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January 22, 2021
 
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National

 

CoStar and Warburg Are Said to Be Competing to Buy CoreLogic: Bloomberg

CoStar Group Inc. and a private equity group led by Warburg Pincus are the final bidders competing for data provider CoreLogic Inc.,...
 

Biden Orders OSHA to Step Up COVID Workplace Safety Guidance, Enforcement

The Biden Administration has instructed federal workplace safety officials to do more to help halt the spread of the coronavirus on the...
 

How do NFL QBs Rodgers, Mahomes and Mayfield Rate as Insurance Salesmen?

Three well-known television insurance salesmen competing for business are also competing in the National Football League playoffs. Only...
 

Prioritizing High-Risk Individuals for Vaccines May Not Be Necessary, Research Says

A new study suggests that prioritizing vaccination of high-risk individuals has only a marginal effect on the number of COVID-19 deaths....
 

Insurer Hallmark Financial Explores Splitting Off Its Specialty Commercial Lines Business

Hallmark Financial Services, a specialty property/casualty company, announced Thursday that it is exploring the separation of its...
 

Attune to Offer General, Professional Liability Products Through Hiscox

Attune Insurance Services, LLC has launched general liability and professional liability products with Hiscox serving as the carrier. The...
 

Top Insurance Regulatory Developments of 2020: Part 1

This is the first installment of a two-part look at the top 10 insurance regulatory developments of 2020 by attorneys at Locke Lord. The...
 

Biden's Climate Accord Move Welcomed by World Leaders

New U.S. President Joe Biden wasted no time on making known his intentions regarding climate change on his first day in office, saying he...
 

Ongoing Pandemic Brings Workforce, Risk, Policy Challenges for Insurers

Given that business-as-usual is unlikely to return soon due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers will continue to...
 

Extra! Extra! CM Digital: Rating Insurer ESG, Racism in Insurance--and More

Carrier Management published its first magazine of 2021 last Friday, "Between The Quarters: What To Focus On in 2021,"...
 
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East

 

Falls Kill Two Long Island Men in Separate Workplace Accidents

A landscaper fell from a tree and a roofer fell from a building in two separate fatal workplace accidents Monday on Long Island. Suffolk...
 

Deadline Approaches for New York-Bermuda InsurTech Early Stage Competition

The submission deadline for the 2021 InsurTech Early-Stage Competition is approaching on January 29, 2021. Global insurtech hub InsurTech...
 

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Acquires Aegis Surety, Sells XPro

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. has acquired Aegis Surety and simultaneously sold XPro, which provides solutions for the pest...
 
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Midwest

 

North Dakota Senate Won't Hold Oil Execs Liable for Environmental Damage

The North Dakota Senate has rejected a bill that would have allowed the state to hold liable any corporate officer responsible for oil-...
 

Spanos Joins Core Specialty Insurance E&S Group as VP

Van Spanos has joined Cincinnati, Ohio-based Core Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc.'s newly formed excess and surplus (E&S) primary...
 

Biden Revokes Keystone XL Pipeline Permit; Construction Halted

Construction on the long disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline halted on Jan. 21 as incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoked its permit on...
 

Michigan's McLaren to Pay $7.7M to Resolve Alleged Drug Violations

McLaren Health Care Corp. has agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.7 million to resolve alleged violations of provisions of...
 

Ohio Suspends Pharmacy After 890 Vaccine Doses Wasted

A pharmacy responsible for distributing the coronavirus vaccine to Ohio nursing homes failed to document storage temperatures for...
 
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Southeast

 

Alabama Transgender Driver's License Policy Ruled Unconstitutional

Alabama's policy requiring a transgender person to undergo full gender reassignment surgery before they can change the sex on their...
 

Farmers Launches Direct-to-Consumer Policies in Mississippi

Farmers Insurance has launched a range of customizable insurance products in Mississippi. Customers throughout the state can now quote...
 

Hub Acquires Assets of Alabama-Based Shields Insurance Agency

Hub International Limited (Hub), a full-service global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of Shields Insurance Agency. Terms of...
 
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South Central

 

Homeowners Claims, Delays Top Louisiana 2020 Storm Complaints

The majority of complaint Louisiana insurance regulators have received in relation to the historic 2020 hurricane season concern...
 

Biden Revokes Keystone XL Pipeline Permit; Construction Halted

Construction on the long disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline halted on Jan. 21 as incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoked its permit on...
 

