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April 5, 2021
 
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National

 

CNA Says Email Now Safe As Cyber Attack Recovery Progresses

CNA Insurance expects its corporate email and other functions to be fully operational soon as it continues its recovery efforts following...
 

New Federal Flood Insurance Rating Plan to Start Oct. 1

Hundreds of thousands of Americans will pay significantly more to insure their homes in coastal areas and flood zones under new rules...
 

Catastrophe Bonds Positioned to Tap Into Demand for Socially Responsible Investments

Catastrophe bonds are being hailed as the next frontier for socially responsible investing. Such debt, which insures against natural...
 

Homeland Security Chief Prioritizes Disrupting Ransomware in Cyber Efforts

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said last Wednesday that dealing with ransomware will be a top...
 

NY's Cyber Guidance Could Boost Risk Management for Insurers, Insureds Across U.S.

The Cyber Insurance Risk Framework, launched recently by the New York State Department of Financial Services, is a positive step for both...
 

New Starr Environmental Shield Product Targets Manufacturing-Related Risks

Starr Insurance Cos. has introduced Environmental Shield, a customized environmental insurance product that covers multiple manufacturing...
 

Next Insurance Funding Hits $881M After Latest $250M Round

Next Insurance raised $250 million in new venture financing - a major cash infusion after a year of acquisitions and other actions to...
 

3 Ways Insurtech Can Help Agents Thrive in 2021 and Beyond

What if the COVID-19 pandemic had struck in 1980 instead of 2020? Without widespread internet connectivity, cloud software and video...
 

Disrupting Insurer Comfort Zones: Sompo GRS CEO Chang

When the leader of Sompo International's Global Risk Solutions business describes a key stop on his path to the C-suite,...
 
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East

 

Police Say Man Killed in Industrial Accident at Pennsylvania Plant

An industrial accident claimed the life of a worker in western Pennsylvania, authorities said. Allegheny County police said emergency...
 

Virginia Health Workers With COVID Get Workers' Comp Unless They Refuse Vaccine

Virginia has passed a law making it easier for some healthcare workers who become ill with COVID-19 to collect medical expenses or lost...
 

Gallagher Bassett Services Acquires Terrier Claims Services, MT Investigations

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s risk management services subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc. (GB), has acquired Pleasantville, New...
 
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Midwest

 

Kemper Completes Acquisition of Illinois' American Access Casualty

Kemper Corp. has closed its previously announced acquisition of Downers Grove, Illinois-based American Access Casualty Co. and its...
 

Dunning Named Director of Nebraska Department of Insurance

A health insurance lobbyist and former state official has been chosen as the next director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance. Gov....
 

Indiana State Regulators Fine CenterPoint for $900K for Pipeline Violations

Indiana regulators have fined CenterPoint nearly $900,000 for natural gas pipeline violations the utility previously known as Vectren...
 
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Southeast

 

Leak at Wastewater Pond Prompts Evacuations in Florida

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday after a significant leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to...
 

Florida School District Hit with 'Bizarre' $40M Ransomware Demand

The computer system of one of the nation's largest school districts was hacked by a criminal gang that encrypted district data and...
 

Report: Drug Addiction Cost West Virginia an Estimated $11B in 2019

Treating and addressing drug addiction cost West Virginia an estimated $11.3 billion in one year, according to a new report from the...
 

Some Georgia Schools to Remain Closed for 2 Weeks After EF-4 Tornado

Some schools in a county hard-hit by recent storms will remain closed for a couple of weeks as cleanup continues, school officials said....
 
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South Central

 

Hurricane Center: Delta Caused $2.9B in Damage

Hurricane Delta, which made landfall in southwestern Louisiana in early October 2020 about 11 miles from where the devastating Hurricane...
 

Louisiana Treasurer Says $700K from 2010 BP Oil Spill Settlement Unclaimed

Louisiana's treasurer says the state is holding more than $700,000 that has so far gone unclaimed by people and businesses affected by...
 

Northwest Louisiana Shaken by 3.0 Mag Quake

A minor earthquake early on March 30 shook Northwest Louisiana, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department of the Interior...
 
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West

 

Judge Rejects Uber Denial of Liability in Student's Death on Freeway

Uber Technologies Inc. lost the first round in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of a university student who was run over and killed on a...
 

Outlooks Revised to Stable for Farm Bureau of Idaho Group Members

AM Best has revised outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term...
 

Arizona Farmers Should Expect Less Water in 2022

Arizona officials are putting farmers in south-central Arizona on notice that the continuing drought means a "substantial cut" in...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Suez Canal Must Upgrade to Avoid Future Shipping Disruption: Sources

CAIRO - Egypt's Suez Canal must move quickly to upgrade its technical infrastructure if it is to avoid future shipping disruption,...
 

Catastrophe Bonds Positioned to Tap Into Demand for Socially Responsible Investments

Catastrophe bonds are being hailed as the next frontier for socially responsible investing. Such debt, which insures against natural...
 

PwC Announces Hybrid Post-COVID Working Model for UK Staff

PricewaterhouseCoopers will give UK staff Friday afternoons off this summer and allow them to choose the amount of time they spend...
 

Train Wreck Kills 50 in Worst Taiwanese Accident in 7 Decades

TAIPEI - Taiwanese rescuers were trying on Monday to retrieve the last body of a passenger from wreckage of a deadly train crash last...
 

UK Insurtech Zego Launches Flexible Cover for Food, Grocery Delivery Businesses

Zego, the London-based insurtech and commercial motor insurance provider, has launched two new flexible insurance products for moped and...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Leveraging carrier technology to support small business customers

The small commercial market offers tremendous opportunities for agents to increase their market share more than ever before, particularly...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Loss Control: Raising the Bar for Commercial Auto

Loss control is one of the most underutilized services by agents and brokers in the commercial auto industry.  Understanding...
 
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Insuring Risks in Growing Renewable Energy Sector

Now that the 2020 election is behind us, it is predicted that we'll likely see even greater growth in renewables with the Biden...
 
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Broker Success Checklist

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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How Has COVID-19 Impacted Workers' Compensation

As a retail broker, you have likely addressed some tough pandemic-related questions from your business clients – from...
 
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What is the Next Normal? Tips and Tools to Grow, with Steve Anderson

Watch Now On Demand: As an independent agent, navigating through the insurance industry can be frustrating, especially in an...
 
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Insurance Journal TV

 
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EP. 10: Insurance Industry Stepping Up as Cyber Risks Mount for High-Net-Worth

Cyber attacks can strike any individual or business at any time, but on this episode of the...
 
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InsureTech Connect Leader Targets Future of Work

Investor Caribou Honig is looking at opportunities in the "1099 economy" - legions of...
 
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Reader Comments

 

'Treating Us Like Robots': Alabama Amazon Workers Seek Union

Posted: Tue Mar 30 -- Tough one here. On one hand the union may be able to make some progress with having bathrooms moved closer to workers' stations but on the... SWFL Agent
 

Distracted Driving Behaviors Increased During Pandemic. Are Bosses to Blame?

Posted: Wed Mar 31 -- BS. It is called ignorant and reckless people who were someone able to get a driver's license. What you do behind the wheel of a car is your... Mr. Integrity
 

Allianz Privately Mulls Counteroffer for The Hartford After Chubb's Offer

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Gen Xers Pass Boomers in Wealth; Inequality on Basis of Race Persists

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Bill to Legalize Recreational Pot Dies in North Dakota Senate

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