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Insurance Journal | March 17, 2023

Insurers: Washington’s Proposal for More Premium Increase Explanations May Delay Filings

Insurers say a new regulation proposed by Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler that requires them to explain premium increases to their policyholders in language consumers can understand has the potential to delay rate filings. Kreidler announced the proposed rule …

Insurance Journal | March 17, 2023

Texas Church Ordered to Pay Back Wages After Concerns About Rodents, Insects

After a nutrition specialist employed at a Dallas, Texas childcare facility raised concerns about rodents, spiders and other insects in its cafeteria, kitchen and other areas, their employer acted far from charitably and terminated the worker in August 2021. After …

Insurance Journal | March 17, 2023

Wind Farm in Southern Texas Draws Resistance

DEL RIO, Texas (AP) – Long before a Chinese spy balloon captivated and spooked the U.S. public, Kyle Bass foresaw what he deemed another foreign danger slated for skies above the Texas-Mexico border: wind turbines. Dozens of them, roughly 700 …

Insurance Journal | March 10, 2023

Groups Say Fire Retardant Injunction Would Increase Western U.S. Risks ‘Dramatically’

Several groups of associations, cities and counties are attempting to challenge a case in Montana they say has the potential to take away an important tool from firefighting efforts at a time when Western U.S. wildfires are worsening. The groups, …

Insurance Journal | March 10, 2023

ALKEME Acquires Texas’ NAPA Insurance Center

ALKEME announced the acquisition of the NAPA Insurance Center, an Austin, Texas- based insurance agency that provides health and P&C Insurance to NAPA’s independently owned Auto Part Stores and Auto Care Centers nationally. Founded over 30 years ago, the NAPA …

Insurance Journal | March 10, 2023

People Moves: Valley Insurance Hires Weis as Personal Lines Coach; Ryan Specialty Promotes VanAcker to EVP

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Hires Weis as Personal Lines Coach Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA) recently hired Brett Weis as personal lines coach. Weis will work with the VIAA’s development team and coach new and existing team members on best …

Insurance Journal | March 10, 2023

Gun Dealer Sued by Kansas City Reaches $150K Settlement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence that firearms were being sold illegally. Kansas …

Insurance Journal | March 10, 2023

Arkansas Tyson Workers Sue Over Lack of COVID Precautions

Thirty-four Tyson Foods employees, former employees and family members filed a lawsuit against the company Monday, saying it failed to take appropriate precautions at its meat-packing plants during the early days of the COVID pandemic. In the lawsuit, filed in …

Insurance Journal | March 10, 2023

Arkansas Lawmakers Send Governor Trans Care Malpractice Bill

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas House sent the GOP governor a bill Wednesday to make it easier to sue doctors who provide gender-affirming treatment to minors, moving to effectively reinstate the state’s blocked ban on such care. The …

Insurance Journal | March 10, 2023

Jury: UPS Must Pay $75M to Missouri Family Hit by Truck

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) – A jury found UPS Inc. must pay a Missouri family $75 million, after a company driver with a known history of drug abuse collided with a pregnant woman’s car, causing her baby to be born with …