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Republicans Blast Biden Vaccine Mandates While Businesses Look to Implementation

Republicans on Friday vowed to fight U.S. President Joe Biden's new vaccine mandate covering big companies and federal employees, but...
 

Biden's Vaccine Plan Puts OSHA in Spotlight; Expected to Trigger Legal Challenges

President Joe Biden's sweeping new vaccine requirements have Republican governors threatening lawsuits. His unapologetic response: "Have...
 

AIR Says Hurricane Ida Insurance Losses Could Reach $30 Billion

Modeling firm AIR Worldwide has updated its insured loss estimates for Hurricane Ida and now projects that Ida's insured industry losses...
 

Wells Fargo Fined $250M for 'Unacceptable' Failure to Honor 2018 Consent Order

A top U.S. banking regulator fined Wells Fargo $250 million and placed new restrictions on the bank's business after finding shortcomings...
 

U.S. Hurricane Ida, Haiti Quake, Multiple Major Wildfires Among August's Disasters: Aon

Hurricane Ida will likely become one of the costliest U.S. mainland hurricanes on record both on a nominal and inflation-adjusted basis,...
 

Global Reinsurers Shoulder 'Considerable Burden' of COVID-19 Claims

Global life and non-life insurance and reinsurance COVID-19 claims are approaching $50 billion, which has had a significant burden on...
 

Red Flags on Insurance for Green Building Products

While "greener" buildings are important to reducing global carbon emissions, the buildings offer much more than that. Green buildings bring...
 

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Leading from the front or leading from the middle--where is the real power? Like day needs night, Romeo needs Juliet and...
 
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East

 

Problem Solving, Exploration, Change: Gallaudet Students Reach for the Stars

When Theodore Miller was preparing to enter college, he had plans to pursue a career in aerospace engineering. Miller, who is originally...
 

New Jersey Regulator Asks Insurers to Work with Customers Affected by Ida

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) issued a bulletin urging entities regulated by the department to work with and...
 

Drugmaker Endo Settles Opioid Claims by New York, Counties for $50M

Drugmaker Endo International Plc on Thursday said it has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve lawsuits by New York state and two of its...
 
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Midwest

 

Outlooks Revised to Negative for Armed Forces Insurance Exchange

AM Best revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer...
 

Chicago's WNC Insurance Services Rebrands as Tokio Marine Highland

Chicago-based property/casualty underwriting agency, WNC Insurance Services, has rebranded as Tokio Marine Highland Insurance Services...
 

Judge Rules Against Minneapolis Trucking Company in Sex Discrimination Case

A judge has ruled that a trucking company's use of a strength test disadvantages women, violates federal law, according to the U.S. Equal...
 

Chicago-Area Deputy Awarded $7.5M in Spinal Injury Lawsuit

A federal jury has awarded $7.5 million in damages to a suburban Chicago sheriff's deputy who sued after he was severely injured during a...
 
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Southeast

 

Condo Owned by Surfside Mayor Orders Tenants to Leave Ahead of Extensive Repairs

A Miami Beach apartment building owned by the mayor of the Florida town where a condominium collapsed in June has given his tenants 45...
 

Florida-Based Tower Hill Adds Insurance Exchange Program

Tower Hill Insurance Group, based in Gainesville, Florida, has announced the formation of its newest risk-bearing entity, Tower Hill...
 

Mississippi Prison Water, Sewer Systems Under Fire

Longstanding problems with water and sewer systems are endangering inmates' health at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, two...
 
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South Central

 

Tropical Storm Nicholas Heads for Texas, Louisiana

Tropical Storm Nicholas will pass near or just offshore the coasts of northeastern Mexico and south Texas this morning, and move onshore...
 

7 More Charged in Louisiana Staged Automobile Crash Schemes

Seven more defendants have been indicted in New Orleans for their alleged involvement in schemes to stage accidents with commercial...
 

Texas Events Business to Pay $20K to Settle Harassment, Retaliation Case

A Texas company agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by federal employment officials that alleged the firm's owner subjected a female...
 
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West

 

California Business Owner Arraigned in $2.5M Workers' Comp Fraud Scheme

Zachary Navo, 38, of Visalia, Calif., was arraigned yesterday on five felony counts of insurance fraud after a California Department of...
 

Family of Man Killed During Oregon Protests Files Suit

The estate of a man fatally shot in downtown Portland, Ore., after a pro-Trump car rally last year is suing the city, the mayor and the...
 

Washington Juvenile Facility Sex Abuse Suit Settled for $2.1M

The state of Washington has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by 10 people who said they were sexually abused at a juvenile...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Typhoon Chanthu's Rains, Winds Threaten China Coastal Regions

Authorities in Shanghai and neighboring coastal regions canceled flights, and suspended schools, subways and trains as Typhoon Chanthu...
 

Insurers, Banks See London Remaining a Leading Financial Center

London will remain a leading global financial center despite uncertainty over regulation due to Brexit, Lloyds Bank's annual sentiment...
 

Volatile Cyber Market Struggles to Boost Reinsurance Capacity

The cyber insurance market could benefit greatly from more reinsurance cover but it has been a challenge to attract interest. Part of the...
 

Two Leading Investors Could Seek New Generali CEO: Reuters

MILAN -- Two leading Generali investors are ready to push to replace current CEO Philippe Donnet if the top Italian insurer's board fails...
 

KCC Estimates Sept. 7 Mexico Earthquake Insured Losses at $200M

The impact from the the strong (magnitude 7.0) earthquake that occurred Sept. 7 near Acapulco City, Mexico is expected to be moderate,...
 

Dutch Court Rules Uber Drivers Are Taxi Employees, Not Contractors

Uber drivers are employees entitled to greater workers' rights under local labor laws, a Dutch court ruled on Monday, handing a setback...
 

U.S. Hurricane Ida, Haiti Quake, Multiple Major Wildfires Among August's Disasters: Aon

Hurricane Ida will likely become one of the costliest U.S. mainland hurricanes on record both on a nominal and inflation-adjusted basis,...
 
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What's Next for the P&C Industry in 2021?

The 2021 P&C Market Outlook Executive Summary provides agents with a valuable breakdown of the price predictions for...
 
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State of the Market - Second and Third Quarter, 2021

It goes without saying, the last two years have not been easy. We have experienced some of the hardest market conditions most of...
 
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Your Response to Disasters is the Key to Customer Retention and Referrals

Listen Now to this Podcast: Your response to a client's disaster is the key to customer satisfaction, retention, and referrals....
 
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2021 Agency Guide to Get More Leads

Do you want to learn how to generate and convert more leads for your insurance agency? Your agency needs a prospecting strategy...
 
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