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| | National | | | | Before a U.S. federal judge on Thursday halted the work of a Trump administration law enforcement commission - saying it had violated... | | | | U.S. traffic deaths fell during the coronavirus lockdowns but drivers engaged in riskier behavior as the fatality rate spiked to its... | | | | U.S. coal baron Robert Murray, whose company Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy last year, has applied for federal benefits to treat his... | | | | A biotechnology startup called Koniku is trying to develop robots that could sniff out Covid-19 infections faster than conventional... | | | | Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said more than 19,000 of its U.S. frontline workers contracted the coronavirus this year, or 1.44% of the... | | | | Agility Recovery, a Denver-based provider of business continuity services for banking and insurance companies, has acquired Chicago,... | | | | Next Insurance, a digital insurtech company focused on small business insurance, has expanded its workers' compensation offering to 24... | | | | Everest Insurance announced today three executive appointments in its underwriting leadership. Mike Harnett has been named chief... | | | | The U.S. Treasury Department is warning that individuals or businesses that help facilitate ransomware payments may be violating... | | | | Nearly 60 percent of mid-sized businesses said crisis management remains a top unmet need in terms of reducing risk exposure. At the same... | | | | Projecting future property/casualty insurance market profit is always challenging. The economic and social impact of the... | | | | More National News » |
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| | Featured Events | | | | October 20 / virtual | | | | November 9 / Virtual | | |
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| | East | | | | A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in an automobile accident scheme supporting... | | | | Boston Insurance Brokerage LLC (BIB) has promoted Casie Treen to vice president of Finance and Administration. Treen has been a member of... | | | | MedRisk, a King of Prussia, Penn.-based managed care organization dedicated to the physical rehabilitation of injured workers., hired... | | | | Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC) began writing property and casualty insurance in Delaware and Maryland, effective Oct. 1, 2020.... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | The paternal grandparents of a 10-year-old Kansas girl killed in a crash last week are suing the truck driver involved in the collision,... | | | | Chicago's public school district has agreed to pay a total of $400,000 to settle two lawsuits that alleged staff members used physical... | | | | Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a policy change this week to make it easier for Iowa students, teachers and business workers exposed to... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | | | | | | Business Income Insurance Demystified | | | | Business income coverage is arguably one of the most important coverages your commercial clients should have. Get THE book on the subject. | | | | | | | | Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance | | |
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| | Southeast | | | | North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday that bars, amusement parks and movie theaters can partially reopen starting on... | | | | Businesses in 89 of Tennessee's 95 counties will no longer have to adhere to social distancing guidelines, Gov. Bill Lee announced... | | | | Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has promoted three in-house Marketing team members Marketing representatives in its Oak Ridge, Tenn.... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | | | | | | Top Professional Liability Event of 2020 | | | | Learn and interact with many of the most engaging and experienced industry practitioners in the PLI industry at the PLUS Conference on Nov 9-11. | | | | | | | | Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) | | |
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| | South Central | | | | The owners of the horse racing track in New Orleans have agreed to pay a $2.8 million penalty for letting horse manure and urine into the... | | | | CRC Group has acquired Specialty Risk Associates Inc. in Shreveport, La. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The addition of Specialty... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Fernando Torres Garcia, 46, self-surrendered and was arraigned at the Kern County Superior Court in California this week on nearly a... | | | | Editor's note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got... | | | | An administrative law judge in California has dismissed liens valued at $18 million filed by convicted medical provider Michael E. Barri,... | | | | California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law four bills affecting the cannabis industry, and vetoed one. The cannabis-related bills... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | An insult-laden spat at a London pub that strained relations between U.S. and British law-enforcement agencies is at the center of a... | | | | Russia-based hackers are responsible for the majority of nation-state attacks on Microsoft customers, according to new data from company.... | | | | After the completion of the acquisition of Seguradoras Unidas S.A. in Portugal in January, Generali concluded the process of the legal... | | | | Manchester Underwriting Management Ltd. (MUM) has acquired the portfolio renewal rights of Pinpoint Underwriting. The underwriting team... | | | | London-based insurtech Zego has partnered with two of the UK's biggest networks of independent brokers that sit within Bravo Group. Zego... | | | | More International News » |
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| | | | | | | Understanding Business Income | | | | Business income coverage is arguably one of the most important coverages your commercial clients should have. Get THE book on the subject. | | | | | | | | Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance | | |
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| | Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns | | | | One of the unexpected consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is that I found myself able to watch a live courtroom proceeding from the... | | | | More Blogs » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | | | | Let's face it—the distribution channel has treated carriers, agents, and customers well in the past, but the digital world we... | | | | | Modernizing to provide a client digital experience is more important than ever. But why is an exceptional client digital... | | | | | Consumerization of health care has been known as an innovative way to reduce costs for health plan sponsors and provide more... | | | | | Watch Now On Demand! Three out of five independent insurance agents have tried buying online leads and stopped within 45 days.... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Insurance Journal TV | | | | | Remember the infamous McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit from the 1990s? If blazing java on a... | | | | | George Woods, a senior exec with Guy Carpenter, is an intriguing guest. He's knowledgeable... | | | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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| | New Discussions in the Forums | | | | Posted: Wed Sep 23 -- Hi Wayne, You've gotten one response in the forums thread on MyNewMarkets. It reads: "Anderson and Murison should be able to assist you with... KHoney | | | | Posted: Wed Sep 23 -- I think the ghost policy referred here means a WC policy without, and not expecting any actual employee/payroll. It is simply to meet... wariline | | | | Go To Forums » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Fri Sep 25 -- Or....could it be that working for Gallagher isn't such a cakewalk? Perhaps Gallagher doesn't treat their employees well? Working for Aon... Some Guy | | | | Posted: Thu Oct 1 -- This is terrible. For all of these massive publicly traded insurers it is a race to the bottom. Everyone wants to trim expenses to... Augustine | | | | Posted: Fri Sep 25 -- from the Babylon Bee: "State with no electricity mandates everyone buy an electric car". The best part of all the posing by California Dems.... Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Posted: Mon Sep 28 -- Wonder what brought this on? One took what appears to be a better job at Boeing. Another indicated he was led to believe his position was... Dave | | | | Posted: Mon Sep 28 -- The statement: "72% of deaths in the state have been among residents of long-term care or assisted-living facilities" says it all. And... Paul | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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