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New York Workers’ Comp Board to Require Video for All Testifying in Virtual Hearings
Beginning February 2, 2026, all claimants and lay witnesses testifying in virtual hearings before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will be required to appear and testify by video with their faces fully visible on screen, and not just …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 5:41 PM |
Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Grant Program Completes 100th Home
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announced the completion of the 100th home through its OKReady, Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) Program, a significant achievement in the state’s ongoing efforts to build stronger, safer, and more resilient communities and save homeowners money. …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 5:29 PM |
Jury Finds Agent Guilty of Twice Misappropriating Client’s Insurance Funds
A Baltimore County jury has found Michael C. Okolo, of Parkville, Maryland, guilty of two counts of insurance fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. According to Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown Okolo was found to have twice …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 5:09 PM |
Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by Federal Judge
Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president’s executive order was illegal. US District Judge Patti Saris said Monday the order is “arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law,” siding …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 4:47 PM |
People Moves: Chubb Overseas General Insurance Promotes Shead to Head of Property; QBE Taps AIG’s Smallridge as UK Casualty Portfolio Manager
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb and QBE. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Promotes Shead to Head of Property, Overseas General Insurance Chubb announced that Aaron Shead has been appointed to executive …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 4:23 PM |
Chubb, The Hartford, Liberty and Travelers Team Up on Surety Tech Launch
Four surety companies—Chubb, The Hartford, Liberty Mutual and Travelers—announced the launch of a technology company that will feature a shared digital infrastructure to advance the surety industry. According to a brief media statement, the formation of SuretyBind, LLC, will initially …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 4:11 PM |
National Council of Insurance Legislators Adopts Louisiana Anti-Fraud Law as New Model
A Louisiana anti-fraud law will serve as the new national model for fighting insurance fraud. The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has adopted Louisiana‘s amended insurance fraud law as its new national benchmark, the Louisiana Department of Insurance said. …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 3:43 PM |
Historic Minnesota Resort Owner Charged with Arson and Insurance Fraud
The owner of a historic Minnesota resort has been charged with arson and insurance fraud more than a year after a fire destroyed the property. Bryce Campbell, 41, of Two Harbors, Minnesota., was taken into custody last Wednesday in Southfield, …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 3:30 PM |
WalkerHughes Acquires Illinois’ Benhoff Insurance Agency
WalkerHughes Insurance, a privately held, founder-led retail insurance brokerage, announced its expansion into Illinois with the acquisition of Benhoff Insurance Agency, well-established personal lines brokerage based in Breese, Illinois. Benhoff Insurance Agency, led by longtime owner Bruce Benhoff, has served …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 3:25 PM |
Aviva Seeks Partner for New City of London Skyscraper Project
Aviva Plc has kicked off the search for a partner to help fund a planned new skyscraper in the heart of the City of London’s insurance district, as it aims to tempt investors willing to make a bold bet that …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 3:20 PM |
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Excavator Bucket That Crushed Worker Leads to $170K Fine for Washington Contractor
A contractor was fined $170,000 for workplace violations that resulted in a 3,000-pound excavator bucket falling on an employee in southwest Washington. The Rotschy Inc. construction company was hit with $170,000 in fines from the Washington State Department of Labor …
POSTED DECEMBER 09, 2025 6:00 AM |
Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hit Remote Area Along Alaska-Canada Border
A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 9:18 PM |
San Diego Considers $30M Settlement in Shooting Death of Black Teen
The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was fatally shot by police last January in what would be one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 3:21 PM |
Atmospheric River to Flood Pacific Northwest Through Week
A massive Pacific storm called an atmospheric river will sweep off the ocean into the Pacific Northwest starting Monday, bringing heavy rain and a week of floods, swollen rivers and even heavy snow across the region, including Seattle and Portland. …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 3:17 PM |
Honolulu Settling Lawsuit Over Shooting of Micronesian Teen for $1M
Honolulu’s city council authorized $1 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police. The fatal shooting of Iremamber Sykap in 2021 came amid a national reckoning over police use …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 6:00 AM |
California Resources Reports Oil Fluid Spill in Monterey County
A pipeline owned by California Resources Corporation subsidiary Aera Energy spilled 96 barrels of produced fluid — a mixture of oil and water — early Friday morning at an oil field in Monterey County in California’s Central Coast. The spill …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 9:41 PM |
People Moves: Affordable American Insurance Hires Haskett as Sales VP
Affordable American Insurance Inc. naned Ross Haskett vice president of sales. Haskett has a decade of experience in insurance-industry lending and agency financing, including senior leadership roles at Westfield Bank and Live Oak Banking Company. His background includes positions ranging …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 6:00 AM |
Arizona Study Group Issues Report on Homeowners Insurance and Wildfire Risk
A report from a regulator-created group found that a multifaceted approach to addressing wildfires and lack of insurance affordability in Arizona should be tackled with a multifaceted approach that includes homeowners, communities and the state working in tandem to implement …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 6:00 AM |
California AG Settles With National Sanitation Company Over No-Poach Agreements
California Attorney General Rob Bonta settled with a national cleaning and sanitation company to resolve allegations that the company used unlawful no poach agreements. The settlement is against Packers Sanitation Services Inc. LTD., now doing business as Fortrex. As part …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 6:00 AM |
Nevada Governor Signs Sweeping Crime Bill as State Seeks to Boost Tourism
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed his sweeping crime package into law over the weekend that will help revive a unique court program that barred offenders of some crimes from the Las Vegas Strip and will stiffen penalties for smash-and-grab robberies, …
POSTED DECEMBER 04, 2025 2:50 PM |
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