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Florida Supreme Court Disbars Plaintiffs’ Lawyer After Deceptions
The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred an Orlando plaintiffs’ lawyer after the court said he intentionally deceived a trial court and his former wife about his income. Karl Koepke, a practicing attorney since 1965, is known for wrongful death, injury …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2021 8:11 PM |
Senate Confirms Parker as OSHA Chief
The U.S. Senate has approved Douglas Parker, former California workplace safety chief, as assistant secretary of labor at the Labor Department and the new head of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The Senate vote was 50-41 to confirm …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2021 6:00 PM |
Florida Posts New Workers’ Comp Doctor Reimbursement, But Lawmakers Must Review
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted a new reimbursement manual, governing fee schedules and payments to doctors and other health care providers. The 2020 Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual was adopted by the division on Oct. 22 after …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2021 4:36 PM |
La Banque Postale Plans to Buy French Insurer CNP
PARIS — The banking arm of French mail operator La Poste is planning to buy banking group BPCE’s stake in French insurer CNP, the companies said on Thursday, and then plans to make an offer to buy the rest of …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2021 4:14 PM |
Georgia to Hold Hearing on Insurance Rule Changes
The Georgia insurance commissioner is proposing a wide range of rule changes for insurance and fire safety. A hearing will be held Nov. 22, and written comments can be submitted by Nov. 15, the office said in a bulletin. Most …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2021 3:51 PM |
Judge Rejects Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Bid to Block COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A federal judge has rejected a bid by pilots to block Southwest Airlines from imposing a vaccine mandate, saying the Dallas-based airline is within its power to require vaccination as a safety measure. U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn denied the …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2021 2:46 PM |
California Still in Deep Drought Despite Big Storm
The deluge California received from a powerful atmospheric river made streams and waterfalls come alive while coating mountains with snow, but as the storm headed east to the Plains on Tuesday it left the Golden State still deep in drought. …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2021 2:41 PM |
Kemper $17.6M Data Breach Settlement Wins Preliminary Court Approval
Kemper Insurance has won preliminary approval of its $17.6 million proposal to settle a class action stemming from two data breaches. Judge Martha M. Pacold of the federal court for the Northern District of Illinois on Wednesday gave the green …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2021 1:50 PM |
Keystone Agency Partners Appoints Big I’s Rusbuldt as First Independent Board Member
Keystone Agency Partners, an independent insurance agency partnership platform, appointed insurance industry veteran Robert A. Rusbuldt as the company’s first independent board member. Rusbuldt currently serves as president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc. …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2021 1:49 PM |
EU Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Threat From Hackers-for-Hire
Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, with the COVID-19 pandemic and home working creating opportunities for cybercriminals, EU cybersecurity agency ENISA said in its annual report on Wednesday. The study, which covered …
POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2021 1:03 PM |
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