| Today's Headlines | | March 15, 2021 | | Today's Headline Sponsor: AmRisc Online |
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| National | | Fallout from last month's deadly deep freeze in Texas has quietly spread to people living hundreds of miles away. Minnesota utilities... | | Federal workplace safety regulators said on Friday they will revisit several COVID-19 related safety investigations performed during the... | | Vimeo Inc. is immune to a lawsuit by a church whose account it deleted for promoting gay conversion, the federal appeals court in New... | | Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails... | | Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has been sued by a shareholder who accused him of violating his 2018 settlement with the U.S.... | | February saw a spate of winter storms in the United States, including the period from Feb. 12-20, which will become the U.S. insurance... | | Insurance agents and brokers should prepare for a big agency errors and omissions (E&O) litigation wave to crash their shores in 2021.... | | Workers compensation insurers aren't getting the large aggregate volumes of COVID-related claims projected during the... | | More National News » |
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| East | | A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday ruled against famed pop artist Peter Max in a dispute over millions of dollars' worth of his works... | | New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Chris Nicolopoulos announced that Tyler Brannen, a 15-year veteran of the New Hampshire Insurance... | | Acadia Insurance, a Berkley company, has appointed Simone Grimes as chief financial officer. She succeeds Charlie Hamblen, who will... | | More East News » |
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| Midwest | | The city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd's family over the Black man's death in... | | Businesses that were ordered to shut down or limit capacity because of the pandemic could receive financial relief under two bills in the... | | The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd's family over the Black man's death in... | | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded not guilty in an initial court hearing for three misdemeanor charges he is facing... | | More Midwest News » |
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| Southeast | | If you live in Florida, you should probably be paying more for flood insurance. And you likely will be soon. That first finding is the... | | Most people in Mississippi's capital now have running water, more than three weeks after the majority of taps in the city of 161,000 went... | | The Mississippi Supreme Court is ordering a third trial in a wrongful death case, years after a jury told Hyundai Motor Company to pay... | | The Florida Peninsula Insurance family of companies announces the retirement of their chief financial officer, Francis L. Lattanzio.... | | More Southeast News » |
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| | | 7 New Classes Announced! | | March webinars are now live for the Academy of Insurance. March offerings include workers' comp, E&O, and our ever-popular Master classes. | | | | Academy of Insurance | |
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| South Central | | While Hurricane Harvey dumped 60 inches of rain on the Houston area in August 2017, the authority that operates the Lake Conroe Dam... | | Flood control projects approved by Houston area voters in 2018 in response to Hurricane Harvey are facing a $1.4 billion shortfall that... | | Several suspected tornadoes touched down Saturday afternoon in the Texas Panhandle between Lubbock and Amarillo, according to the... | | Federal labor officials have ordered Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. to pay more than $290,000 in back pay, damages and fees,... | | More South Central News » |
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| West | | Veronica Catalina Cortes-Ambrosio, 53, of Madera, Calif., was charged on two felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly lying about... | | K2 Insurance Services has acquired a majority stake in privately held premium finance company Columbia Pacific Finance LLC in Missoula,... | | Joe Biden's election as President of the United States and the Democrats' reclamation of control of the U.S. Senate may well have... | | The wave of COVID-19 claims that hit the California workers' compensation system at the end of 2020 has subsided for the time being as... | | More West News » |
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| International & Reinsurance | | LONDON - Britain's cyber security body urged organizations to install the latest Microsoft updates as a matter of urgency on Friday,... | | Iran said Israel was likely behind an explosion that damaged an Iranian container ship in the Mediterranean last week, as the longtime... | | February saw a spate of winter storms in the United States, including the period from Feb. 12-20, which will become the U.S. insurance... | | AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., has formed a strategic partnership... | | Blink Parametric, the Cork, Ireland-based insurtech, has announced a major expansion of its flight disruption insurance platform in... | | Arch Insurance International has announced the launch of a new transport and logistics insurance division and the appointment of Steve... | | More International & Reinsurance News » |
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| Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns | | This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group. General and professional liability coverage is a key component of... | | More Blogs » |
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| Research and Webinars | | | Have you thought about how your insurance agency can be found online? Consumers have been turning to the internet to shop for... | | | To succeed and grow in a digital-first world, insurance agencies need to know and use the data in their technology. Agencies... | | | Now that the 2020 election is behind us, it is predicted that we'll likely see even greater growth in renewables with the Biden... | | | Agencies arranging financing to insureds through premium finance companies can increase their top and bottom lines by offering... | | | Historically, it's been difficult for independent agents to profitably place commercial lines, but insurtech is quickly changing... | | More research and webinars » |
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| Insurance Journal TV | | | With the sophistication of cyber attacks, claims growth, and now, a global pandemic driving an... | | | 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 Mar 10 -- Thank you both so much for your advice. I truly appreciate it, all of your insight is incredibly valuable. Wabisabi | | Go To Forums » |
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| Reader Comments | | Posted: Thu Mar 11 -- The "Unholy Quartet" of public adjusters, attorneys, water damage restoration contractors and roofers have absolutely and completely... Tiger88 | | Posted: Thu Mar 11 -- I guess rates will now be determined by a seriously partisan commissioner, wonder how many companies will finally realize that California is... Bond | | Posted: Wed Mar 10 -- Although what the Costco pharmacist did was dysfunctional, I believe Costco should be able to erect a reasonable defense and avoid a stiff... Jimbo | | Posted: Fri Mar 12 -- I think the judge got it wrong. The insurance company should have the right to subrogate if the school didn't waive the right to subrogation... Oh Goody | | Posted: Mon Mar 8 -- Geico: 15 months of COVID can cost you 15% or more on car insurance. Placement GURU | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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