| | National | | | | The deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by white police officers last year sparked protests and examinations of racial injustice... | | | | What is the biggest lesson that cyber insurers should carry into 2021 after a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic took center stage? In... | | | | Five miners died in U.S. coal mines in 2020, an all-time low mark for an industry in a year that saw continuing declines in production as... | | | | The outgoing Trump administration said on Thursday it was issuing new rules that would allow manufacturers of automated vehicles to... | | | | Grocery delivery company Instacart said on Thursday it would pay $25 to its over half-a-million gig workers if they chose to take time... | | | | Digital insurer Lemonade has announced plans to sell 3 million shares of common stock to raise money for "general corporate purposes."... | | |  While at least 17 states have passed laws or issued orders that expanded access to workers' compensation benefits for employees who contract... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | A Port Authority bus driver has been placed on probation for three years after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death... | | | | World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA), acquired Bush Insurance Agents & Brokers of Cambridge Springs, Penn., on December 31, 2020. Terms... | | | | MMG Insurance Company has promoted Kayla O'Malley Dill to vice president of Marketing and Business Development, effective January 4,... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a" to Summit Specialty... | | | | Brendan Neligan has joined Risk Placement Services as a marine producer, in the company's Chicago property brokerage office. Neligan will... | | | | A state board has suspended the license of a Wisconsin pharmacist accused of ruining more than 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine because he... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | Traffic deaths in North Carolina last year surpassed 1,500 for the first time in 13 years despite a pandemic during which motorists... | | | | Two West Virginia school bus drivers who were suspended for attending a rally for President Donald Trump in the nation's capital have... | | | | One person was killed and at least four people were injured after a retaining wall fell on construction workers in a North Carolina city,... | | | | Insurance brokerage World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired J.W. Edens & Co., Inc. (JWE) of Titusville, Fla. on Dec. 31, 2020.... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | Global insurance broker Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Commercial Insurance Brokers Inc. (Commercial... | | | | Louisiana bar owners fighting coronavirus-related closures of their businesses lost an appeal at a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S.... | | | | A railroad bridge in Louisiana is back in place after reportedly being hit early on Jan. 13 by a tugboat, officials said. The swing... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Aerial drone manufacturer Insitu in the Columbia River Gorge, Ore., will pay $25 million to settle allegations that its military drones... | | | | The Navajo Nation's Department of Justice announced Wednesday it has settled with mining companies to resolve claims stemming from a 2015... | | | | Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services LLC has added Andrea Cantlon, Matt Ennis, Dustin Garcia and Jared Rossi to its ownership group. LP... | | | | Integrated Specialty Coverages has acquired California Contractors Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.... | | | | Drivers for app-based ride-hailing and delivery services filed a lawsuit Tuesday to overturn a California ballot initiative that makes... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | Small businesses, from restaurants to nightclubs and wedding planners to beauty parlors, on Friday won the right to insurance payouts... | | | | AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. said it won't insure oil and gas projects in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, becoming the first North... | | | | A UK Supreme Court insurance judgment substantially in favor of policyholders will be a "massive boost" for British businesses currently... | | | | Insurers, policyholders and industry observers have issued comments on the UK Supreme Court's ruling that insurers should pay small... | | | | Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced the... | | | | More International News » |
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| | Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns | | | | Wednesday, January 6, 2021, was a historic day in the US. It could have been historic because the US Congress was voting to certify an... | | | | More Blogs » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | |  | AM Best expects that the Directors and Officers (D&O) segment will soon undergo radical changes based on an examination of... | | |  | P&C brokers, are you helping your clients navigate their critical areas of risk? Businesses choose to work with brokers that... | | |  | It has never been more evident that traditional paradigms no longer serve the insurance industry or its customers. To understand... | | |  | For the Insurance industry, digital transformation has shifted from the 3 - 5 year plan to the 6 month plan. That transformation... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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