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Archive: May 2023

Washington Commissioner Confirms He Will Not Seek Reelection
Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023
Washington Commissioner Confirms He Will Not Seek Reelection
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler sent an email to agency staff on Monday confirming that he will not seek reelection. The nation’s longest currently serving commissioner has for some time said he was unlikely to run for office again. “Serving …
Tornado Hits Virginia Beach; As Many as 100 Homes Could be Damaged
Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023
Tornado Hits Virginia Beach; As Many as 100 Homes Could be Damaged
The Virginia Beach community in southeastern Virginia was hit by a tornado on Sunday, April 30, just minutes before 6:00 pm. City Manager Patrick Duhaney declared a state of emergency. Officials said there were no reported injuries but the tornado …
Former Business Partners of McClenny Moseley File 2nd Lawsuit
Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023
Former Business Partners of McClenny Moseley File 2nd Lawsuit
A company that provided hurricane-damage estimates to embattled McClenny Moseley & Associates says in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the law firm owes it nearly $10 million. Those unpaid invoices allegedly owed to Global Estimating Services come on top of …
Court Ends Challenge to 2021 Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023
Court Ends Challenge to 2021 Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A lawsuit by environmentalists seeking to block the 2021 sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases auctioned off by the federal government was rejected by a federal appeals court in Washington. Energy companies including …
EEOC Sues Michigan Hospital for Religious Discrimination
Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023
EEOC Sues Michigan Hospital for Religious Discrimination
Mercy Health St. Mary’s, a Grand Rapids hospital and member of the Trinity Health system, violated federal law when it failed to provide a religious accommodation to an applicant and declined to hire him because of his religious beliefs, the …
Wrongfully Convicted Kansas Man to Receive $7.5M Payment
Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023
Wrongfully Convicted Kansas Man to Receive $7.5M Payment
OSKALOOSA, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas man who spent 16 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn’t commit will receive $7.5 million from the county where he was arrested and convicted of the crime. Jefferson County commissioners …
Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Had Indian Crew, Turkey-Based Operator Says
Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023
Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Had Indian Crew, Turkey-Based Operator Says
An oil tanker seized by Iran on Thursday was carrying Kuwaiti crude and had a crew of 24 Indians, according to the operator. The US has demanded the immediate release of the the Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet, which was travelling …
G-7 Nations Should Adopt ‘Risk-Based’ Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Ministers
Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023
G-7 Nations Should Adopt ‘Risk-Based’ Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Ministers
Group of Seven advanced nations should adopt “risk-based” regulation on artificial intelligence, their digital ministers agreed on Sunday, as European lawmakers hurry to introduce an AI Act to enforce rules on emerging tools such as ChatGPT. But such regulation should …
Ex-UCLA Gynecologist Sentenced in Sex Abuse Case
Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023
Ex-UCLA Gynecologist Sentenced in Sex Abuse Case
A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for sexually abusing female patients, in a criminal trial that came after the university system made nearly $700 million in lawsuit payouts …
Wildfires in Alaska? Climate Change Sparks Disaster Fears
Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023
Wildfires in Alaska? Climate Change Sparks Disaster Fears
Research on a flat spot for air evacuations. Talk of old-style civil defense sirens to warn of fast-moving wildfires. Hundreds of urban firefighters training in wildland firefighting techniques while snow still blankets the ground. This is the new reality in …