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November 22, 2019
 
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Uber Audio, Video Recording of Trips for Safety Raises Privacy Worries

Uber Technologies Inc. is adding video and audio recording for more trips -- a move designed to make the service safer and help settle...
 

Former Ironshore, Lexington CEO Kelley to Retire at Year's End from Liberty Mutual

Liberty Mutual Insurance today announced that long-time industry leader Kevin H. Kelley, vice chairman, Global Risk Solutions, will...
 

McDonald's Employees' Suit Claims Store Redesign Abets Workplace Violence

McDonald's Corp. employees on Thursday sued the fast food giant and several of its franchisees in Chicago over a store redesign that...
 

U.S. Offers $30 Million in Grants to Help Coastal Areas Mitigate Flooding, Rising Seas

The U.S. government's oceans and waterways agency will provide $30 million to improve coastal resilience, officials said, aiming to...
 

Disappointed Fans Lose Fight Over Mayweather-Pacquiao Boxing Match

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said boxing fans who felt cheated after learning that Manny Pacquiao had been injured before fighting...
 

Trump Signs Month-Long Government Funding That Includes Flood Insurance Program

President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday that will extend funding for a wide range of federal agencies through Dec. 20 and...
 

Report Urges Insurers to Eye Impact of Climate Change on Underwriting, Investments

Insurers can no longer put off addressing the impact of climate change on their underwriting, pricing, and investment decisions, as well...
 
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Insurtechs Poised to Challenge Traditional Home Insurers: J.D. Power

Traditional home insurers appear to be in need of an image change, and that, in turn, could create a big opportunity for insurtech startups,...
 
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The Risky Business of Insuring Shared Households

An estimated 79 million adults, or 32% of the adult population, lived in a shared household in 2017. This uptick in...
 
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East

 

More Than $270K in Fines Issued Against Firms in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania

Investigations by the Connecticut Department of Labor's Wage and Workplace Standards Division into complaints of workers being improperly...
 

13 Workers from a New Hampshire Company Treated at Hospital After Chemical Incident

Authorities say 13 people from a New Hampshire company were taken to hospitals and more than 50 others were evacuated after being exposed...
 

The PURE Group of Insurance Companies Appoints Hourihan SVP, Chief Growth Officer

The PURE Group of Insurance Companies, which includes Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the policyholder-owned property...
 
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Midwest

 

Indiana Hospital Reports Failure to Disinfect Surgical Tools

Nearly 1,200 surgical patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV and other infectious diseases due to a sterilization failure, a...
 

Clark to Take Over as CEO of HDI Global USA in Chicago; Diericx Named President

Chicago-based HDI Global Insurance Co. (HDI Global USA) has appointed Jim Clark as its chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2020....
 

MRI Software Acquires Ohio's Multifamily Insurance Partners

MRI Software (MRI), a global provider of real estate software, has acquired Ohio-based Multifamily Insurance Partners, which provides...
 
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Southeast

 

Study Says Medical Payments Per Workers' Comp Claim Decreased in North Carolina

Medical payments per claim in North Carolina decreased five to seven percent per year since 2014, according to a recent study by the...
 

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for South Carolina's Canal Group

AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (good) and the long-term...
 

Feds Say Florida Officials Bilked FEMA Out of Hurricane Money

Two former officials of a Florida city are charged with conspiring with two businesses to bilk the federal government out of $5 million...
 

Brightway Insurance Promotes Spendley to VP of Accounting Operations

Brightway Insurance, an insurance retailer and personal lines insurance agency, has promoted Jess Spendley to vice president of...
 
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South Central

 

EPA Eases Safety Requirements Enacted after Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion

Days before President Barack Obama left office in 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule aimed at preventing...
 

One Critically Injured in Fire at Texas Oilfield Site

One person was seriously injured in a Midland, Texas, explosion and fire on Thursday involving several storage tanks and a truck used in...
 

Next Level Insurance Agency's O'Connell Elected President-Elect of NAIFA-Texas

Next Level Insurance Agency CEO Danny O'Connell has been elected president-elect of the National Association of Insurance and Financial...
 
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West

 

Oregon City Paying $350K Linked to Earthquake Warning Sign Suit

Portland has agreed to pay $350,000 in attorneys' fees related to a now-repealed policy that mandated warning signs on brittle brick...
 

Video Shows Lyft Driver Dragging Woman from Car in California

Los Angeles police say they've cited a Lyft driver for misdemeanor battery after video showed him dragging a passenger out of a car....
 

Hospital in Washington Addresses Mold Infections, Deaths

Executives at a Washington state children's hospital have found additional patient deaths from a mold infection after taking a closer...
 

Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Confirmed in Washington

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network confirmed a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the region near Coulee City and Grand Coulee Dam in...
 
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International

 

Boeing Settles More Than 60 Wrongful Death Cases Filed After Lion Air Crash

A Boeing Co. lawyer said the aircraft maker has reached settlements in more than 60 wrongful death cases filed after a 737 Max 8 plane...
 

Arch Re to Buy Aspen Re's Global Credit and Surety Reinsurance Business

Arch Reinsurance, a subsidiary of Arch Capital Group Ltd., is acquiring Aspen Reinsurance's global credit and surety reinsurance business...
 

Uber in London Awaits Decision on License Renewal in Its Important European Market

London's transit authority is set to announce as soon as Monday whether it will grant Uber Technologies Inc. a new license to operate. If...
 

Australia's Westpac Bank Apologizes for Money Laundering, Links to Child Abuse Funds

Westpac Banking Corp.'s board stood behind its management team on Friday, offering embattled chief executive Brian Hartzer some respite...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Introducing Popsicle Insurance, A Children's Book

I wonder how many of us grew up wanting to get into the insurance business. I know that I didn't. My path took me around the world before...
 

The Lowdown: What Heat Can Show Us

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, over 22% of non-residential fires are caused by electrical malfunction, heating or other...
 
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Reader Comments

 

#MeToo Changed Norms, Not the Law: Viewpoint

Posted: Thu Nov 21 -- The problem with the "reasonable person" standard is that every person has a somewhat different standard for what is reasonable, especially... Craig Cornell
 

Science, Enforcement Lag as Car Accidents, Claims Rise in Legal Cannabis States

Posted: Mon Nov 18 -- might as well just preemptively shut this comment section down now... HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYBODY!!! ralph
 

PG&E: Some Fire Victim Claims, Including One for 500-Pound Emerald, Seem 'Suspicious'

Posted: Wed Nov 20 -- don't knock the guy trying to get reimbursed for his 500 lb emerald. I'm still fighting with my insurance carrier over the loss of my solid... ralph
 

Epstein Estate Vows Compensation for Accusers Who Drop Damage Lawsuits

Posted: Mon Nov 18 -- "The last thing we want is testimony in court about who was involved in pedophilia. Might be a little inconvenient. Anyone up for a buy... Craig Cornell
 

Medical Association Calls for Immediate Ban on All E-Cigarettes, Vaping Devices

Posted: Thu Nov 21 -- If you smoked cigarettes for 30+ years, you would disagree with banning vaping products for legal aged adults. Chantix, gum, other... Anonymous
 
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