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Iowa Contractor Agrees to Consent Order Over Unlicensed Public Adjusting

The Iowa Insurance Division last month entered into a consent order with a contractor who had made claims they were offering services that require a public adjuster license. Central Iowa Gutter and Donald Smart have agreed to make changes to …
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Some Property Catastrophe Rates Fall 5%-15% as Reinsurers’ Appetite Grows: Report

Global reinsurers’ appetite rose for property catastrophe during the upcoming January renewals, which have seen risk-adjusted reinsurance rate reductions of 5%-15% for loss-free accounts, according to a renewal report published by Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan. Property …
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Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi Kill 2 and Injure 6

HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Strong storms …
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Top Midwest Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2024

This year’s top Insurance Journal Midwest headlines feature a range of misconduct, from fraud and embezzlement to high-profile lawsuits. Top stories stories also highlight increasing frequency of severe weather event and the evolving legal landscape of workplace safety. Top 10 …
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Top South Central Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2024

Readers of Insurance Journal were drawn to South Central headlines detailing the complexities facing the insurance industry, from legal and regulatory issues to the evolving landscape of cyber threats and natural disasters. Other popular topics include insurance fraud and unscrupulous …
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One Dead, Two Hurt After Tyson Foods Plant Fire in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — A woman died and two other people were hospitalized with injuries after a fire at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia, state officials said Friday. A wall fell on the cab of an 18-wheel truck parked …
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‘Baby Driver’ Actor Hudson Meek Remembered After Fall from Car in Alabama

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said. Meek, 16, was hurt on Dec. 19 while on a street in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of …
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Trump Fails to Win New Trial in E. Jean Carroll Sex-Abuse Case

A federal appeals court denied Donald Trump’s request for a new trial in New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse lawsuit, dealing a blow to the president-elect as he seeks to put his legal woes behind him before taking …
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The Top Insurance Journal Stories of 2024 for the Southeast

From insurance lawsuits resulting from a murderous South Carolina lawyer and his family, to relentless Florida storm claims, a tight mobile home market and body-shop fraud charges, news stories gave Insurance Journal readers in the Southeast plenty to digest in …
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The Year’s Most Popular Insurance Journal Stories—West

Wildfires and their effect on the California’s homeowners insurance crisis dominated Insurance Journal’s West headlines this year. Other popular stories included big lawsuits, and stories on fraudsters and bad actors being caught and punished. Following is the top 10 list …
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Top International Insurance Journal Stories of 2024

The top 10 most well-read international stories for 2024 covered a diverse range of topics, including nuclear verdicts, Taylor Swift’s concert cancellations, and the return of stability of the reinsurance market. Two articles focused on the Baltimore Bridge collapse. We’ve …
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South Korea Orders Airline Safety Probe After Worst Domestic Crash Kills 179

South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil. All 175 …
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