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Insurers Reminding Farmers About the Dangers of Working in Grain Bins
Working in grain bins can be deadly, so insurers want to remind farmers of the dangers. Nationwide insurance is helping sponsor a campaign to educate farmers about safety procedures they can use when working in grain bins. Farmers should wear …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019 5:17 PM |
Texas Woman Sentenced for $46K Worker’s Comp Fraud
A Texas woman owes just over $46,000 to the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier after being sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud in a Travis County district court. According to Texas Mutual Insurance Co., Shannon Drew of Aubrey, Texas, Drew …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019 5:15 PM |
Round 12: Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Shedding more Policies
Louisiana’s property insure of last resort has completed another round of policy depopulation — it’s 12th, the state insurance department announced. As the state’s insurer of last resort, Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens) offers property insurance to any home …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019 5:11 PM |
MGA Coalition Covers Firms with Cyber Exposure Under EU’s Data Privacy Law
Coalition, the San Francisco-based managing general agency that specializes in cyber insurance for small and mid-sized businesses, announced it is broadening coverage to include exposures to violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Unlike other cyber insurance …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019 5:06 PM |
Rental Vacation Home Owners in Hawaii Sued over Fines
Kauai officials are suing the owners of a vacation home, claiming they are violating county zoning ordinances for using the property as a short-term rental. The Garden Island reports the Kauai County Planning Department filed the lawsuit last week, seeking …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019 4:06 PM |
Data Breach in Arizona Hits Restaurants, Hotels
A data breach may have compromised the personal information of customers who patronized any of 50 Arizona businesses last month. North Country Business Products says an investigation of “suspicious activity” led to the discovery that an unauthorized party deployed malware …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019 4:03 PM |
Ironshore’s Shrubb Joins AXA XL’s Terrorism Insurance Team in U.S.
Morgan Shrubb has joined AXA XL Insurance as underwriting manager for War, Terrorism & Political Violence insurance. Shrubb joins AXA XL from Ironshore International where she served as a production specialist, charged with growing the company’s war, terrorism and political …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019 2:24 PM |
C&S Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ Francis M. Walley Insurance Agency
C&S Insurance has acquired Dedham, Mass.-based Francis M. Walley Insurance Agency. Since assuming ownership in 2012, C&S Insurance second-generation owners Ben Cavallo and Keith Signoriello have completed seven agency acquisitions. Altogether, C&S Insurance – headquartered in Mansfield, Mass. – now …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019 2:15 PM |
N.J. Insurers, Regulated Entities Urged to Assist Marcal Employees Affected by Fire
New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Marlene Caride last week issued a bulletin encouraging insurers and entities regulated by the department to work with and assist employees of the Marcal paper products facility who lost their jobs after …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019 2:06 PM |
As Health Plan Deductibles Rise, Expect More Workers’ Compensation Claims
Are employees injured at work more likely to file under workers’ compensation instead of group health insurance when their group health plan has a higher deductible? The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found evidence they do in a new study …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019 1:22 PM |
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