4 01, 2021

Nexus Completes Acquisition of Hiscox MGA Marine Business

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Independent specialty managing general agent (MGA) Nexus Group announced it completed the acquisition of the Hiscox MGA Marine business (HMM) from Hiscox MGA Ltd. Completed on Dec. 30, 2020 via an asset purchase into Millstream Underwriting Ltd., a Nexus Group …

4 01, 2021

AmWINS Rebrands, Integrates Networked Insurance Agents with AmWINS Access

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Wholesale insurance brokerage AmWINS Group has rebranded its agency aggregator subsidiary Networked Insurance Agents to AmWINS Access – Admitted Placement Services. AmWINS Access is a nationwide binding platform for small property/casualty business comprising three segments: Excess & Surplus Small Commercial, …

4 01, 2021

CBIZ Acquires New Jersey’s Borden Perlman Insurance Agency

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CBIZ Inc., a provider of financial, insurance and advisory services, has acquired Borden Perlman Insurance Agency Inc. (BP) of Ewing, N.J., effective December 31, 2020. Founded more than 100 years ago, BP is a fourth generation, family owned property/casualty insurance …

4 01, 2021

Maine High Court Finds Aquaculture Worker Covered by Workers’ Comp

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An aquaculture worker who got hurt tending to salmon raised in offshore pens is covered under state law, but not under the federal law that defines some of the rights for mariners, Maine’s supreme court ruled. The court ruled unanimously …

4 01, 2021

OSHA Now Accepting 2020 Workplace Injury Submissions Through March 2

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers that the agency will begin collecting calendar year 2020 workplace injury data (Form 300A) on Jan. 2, 2021. Employers must submit the form electronically by March 2, 2021. Establishments with …

4 01, 2021

Workers Released from Hospital After Baltimore Explosion

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All but two construction workers injured in December in an explosion at a high-rise building in Baltimore have been released from hospitals as officials continue to investigate what caused the incident. Twenty-one workers were taken to area hospitals following an …

4 01, 2021

California Releases Final ZIPs for Non-Renewal Protection for 2020 Wildfires

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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that nearly 500 policyholders in six ZIP codes affected by the Mountain View Fire in Mono County were included in the mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies non-renewing or cancelling residential property insurance policies. …

4 01, 2021

Montana Utility Regulator Seeks $2.5M in Damages Over Email Spying

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An outgoing member of Montana’s Public Service Commission has filed a $2.5 million damage claim against fellow members of the utility regulating board along with staff members after his emails were leaked to a right-wing webcast. An internal investigation also …

4 01, 2021

Idaho Distracted Driving Law Kicks in, Insurers May Consider Citations in Rates

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Starting Jan. 1, drivers violating Idaho’s hands-free device, distracted driving law risked getting a citation. The law has been in effect since July 1, but Idaho State Police troopers have been issuing warnings to drivers about the dangers of distracted …

4 01, 2021

Alaska Scientists Find Slope with Tsunami Potential

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Alaska scientists have found a second slope that has the potential to create a landslide or a destructive tsunami to its surrounding area. The slope in the Prince William Sound area is next to a previously discovered slope that Alaska …