8 02, 2021

Neptune Flood, Acadian Managers to Offer Flood Insurance in Louisiana

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Neptune Flood, an AI-driven flood insurance company, has partnered with Acadian Managers (Acadian) to offer flood insurance coverage through Acadian’s network of independent agents to homeowners throughout Louisiana. Acadian is a general agency providing property coverage through State National Fire …

8 02, 2021

Florida Peninsula Adds King as Director of Customer Experience

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The Florida Peninsula Insurance family of companies has hired Mindy King as the company’s director of Customer Experience. This is a new role at Florida Peninsula, which will be focused on building customer experience programs across the entire enterprise. King …

8 02, 2021

Newfront Insurance in California Adds Benedetti to Employee Benefits

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Newfront Insurance in San Francisco, Calif., has named Joseph Benedetti a principal and employee benefits producer. Benedetti is based out of the Los Angeles area and supports clients across all of California. He joins Newfront from OneDigital Health and Benefits, …

8 02, 2021

Senators Offer Bill to Limit Liability Shield for Social Media Firms

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Three Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies from liability over content posted by users, and make the companies more accountable when posts result in harm. Called the SAFE TECH …

8 02, 2021

McGriff Launches On-Demand Excess Liability Product for Freight Brokers

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McGriff has launched a new product that gives freight brokers the ability to purchase excess auto liability coverage online. TripExcess is a per-shipment excess liability product that will allow shippers, 3PL/brokers and motor carriers to maintain a required $2 million …

7 02, 2021

Indiana Lawmakers Fast-Track COVID-19 Lawsuit Shield

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Indiana legislators are poised to finalize a fast-tracked proposal that will give a broad shield protecting businesses and others from lawsuits by people blaming them for contracting COVID-19. The proposal is a top priority of Republican legislative leaders and GOP …

7 02, 2021

Massive Fire Destroys County Courthouse in Texas; Arson Suspected

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A suspect has been arrested been taken into custody following a massive fire that destroyed all but the rock outer walls of an 111-year-old Texas courthouse, an official says. The fire at the Mason County Courthouse in Mason, about 100 …

7 02, 2021

Northern Oklahoma Rattled by Small Earthquakes

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A series of small earthquakes believed by seismologists to be caused by the underground injection of wastewater from oil and gas production continued to rattle northern Oklahoma on Feb. 6. Four quakes occurred Saturday morning, the strongest being magnitude 3.3 …

7 02, 2021

Improvements Bringing Down Flood Insurance Rates in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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When Iowa’s Cedar River flooded over 10 square miles of the city in 2008, few property owners had flood insurance — slowing recovery for residents and business owners as they waited for resources from the federal government. In 2010, city …

7 02, 2021

Michigan Eatery to Pay $200K to Settle Sex Harassment, Retaliation Suit

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A Michigan restaurant has agreed to pay $200,000 and furnish other relief settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the lawsuit against Traverse City restaurant Georgina’s LLC, and its …