Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Opens Fourth Round of Grants
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 12:53 pmLouisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) opened its fourth round of grants at noon on November 27. There are 750 grants available in the fourth round, and grants will be awarded on a[…]
Read more...Mayor of South Louisiana Town Breaks Ribs, Collarbone in 4-Wheeler Crash
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 12:40 pmPLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) – The mayor of a south Louisiana city underwent surgery Saturday for a broken collarbone, ribs and ankle after a hunting accident. Plaquemine Mayor Ed Reeves was hunting Friday morning when his four-wheeler hit a large hole,[…]
Read more...Explosions at Michigan Petroleum Refinery Cause Fire and Evacuation of Nearby Residents
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 12:26 pmWHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Explosions at a petroleum refinery outside Detroit caused a fire and led to the evacuation of some nearby residents, authorities said. The first explosion occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Friday in White Lake Township,[…]
Read more...Former St. Louis Alderman Indicted Insurance Fraud Case Charged With Lying to Police About Carjacking Incident
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 12:19 pmST. LOUIS (AP) – A former St. Louis alderman indicted in a fraud case was charged with lying to police about getting carjacked last year, authorities said. Brandon Bosley was charged Wednesday with one misdemeanor count of making a false[…]
Read more...White House Touts New Supply Chain Measures as Inflation Eases
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 11:30 amThe Biden administration will announce a redoubling of measures to strengthen supply chains on Monday, expanding an effort it credits with helping to ease post-pandemic inflation. Central to the effort is a new White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience,[…]
Read more...Foxx Latest Celeb Named Under Now-Expired Sexual Assault Law
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 10:39 amNEW YORK (AP) — A woman has alleged in a lawsuit that actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at a rooftop bar in New York in 2015, an incident the actor says “never happened.” The lawsuit filed[…]
Read more...People Moves: Liberty Mutual Re Names Swiss Re’s Chisolm as Senior Underwriting Exec; Everest Insurance Int’l Appoints 2 Senior Leaders in Asia
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 10:22 amThis edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and Everest Insurance International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Mutual Re Names Swiss Re’s Chisolm as Senior Underwriting Executive Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re),[…]
Read more...Biden’s Clean Energy Agenda Faces Mounting Headwinds
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 10:18 amCanceled offshore wind projects, imperiled solar factories, fading demand for electric vehicles. A year after passage of the largest climate change legislation in U.S. history, meant to touch off a boom in American clean energy development, economic realities are fraying[…]
Read more...No Change in California Workers’ Compensation Weekly TD Rates for 2024
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 09:58 amThe U.S. Department of Labor has issued new data showing California’s State Average Weekly Wage edged down 0.48 percent from $1,650 to $1,642 in the 12 months ending March 31, 2023. The California Workers’ Compensation Institute notes there will be[…]
Read more...Hall Sues Oates, Wins Restraining Order Over Plan to Sell Stake in Joint Venture
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 09:54 amNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Daryl Hall has sued his longtime music partner John Oates, arguing that his plan to sell off his share of a joint venture would violate the terms of a business agreement the Hall & Oates duo[…]
Read more...Cleanup, Air Monitoring as Residents Return Home After Kentucky Derailment
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 09:43 amLIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials and crews with rail operator CSX were working Friday to remove train cars and spilled material at the site of a derailment that sparked a chemical fire earlier in the week, as residents began[…]
Read more...Historic Theater Fighting Plans for New Courthouse in Georgia’s 2nd-Largest City
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 09:29 amCOLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — A historic theater is fighting a plan for Georgia`s second- largest city to build a new courthouse, saying the new tower could harm the theater`s building and programming. The Springer Opera House is collecting signatures on[…]
Read more...Aviva to Acquire Canadian Vehicle Replacement MGA Optiom for Circa £100m
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 09:21 amAviva plc announced the acquisition of Optiom O2 Holdings Inc. from Novacap and other minority shareholders for a consideration of approximately £100 million (US$126 million). Calgary, Canada-based Optiom, which operates as a managing general agent (MGA), is a provider of[…]
Read more...Alabama Begins $13.6M Rebuild of Pier Damaged in Hurricane Sally
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 09:09 amGULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — Hurricane Sally wiped out a 200-foot (61-meter) section of the Gulf State Park Fishing Pier on the Alabama coast in September 2020 just as it was about to reopen after a $2.4 million rebuild that[…]
Read more...Many Australians Abandon Insurance as Premiums Surge on Climate Costs: ICA Head
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 07:36 amIncreasing numbers of Australians are abandoning their insurance policies as premiums surge in response to climate-linked natural disasters, the head of the Insurance Council of Australia said. Over a million households now face home insurance affordability stress, Andrew Hall said[…]
Read more...Shell to Face UK Trial Over Devastating Nigerian Oil Spills
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 05:48 amA UK court ruled that a group of Nigerian fishermen can bring claims against Shell Plc over oil pollution that devastated their communities, as a long-running legal case edges closer to a trial. The 13,000 fishermen from the Ogale and[…]
Read more...Fewer Than 10% of CEOs in Britain’s Largest Companies Are Women
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 05:28 amEven as Britain’s largest companies are hiring women in executive leadership roles at the fastest pace in five years, there’s a big hurdle to cross: they are still unlikely to be in influential roles overseeing the commercial side of the[…]
Read more...EU Weighs Wider Scope for Cybersecurity Certification Scheme:Proposal
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 05:02 amThe European Union is considering broadening the scope of proposed cybersecurity labeling rules that would affect not just Amazon, Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft but also banks and airlines, according to the latest draft of the rules. The EU move to[…]
Read more...Honda Recalls Select Accords, HR-Vs Over Missing Seat Belt Piece
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 02:17 amHonda is recalling select 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles due to a missing piece in the front seat belt pretensioners, which could increase injury risks during a crash. According to notices published by Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety[…]
Read more...US Labor Board Files Complaint Against Mozilla for Refusing to Hire Apple Activist
News Archives - Insurance Journal Nov 27, 2023 | 02:03 amWhen Cher Scarlett began speaking up about labor issues at Apple Inc., she knew she was at risk of losing her software engineering job, but was confident she could find another. Yet two years after her departure from the iPhone[…]
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