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People Moves: AmTrust Names Fletcher and Thomas to Lead New E&S Premier Group; The Fidelis Partnership Makes Leadership Promotions
AmTrust Names Fletcher and Thomas to Lead New E&S Premier Group AmTrust Financial Services Inc., headquartered in New York City, appointed Curt Fletcher as senior vice president and Matt Thomas as vice president of AmTrust’s newly established E&S Premier group …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 6:14 AM |
Tesla Settles Another Fatal Crash Lawsuit Ahead of Jury Trial
Tesla Inc. reached a confidential deal to resolve a lawsuit by the family of a teenager who was killed in a 2019 California crash involving a Model 3 on Autopilot. The settlement disclosed in court filings marks the latest move …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:06 AM |
Georgia Man Charged Again in Selling Fake Workers’ Comp Insurance Certificates
A Georgia man has been arrested for at least the second time in four years, charged with posing as an insurance agent and selling fake workers’ compensation policies. Fernando Jose Cuellar Membreno, 54, was arrested in August after an investigation …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:02 AM |
Orion180 Launches Homeowners Product in California That Includes High-Risk Zones
Orion180 Insurance launched of its FLEX Home Insurance product for California. FLEX is designed to give homeowners the ability to personalize policies, adjust coverage and deduct options based on risk exposure and financial goals. Orion180 has developed a proprietary wildfire …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:00 AM |
World Insurance Adds William P. Smart Associates of New Jersey
Global insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC announced it acquired the business of William P. Smart Associates of Fairfield, New Jersey on June 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. William P. Smart’s niche is the entertainment industry. …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:00 AM |
Trump Administration to Award Contract for Research on Vaccines and Autism to RPI
Federal health officials intend to award a contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism, according to a government procurement notice. The Troy, New York, engineering school is getting the no-bid contract …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:00 AM |
New YorkProposes Rules to Ban Addictive Social Media Feeds for Kids
New York’s attorney general on Monday proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules for verifying a user’s age. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, passed last year, prohibits social media …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:00 AM |
Congress Asks If Boar’s Head Virginia Plant Tied to Deadly Outbreak Will Reopen
Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether a Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the center of last year’s deadly listeria outbreak will be fit to reopen. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, of Connecticut, sent a letter Monday asking company officials to appear before …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:00 AM |
Workers’ Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2026. L&I says the increase would help pay for the rising cost of …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:00 AM |
Microsoft Seizes 340 Websites Linked to Growing Phishing Subscription Service
Microsoft Inc said on Tuesday that it seized nearly 340 websites tied to a rapidly growing Nigerian-based service that allowed users to carry out phishing operations that stole at least 5,000 Microsoft user credentials. Microsoft obtained an order from the …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Orion180 Launches Homeowners Product in California That Includes High-Risk Zones
Orion180 Insurance launched of its FLEX Home Insurance product for California. FLEX is designed to give homeowners the ability to personalize policies, adjust coverage and deduct options based on risk exposure and financial goals. Orion180 has developed a proprietary wildfire …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:00 AM |
Workers’ Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2026. L&I says the increase would help pay for the rising cost of …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 5:00 AM |
Tornadoes Destroyed Several Homes in Southeastern Utah
Tornadoes destroyed several homes in southeastern Utah over the weekend, but authorities said there were no reports of people injured. A storm produced two tornadoes in San Juan County in southeastern Utah over the span of an hour starting around …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 7:40 PM |
California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Boost Oil Production
California lawmakers passed a bill over the weekend that would allow the construction of thousands of new oil wells annually in the Golden State in a bid to make oil supply more affordable for refineries and keep fuel prices in …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 5:00 AM |
California Commissioner Pushes for Wildfire Recovery Bill, Other Legislation
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign several wildfire and health-related bills that have passed the Legislature and are now awaiting the governor’s approval. “They reflect our collective responsibility to help individuals, communities, and businesses …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 9:35 PM |
Medical Costs Double in California Comp Claims With Functional Restoration Programs
Claims associated with functional restoration programs in California’s workers’ compensation system averaged $234,003 total, 59% higher than matched non-FRP claims, a new study shows. A study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute out this week examines FRPs, multidisciplinary treatments aimed …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 8:32 PM |
California Extending Cap-And-Trade Program Aimed at Advancing State Climate Goals
California will extend a key climate program under a bill state lawmakers passed Saturday, sending the measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has championed it as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks. The Democrat-dominated Legislature …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 4:32 PM |
California Roofing Contractor Must Pay $2M in Unpaid Wages, Damages
A federal court ordered a Northern California-based roofing contractor to pay $1.9 million in back wages and damages to 158 workers after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation reportedly found the employer failed to pay required overtime rates to workers. …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 5:00 AM |
HEMIC in Hawaii Declares $5 Million Dividend for Policyholders
The Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. board of directors declared a $5 million dividend for qualifying policyholders. It is the second consecutive year HEMIC issued a dividend this level. HEMIC will have returned more than $58 million in dividends …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 5:00 AM |
California AG’s Brief Urges Court to Side With Employee in Discrimination Suit
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support urging the court to affirm an employee’s right to sue Liberty University for sex-based discrimination. The brief, filed as …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 4:04 PM |
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