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Global Watchdog Issues Blueprint for Banks to Report Cyberattacks
The G20’s financial watchdog on Thursday recommended a blueprint for banks to report cyberattacks in a common format in a bid to speed up responses to hacking and limit the fallout on financial stability. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which …
Read More Hub Acquires Weiss-Schantz Agency in Pennsylvania
Global insurance broker Hub International Limited reports it has acquired the assets of Weiss-Schantz Agency in Pennsylvania. Located in Lehigh Valley and serving eastern Pennsylvania, Weiss Schantz is an independent insurance agency that serves commercial and municipal insurance clients Tim …
Read More DWC Adopts Rules for Designated Doctor Program
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has adopted two rules: amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127, Designated Doctor Procedures and Requirements, and amendments to 28 TAC Section 180.23. The DWC said the rules …
Read More Louisiana UPC Policyholders Have 2 Weeks to Secure Private Home Insurance
The Louisiana Department of Insurance sent out a reminder this week that United Property & Casualty Insurance Company’s (UPC) former policyholders and their insurance agents have until April 28 to secure homeowners insurance in the private market or bind a …
Read More Wisconsin Landlord Ordered to Pay $1.3M in Fatal Fire
MILWAUKEE (AP) – A landlord has been ordered to pay $1.35 million for a fire that killed two people in Milwaukee in 2019, a newspaper reported. Will Sherard has shown a “reckless disregard” for the condition of his properties, Milwaukee …
Read More Michigan Researches Find Century-Old Shipwrecks in Lake Superior
CHICAGO (AP) – Michigan researchers have found the wreckage of two ships that disappeared into Lake Superior in 1914 and hope the discovery will lead them to a third that sank at the same time, killing nearly 30 people aboard …
Read More Illinois Nursing Facility to Pay $400K in Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Symphony Deerbrook, LLC will pay $400,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over conduct at its Symphony of Joliet facility, the federal agency announced today. In its …
Read More Google Asks Judge to Toss Antitrust Lawsuit, Says a ‘Superior Product’ Is Not Unlawful
Google argued Thursday that the U.S. Justice Department’s allegations that it broke antitrust law to build and maintain its dominance of search are flawed and that its lawsuit should be thrown out. The government, which filed its lawsuit in the …
Read More March Results Dampen Progressive Q1 Net Income Momentum
Progressive Corp. today reported first quarter net income of about $448 million – a 43% increase compared to the same time last year – though the insurer booked a nearly $152 million loss for the month of March. At the …
Read More Update: 75% of New Jersey Forest Fire Contained
New Jersey firefighters continued to make substantial progress in containing a wildfire in Manchester Township on federal, state and private property. The fire, which reached 3,859 acres in size, was 75% contained by 8:30 Wednesday night, the state’s forest fire …
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