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Florida Rushing to Enforce New Immigration Laws. Here’s What to Know
Insurance Journal | February 20, 2025
Florida Rushing to Enforce New Immigration Laws. Here’s What to Know
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on immigration legislation he says is the toughest in the nation, Florida’s Republican leaders have named the director of the new state board of immigration enforcement: an architect of …
EPA Submits to Congress Approved EV Plan Adopted by 11 States
Insurance Journal | February 20, 2025
EPA Submits to Congress Approved EV Plan Adopted by 11 States
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has submitted the Biden administration’s approval of California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 to Congress for review and potential repeal. The decision by the new …
Delta Offers $30,000 to Each Passenger in Toronto Crash Landing
Insurance Journal | February 20, 2025
Delta Offers $30,000 to Each Passenger in Toronto Crash Landing
Delta Air Lines Inc. is offering $30,000 to every passenger aboard a regional jet flight that came to rest upside down after crash landing at a Toronto airport earlier this week. The payments are “a good-faith gesture” that have “no …
Markets/Coverages: Marsh Expands Fast Track Facility, Offering 10% Automatic Capacity
Insurance Journal | February 20, 2025
Markets/Coverages: Marsh Expands Fast Track Facility, Offering 10% Automatic Capacity
Marsh, the insurance broker, risk adviser and Marsh McLennan business, announced the addition of significant new capacity to its Fast Track facility. From March 1, 2025, clients can access up to 10% automatic capacity across their entire property and casualty …
Vanguard Pauses Corporate Meetings Over New ESG Guidance
Insurance Journal | February 20, 2025
Vanguard Pauses Corporate Meetings Over New ESG Guidance
Top mutual fund manager Vanguard has paused meetings with portfolio companies while it reviews the impact of new guidance on investor activism from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to people familiar with the matter. In a recent notice, …
EEOC Says It’s Going After ‘Anti-American Bias’ in the Workplace
Insurance Journal | February 20, 2025
EEOC Says It’s Going After ‘Anti-American Bias’ in the Workplace
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it will enforce antidiscrimination laws against employers that “illegally prefer non-American workers. In a Feb. 19 announcement EEOC’s Andrea Lucas, acting chair, said the commission is “putting employers and other covered entities on …
A Run of Fatal Airline Crashes Upends Sterling Safety Record
Insurance Journal | February 20, 2025
A Run of Fatal Airline Crashes Upends Sterling Safety Record
A spate of deadly airline crashes has tarnished the industry’s sterling track record, fraying the nerves of travelers and prompting questions about how the world’s safest form of transportation can respond. The tragedies began on Christmas Day when an Azerbaijan …
Data Insight: More Insurers Expect to Boost Top Lines Than Headcount
Insurance Journal | February 20, 2025
Data Insight: More Insurers Expect to Boost Top Lines Than Headcount
Continuing a trend that’s persisted for several quarters, the latest Insurance Labor Market Study from Jacobson Group and Aon finds a big gap between the percentage of carriers expecting to boost top lines and those anticipating staff growth. The latest …
NC Insurance Commissioner to be Released From Hospital After Heart Surgery
Insurance Journal | February 20, 2025
NC Insurance Commissioner to be Released From Hospital After Heart Surgery
In his previous, dual role as state fire marshal, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner often championed the work of firefighters in the state. In 2023, while highlighting the health problems that firemen often face and the need for health screenings, Causey …
Carnegie Mellon to Pay Students $4.8 Million for Shifting to Remote Classes During COVID
Insurance Journal | February 20, 2025
Carnegie Mellon to Pay Students $4.8 Million for Shifting to Remote Classes During COVID
Carnegie Mellon University has agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of students whose in-person classes were moved online when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The proposed settlement has been agreed to by …