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Insurance Journal | May 9, 2023

Alliant Insurance Foundation Announces Education Partnership With Louisiana’s Southern University

The Alliant Insurance Foundation, in partnership with Southern University, the Louisiana Department of Insurance, and the Spencer Educational Foundation, has launched its first initiative, funding a risk management and insurance degree program at Southern University. Working in conjunction with the …

Insurance Journal | May 1, 2023

Mississippi River Continues to Rise in Iowa, Illinois

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – People living along the Mississippi River watched warily Sunday as water levels rose in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois, awaiting spring crests as floodwaters began to slowly recede and reveal damage in areas further north. The …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …