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Takeaways from Our Conversation Cannabis Sales at Circle K
Insurance Journal | November 10, 2022
Takeaways from Our Conversation Cannabis Sales at Circle K
Circle K’s deal with Green Thumb Industries to sell cannabis at some of its Florida gasoline retail locations may be a sign the industry has finally crossed any remaining mainstream barriers. Green Thumb CEO Ben Kovler told Bloomberg the deal …
Beware of Foraging Bears in Hyperphagia Dealing With Acorn Shortage
Insurance Journal | November 10, 2022
Beware of Foraging Bears in Hyperphagia Dealing With Acorn Shortage
Wildlife officials in Connecticut are warning residents against feeding bears particularly over the next few months as the animals step up their hunt for the extra food they will need before hibernating for the winter. According to the Connecticut Department …
Washington AG Investigating ‘Possible Discrimination’ for Insurers Using Credit Scores
Insurance Journal | November 9, 2022
Washington AG Investigating ‘Possible Discrimination’ for Insurers Using Credit Scores
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that a Thurston County Superior Court judge rejected an attempt by PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company and subsidiaries of the Progressive Corporation to stop his office’s investigation of potential race discrimination against Washington drivers. The companies …
Texas DWC to Hold Quarterly Stakeholder Meetings on Nov. 29
Insurance Journal | November 9, 2022
Texas DWC to Hold Quarterly Stakeholder Meetings on Nov. 29
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) will hold its quarterly stakeholder meeting for insurance carriers and medical providers in the Texas workers’ compensation system on Nov. 29. DWC said the meetings provide an update on routine information and data …
Kansas Utility to Pay $120K Settlement
Insurance Journal | November 9, 2022
Kansas Utility to Pay $120K Settlement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) program with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. at the company’s retired Tecumseh Energy Center coal-fired power plant in Tecumseh, Kansas. In the settlement, Evergy will …
Kansas City to Pay $5M After Police Killing of Black Man
Insurance Journal | November 9, 2022
Kansas City to Pay $5M After Police Killing of Black Man
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City will pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2019. The Kansas City Board of Police …
Ryan Specialty Acquires Centurion in California
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2022
Ryan Specialty Acquires Centurion in California
Ryan Specialty acquired certain assets of Centurion Liability Insurance Services LLC in Tustin, California. Centurion is a professional lines wholesale insurance broker and has employees based in Florida and California. Prior to the acquisition, Centurion was partially owned by Insurance …
Kansas City Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Black Teenager
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2022
Kansas City Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Black Teenager
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ A Kansas City, Missouri, police officer who kneed a Black 15-year-old in the neck and pushed his face into the ground pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree assault and lost his law enforcement license. Sgt. Matthew …
Suspect in Oklahoma Murder-Suicide Was Plagued by Workplace Head Injury
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2022
Suspect in Oklahoma Murder-Suicide Was Plagued by Workplace Head Injury
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) – An Oklahoma couple considered “primary suspects” in last week’s killings of their six children faced growing financial pressures and the husband experienced recurring pain from a workplace head injury, according to family members. Eight people …
Historic Indiana Building Collapses Amid Renovation
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2022
Historic Indiana Building Collapses Amid Renovation
A nearly 150-year-old building that was in the midst of a renovation collapsed in a northwestern Indiana city, scattering bricks and debris onto a street but causing no injuries, officials said. No one was inside the three-story building when a …