INSURANCE NEWS
England Warns Nearly a Million More Properties Face Flood Risks
Almost a million more properties in England are at risk of flooding than previously thought, raising concerns about a growing number of uninsurable or unsellable properties over the coming decades. Data from the Environment Agency on Tuesday showed 6.3 million …
Missouri Insurance Director Lindley-Myers to Retire at End of Year
Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) Director will retire at the end of the year, Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced. Lindley-Myers was appointed Director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration on March 6, 2017, …
Baltic Sea Countries to Start Checking Insurance Status of Tankers Moving Russian Oil
Twelve European countries are set to clamp down on tankers that move millions of barrels of Russian petroleum around the world — by asking to see how they’re protected against oil spills and other high-cost claims. Nations including Denmark, Estonia, …
People Moves: JM Wilson Promotes and Hires for Underwriting Positions
JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, promoted several team members and made new hires to its underwriting team. Priya Albert was promoted to property and casualty underwriter. Albert works with carrier underwriters and independent insurance agents in Georgia, North Carolina, …
Louisiana Home Care Companies to Pay $355K in Back Wages
More than 100 people working as home care companions will receive their share of nearly $355,000 in back wages and damages after investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division of two southern Louisiana home care providers …
Severe Weather Brings Snow, Ice to Midwest and a Tornado in California
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning. Elsewhere, inclement weather plagued areas of the …
Advocacy Groups Ask FIO to Release Homeowners Insurance Data Collected by NAIC
A coalition of consumer, environmental, and fair housing groups have called upon the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office to release homeowners insurance data before it may be too late. The nationwide data was collected by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners …
NTSB: Turbulence Hit Hawaiian Air Flight Due to Decision to Fly Over Storm Cell
A Hawaiian Airlines flight crew’s decision to fly over a hazardous storm cell instead of deviating around it was the probable cause for hitting severe turbulence that injured passengers and crewmembers in 2022, the National Transportation Safety Board said in …
Lawsuit Challenges Law Shielding Doctors Prescribing Abortion Pills Via Telemedicine
Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was …
Oregon Lawmakers OK $218M in Emergency Wildfire Funding
Oregon lawmakers approved $218 million in emergency wildfire funds during special session that was convened to address unpaid bills stemming from the state’s 2024 record wildfire season. As wildfires still rage in California, Oregon is among several states grappling with …
Walmart’s DEI Compromise Holds Lessons for Corporate America
“Robby Starbuck has viewed your profile.” The LinkedIn alerts for Walmart Inc. executives started appearing on Nov. 18, offering an early signal that the anti-DEI campaigner was setting his sights on the biggest US private employer. Just a week later, …
Woody Allen’s Personal Chef Sues Over Firing
Woody Allen ‘s former personal chef claims in a lawsuit that the filmmaker and his wife fired him because of his service in the U.S. Army Reserves and questions about his pay, then “rubbed salt on the wounds” by saying …