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November 8, 2021
 
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National

 

EagleView and Verisk Agree to End Litigation; EagleView's Patents Affirmed

Insurance technology firms EagleView and Verisk have patched up their differences and are vowing to move ahead "enabling joint...
 

Justice Department to Escalate Fight Against Cybercrime, Ransomware: Interview

The Justice Department is stepping up actions to combat ransomware and cybercrime through arrests and other actions, its No. 2 official...
 

Boeing Directors Reach $237.5M Settlement of Shareholders' 737 MAX Safety Lawsuit

Boeing Co. current and former company directors have reached a $237.5 million proposed settlement with shareholders to settle a lawsuit...
 

SolarWinds Investors Suit Alleges Board Knew About Cyber Risks

SolarWinds Corp. investors have sued the software company's directors, alleging they knew about and failed to monitor cybersecurity risks...
 

People Moves: Pancoast Moves to Ironshore E&S; PwC's Coggins Leads Actuaries; McLean Joins Lockton from Willis

Pancoast to Head Ironshore's E&S Primary Casualty Adam Pancoast has been named to lead the excess and surplus Primary Casualty business...
 

Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Losses Continued in Q3 on Catastrophes, Pandemic

Overall net income fell at giant Berkshire Hathaway in the third quarter from $30.1 billion a year ago to $10.3 billion this third...
 

Court Stays OSHA's COVID Vaccine Mandate on Business With 100+ Employees

NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with...
 
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East

 

New York Governor Signs Animal Welfare Legislative Package

New York Governor Kathy Hochul last month signed a legislative package relating to animal welfare. The package includes legislation...
 

Officials Say Explosion Caused $200K in Damage to Maryland Home

A propane gas explosion caused about $200,000 in damage to western Maryland home, but a woman who was home at the time wasn't hurt, fire...
 

People Moves: New Hires at McGriff, Lockton Financial Services

McGriff Hires New York's Carille to Environmental Practice as Vice President McGriff hired Daniel Carille to its environmental practice...
 
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Midwest

 

Missouri State-Leased Office Fire Causes More Than $2.5 Million in Damages

A fire at a Missouri state-leased office building caused more than $2.5 million in damage, a report released by the State Fire Marshal's...
 

Michigan to Pay $300,000 to Lone Staffer Fired Over Lead-Contaminated Flint Water

The state of Michigan said Nov. 4 it agreed pay $300,000 to settle wrongful discharge claims by the only employee who was fired as a...
 
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Southeast

 

Women Pay More for Car Insurance in Some States, Report Finds

Women 35 and older tend to pay more for automobile insurance, especially in Florida and Alaska, an insurtech company study found. Young...
 

DFS Charges Miami Insurance Agent with Filing False Claim on Diamond Ring

Florida authorities have arrested a Miami insurance agent and his accomplice for allegedly filing $22,000 in false insurance claims on a...
 

Southern Lawmakers Move to Blunt Vax Mandate

Lawmakers in Alabama and Tennessee have taken steps to block or limit some COVID-19 safety measures, including mask and vaccine mandates...
 

Marsh McLennan Buys Pelnik Insurance in NC

Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, one of the largest insurance brokers in the world, has acquired Pelnik Insurance, a North...
 
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South Central

 

Hub Acquires Louisiana-Based Thibeaux Insurance Group

Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, has acquired the assets of Thibeaux Insurance Group,...
 

Louisiana Governor Addresses Climate Change Challenges at COP26

With his trip to an international climate change conference, Gov. John Bel Edwards acknowledged Louisiana's obvious front-row seat to the...
 

Stampede at Houston Music Festival Kills Eight

The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so...
 
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West

 

Opinion: Mitigating the Uncertainty of Smoke Taint in Wine Grapes

Smoke taint has dominated the worries of the California wine industry recent years. With unsettled climate conditions and continued...
 

Discrimination Filed Against Washington County Sheriff's

Three Black women who work for the Pierce County Sheriff's Department have filed a lawsuit against the county alleging a long-standing...
 

Utility Worker in California Electrocuted in Underground Vault

A Los Angeles utility worker was electrocuted while working in an electrical vault, authorities said. The accident occurred shortly...
 

People Moves: Coalition in California Names Tkatch Head of Insurance Infrastructure; AP Keenan Adds Carpenter

San Francisco, Calif.-based Coalition named Dovid Tkatch head of insurance infrastructure and actuarial science, a newly created...
 

PG&E Spending $125M for Igniting Massive California Wildfire

Pacific Gas & Electric has reached a $125 million settlement agreement with California regulators over the destructive Kincade fire,...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Business Execs Optimistic COP26 Will Bring Changes Needed to Tackle Climate Change

A week into the United Nations' high-profile climate conference in Glasgow, executives and financial analysts said they are optimistic...
 

AXA's Investment Arm to Divest Oil and Gas Climate Laggards After Three Years

GLASGOW - The fund arm of French insurer AXA said on Monday it would take a tougher line with oil and gas companies over their...
 

Allianz, European Investment Bank Back €500M Public-Private Climate Fund

GLASGOW - The European Investment Bank and Allianz Global Investors said on Monday they plan to raise 500 million euros ($577.55 million)...
 

Chaucer, Parametric Insurtech Yokahu Offer Product to Cut Caribbean Protection Gap

Chaucer, the London-based specialty re/insurance group, and parametric insurtech startup, Yokahu, are launching a new microinsurance...
 

AXIS Enacts Policy to Ensure Diverse Supplier Networks for Its Operations

AXIS Capital Holdings is enacting a policy designed to ensure a more diverse base for its supplier networks. The Bermuda-based specialty...
 

Compre Completes Acquisition of SiriusPoint's Legacy Liability Portfolio

Compre, the London-based specialist legacy group, announced the completion of its acquisition of a US$417 million legacy liability...
 

People Moves: Acrisure Re Appoints Wicks From Ed Broking, Arnott From Securis ILS

Acrisure Re Appoints Wicks From Ed Broking, Arnott From Securis Acrisure Re, the reinsurance division of global insurance broker and...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Is Your "Tech Stack" a Spreadsheet? Three Reasons to Invest in Insurtech Now

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The insurance industry has been around for thousands of years. But that's no reason...
 
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Understanding the uninsured: Five opportunities for promising growth.

The protection gap is found anywhere your customer is exposed to a risk that they could insure against but do not. This is a...
 
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Influence Restoration Services for Better Results

Your response to a client's disaster is the key to customer satisfaction, retention, and referrals. Insurance providers need a...
 
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