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Insurers Again Battled Many California Bills, but a Fight Last Year Was Biggest Recent Victory
The election is nearly here, and while it’s been quite a year all around, things could have been worse for the insurance industry. When the year started, insurance industry lobbyists were facing a big battle, and not just COVID-19. As …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2020 8:34 PM |
California Claims Adjuster and Chiropractor Arrested in $1.6M Operation
Claims adjuster, Agop Sarafian, 65, of La Crescenta, Calif., and chiropractor, Shahe Topjian, D.C. 65, of Granada Hills, Calif., were arrested on felony insurance fraud charges after allegedly conspiring to defraud Sarafian’s employer, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, by setting …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2020 8:05 PM |
Georgia Commission Agrees to $110K Settlement in Reverse Bias Case
The Augusta Commission in Georgia agreed to pay $110,000 to settle the reverse discrimination complaints of a white worker who claimed she was mistreated after a Black man was elected as probate judge for the first time. Commissioners agreed to …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2020 4:59 PM |
Arson Investigators Probe Kentucky City Hall Fire
Arson investigators are trying to determine whether a blaze that damaged a Kentucky city hall building was intentionally set. The Burkesville government building suffered fire damage early Sunday to a section where police offices are located, news outlets reported. The …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2020 4:56 PM |
Tower Hill, Safeco to Offer Policy Multi-Policy Discount in Florida
Florida-based Tower Hill Insurance and national carrier Safeco, two non-affiliated carriers, have formed a marketing partnership in the state of Florida to offer a multi-policy discount to customers. Beginning in November, policyholders will have access to a multi-policy discount when …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2020 4:54 PM |
Black Man Killed by Police in Louisiana Did Not Have Knife, Lawsuit Says
The parents of a man killed by police in Louisiana is suing the Lafayette Police Department, saying their son did not have a knife when he was killed. Trayford Pellerin, 31, was killed Aug. 21 as he walked away from …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2020 4:33 PM |
1 Killed, 20-Plus Injured When Western Illinois Hayrack Ride Overturns
A woman was killed and more than 20 other people were injured over the weekend when a hayrack side overturned in rural western Illinois, police said. Troopers were called to the scene in Hancock County on Saturday night after between …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2020 4:32 PM |
Wisconsin City’s Failure to Report Contamination Site Deemed an ‘Oversight’
A 2015 report identified hazardous substances on the site of the Sheboygan Municipal Armory near Lake Michigan, but contamination was only recently reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at the request of state environmental regulators. Now, the DNR …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2020 4:30 PM |
Deadline for Louisiana Residents to Apply for Laura Aid Extended
Louisiana residents with damage from Hurricane Laura will get an extra month to sign up for disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The deadline to register with FEMA had been set for Oct. 27. But the agency announced …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2020 4:23 PM |
Higginbotham, Brisky & Perez Insurance Agency Merge in Texas
Independent insurance agency, Higginbotham, and Brisky & Perez Insurance Agency, an independent firm in Brownsville, Texas, have merged operations, expanding Higginbotham’s reach in South Texas. Both firms broker commercial and personal property/casualty insurance, employee benefits and individual life and health …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2020 3:52 PM |
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