Insurance
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner-Elect Tim Temple Forms Insurance Advisory Council
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner-Elect Tim Temple has announced the formation of an Insurance Advisory Council that will identify legislative recommendations for upcoming legislative sessions, including a special session to address the state’s insurance crisis. Temple said the council will focus on …
Read More OSHA Investigations Uncover 36 Violations at Tulsa Manufacturing Facility
A Tulsa, Oklahoma manufacturing facility exposed employees to struck-by hazards and identified 36 violations, including 25 serious safety violations of U.S. Department of Labor regulations, three federal workplace safety and health investigations found. Investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health …
Read More IAIABC Recognizes Eight Individuals for Outstanding Contributions to Workers’ Compensation Industry
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) recognized eight individuals for their service to the agency and the workers’ compensation industry at the agency’s 109th convention in Monona, Wisconsin this week. Jennifer Wolf, President and CEO, Minnesota …
Read More Private Health Data Still Being Exposed to Big Tech, Report Says
Despite recent efforts to address the issue, medical-related websites continue to be mined for data including personal medical information, in an apparent violation of patients’ privacy rights, according to a new study. Some of the most common tracking pixels were …
Read More U.S. Labor Department Finds 19 Safety Violations at GM Joint Venture Battery Plant in Ohio
DETROIT (AP) – The U.S. Labor Department said that investigators found 19 safety and health violations at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio during a two-week period this year. The department`s Occupational Safety and Health …
Read More Oka Gets ‘In Principle’ Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate-in-a-Box 1922
Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, and Oka, the Carbon Insurance Company, announced that Lloyd’s has granted “in principle” approval for Oka syndicate-in-a-box (SIAB) 1922. Oka Syndicate 1922, which aims to commence underwriting from January 2024, will introduce …
Read More 17 Florida Sheriff’s Deputies Charged with Stealing $500,000 in Pandemic Relief Funds
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Seventeen Florida sheriff`s deputies appeared in court on charges that they stole about half a million dollars in pandemic relief funds. The Broward County deputies, who are charged separately, are accused of a range of …
Read More Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Sentenced Reduced, Due to Guidelines
A federal judge has trimmed nine months off former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck’s prison sentence for embezzlement, not because of his good behavior in jail, but because he has no prior criminal history. “Both Defendant and the Government agree …
Read More Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Pacific Underwriters in Washington
A subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Pacific Underwriters. Following the acquisition, the Pacific Underwriters team will continue doing business from their existing Seattle, Washington location as part of Brown & Brown’s …
Read More Colorado Train Derails, Spilling Train Cars and Coal onto Highway and Killing Truck Driver
A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a bridge collapsed, spewing coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo, Colorado, on Sunday, authorities said. The driver has died, but no further details were available, …
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