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Project Protection 101: Exclusive Insights for Cost Challenges

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What many might not know, is that these cost escalations can correlate directly to higher insurance premiums and reduce risk appetite from insurance carriers making it harder to get coverage.

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GEICO Expansion Will Create 1,000 Jobs In Katy, TX

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“Whenever we hear about a major employer expanding or relocating to Texas, it affirms what we’ve been telling people all these years,” Gov. “Like many cutting-edge companies, GEICO knows that Texas is a great destination for innovative companies looking to excel.” million in capital investment. Perry said.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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Rick Perry and GEICO Chairman and CEO Tony Nicely recently announced the insurance giant will be expanding its Katy operations, creating 1,000 new jobs over the next three years and $8.5 Whenever we hear about a major employer expanding or relocating to Texas, it affirms what we’ve been telling people all these years,” Gov. Perry said.

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Oscar Expands In Arizona

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Oscar, a New York-based health insurance company, will expand in Tempe, AZ. Oscar is a new kind of health insurance company designed to put people first. Through a high-tech, data-driven approach, easy-to-understand language and a unique set of benefits, Oscar is changing the way people interact with their health insurance.

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How to Get Better Options in Today’s Hard Insurance Market

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How to Get Better Options in Today’s Hard Insurance Market. One thing underwriters have made abundantly clear during this challenging renewal environment is that simply blasting a submission to multiple insurance carriers to find competitive pricing, will not produce the effective results it may have in the past. Greg Ragsdale.

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Evaluating Natural Disaster Risk In Site Selection

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The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite recorded the temperature at the top of Hurricane Harvey as the storm approached Texas on August 25, 2017. is the preponderance of tornadoes, striking most frequently from North Dakota to Texas and east to the Atlantic Coast. By Amanda Taylor. Image: European Space Agency).

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WILG president talks workplace injuries

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These changes caused employers and their insurers (both liability and property/casualty) to start fighting with one another, because the employer was now exposed to even greater liability within the civil setting. By trying to make the state more business friendly, the Legislature created even more uncertainty.

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