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Candidates in Hotly Contested North Carolina Insurance Race Talk Scandal, Priorities
The race for the next North Carolina Insurance Commissioner features two familiar faces to state voters in what is a three-peat showdown featuring Republican Mike Causey and Democrat Wayne Goodwin. Causey, the incumbent, bested the two-term former commissioner Goodwin in …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2020 5:00 PM |
Integrated Specialty Coverages Launches Investor Property Insurance Program
Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC), a program administrator developing insurance products utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology and analytics, has launched its Investor Property Program designed to address large complex residential property schedules. Lead by Gareth Jelley, senior vice president of the …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2020 4:59 PM |
Oklahoma Governor Declares State of Emergency in 47 Counties Due to Ice Storm
More than 350,000 homes and businesses in Oklahoma were without electricity on Oct. 28 as cleanup continued from an ice storm that ravaged much of the state. By midmorning on Oct. 28, more than 356,000 homes and businesses were without …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2020 4:51 PM |
Zeta Leaves Southeast Louisiana Reeling Before Heading Northeast
A fast-moving Zeta weakened to a tropical storm as it barreled northeast on Oct. 29 after ripping through Louisiana and Mississippi where storm-weary residents were advised to stay indoors overnight while officials assessed the havoc the storm had wrought. The …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2020 4:43 PM |
Argo Checking Out of Grocery, Restaurant and Other Retail Insurance Lines
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Argo Group International is exiting the grocery and retail lines of business, which include providing general liability and self-insured retention risk management programs for grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants and other retail businesses. The company said …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2020 4:39 PM |
Insurance CEO Who Was Once a Man Brings Unique Gender-Equality Perspective
Caroline Farberger, the chief executive of a Swedish insurance company, remembers how she conducted meetings when she was a man. “I would unthinkingly turn to my favorites in the room, the ones I knew shared my views, and suddenly we …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2020 3:48 PM |
Ohio to Return $5B From Injured Workers Fund to Employers
Ohio employers will receive a record $5 billion in repayments from the state insurance fund for injured workers to help with the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine and the fund’s administrator announced. The return of the …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2020 3:34 PM |
Waymo Issues Self-Driving Car Incident Score Card for Phoenix Area
Self-driving tech company Waymo, which this month opened its driverless taxi service in the Phoenix suburbs to the public, on Friday said its autonomous vehicles there had been involved in 18 minor incidents since 2019 during tests and actual rides. …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2020 3:34 PM |
Insight Service Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s Social Detection
Insight Service Group (ISG) has acquired Social Detection LLC., based out of Pennsylvania, to further expand its Social Media Technology platform. Together, ISG and Social Detection will provide a more expansive and integrated combination of investigation, medical and record management …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2020 3:04 PM |
California City to Pay $7M to Family of Man Killed by Officer
A San Francisco Bay Area city has agreed to pay $7.3 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a man who died after an officer placed him in a controversial neck hold that has since been banned in …
POSTED OCTOBER 30, 2020 3:01 PM |
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