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Insurance Journal | September 8, 2023

Class Action Claims Mobile Home Park Managers Conspired to Fix and Inflate Lot Rental Prices

CHICAGO (AP) – A lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses nine mobile home community management companies and a mobile home market data provider of conspiring to fix and inflate lot rental prices at more than 150 locations across the U.S. The …

Insurance Journal | September 8, 2023

Kansas Insurance Department Returns Funds to Group-Funded Pools After Eliminating Assessment Fees

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) has returned dollars to group-funded pools following the enactment of legislation that does away with two assessment fees. The Department introduced and successfully lobbied for the passage of legislation …

Insurance Journal | September 8, 2023

Litigation Funding Firms Seek to Intervene in Disciplinary Proceedings Against McClenny Moseley & Associates

Two litigation funding firms are seeking to intervene in disciplinary proceedings against McClenny Moseley & Associates after a federal judge in Louisiana ruled that the law firm has no right to any attorney fees for 201 hurricane-damage claims. The Equal …

Insurance Journal | September 8, 2023

Severe Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power in Little Rock, Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Thousands of Little Rock residents were without power Wednesday after a severe storm uprooted trees and damaged homes in neighborhoods rebuilding from a tornado that hit the state last spring. There were no immediate reports …

Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023

People Moves: Caro Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP; LUBA Workers’ Comp Hires McCrary

Caro Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP John Caro has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president in its Alliant Americas division. Caro is based in Lafayette, La. Alliant is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. Caro has over 30 years of …

Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023

People Moves: Kleinhenz Retires, Wells is Promoted at Celina Insurance Group

Kleinhenz Retires, Wells is Promoted at Celina Insurance Group Mike Kleinhenz is retiring as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at Celina Insurance Group. Celina is headquartered in Celina, Ohio. Kleinhenz’s career at Celina began in 1987 as …

Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023

Louisiana Department of Insurance Opens Second Round of Incentive Program

The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has opened the second round of the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program, which is designed to offer grants to insurers that write new policies in the state. The application period began Sept. 1 and goes …

Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023

Brightway, The Herron Family Agency to Open in Texas

VeinTwain Herron, a Texas commercial real estate specialist, will open Brightway, The Herron Family Agency in Cedar Park this month. The agency offers customized Home, Flood, Auto, Boat, Condo, Renters, Personal Articles, RV, Motorcycle, Umbrella, Commercial and Life insurance. “Opening …

Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023

Michigan Natural Foods Company to Pay $182K Over Sex Discrimination Suit

Eden Foods, Inc, a natural foods company based in Clinton, Michigan, will pay more than $182,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain relief for former employees. According to the …

Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023

Kansas Police Chief Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Seizure of Reporter’s Cellphone During Newspaper Raid

One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday. Deb Gruver believes Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody violated her constitutional rights …