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July 11, 2022
 
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National

 

Insurers Wrangle Over Amber Heard Defamation Costs

A little over a month after a jury found that actress Amber Heard had defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp, one insurer of Heard is asking a...
 

Twitter Assembles Legal Team to Sue Musk Over Dropped Takeover

Twitter Inc. has hired merger law heavyweight Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as it races to sue Elon Musk for moving to dump his $44...
 

Weather Whiplash: Record-Shattering Yellowstone Floods Expose Model Flaws

The Yellowstone National Park area's weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers...
 

Digital Insurer Ranger Raises $5.25M With Assist From A-Rod for Agent Platform

Digital insurer Ranger said it just closed a $5.25 million seed round to further its development of a digital platform that promises to...
 

Applied Underwriters Bumps All Staff Salaries 10% to 'Keep Up With Inflation'

Applied Underwriters on July 11 said it increased staff salaries across the board by 10% to keep up with inflation and its implications....
 

Google Offers Concessions to Thwart US Antitrust Case

Alphabet Inc.'s Google has offered concessions to change certain aspects of its advertising business in an attempt to head off a possible...
 

Ford Recalls 100,000 Vehicles for Fire Risks, Expands Earlier Recall

Ford Motor Co. said July 8 it is issuing a new recall for 100,000 U.S. hybrid vehicles over fire risks, and expanding an earlier recall...
 

Mental Health and Social Determinants of Health

The pandemic has led to a rise in mental health-related workers’ comp claims for first responders, according to Safety National’s...
 

Carriers Will Be Slow to Raise Limits in 'Nuanced' Pricing Market: CEOs

Commercial insurance pricing may decline in coming months, but disciplined management of capacity will continue for a...
 
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East

 

Nursing Home Denied 'Unconscionable' Arbitration Where Patient Was Blind, Alone

A Pittsburgh nursing home has been barred from relying upon an arbitration agreement to settle a family's wrongful death complaint where...
 

New York Accuses Drug Firm Teva of Lying About Opioid Role

New York's attorney general on Monday said Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. lied to evade accountability for helping fuel the state's...
 

Fire Damages Historic, 17th-Century Veranda House Inn on Nantucket

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) _ A fire ripped through a historic landmark on Nantucket Saturday morning, leaving the centuries-old structure...
 
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Midwest

 

Iowa Man Charged With Insurance Fraud

Stephen Allen Allgood Jr., age 33, of Eddyville, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information (Class D...
 

Worker Dies at Western Michigan Plant

A worker died in an accident July 7 at a Gerber Products Co. plant in western Michigan, parent company Nestle said. The employee was...
 

Michigan Shop That Sold Gun in School Shooting Named in Suit

The parents of a teenager wounded during a mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan are suing the shop that sold the handgun used...
 

U.S.-Based 3M Faces More Costs After $581M Chemical Cleanup Pact in Belgium

3M Co. still faces the prospect of additional costs to resolve contamination liabilities in Belgium after reaching an agreement to clean...
 
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Southeast

 

Florida Insurance Agents Feeling the Heat from Roiling Marketplace

Dan Alexander has seen the worst of the Florida property insurance market from the inside-out - from agents who've quit to carriers that...
 

An Invasive Creature is (Again) Threatening Florida Crops, Buildings, Trees

Invasive giant African land snails that can eat building plaster and stucco, consume hundreds of varieties of plants and carry diseases...
 

Rural Florida County Reeling From Nine Fentanyl Deaths in One Weekend

A small, largely rural county west of Florida's capital experienced an unheard-of spike in deadly drug overdoses believed to be caused by...
 

Carolina High Court Takes Up Law That Extends Time on Sex Abuse Claims

North Carolina's Supreme Court will accelerate appeals over the constitutionality of a state law that gave adults with child sexual abuse...
 
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South Central

 

Texas Power Grid Operator Warns of Rolling Blackouts Amid Record Heat

\The operator of Texas's power grid on Sunday called on state residents for the second time this year to conserve energy, warning of...
 

Louisiana Identifies State's First Known Case of Monkeypox

Louisiana's first detected cases of monkeypox have been found in a state resident and a visitor from out of state, the Louisiana...
 
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West

 

Quake-Triggered Tsunami Would Hit Seattle In Minutes, New Report Shows

A new study published by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources shows a tsunami triggered by a major earthquake beneath...
 

Agency Probing Self-Driving Cruise Car Crash In California

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a special investigation into a recent crash of a Cruise self-driving...
 

California Throws 70K Truckers in Gig-Work Legal Limbo, Risking Supply Chains

About 70,000 truck owner-operators who form the bedrock of California's transport industry are in limbo as state-level labor rules start...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

China Regulator Says Banks, Insurers to Go 'All Out' to Bolster Lending

An official at China's banking and insurance regulator said authorities will use policy tools "flexibly and precisely" at proper times to...
 

China Moves to Improve Domestic, International Standards Across Industries

China on Friday published an action plan to improve domestic standards across industries while increasing its participation in...
 

Lloyd's Prefers to Stay in Landmark London Headquarters, With the Right Terms

Lloyd's has decided to stay in its landmark headquarters building at One Lime Street in London - as long as it receives acceptable terms...
 

Canada Recovering From Major Telecom Outage

TORONTO/OTTAWA, July 8 (Reuters) - Rogers Telecommunications said its network was beginning to recover late on Friday after a 19-hour...
 

AM Best Keeps Negative Outlook on Mexico's Insurance Industry

AM Best said it is maintaining its negative outlook on Mexico's insurance market segment due to increased levels of inflation and slow...
 
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How to Choose the Right Builders Risk Insurance Policy for Your Client

The construction industry is hotter than ever, so there's never been a better time to learn builders risk insurance. In this...
 
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The Power of a Network Partnership for Independent Agents

Increasing numbers of new agency owners, existing independents, and former captive agents are looking to join agency networks to...
 
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Around the World: Insurance, Climate Change, Disclosures, and Risk

Tune in Thursday, July 14th at 10am PT / 1pm ET for an expert panel discussion hosted by Insurance Journal. Here's what we'll...
 
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Third-party Risk Posture of the Top 99 US Insurance Companies

This report analyzes the top 99 insurance companies by net premiums written in order better understand their cyber posture and...
 
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