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| | National | | | | If the nearly 4.3 million residential homes (1-4 units) across the country with substantial flood risk were to be insured through the... | | | | The risks of ongoing business failures in the United States "remain considerable" even as the economy emerges from the coronavirus... | | | | The judge presiding over the Boys Scout of America bankruptcy is weighing a request by insurance companies for permission to serve... | | | | Boeing Co. urged airlines to suspend the use of 777 jets with the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver at the weekend after... | | | | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers are recruiting health care workers to study whether a wearable device, a... | | | | The Big "I" announced that Amanda H. Juratovic has been promoted to assistant vice president of errors & omissions operations at Big I... | | |  Last year was a year unlike any other – from fighting a global pandemic to facing a record-shattering hurricane season with 31 named... | | |  The pandemic has brought about a lot of change in every industry, but perhaps the most noteworthy trend for... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | Virginia lawmakers have passed bills that allow certain first responders to file workers' compensation benefits for being disabled from... | | | | Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has promoted Tracy Hoffman and Matthew Smith to... | | | | Independent insurance agency Ensurise LLC has merged with the insurance brokerage operations of Howard Eales Inc., effective January 1,... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | Indiana businesses and others now have broad protections from lawsuits by people blaming them for contracting COVID-19 under a new state... | | | | A former Iowa insurance agent has been charged money laundering and fraud, among other charges, the Iowa Insurance Division reported.... | | | | The Missouri State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a barn fire that killed 10 horses in southeast Missouri. The fire broke out... | | | | The City of Sioux Falls has agreed to pay $500,000 to the mother of the 5-year-old girl who drowned in the river at Falls Park three... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | Workers in Tennessee raced Sunday to fix water mains that failed in freezing temperatures, and COVID-19 vaccine shipments resumed as the... | | | | An investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Investigative and Forensic Services (DIFS), Bureau of... | | | | A South Carolina county continues to rebuild its computer network after what it called a sophisticated hacking attempt. Hackers sent an... | | | | World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired LCL Insurance LLC (LCL) of Charlotte, N.C. on Feb. 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | After the big freeze in Texas comes the big thaw -- and the big demand for workers to repair the broken pipes and sagging roofs the... | | | | A New Orleans judge has denied a motion for declaratory judgment that insurance coverage is owed to a restaurant for business income that... | | | | The injection of wastewater into underground wells by oil and natural gas producers has been stopped or reduced in the area where a... | | | | Insurers could suffer record first-quarter catastrophe losses after the historic Texas winter storm, which crippled the state's... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | An insurance industry-backed California bill to create a new regulatory board for towing and storage companies under the California... | | | | David Delucia was settling back into his airplane seat and starting to relax on his way to a long-awaited vacation when a huge explosion... | | | | Meteorologists in Wyoming have warned that low levels of precipitation across the state could increase the threat of wildfires over the... | | | | Three people have filed a personal injury lawsuit against a Port of Skagit commissioner over alleged injuries sustained in a helicopter... | | | | A pandemic-besieged hospital on the edge of the Navajo Nation says it has been the focus of a cyberattack. The nonprofit operator of... | | | | Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Laguna Beach, in collaboration with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara introduced a... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | QBE officially announced a $1.5 billion bottom-line net loss for 2020 late last week, confirming a figure the Australia-based insurance... | | | | Around 1,000 European Union finance firms are expected to open their first offices in the UK after losing their passporting rights... | | | | Israeli startup Earnix Ltd., which uses advanced analytics to help insurers and banks offer personalized financial products, reached a $1... | | | | Uber Technologies Inc.'s defeat in a UK legal battle over the way it treats its drivers is set to trigger a wave of complaints from... | | | | Hiscox, the specialist insurer, has called for action to tackle the growing problem of manmade space debris and the threat posed to... | | | | Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. has announced additional executive and senior underwriting roles at SiriusPoint Ltd., the new company... | | | | More International News » |
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| | Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns | | | | Questions swirl around the available COVID vaccines. Some are medical questions and some are legal questions. The most common legal... | | | | More Blogs » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | |  | Surviving as an independent agent is no longer the name of the game. Modern agencies want to grow their business more than... | | |  | As a retail broker, you have likely addressed some tough pandemic-related questions from your business clients – from... | | |  | Agencies arranging financing to insureds through premium finance companies can increase their top and bottom lines by offering... | | |  | To succeed and grow in a digital-first world, insurance agencies need to know and use the data in their technology. Agencies... | | |  | P&C brokers, are you helping your clients navigate their critical areas of risk? Businesses choose to work with brokers that... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Insurance Journal TV | | |  | Shares in cannabis companies soared during the trading week ending Feb. 12, spurred in part by... | | |  | Florida insurance chief David Altmaier has a busy year ahead, and it won't just include... | | | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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| | New Discussions in the Forums | | | | Posted: Wed Feb 17 -- How can any business survive without programming for Chrome? US-Insurance-Tech | | | | Posted: Wed Feb 10 -- If you're just starting your transition or comparing aggregators, word of advice, review the contracts. "You own the book" has multiple... jdwebb | | | | Go To Forums » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Thu Feb 18 -- what? blame the transportation department because they can't remove all ice/snow from a highway in winter?! **news flash**: SLOW DOWN when... theOCG | | | | Posted: Thu Feb 18 -- Not addressing this situation is like saying that when the sun shines there is no reason to fix a leaking roof. Texas residents and business... Hmmmmmm | | | | Posted: Wed Feb 17 -- So it's not the fault of the non-existent Green New Deal and responsibility should be placed on the leaders of the state? Rosenblatt | | | | Posted: Fri Feb 19 -- The industry should take greater steps towards stability and solvency.... Tiger88 | | | | Posted: Fri Feb 19 -- These regulations are really an assault on the middel class and really are short sighted. Many of the professions receiving these discounts... Observor | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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