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ALKEME Acquires Texas’ Flor Insurance Group
Insurance Journal | January 9, 2024
ALKEME Acquires Texas’ Flor Insurance Group
ALKEME, announced the acquisition of Flor Insurance Group, a multi-line independent insurance agency located in El Paso, Texas and serving the entire United States. Founded in 2010, Flor Insurance Group is focused on insurance solutions for commercial trucking insurance with …
Oklahoma AG Launches Tipline to Report Allegedly Illegal Conduct During Winter Storm Uri
Insurance Journal | January 9, 2024
Oklahoma AG Launches Tipline to Report Allegedly Illegal Conduct During Winter Storm Uri
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has launched an online tip form where the public can report allegedly illegal conduct related to energy costs during Winter Storm Uri. The tipline, located on the Attorney General’s website (oag.ok.gov), is designed to collect …
Illinois Contractor Faces $278K in Fines for Exposing Workers to Falls
Insurance Journal | January 9, 2024
Illinois Contractor Faces $278K in Fines for Exposing Workers to Falls
Twice within a month, an Illinois roofing contractor — cited previously more than 20 times for violating federal workplace safety regulations — was again found exposing employees to falls as they did residential framing work on houses under construction in …
Reinsurance Buyers Find ‘Smoother’ January Renewals With Ample Capacity: Carpenter
Insurance Journal | December 29, 2023
Reinsurance Buyers Find ‘Smoother’ January Renewals With Ample Capacity: Carpenter
Ceding companies are finding that a responsive reinsurance market has materialized for the Jan. 1, 2024 renewals – a reflection of ample capacity and a commercial approach to trading partnerships, according to Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan. …
Mississippi Health Department Retesting Some Medical THC Products for Toxins
Insurance Journal | December 29, 2023
Mississippi Health Department Retesting Some Medical THC Products for Toxins
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Health said Wednesday that “a large number” of medical marijuana products are on hold so they can be retested. The department first issued the hold on Dec. 21. A news release from …
Florida Countertop Firm Owner Killed in Helicopter Crash
Insurance Journal | December 29, 2023
Florida Countertop Firm Owner Killed in Helicopter Crash
MIAMI (AP) — Emergency workers in south Florida this week tried to rescue a 71-year-old pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a canal. The man’s daughter swam to safety but the pilot could not be saved, according to news …
People Moves: Aspire in California Names Alam and Newgarden to New Roles
Insurance Journal | December 29, 2023
People Moves: Aspire in California Names Alam and Newgarden to New Roles
Aspire General Insurance Company, headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., named Bilal Alam actuary and chief data officer and Tom Newgarden as an Aspire board member. Alam previously served as vice president and head of reinsurance at National General Insurance Company …
Helicopter Crash in New Jersey Forest Kills 2 from ABC News Team
Insurance Journal | December 20, 2023
Helicopter Crash in New Jersey Forest Kills 2 from ABC News Team
A helicopter crash on Tuesday night in the Pinelands wilderness area of New Jersey, killing the pilot and a photographer who worked for ABC-TV news team in Philadelphia, WPVI. The news station said the chopper went down in Wharton State …
Texas DWC Revises Death Benefits Forms
Insurance Journal | December 20, 2023
Texas DWC Revises Death Benefits Forms
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has revised forms DWC Form-042, Claim for Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits, and PLN-12, Notice of Potential Entitlement to Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits to help eligible beneficiaries file claims for death …
Illinois Appeals Court Rules Exclusion Bars BIPA Claims
Insurance Journal | December 20, 2023
Illinois Appeals Court Rules Exclusion Bars BIPA Claims
An Illinois appellate court decided Tuesday that a general liability insurance policy sold to a Waukegan packaging company clearly excluded coverage for violations of the state Biometric Information Privacy Act, saying a federal appellate court decision to the contrary was …