Insurance Journal News Feed

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1. The Race to Rescue 8,000 Sailors Still Stranded Behind Hormuz

   At anchor in the Persian Gulf, Abhijit Chopra found out about the US-Iran peace deal when his phone lit up with messages from family and friends. The captain of a crude oil tanker, he had to temper his excitement. There …

2. Ex-Michigan Police Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Salvage Vehicle Inspections

   A former Lincoln Township, Michigan Police Department Detective Lieutenant has pled no contest to falsifying salvage vehicle inspections, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Johnathan Chase, 54, of Stevensville, pled to one count of Misconduct in Office and one count …

3. AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation

   AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) of Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC), based in Baton …

4. Oklahoma-Based Homebuilder Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination

   H.C. Employees, LLC doing business as Home Creations, a homebuilder operating in Oklahoma and Texas, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. …

5. Texas Petrochemical Plants May Not be Ready for Fiercer Storms

   Nearly two decades had passed since the storm. For many, the memory of what had happened on Goat Island had largely vanished into the Gulf of Mexico. Instead, what residents remembered that year were the piles of boats and cars …