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Florida Reforms Are Truly Making a Difference, Gallagher Re Report Finds
If Florida’s insurance market needed more indication that 2022 legislative reforms have made a big difference in the cost of doing business in the state, one of the biggest names in reinsurance has provided it. “Clearly, it is time for …
Read More Georgia High Court Sides with Slave Descendants on Island Zoning Changes
Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday sided with Black landowners in a fight over zoning changes that weakened long-standing protections for one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities founded by freed slaves. The state Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court …
Read More People Moves: California Commissioner Makes COIN Advisory Board, Curriculum Board Appointments
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Veronica Saldaña as the newest member of the California Organized Investment Network advisory board and Jason Meyerson to the curriculum board of the California Department of Insurance. COIN was established in 1996 within the …
Read More People Moves: Protecdiv Promotes DelaCruz to Head of Analytics
Protecdiv Promotes DelaCruz to EVP. Head of Analytics Insurance and reinsurance brokerage Protecdiv, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, promoted Cate DelaCruz to executive vice president and head of analytics at Protecdiv. DelaCruz joined Protecdiv as senior director of analytics in May …
Read More People Moves: Aon Names Srivastava as Reinsurance Global Chief Broking Officer; AXISTaps Hosking From AXA XL as Head of Distribution, Global Markets
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon plc and AXIS Capital Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names Srivastava as Reinsurance Global Chief Broking Officer Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm, …
Read More People Moves: Wall Named President at DOXA
DOXA, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, appointed Kevin Wall as president. An early addition to the leadership team at DOXA, Wall oversaw the company’s financial strategy as chief financial officer for eight years. Wall has over 15 years of experience …
Read More Louisiana Department of Insurance Issues Guidance on NFIP Expiration
The National Flood Insurance Program expired Wednesday after Congress did not pass a federal budget ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline. The lapse means no new federal flood policies will be sold, and expiring policies will not be renewed. The …
Read More Family of Man Who Died in Ohio Jail Reaches $7M Settlement
The family of a man who died after being restrained in an Ohio county jail said Tuesday that they have reached a $7 million settlement agreement with the county and are pushing officials there to prevent something like the death …
Read More Coca-Cola Bottling Distributor Sued for Disability Discrimination Against Louisiana Worker
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. (CCBCU), the third-largest bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products in the United States, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee with a disability and then firing him because of his disability, the U.S. …
Read More Trump’s $7.6 Billion Energy Cuts Hit California Grid Upgrade
The Trump administration’s plan to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects following the U.S. government shutdown includes an initiative to upgrade electric transmission lines in California. A consortium that included the California Energy Commission and Southern California Edison was …
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