The board of governors for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s state-backed insurer of last resort, wants the maximum allowed rate increase – 11% for next year and 12% for 2023 – in an effort to stem the insurer’s rapid growth. …
Federal regulators have announced plans to make Louisiana and a suburban New Orleans fuel plant clean up emissions that have violated air quality standards since at least 2013. The Environmental Protection Agency says a plant owned by Rain CII Carbon …
Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of JP Griffin Companies LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jeff Griffin, Founder and President of JP Griffin Group, and his team will join Hub Southwest. JP Griffin Group is a national employee benefit consulting firm …
Chubb Limited announced that Fran O’Brien has been appointed deputy chief risk officer. Currently senior vice president, Chubb Group and division president, North America Personal Risk Services, O’Brien in her new global role will help support all Chubb’s enterprise risk …
Dec 16, 2021 — A powerful storm that spawned tornadoes across the Midwest and Great Plains killed at least one person, ripped trees from the ground and knocked out power to more than 500,000 homes and businesses. Winds gusted to …
Customer insurance specialists from the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance will participate in resource centers to assist customers who were affected by the recent tornado. A Multi-Agency Resource Centers will be held the St. Paul United Church of Christ, …
A North Carolina workers’ compensation claimants’ attorney has agreed to close his practice after he was disbarred for settling a claim against his client’s wishes, then billing her for expenses. Bright Lindler, a Rockingham comp and personal injury lawyer since …
The American Meteorological Society released a report this week detailing some of the extreme weather events made more likely by human-caused climate change in 2020. The report, Explaining Extreme Events in 2020 from a Climate Perspective, presents 18 peer-reviewed analyses …
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has acquired a stake in The Ardonagh Group that values the UK-based insurance broker at $7.5 billion. Ardonagh announced the deal in a statement Wednesday that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report. Existing backer Madison Dearborn …
An applicant or employee whose COVID-19 results in mild symptoms that resolve in a few weeks—with no other consequences—will not have a disability that could make someone eligible to receive a reasonable accommodation, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …