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| | National | | | | Aon plc confirmed that the European Commission (EC) has initiated a review of the company's proposed $30 billion bid for Willis Towers... | | | | An advisory panel on Sunday recommended U.S. frontline essential workers and people 75 and older should be next in line to get inoculated... | | | | The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling... | | | | Members of the wealthy Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, have long denied that the $10 billion they transferred... | | | | Dr. Seuss's estate may sue the publisher of a "Star Trek"-themed "mash-up" of the famed children's author's final book because it was not... | | | | Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal's 2020 Insuring Cannabis... | | | | Russian hackers who broke into U.S. government agencies also spied on less high-profile organizations, including groups in Britain, a... | | |  Despite the economic challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, the workers' compensation insurance market is likely to report strong... | | |  "Unprecedented" is hands-down the word of 2020. It has been used to describe everything that's occurred during the... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | Changes in licensing, fees and continuing education due dates for insurance agents in Virginia will take effect January 1, 2021. These... | | | | New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has approved the nomination of Policy Director D.J. Bettencourt as the next deputy commissioner of... | | | | Hanleigh, a subsidiary of CRC Group - a nationwide wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products - has hired Scott Cremens as... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the... | | | | Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has added Scott Cella as assistant property/casualty underwriter and Ryan... | | | | Multiple earthquakes rattled Wichita, Kan., on Dec. 19, with the largest measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale. That makes the trembler the... | | | | A Wisconsin dentist is accused of damaging his patients' teeth so that he could bill insurance companies for crown procedures. Scott... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | Red tide is back in the waters off of Florida's southwest coast, making birds sick and killing fish, according to a state environmental... | | | | A Georgia prosecutor says a burglary ring hit 49 businesses a total of 58 times over four months, and five people are accused. Targets... | | | | The Hilb Group, LLC has acquired South Carolina-based Plan Benefit Services, Inc. (PBSI). The transaction became effective on Dec. 1,... | | | | JM Wilson has has hired Jamie Yohn as assistant transportation underwriter in its Charleston, S.C., office. Yohn is responsible for... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | Texas surplus lines premium recorded by the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) rose to $587.46 million in November. The... | | | | Recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data show the incidence rate of work-related injuries and illnesses among Louisiana's private... | | | | Oklahoma bars and restaurants have effectively won a temporary reprieve from a curfew that has been forcing them to close early since... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | The U.S. Department of Justice says it and Bartell Drugs have resolved allegations that the pharmacy chain filled invalid prescriptions... | | | | Montana environmental regulators have forced the owners of a power plant to provide a $285 million cleanup bond, a move some local... | | | | A small earthquake hit a rural area Saturday near the Colorado-Utah border, the University of Utah Seismograph Stations confirmed. The... | | | | Workers' compensation written premium in California for the first nine months of 2020 was 12% below that for the first nine months of... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | Aon plc confirmed that the European Commission (EC) has initiated a review of the company's proposed $30 billion bid for Willis Towers... | | | | DOVER, England - A slew of countries closed their borders to Britain on Monday over fears of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain,... | | | | Boris Johnson faces a choice in the next few hours that will define his premiership: accept a trade deal with the European Union or go it... | | | | Dale Underwriting Partners and DUAL announced a new joint venture, Dale DUAL MGU Ltd. (DDML), in collaboration with Aviva with immediate... | | | | Specialist Risk Group (SRG), a London-based specialist insurance broker, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by... | | | | More International News » |
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| | Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns | | | | In the blink of an eye, COVID-19 reshaped our world. As the critical functions of the real estate, lending, and insurance economies began... | | | | 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... | | |  | 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... | | |  | Independent agencies today face an increasingly commoditized market, with new competitors constantly on the rise, and technology... | | |  | AM Best expects that the Directors and Officers (D&O) segment will soon undergo radical changes based on an examination of... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Insurance Journal TV | | |  | Norman Ives, a wholesale insurance broker at Worldwide Facilities LLC specializing in custom... | | |  | Recent research shows that more insurers are taking advantage of cloud technology for data... | | | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Wed Dec 16 -- This and other reports go into detail on the subject of, If an employer requries vacinations. However I have really not seen anything... Mark B | | | | Posted: Mon Dec 14 -- Correction to the Headline: "Impact of Government Over-reaction on U.S. Economy Could Be $3 to $5 Trillion . . ." For those who approve of... craig cornell | | | | Posted: Wed Dec 16 -- Absolutely yes, employers should mandate that all their employees take the COVID-19 vaccination. Barry Rabkin | | | | Posted: Fri Dec 18 -- These studies seem to never touch on the administrative/operating costs of the hospitals -- how much are salaries, benefits, etc., going to... Mr. Integrity | | | | Posted: Thu Dec 17 -- "The lawsuit claimed that plant managers misled workers about COVID-19, bet on workers catching the virus and allowed sick employees to... Rosenblatt | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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