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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Office of Community Development announced that homeowners impacted by Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Ida and the May 2021 severe storms have until August 1 to complete the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program survey. Homeowners …

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois, was recently named a platinum tier member in Previsor Insurance and Missouri Employees Mutual signature partner program. Criteria includes achieving $10 …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Vikings first-round draft pick Jordan Addison told the state trooper who clocked him going 140 mph in a 55 mph zone last week that he was speeding because of an emergency involving his dog. …

Wall Street’s top regulator on Wednesday was poised to adopt new rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose hacking incidents, a measure officials said was being taken to help the investing public contend with the mounting cost and frequency of …

Embroker announced a partnership with password-management provider Dashlane and cyber insurer Cowbell to increase customer security and expand cyber liability coverage. “Through Cowbell and Dashlane, we are not only able to support our customers in the event of a cyber …

Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. (BRO), a global insurance broker, reported second-quarter earnings of $190.4 million. The Daytona Beach company said it had profit of 67 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to …

An Atlanta suburb is trying to recover nearly $800,000 that it lost in an email scam. The losses became public knowledge after they were discussed in an audit report presented at a Thursday meeting Employees sent a total of $1,219,287, …

National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies has acquired Castle Rock Capacity, a property/casualty insurance broker with a specialty in the construction, real estate and development industries. Headquartered in New York City, Castle Rock was co-founded in 2006 by Jon Lipton, …

Digital insurance agency Nsure.com said today it secured a strategic investment from insurance-focused fund Pelican Ventures, a private firm founded by Renaissance Re founder Jim Stanard and TigerRisk founder Rod Fox. Fox has agreed to join Nsure’s advisory board. The …

Starbucks violated U.S. labor law by firing a Manhattan store supervisor who had organized workers to join a union, a federal labor board judge ruled on Monday. The National Labor Relations Board established “striking and strong evidence of animus” behind …