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Connecticut Woman Shot by Officer Receives $1.1 Million Settlement
Insurance Journal | April 10, 2023
Connecticut Woman Shot by Officer Receives $1.1 Million Settlement
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut woman who was seriously injured when a police officer opened fire on her and her boyfriend as they sat in a car unarmed has settled a lawsuit over the shooting for about $1.1 million. …
Wright Flood Expands Private Flood Insurance Offering in Illinois
Insurance Journal | April 6, 2023
Wright Flood Expands Private Flood Insurance Offering in Illinois
Wright National Flood Insurance Services has announced its entrance into Illinois by introducing an admitted, stand-alone private flood insurance product as the next state in the continued expansion of the company’s ResiFlood program. Wright Residential Private Flood Insurance can be …
Texas Department of Insurance Updates COVID Data Call Results
Insurance Journal | March 31, 2023
Texas Department of Insurance Updates COVID Data Call Results
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) updated COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims data, with insurance carriers reporting 98,000 COVID-19 claims and 468 fatalities through February 2023. DWC put out a data call with 74 selected insurance carriers …
6 People, 5 of Them Children, Injured by Carbon Monoxide in Fort Worth
Insurance Journal | March 31, 2023
6 People, 5 of Them Children, Injured by Carbon Monoxide in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Six people, five of them children, were hospitalized in critical condition after being exposed to carbon monoxide, apparently from a running vehicle at their home, according to fire officials in Fort Worth, Texas. Fire Department …
Wisconsin Roofing General Contract Fined $28K for Unsafe Work Conditions
Insurance Journal | March 31, 2023
Wisconsin Roofing General Contract Fined $28K for Unsafe Work Conditions
Federal workplace safety inspectors have found that Security-Luebke Roofing Inc. – one of Fox Valley’s largest roofing general contractors – allowed a roofing subcontractor to expose workers to potentially deadly falls at an Appleton, Wisconsin worksite, just two months after …
Judge Awards $4.7M Verdict in Chicago Police Chase Crash
Insurance Journal | March 31, 2023
Judge Awards $4.7M Verdict in Chicago Police Chase Crash
CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County jury awarded nearly $5 million Wednesday to the family of an 84-year-old retired teacher who was killed when a police cruiser crashed into a police van and careened into a car in which she …
Activist Group Calling for Immediate Halt to Insuring Fossil Fuels
Insurance Journal | March 30, 2023
Activist Group Calling for Immediate Halt to Insuring Fossil Fuels
A letter to the world’s insurance companies from a climate activist group calls on the industry to immediately stop insuring companies and projects that promote the expansion of coal, oil and gas, and phase out all insurance services for fossil …
People Moves: Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Promotes Rucker
Insurance Journal | March 30, 2023
People Moves: Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Promotes Rucker
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Promotes Rucker Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois, recently promoted Kaylee Rucker to communication coordinator. Rucker will handle internal and external communication for alliance …
North Dakota Contractor Fined $505K After Failing 3 Inspections
Insurance Journal | March 30, 2023
North Dakota Contractor Fined $505K After Failing 3 Inspections
Twice in 2022, the owner of a Mandan, North Dakota excavation company sat behind the controls of an excavator, supervising employees below as they installed municipal water lines in trenches as deep as 10 feet without protection against deadly collapses, …
Arkansas Lawmakers Revamp Bathroom Bill Condemned as Too Extreme
Insurance Journal | March 30, 2023
Arkansas Lawmakers Revamp Bathroom Bill Condemned as Too Extreme
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas bathroom bill that went further than a 2016 North Carolina law that was repealed after widespread boycotts was revamped Tuesday following complaints from members of the transgender community and their families that it …