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Over 230 Vehicles Towed on First Night of Chicago’s Parking Ban
The City of Chicago towed over 230 vehicles on the first day of the overnight winter parking ban. On Dec. 1 every year, from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. until April 1, cars are not allowed to park along 107 …
POSTED DECEMBER 04, 2020 1:17 AM |
Judge Won’t Block Ban on Michigan Indoor Dining
Bars and restaurants on Dec. 2 lost a challenge to Michigan’s ban on indoor dining and immediately warned about business failures and deep job losses if the restriction linked to the coronavirus is extended past next week. U.S. District Judge …
POSTED DECEMBER 04, 2020 1:14 AM |
Cleveland to Pay $4.85M to Settle with Wrongfully Convicted Man
Cleveland, Ohio, has agreed to pay a man who was wrongfully convicted of killing an elderly woman and spent 11 years in prison $4.85 million to settle a lawsuit he first filed in 2012 against two city homicide detectives. The …
POSTED DECEMBER 04, 2020 1:12 AM |
Environmentalists Say U.S. Insurers Lag Behind Peers on Fossil Fuels
U.S. insurance companies lag behind their global peers by enabling the fossil fuel industry, according to a report from an environmentalist group out this week. The Insure Our Future campaign released its fourth annual scorecard on insurers’ climate policies: Insuring …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 9:33 PM |
Howden Broking Opens Branch Office in Iceland
Howden Broking, the international insurance broker, announced the opening of a branch office in Reykjavik, Iceland. The office is the first to be established by an international broker in the country, said London-based Howden in a statement. Having worked with …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 7:08 PM |
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Cuaron with OG Cannabis Got in on City Planning Early
Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips for …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 6:18 PM |
Mississippi Gov Adds 13 Counties to Mask Mandate in Lieu of Statewide Order
Gov. Tate Reeves instituted mask mandates in 13 more Mississippi counties Tuesday but chose not to implement the measure statewide, a week after several prominent health care leaders called on him to do so. During a press briefing, the Republican …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:55 PM |
TWIA Study Showing Rates Inadequate by 26% and 44% Sent to Board
A study showing rates for Texas’ insurer of last resort for communities along the Texas coast are inadequate by 26% for residential policies and 44% for commercial properties has been forwarded to the board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:52 PM |
Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease of 9.2% Approved in Tennessee
Workers’ compensation rates in Tennessee are expected to decrease next year after a 9.2% overall loss cost decrease was approved. Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Commissioner Carter Lawrence approved an order Nov. 14, 2020 for the decrease, beginning March …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:49 PM |
Texas Warns Agents, Brokers Insurers Against Deceptive, Misleading Health Plan Marketing
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a reminder to insurance companies, agents, and marketers of discount healthcare programs that materially misrepresenting the terms and conditions of an insurance policy or contract is grounds for disciplinary action. Examples of …
POSTED DECEMBER 03, 2020 5:42 PM |
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