed to acquire the assets of Pacific Coast E&S Insurance Services in Santa Rosa, Calif. New York-based NIF is a program manager and wholesale broker providing independent agents and brokers a …

8 01, 2021

Deadly Landslide in Norway Will Cost Insurers at Least $107 Million

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A landslide that swept away homes in a residential area north of the Norwegian capital will cost insurance companies at least 900 million kroner ($107 million), a financial body said Thursday. Seven people were killed and …

8 01, 2021

Biden’s Choice for Labor Secretary — Boston’s Mayor Walsh— Signals Pro-Worker Policy

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President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be labor secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Walsh would take control of a Labor Department that Biden has pledged to reorient toward workers, with a …

8 01, 2021

Amalgamated Life’s Dunkin Becomes RIMS President for 2021

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The risk management society RIMS announced that Ellen R. Dunkin will lead the organization as president for the 2021 term, which began January 1. Dunkin is the senior vice president, general counsel and chief risk officer for Amalgamated Life Insurance …

8 01, 2021

Why Even Bezos-Buffett-Dimon Dream Team Couldn’t Fix Health Care: Viewpoint

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It would be hard to think of a better team than the world’s richest man, one of its top bankers and the most esteemed investor of our time to solve such an elaborate problem as American health care. And yet, …