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Aromatherapy Spray From India Linked to U.S. Deaths Being Recalled
U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease even though none had traveled internationally: an aromatherapy spray imported from India. The Centers for Disease Control and …
POSTED OCTOBER 26, 2021 3:13 PM |
People Moves: New Hires at MEMIC Group, GCG Financial, NFP
The MEMIC Group Hires Pennsylvania’s Beswick, Delaware’s Grandrino Cindy Beswick of Pennsylvania and Angela Grandrino of Delaware have been appointed as senior production underwriter and production underwriter, respectively, by workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group. Their appointments support MEMIC’s continued …
POSTED OCTOBER 26, 2021 2:47 PM |
Small Earthquake Confirmed in Southern California
A small earthquake near downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning was felt widely across Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The magnitude 3.6 quake hit just after 7 a.m. and was centered about a mile south-southeast of the Boyle …
POSTED OCTOBER 26, 2021 2:37 PM |
Hippo in California Hires Hiscox’s Hanson to Expand Claims Operations
This article originally appeared in Carrier Management. Digital home insurer Hippo hired a former Hiscox executive to be its first chief claims officer, with a mission to expand claims operations for the now publicly-traded California-based InsurTech as it grows nationally. …
POSTED OCTOBER 26, 2021 2:35 PM |
Insurer Responsible for Damages After Massachusetts Officer Injured During Training
Driving a truck too fast and injuring a fellow officer during a firearms training is not within the scope of employment duties for a Massachusetts police officer, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found. This means his insurer is on the …
POSTED OCTOBER 26, 2021 2:32 PM |
California City Pays $500K to Stroke Victim Arrested for DUI
A Southern California city will pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit by a woman arrested for driving under the influence when she was actually having a stroke. The settlement ends a long legal battle over the arrest of Robin Winger, …
POSTED OCTOBER 26, 2021 2:31 PM |
Pounding Rain Raises Flash Flood Threat in New York, New England
The powerful storm battering the U.S. Northeast will inundate New York City with lashing rain and possible flash floods through Tuesday night, then unleash the worst of its fury on New England. As much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) could …
POSTED OCTOBER 26, 2021 2:22 PM |
Commercial Liability Insurers Face Growing Number of False Claims Act Cases
A growing number of False Claims Act investigations combined with recent court decisions that found insurers liable for the cost of settlements may spell trouble for commercial liability insurers. Policyholder attorney Geoffrey B. Fehling, with Hunton Andrews Kurth in Washington …
POSTED OCTOBER 26, 2021 2:05 PM |
Analysts Say U.S. Labor Shortage Could Last a While
Labor shortages may be the most intractable of the cost risks that U.S. companies faced in the latest quarter, and as the earnings season moves into its peak there are signs the problem will persist, some strategists say. Finding and …
POSTED OCTOBER 26, 2021 1:22 PM |
AIG Announces Senior Leadership Changes; Readies for Life & Retirement Unit Spinoff
Insurer American International Group announced senior leadership changes that it says strengthen the organization to deliver on its main priorities including the separation of the Life & Retirement business. AIG announced that effective January 1, 2022, Mark Lyons, currently executive …
POSTED OCTOBER 26, 2021 12:58 PM |
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