Would you like pet insurance with your juvenile ball python, Ma’am? Until relatively recently, that kind of additional purchase came only after settling the scaly friend safely in its new terrarium at home. But with the growth of e-commerce, insurance …
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U.S. health officials say they will urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply, but stopped short of promising a formal ban and offered few specifics on how they intended to achieve the sweeping change. …
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A late amendment to a phosphate mine bill has set off alarm bells among some in the Florida insurance industry, with concerns that it could cut out the heart of 2022 and 2023 legislative changes that disincentivized excessive claims litigation. …
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Risk Strategies announced that it has acquired GMC Advisors, LLC., based in Houston, Texas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Headed by owner Greg Chubon, GMC Advisors is a specialist in commercial lines insurance products, with a focus on …
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Dog and other pet owners and insurers in New York are now exposed to increased risk of liability in the wake of a Court of Appeals ruling that allows an injured party to bring a ordinary negligence claim against a …
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Four individuals, including attorneys, were charged after an investigation reportedly revealed a large-scale workers’ compensation fraud scheme allegedly targeted Spanish-speaking workers and involved the illegal sale of more than 1,100 clients generating more than $550,000 in unlawful referral fees. The …
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Megan Hood joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group. Based in San Francisco, Hood will predominantly serve mid-sized and large tech employers in Northern California and nationwide. Before joining Alliant, Hood was director of health …
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This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. In the latest episode of What’s Brewing, Ben McDonald, Vice President of Underwriting for IAT’s Excess & Surplus Contract Binding Division, and Claire Rinker, Senior Underwriter, discuss the …
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DoorDash Inc. asked a California judge to dismiss Uber Technologies Inc.’s anticompetition lawsuit against it, arguing that Uber is using an “ill-fitting” state law to justify its claims. DoorDash, which has two-thirds of the U.S. food delivery market, argued in …
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Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC), headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, appointed Levi Dutcher as marketing representative for the states of Indiana and Michigan. Dutcher, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, most recently served as senior field territory manager with Farmers Insurance, where …
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