2 08, 2022

World Insurance Acquires New Jersey’s Coverage Specialists

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Insurance brokerage World Insurance Associates reports that it has acquired Coverage Specialists, Inc. of Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Coverage Specialists is a 35-year-old family-owned agency founded in 2010 that provides property/casualty insurance with a focus on the trucking and transportation …

2 08, 2022

Massachusetts Agent Sentenced for Embezzlement; Agency Barred From Business

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The chief executive officer and president of a Taunton, Massachusetts insurance agency has pleaded guilty in connection with an embezzlement scheme that left client companies uninsured, according to state officials. Attorney General Maura Healey announced that David G. Pietro and …

2 08, 2022

Pennsylvania Store Chain Wawa to Pay $8M Over 2019 Payment Cards Breach

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A Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain will pay $8 million to several states over a 2019 data breach that involved some 34 million payment cards, authorities announced Tuesday. The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office said Wawa Inc. did not take reasonable security …

2 08, 2022

Demotech Downgrades Three in Florida; AM Best, KBRA Say They’re Available

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Just two weeks after the Demotech financial rating firm set off a firestorm of controversy by warning that it could soon downgrade as many as 17 Florida property insurers – then promised to hold off – the firm has now …

2 08, 2022

Hartford, CNA Post Drops in Q2 Net Income

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Second quarter earnings at The Hartford fell to $437 million – about 51% less than the same period a year ago. Hartford said it booked a $485 before-tax change from net realized gains to net realized losses during Q2. The …

2 08, 2022

Sandy Hook Families Cast Wary Eye on New Infowars Bankruptcy

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Families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims have quickly raised the alarm over the latest legal maneuver from far-right radio show Infowars and its proprietor, Alex Jones. The ultimate parent of Infowars, Free Speech Systems LLC, filed for Chapter 11 …

2 08, 2022

Generali Beats Forecasts With H1 Net Profit of $1.4 Billion

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Italy’s top insurer Assicurazioni Generali said on Tuesday it would increase prices to keep up with rising costs, and maintained its financial targets after a strong life business helped it beat first-half earnings expectations. Generali, which on Wednesday will kick …

2 08, 2022

UK Motor Insurer Direct Line to Raise Premiums After H1 Profit Hit

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British motor insurer Direct Line is raising premiums after higher claims hit its first-half profits, as the company feels the effects of soaring prices for everything from used cars to spare parts. Chief Executive Penny James said on Tuesday the …

29 07, 2022

Detective: Alex Jones ‘Most Dangerous’ Type of Attack Denier

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The detective who led the investigation into the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School attack testified Tuesday that there are three types of people who deny that it happened and harass the victims’ families: the mentally ill, those who believed bad …

29 07, 2022

Appeals Court Reverses Verdict Against Surgeon in Spinal Implant Kickback Case

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A federal appellate court overturned a $5.5 million jury verdict against a Missouri orthopedic surgeon who is accused in a whistleblower lawsuit of taking kickbacks from a spinal implant distributor owned by his fiancee. A panel of the 8th Circuit …