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September 27, 2021
 
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National

 

Lawsuit Accuses United Airlines of Refusing Employee Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate

United Airlines Inc is facing claims that it unlawfully denied religious and medical exemptions from a requirement that employees receive...
 

Biden to Restore Legal Foundation for Limits on Mercury Pollution Discarded by Trump

President Joe Biden plans in coming days to shore up one of the most consequential environmental regulations in history by moving to...
 

Millions Risk Losing Homeowners Insurance in Fire-Ravaged California

A California moratorium guaranteeing insurance in wildfire-threatened areas lapsed Saturday, putting 347,000 homes in Pasadena and other...
 

Middle Market Firms Miss Out on Agents as Risk Management Resource: Survey

Many middle market companies are failing to use a key risk management resource: their insurance agents and brokers. According to a survey...
 

MGU SageSure Secures $125M in Bank Financing to Support Continued Growth Plans

SageSure, a tech-driven managing general underwriter focused on costal residential property markets, raised $125 million in bank...
 

AXA XL Launches Benchmarking Service for Subcontractor Default Risks

AXA XL's Construction insurance team has launched a new schedule benchmarking service to strengthen their Subcontractor Default Insurance...
 

People Moves: Zurich's Charles to SiriusPoint as Head of Americas P/C Insurance; Amwins Promotes Bernacki to New Role of Chief Underwriting Officer

SiriusPoint Names Zurich's Charles as Head of Americas P/C Insurance SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based global specialty insurer and...
 

Business Owners Have a New Workers Compensation Resource

Wells Media Publishes Workers Compensation in Two Hours: The Business Owner's Guide to an Exceptional Workers Compensation Program Workers...
 

Employees Saying Adios To Carriers, Brokers Requiring Work In Office

During a session of an insurance industry webinar titled "State of the Insurance Marketplace," the war for talent was...
 
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East

 

New York Announces New Consumer Protections in Public Adjusters Regulation

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Acting Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris announced new consumer protections in New...
 

Connecticut Woman Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud, Larceny

A Wallingford, Connecticut, woman was arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers' compensation benefits while being employed...
 

New Jersey Weighs Expanding Flood Buyback Program After Ida

Liz Sawyer called Manville, New Jersey, home for more than two decades when Ida became the latest storm to send flood waters crashing...
 
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Midwest

 

U.S. Court Upholds Ohio Hospital Employee COVID-19 Vaccine Rule

A federal judge on Sept. 24 ruled that a Cincinnati, Ohio-area healthcare provider could require its employees get vaccinated against...
 

BNSF Railway Sued for Sexual Harassment at Nebraska Railyard

A federal lawsuit alleges women working at a Nebraska railyard were subjected to sexual harassment and managers failed to do anything...
 

Chicago Suburb to Pay Ex-Cop $275K in Discrimination Lawsuit

A Chicago suburb will pay $275,000 to a former police officer who says colleagues discriminated against him because of his Assyrian and...
 
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Southeast

 

Mississippi Legislative Negotiators Reach Medical Marijuana Proposal

Mississippi House and Senate negotiators said that they have agreed on a proposed medical marijuana program. Leaders are expected to ask...
 

McVey Named Next West Virginia Insurance Commissioner

Allan L. McVey has been appointed as West Virginia's insurance commissioner. Gov. Jim Justice announced McVey's appointment Wednesday....
 
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South Central

 

NTSB: Poor Communication Led to Fatal Towboat Crash in Louisiana

A fatal head-on crash between barges pushed by two towboats in Louisiana was caused by inadequate communication and failure to broadcast...
 

AgCenter: Ida Damage to Louisiana Agriculture at Least $584M

Hurricane Ida's winds and floods did at least $584 million in damage to agriculture in Louisiana, experts at the LSU AgCenter estimate....
 

Feds to Texas: Tougher Rules Needed to Protect Power Plants

Federal officials made more than two dozen recommendations aimed at further safeguarding power plants and natural gas supplies to prevent...
 
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West

 

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Crime at Cannabis Operations

One big national insurance cannabis firm sifted through some of its claims data to tell us that many thefts at cannabis operations are...
 

People Moves: CMR in California Creates New Executive Team; IC International Names Shigemura Executive VP

CMR Risk and Insurance Services Inc. of San Diego, Calif., announced the creation of a new executive leadership team. The team was put...
 

Report: California Independent Medical Review Volume Declined Through 1st Half of 2021

The number of independent medical reviews used to resolve California workers' comp medical disputes hit a record low in the first half of...
 

California Commissioner Orders FAIR Plan to Offer Increased Coverage

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday ordered the FAIR Plan to offer a homeowners policy, in addition to its current...
 

Suspected Arson Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Northern California

Thousands of people were under evacuation orders Friday and many others were on notice to be ready to flee as a destructive wildfire...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Amazon to Offer Insurance to Small and Medium-Sized UK Businesses: Broker

Amazon.com Inc is to start offering insurance to small and medium-sized UK business customers, the technology giant's first foray into...
 

Generali CEO Donnet Faces Key Test in Face of Opposition From 2 Leading Investors

Generali Chief Executive Philippe Donnet's future at Italy's biggest insurer faces a key test on Monday at a meeting of its board to...
 

Russia's Renaissance Insurance Plans to Raise Up to $290M in IPO on Moscow Exchange

Renaissance Insurance Group said on Monday it plans to list its shares on the Moscow Exchange and raise up to $290 million in an initial...
 

Debt-Laden China Evergrande Could Raise $600M by Selling Life Insurance Stake

Debt-laden China Evergrande Group may have another asset to sell in its scramble to raise cash: its fast-growing life insurance business....
 

Mexican Insurtech Startup Offers Quick Claims Payments for Earthquake Damage

Mexican startup Super, which offers coverage for earthquake property damages, plans to expand into hurricane insurance and possibly raise...
 

Markel Offers Accelerated Return of Capital to Investors in 2 CATCo Funds in Runoff

Markel Corp. and Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM) announced the terms of a buy-out transaction that provides an accelerated...
 

Why China Evergrande's Debt Problems Pose Systemic Risk

China Evergrande Group has missed a dollar bond interest payment deadline, moving closer to a potential default and fueling worries about...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Innovation in Workers' Compensation: Getting Ahead of Risk and Injury

This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group. Workers' compensation claims can significantly impact a...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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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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Getting in Sync with Your Commercial Haulers

Agents and brokers dealing with transportation clients should have a solid grasp on the pandemic induced developments impacting...
 
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Mobile Telematics: The solution to driving your business forward.

Are you still using Credit Score to assess risk? Move beyond legacy methods of assessing risk with proven insurance solutions...
 
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Beyond Survival: Key Strategies to Thrive as an Independent Agent

We surveyed and interviewed independent agents from across the United States to understand the hurdles they face, the...
 
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6 Ways to Launch a Winning Digital Experience

Technology innovation has been shaping the way clients and staff expect businesses to behave for years, but it's important now...
 
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We're back this year for our third Insuring Cannabis Summit! This year our theme is Into the...
 
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EP. 32: Innovations in Products, Services Signal Optimism for Sorely Underserved Market

The insuring cannabis space has been busily bringing new products and services to operators as...
 
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