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Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for St. Louis Flooding
President Joe Biden approved Governor Mike Parson’s request August 8 for a major disaster declaration for Missouri in response to the severe flooding that impacted the St. Louis region from July 25 to July 28. The disaster declaration makes the …
POSTED AUGUST 10, 2022 8:00 AM |
5th Circuit: Employer Fired for Sleepwalking Loses ADA Case
An employee fired for unsolicitedly sleepwalking into a colleague’s hotel room during an out-of-town conference has no disability discrimination claim, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month. Jennifer Harkey, a sales specialist for …
POSTED AUGUST 10, 2022 8:00 AM |
Louisiana Policyholders Recover $129 Million
Commissioner Jim Donelon announced the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) recovered funds of $129 million in addition to the original amounts offered by insurance companies in Fiscal Year 2021-2022. The additional money is the result of consumers filing complaints with …
POSTED AUGUST 10, 2022 7:00 AM |
Worst Storm in Century Floods Seoul, Killing at Least 9, With More Rain Expected
More rain is on tap for areas of South Korea as Seoul tried to drain flooded train stations and repair cut power lines after one of the worst storms in more than a century hit the capital, killing at least …
POSTED AUGUST 10, 2022 6:53 AM |
Ex-Workers at Malaysia Supplier Sue Kimberly-Clark, Ansell Over Alleged Forced Labor
KUALA LUMPUR – Former workers at Malaysian rubber glove maker Brightway Holdings filed a lawsuit in the United States against Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Ansell Ltd., accusing them of “knowingly profiting” from the alleged use of forced labor at the supplier, …
POSTED AUGUST 10, 2022 6:34 AM |
UK Financial Services Firms Suffer From Record Skills Shortage
UK finance firms are struggling with its worst job vacancy rates on record, underlining the skills shortage caused by digitization in banking, investing and insurance. The industry had more than five vacancies unfilled for every 100 jobs between April and …
POSTED AUGUST 10, 2022 6:22 AM |
Taylor Swift Says She Couldn’t Plagiarize a Song She Never Heard
Taylor Swift says she couldn’t have ripped off the lyrics to her hit “Shake It Off” from a song she’d never heard before. Swift defended herself as the sole songwriter of the 2014 song in a sworn declaration filed Monday, …
POSTED AUGUST 10, 2022 5:46 AM |
Majority of Young Homeowners Expect Their Homes to Be Damaged by Extreme Weather in Next 30 Years
Young homeowners are more concerned about the damage climate change-related extreme weather could do to their homes, according to a new survey from Policygenius. The survey found that 72 percent of young insured homeowners (age 18 to 34) believe it …
POSTED AUGUST 10, 2022 5:38 AM |
Tennessee Launches its Own Captive Insurance Company for Cyber, Property
Tennessee regulators, who for years have touted the state as a comfortable home for captive insurance companies, have announced that the state government has created its own captive. The state is self-insured for property and general liability, but the Tennessee …
POSTED AUGUST 10, 2022 5:01 AM |
People Moves: Michael Smith Joins Palomar Insurance
Michael Smith has joined the Palomar Insurance Corp. sales team as an account executive specializing in transportation risk management. Palomar Insurance is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, with offices in Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. It offers programs for U.S. and …
POSTED AUGUST 10, 2022 5:01 AM |
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