28 12, 2020

Rhode Island’s Providence Mutual Appoints Streton as President, CEO-Elect

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Providence Mutual, a Warwick, R.I.-based mutual property/casualty insurance company, has appointed Michele Streton, former vice president and chief operating officer for Personal Lines at Hanover Group, as the company’s new president and CEO-elect. Streton will join Providence Mutual on January …

28 12, 2020

Drug Firms Win Court Bid Halting White House Rule Aimed at Lowering Drug Prices

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A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare’s own costs suffered a legal setback last Wednesday that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president …

28 12, 2020

Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2020- West Region

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Wildfires were the big story in the Western U.S. in 2020. And a big underlying theme in those stories is what was being done to deal with them. One of the top stories in Insurance Journal’s Western region was when …

28 12, 2020

Insuring Cannabis Summit: Talking to Clients About Risk Starts with Education

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring Cannabis Summit on Nov. 19. Believe it or not, talking to cannabis businesses about risk isn’t much different than talking …

28 12, 2020

Can Insurance-Related Firms Compel Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccination?

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The long-awaited and highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccine is here. The first to arrive on the scene, from Pfizer-BioNTech, received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration several days ago. On the heels of that, Moderna’s version got the …

28 12, 2020

Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2020: South Central Region

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The weather, as usual, made for many headlines in Insurance Journal’s South Central region in 2020. COVID-19 related lawsuits and transactions involving nonstandard auto business also made news. Here’s a look back at some of the most read stories for …

28 12, 2020

Core Specialty Adds Tokio Marine’s Jacobs to E&O, Professional Liability Team

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Cincinnati-based Core Specialty Insurance Holdings reported that Jeff Jacobs has joined as senior vice president, head of Errors and Omissions Professional Liability. Jacobs has 30 years of insurance sector experience leading professional liability, management liability and other commercial property and …

28 12, 2020

Flint. Michigan, Joins $641M Deal to Settle Suits over Lead-Tainted Water

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The Flint, Michigan, City Council has signed off on its portion of a $641 million settlement with residents of the poor, majority-Black city who were exposed to lead-tainted water. The city’s insurer would kick in $20 million as part of …

28 12, 2020

Wisconsin Appeals Court Upholds $5.5M Award in Fatal Bike Crash

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A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld a $5.5 million judgment against a driver who killed a 23-year-old bicyclist in Madison. Brian Hodgson was driving on the city’s west side in June 2015 when he crashed into Emilly Zhu as she …

28 12, 2020

Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2020: Midwest Region

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Motorcycle helmets, protest damage and COVID-19 pandemic-related lawsuits dominated the headlines in Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2020. Here’s a look back at some of most read stories for the Midwest region, based on readership metrics: Governor Signs Missouri Bill …