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How Insurers Can Build Operational Resilience With Low-Code Application Programs
The global pandemic has shown how vital it is for firms to understand the services they provide and to invest in their operational resilience. While COVID has accelerated the insurance industry’s digitalization, firms must strive for resilience by looking to …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2022 8:24 AM |
Alera Group Acquires Gales Agency in Michigan
Alera Group has acquired Gales Agency,Inc., an independent insurance agency providing a full line of insurance products including home, business, auto and life insurance policies to protect families. Gales Agency, Inc., based in Oceana County, Michigan, has four office locations, …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2022 8:23 AM |
Appeals Court Rules Farm Bureau Must Pay in Full for Second Fire in Home
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling that Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co. must pay the policy limit in full on the claim for the second of two fires that …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2022 7:29 AM |
People’s Trust Must Hand Over Underwriting Manuals in Claims Litigation, Court Says
A property insurer must give up its underwriting manuals in a claims dispute, a Florida appeals court said Wednesday. In People’s Trust Insurance Co. vs. Theodore Foster, the 1st District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee upheld a trial court’s ruling …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2022 6:03 AM |
Police Officer’s Immunity Does Not Extend to New York County Employer, U.S. Court Rules
A municipality in New York may be held liable for wrongful action by an employee even though the employee was granted individual immunity. A police detective found liable by a jury for a false arrest was entitled to qualified immunity …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2022 6:00 AM |
Connecticut Court Rules Women-Only Gym Areas Violate State Law Against Gender Bias
Women-only exercise areas in gyms and fitness clubs violate a state law banning discrimination based on gender, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 6-0 decision written by Chief Justice Richard Robinson overturned a lower court ruling and an earlier …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2022 6:00 AM |
New York Will Require Employers to Disclose Monitoring to New Hires
Employers in New York must disclose electronic monitoring, such as internet access and videoconferencing, to new hires under a new law taking effect in May, as workers contend with an employment landscape that’s increasingly dependent on technology. The new law …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2022 6:00 AM |
Biden Administration Officially Withdraws Employer Vaccine Rule
The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or face regular COVID testing requirements. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed the withdrawal Tuesday. But the agency said it …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2022 6:00 AM |
People Moves: Allied American Names Altrock Program Manager; WTW Adds Knox in California
Allied American Underwriters, a division of USG Insurance Services, Inc., named Susan Altrock program manager in the Scottsdale, Arizona satellite office. Altrock has more than 25 years of industry experience, most recently with National Program Administrators. AAU is a program …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2022 6:00 AM |
California Insurance Agent Sentenced in Burial Policy Scheme
Saul Hinojosa, 48, of Calipatria, California, was sentenced to one felony count of identity theft and one felony count of grand theft after stealing his clients’ identities to write fraudulent insurance policies to collect unearned commissions. Hinojosa was sentenced to …
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2022 9:28 PM |
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