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Archive: January 2023

2 Big Cannabis Insurance Providers Say Losses from California Storms Not as Bad as Feared
Insurance Journal | January 27, 2023
2 Big Cannabis Insurance Providers Say Losses from California Storms Not as Bad as Feared
Just how big an impact the recent historic California storms had on the state’s cannabis industry is still coming into focus, and while two of the biggest players in California’s cannabis insurance market are starting to see upticks in claims, …
Wisc. Court: Homicide Conviction Doesn’t Mean Baby’s Death Wasn’t an Accident
Insurance Journal | January 27, 2023
Wisc. Court: Homicide Conviction Doesn’t Mean Baby’s Death Wasn’t an Accident
The mother of a baby girl who was killed by her father may pursue a claim against the father’s insurer because of unresolved questions, including whether the death was an accident, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a …
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Austin Insurance
Insurance Journal | January 27, 2023
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Austin Insurance
Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Austin Insurance. Established in 2005 by Cole Austin, Austin Insurance has provided insurance services in Grand Prairie, Texas for over a decade. Operations for Austin Insurance will continue under Inszone Insurance’s Dallas location. …
Illinois’ Miller Mid-America Joins VIAA
Insurance Journal | January 27, 2023
Illinois’ Miller Mid-America Joins VIAA
Springfield, Illinois-based Miller Mid-America Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 2022, the veteran-owned and operated Miller Mid-America Insurance Agency was created …
Regulators Approve Texas Electricity Market Reform
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
Regulators Approve Texas Electricity Market Reform
The Public Utility Commission voted Thursday to make a substantial change to the state’s electricity market in a controversial effort to get the whole system to be more reliable. The agency said it will let the Legislature review its plan …
People Moves: Kinion to Lead Oklahoma Captive Division
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
People Moves: Kinion to Lead Oklahoma Captive Division
Kinion to Lead Oklahoma Captive Division Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced the appointment of Steve Kinion as the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s new Captive Director. Kinion previously served 13 years as the captive director for the Delaware Insurance Department. Kinion …
Police Investigate Central Illinois Planned Parenthood Fire As Arson
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
Police Investigate Central Illinois Planned Parenthood Fire As Arson
CHICAGO (AP) – A fire at a central Illinois Planned Parenthood clinic is being investigated as arson, Peoria police said Tuesday, just days after the state enacted sweeping abortion protections. Officers responded to a report of an “unknown person throwing …
Minnesota Art Professor Sues After Firing Over Prophet Muhammad Images
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
Minnesota Art Professor Sues After Firing Over Prophet Muhammad Images
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Attorneys for an adjunct art professor said Tuesday she is suing the Minnesota university that dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art course, while the …
CEOs Face Challenge Over Sluggish Climate Efforts
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
CEOs Face Challenge Over Sluggish Climate Efforts
A return to Davos by corporate titans and their bankers after recent record Alpine temperatures has turned a spotlight on just how quickly they are moving to rein in carbon emissions. The number of organizations pledging to get to net-zero …
People Stranded at Arizona Park Due to Heavy Flooding Headed out
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
People Stranded at Arizona Park Due to Heavy Flooding Headed out
Some 300 campers stranded at a park near Tucson due to flooding from recent rain storms were headed back to dry land. Rangers at Catalina State Park were helping campers walk across the receding wash at the park’s entrance. The …