10 09, 2026

Iowa-Based Technology Company to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

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Lely North America, Inc., an international agricultural technology company headquartered in Pella, Iowa, agreed to resolve a discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC’s charge investigation found that Lely violated …

10 09, 2026

KingsCover Rebrands as Dominion First

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KingsCover Insurance Services, a specialty agency serving churches and ministries, has rebranded as Dominion First Insurance Services. The name change does not affect ownership, leadership, staffing, or client policies — the agency continues under the same team that built its …

10 09, 2026

Jencap Acquires North Dakota’s Concorde

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Jencap Group announced that it has acquired Concorde General Agency (Concorde), a regional wholesaler specializing in personal lines, commercial lines, and farm and ranch insurance. Fargo, North Dakota-based Concorde will continue operating under its well-established brand as part of the …

10 09, 2026

Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Church

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A Louisiana man has pled guilty in federal court to committing arson in connection with the malicious burning of St. John Chapel in Caldwell Parish in the early morning of March 27, 2026. Anthony Dillon Jr., 19, of Columbia, faces …

10 09, 2026

Amazon Seen as Shielded from Liability for Miami Cargo Plane Crash

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When the cargo plane came to rest 1,300 feet past the end of the runway at Miami International Airport, its nose sat flush with the ground, the tail — and the billboard-sized Amazon.com Inc. smile painted on it — jutting …

10 09, 2026

Pharmacists Mutual Names Shaw Vice President and Head of Claims

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Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group named Sharon Duez Shaw vice president and head of claims. Shaw joined the Pharmacists Mutual as part of a planned leadership transition from Peter Lambert, senior vice president, who will retire effective March 31, 2027. Shaw …

10 09, 2026

New Corgi, Liberate, VERVE Claims Tech. Do We Need New Acronyms?

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Despite the proliferation of dystopian news harbingers about artificial intelligence and disruptive technology, those aren’t always the biggest worries among those in the claims industry. Claims Journal recently polled people on LinkedIn asking adjusters, claims managers, TPAs, vendors, to ring …

10 09, 2026

Connecticut Towns Installing License Plate Reading Cameras on School Buses

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City and town leaders across Connecticut have been fielding growing pushback from residents over automated license plate readers, which opponents say raise a range of concerns about privacy. But as many state and local leaders have called for a pause …

10 09, 2026

Washington Commanders Player Scores Workers’ Compensation Win

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The Washington Commanders football team has failed to block a workers’ compensation claim in Maryland by a former defensive tackle injured at the team’s training facility in Virginia just three days after he was signed by the team. In 2024, …

10 09, 2026

Viewpoint: After 3 Years of Retreat, Insurance Capacity Is Returning to California

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For the first time in three years, capacity is returning to the California homeowners insurance market. The clearest evidence is in the residual market. In the second quarter, the California FAIR Plan added roughly 12,000 residential policies, the fifth consecutive …