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June 28, 2021
 
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National

 

Businesses, States Reluctant to Require Customers to Show Proof of Vaccine

Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery's flagship restaurant in New York must show proof of a...
 

Lessons from the Pandemic for Workers' Compensation

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us tough lessons. We have learned the strengths and limitations of globalization, our public health...
 

Microsoft Finds New Breach When Probing Suspected SolarWinds Hackers

Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to launch...
 

Hot Housing Market Boosts Personal Lines Insurance Shopping But Auto Still Lags

Shopping for personal lines insurance is showing signs of returning to pre-pandemic levels in the U.S., according to a new TransUnion...
 

OSHA Announces $21M in Workplace Safety Grants for Nonprofits

The Department of Labor announced funding opportunities for more than $21 million in Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
 

Today Is National Insurance Awareness Day

National Insurance Awareness Day on June 28 is meant as a reminder for individuals, families and businesses to review their insurance...
 

1 in 3 COVID Survivors Suffers Neurological or Mental Disorders, Study Finds

One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric...
 
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NCCI: Workers' Comp Segment Remained Strong During 2020 Pandemic

Because of job losses and shrinking payrolls during the pandemic recession, the workers' compensation industry's net written premium dropped...
 
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'Katy, Bar the Door': More Risks Loom for Insurers Post-COVID

The soaring price of lumber was one of the hottest topics on the lips of industry executives speaking at midyear...
 
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East

 

Prosecutor Says Woman Arrested in Arson that Damaged Three Buildings

A woman accused of setting a fire that damaged three buildings and displaced a dozen New Jersey families earlier this month has been...
 

Brothers Sentenced in Fire that Badly Damaged Philadelphia Stores, Homes

Two brothers have each been sentenced to nine years in prison for setting fire to their hookah lounge in Philadelphia as they struggled...
 

J&J Reports $263M Resolution of N.Y. Opioid Lawsuits Before Trial

Johnson & Johnson said it agreed to pay $263 million to resolve opioid lawsuits filed in New York, settling the cases on the eve of the...
 
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Midwest

 

Parents Whose Baby Died Settle Malpractice Suit with S.D. Hospital

The parents of an infant who died at a Sioux Falls hospital have agreed to settle their malpractice lawsuit against the healthcare...
 

High Court Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on June 25 that employers cannot subject all warehouse employees to random drug testing by designating them...
 

Illinois Chemical Plant Fire Likely Accidental, Fire Chief Says

An explosion and massive fire at a chemical plant in northern Illinois that filled the sky with black smoke and forced the evacuation of...
 

Lawsuit Filed over Illness After Kansas Wildlife Park Visit

A woman who said she and her three children became violently ill after using a splash park at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park is suing the...
 
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Southeast

 

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for South Carolina

The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for parts of the South Carolina coast due to the formation of a...
 

Inspector Told Residents Surfside Condo Building Was Safe Despite Engineer's Warning

A town inspector had assured residents of a high-rise condominium in Surfside, Florida, that their building was sound a month after an...
 

2018 Engineering Report Showed 'Major' Damage to Florida Condo That Fell

The ground-floor pool deck of the oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami was resting on a concrete slab that had...
 

Surfside, Florida Condo Collapse Death Toll Rises to Nine

The death toll from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condo building has risen to nine as search-and-rescue efforts continue,...
 

South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Preventing COVID Suits Against Businesses

Gov. Henry McMaster again said South Carolina is recovering better from the COVID-19 pandemic than just about any other state as he held...
 
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South Central

 

More Guilty Pleas in Louisiana Staged Truck Accident Cases

Two more individuals have pleaded guilty to conspiring to stage automobile accidents in Louisiana in a scheme to defraud insurance and...
 

Texas Data Call for COVID-19 Workers' Comp Claims Extended

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) has extended its mandatory data call to selected insurance...
 

Texas Supreme Court: Academy Can't Be Sued for Selling Gun Used in Texas Mass Shooting

The man who gunned down 26 people at a Sutherland Springs church in Texas' deadliest ever mass shooting should not have been able to buy...
 
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West

 

California Doctors' Lobby Scores 'Major Victory' on Bill to Hold Physicians Accountable

The board that licenses and disciplines doctors in California is failing to hold bad actors accountable, endangering patients in the...
 

Severe Drought in Western U.S. Raises July 4 Fireworks Fears

Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with a...
 

Hawaii Boosting Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Oversight

The Hawaii Department of Taxation has been boosting its monitoring of peer-to-peer car rentals. The industry operates with the help of...
 

San Francisco to Require Covid-19 Vaccinations for City Employees

San Francisco city workers will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus when a vaccine receives full federal approval. The...
 

Uber to Pay $3.4M to Drivers in Seattle Gig Worker Leave Law Settlement

Uber has agreed to pay more than $3.4 million to 15,000 drivers after making mistakes related to Seattle's pioneering paid sick leave law...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Hiscox Agrees to Arbitration Settlement with UK Policyholders over COVID-19 BI Losses

Hiscox has agreed an arbitration settlement with a group of policyholders over business interruption losses due to the government's...
 

UK Accounting Regulator Probes Greensill and Wyelands Bank Auditors

LONDON - Britain's accounting regulator said on Monday it has opened investigations into the audits of Greensill Capital and Wyelands...
 

French Mutual Insurer Covéa Eyes Purchase of AXA XL's Reinsurance Business: Reports

Covéa, the French non-life mutual, is interested in acquiring AXA XL's reinsurance business, AXA Re, in deal that could be valued at...
 

Dutch Insurer NN Group Offers to Buy Part of MetLife's European Businesses

NN Group NV offered to acquire part of MetLife Inc.'s businesses in Europe, saying the move is in line with its strategy to consolidate...
 

Hurricane Enrique Heads for Mexico's Pacific Coast

MEXICO CITY - The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season headed for a possible close brush with Mexico's southwestern shoulder...
 

Insured Losses for March's New South Wales, Queensland Floods Estimated at A$916M

PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, disclosed its second industry...
 

People Moves: Liberty Mutual's Streeton to Aon Reins Solutions; Guerin Promoted at Marsh UK Corporate; Ed Broking's Parker and Lech to Alesco

These international People Moves cover recent appointments at three insurance brokers: Marsh, Aon and Alesco. A summary of these new...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Mold: Dangerous, destructive and costly to your policyholders

Indoor mold is potentially dangerous and destructive – you don't want it in your home or business! Mold is found everywhere...
 
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Addressing Professional Liability Risks for CPA Firms

With today's expanding technology and issues surrounding audits, cybersecurity, regulatory & tax reform challenges as well...
 
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Rethink and improve underwriting and claims processes with data.

This compelling report by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services on the Future of Customer Experience in Insurance addresses...
 
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