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Amwins, Loadsure to Offer Per-Load Cargo Insurance to Freight Industry
Loadsure has formed a partnership with managing general agency Amwins Specialty Logistics Underwriters (ASLU) to offer pay-as-you-go, all-risk smart coverage that includes automated claims on a digital platform. Loadsure’s offering for the U.S. freight industry is digitalized through the full …
POSTED MAY 07, 2021 6:02 AM |
Positive Physicians Insurance Co. Expands Med Mal Coverage into Florida, Georgia
Positive Physicians Insurance Co. has been approved by the Florida and Georgia departments of insurance to offer medical malpractice insurance within their respective states. The company obtained admitted status in Florida in February and Georgia in March and is currently …
POSTED MAY 07, 2021 6:00 AM |
Officials: 15 Cows Killed by Lightning Strike in Alabama
Fifteen cows were killed when lightning struck a family farm in Alabama as severe weather moved through the area, according to an emergency management director. The cattle were struck Monday night at the farm in Macon County, news outlets quoted …
POSTED MAY 07, 2021 5:25 AM |
U.S. Court Allows Movie Chain’s COVID Business Interruption Suit Against FM Global
A federal judge in Sherman, Texas on Wednesday ruled against insurer FM Global that sought to dismiss a $500 million COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit by the nation’s third-largest chain of movie theaters. The decision broke a month’s-long losing streak for policyholders …
POSTED MAY 07, 2021 5:00 AM |
London Court Will Reconsider $6.9B Suit Against BHP Over 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse
LONDON – London’s Court of Appeal will hear a request to revive a 5 billion pound ($6.95 billion) lawsuit against Anglo-Australian mining group BHP over a 2015 dam failure in Brazil, a court order showed. Judge Nicholas Underhill has agreed …
POSTED MAY 07, 2021 5:00 AM |
CDC Issues Guidelines for Trial Cruises With Volunteer Passengers
Cruise lines can soon begin trial voyages in U.S. waters with volunteer passengers helping test whether the ships can sail safely during a pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave ship operators final technical guidelines Wednesday for the …
POSTED MAY 07, 2021 5:00 AM |
Family Seeks $1M After Man Died in Custody in Washington
The son of a man who died while in Bellingham police custody has filed a precursor to a lawsuit with the city over his father’s death. Documents obtained by The Bellingham Herald say Joshua Eldard filed a claim in March …
POSTED MAY 07, 2021 5:00 AM |
California Contractor Arrested in Nearly $1M Workers’ Comp Scheme
Carolyn Plaza of Fresno, Calif., self-surrendered on May 6 after a warrant for her arrest was issued on six felony counts of insurance fraud. A complaint filed on April 16, alleges Plaza underreported more than $3 million in employee payroll …
POSTED MAY 06, 2021 10:09 PM |
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Koff & Associates in California
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Berkeley, Calif.-based Kaneko & Krammer Corp. Catherine Kaneko, Georg Krammer and their team will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of Scott Hamilton, global head of Gallagher’s Human Resources …
POSTED MAY 06, 2021 6:56 PM |
NOAA: Hot is the New U.S. Climate Normal
It’s hot, get used to it. That might be the clearest takeaway from a message out from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday, which gave us a glimpse of the “new normal” in a changing climate. NOAA releases …
POSTED MAY 06, 2021 6:50 PM |
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