Victoria County, Texas, Flood Maps Ready for Review: FEMA

FEMA has made available for review revised preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Victoria...
 
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West

 

Pardon for Ex-Google Exec Who Took Self-Driving Car Secrets to Uber

A long-running Silicon Valley soap opera took an unexpected twist on Wednesday after outgoing President Donald Trump pardoned a former...
 

California OKs Using Moderna Vaccine After Illness Reports

California says it's safe to resume using a batch of Moderna coronavirus vaccine after some people fell ill and a halt to injections was...
 

George Petersen in California Names Five New Principals

George Petersen Insurance Agency has promoted Joseph Feierabend, Jack Fess, Sean Parsons, Colby Ritch and Mindy Sehon to principals...
 

United Valley Insurance Services in California Adds Peck

United Valley Insurance Services Inc. in Fresno, Calif., has named Donna Peck a marketing consultant. Peck is focused on assisting...
 

Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Schutz with NIF Group is a 'Cannabis Ninja'

Editor's note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got...
 
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International

 

China Says Its Fintech Antitrust Moves Not Targeted at Private Banks, Insurers

China's recent antitrust measures are not aimed at its private sector and do not seek to hinder the development of such firms, a senior...
 

Deadline Approaches for New York-Bermuda InsurTech Early Stage Competition

The submission deadline for the 2021 InsurTech Early-Stage Competition is approaching on January 29, 2021. Global insurtech hub InsurTech...
 

In Third Lockdown, England Seeing 'No Evidence of Decline' in COVID-19 Cases

A third pandemic lockdown appears to be having little impact on rates of COVID-19 in England, researchers warned on Thursday, with...
 

TÜV SÜD Hit by 'Significant Damages' Claim in Germany Over 2019 Brazil Dam Tragedy

German industrial inspector TÜV SÜD is facing a claim for "significant damages" in the first civil lawsuit on German soil over its...
 

Mexico's Pemex Plan to Cut Refinery Jobs Presents Safety Risks, Document Shows

Plans by Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos to cut jobs at its six refineries through attrition this year could undermine...
 

Lloyd's Appoints Aviva's Tiernan to New Chief of Markets Position

Patrick Tiernan will be joining Lloyd's of London in the newly-created role of chief of Markets, where he will will oversee market...
 

Investors Suing Bayer Blame Drop in Stock on Buying Monsanto, Roundup

Two law firms are suing Bayer for damages on behalf of shareholders, claiming the German group's management should have warned of the...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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P&C brokers, are you helping your clients navigate their critical areas of risk? Businesses choose to work with brokers that...
 
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Three Ways to Thrive as an Insurance Agent in a Hard Market

The hard market is here and shows no signs of slowing down. While this period of the insurance cycle is often known as being the...
 
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Weigh Your Options on Starting Your Own Premium Financing Program

Agencies arranging financing to insureds through premium finance companies can increase their top and bottom lines by offering...
 
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Recent research shows that more insurers are taking advantage of cloud technology for data...
 
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Reader Comments

 

Florida's Property Insurance Market Is 'Spiraling Towards Collapse' Due to Litigation: Report

Posted: Wed Jan 20 -- 500 litigation lawyers at the bottom of the ocean is a good start. Common Sense
 

UK Supreme Court Rules Businesses Should Be Insured for COVID-19 Claims

Posted: Sat Jan 16 -- Win a battle but lose the war. Get ready for higher premiums and limited coverage. Most policies will be named peril, with anything else... retired risk manager
 

Lawmakers Sought to Ban Facial Software Being Used to ID Capitol Attackers

Posted: Tue Jan 19 -- Hilarious article, so see-through. "Facial Recognition Software to Target BLM Rioters" BAD!. Congress should ban this. "Facial Recognition... Craig Winston Cornell
 

Supreme Court Hears Baltimore's Climate Change Damages Claim Against Energy Firms

Posted: Wed Jan 20 -- I am gathering support for a lawsuit against California energy companies for arbitrarily raising the costs of energy for the poor and middle... Craig Winston Cornell
 

Lemonade Eyes Sale of 3 Million Shares in Secondary Offering

Posted: Fri Jan 15 -- The investor money is probably needed to subsidize policyholder premiums (which runs at a loss) to keep this platform going and keep it on... Agency
 
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