After Years of Waiting for OK, Genworth Ends Buyout by China’s Oceanwide April 7, 2021 By Munsif Vengattil Genworth Financial Inc. has terminated a $2.7 billion buyout agreement with investment firm China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., the U.S....
Kentucky Receives Federal Disaster Declaration for Winter Storms April 7, 2021 President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration in Kentucky from winter storms in February, Gov. Andy Beshear said last...
North Carolina Agents Launch Distracted Driving Campaign April 7, 2021 The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) have launched a campaign designed to inform and educate the driving public,...
Fire Destroys Apartment Building in North Dakota Town April 6, 2021 An apartment building in New Town, N.D., is a total loss after a weekend fire, officials said. Emily Sitting Bear...
Three Dozen California Bills Focus on Wildfire, Others Are Concerning for Insurance Industry April 6, 2021 By Don Jergler Roughly three dozen pieces of California legislation are directly related to wildfire, and while those bills should hold much interest...
Is It Covered?: A Flood of Uncovered Claims April 6, 2021 By Bill Wilson On a recent insurance social media page, an agent was looking for a market for a $2 million home that...
People & Places April 6, 2021 National Global insurance and professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Cos. announced that Nzinga Shaw has joined the company as...
Viewpoint: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Pain in Workers’ Compensation Cases? April 6, 2021 By Cliff Goldstein Medical science has moved forward by leaps and bounds in recent years, and yet for too many injured workers, their...
Texas OKs NCCI’s Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Filing Effective July 1 April 6, 2021 The National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI’s) advisory loss cost filing for Texas with an effective date of July 1,...
Amazon’s Firing of 2 Critics Was lllegal, Rules National Labor Board April 6, 2021 By Aakriti Bhalla and Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired two employees who advocated for better working conditions during the pandemic, the U.S. National Labor Relations...