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| | National | | | | What do Ulysses and his Trojan Horse, the pickpocket Fagan in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and a video of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg... | | | | Roughly 1 in 100,000 people have had a severe allergic reaction to the first Covid-19 vaccine, a rate that's higher than the flu vaccine... | | | | It has been reported that the federal government's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program has been victimized by fraud. This... | | | | Two insurance industry leaders have joined others in the U.S. business community in condemning the violent rioters who stormed the... | | | | The coronavirus pandemic contributed to a spike in workplace lawsuits in 2020 and the number is only expected to grow in 2021, according... | | | | Hudson Insurance Group has completed a business transfer agreement with Validus Specialty Underwriting Services for the renewal rights... | | | | Markel Surety, a part of Markel Corp.'s Markel's Specialty division, has increased its capacity offering to $500 million for the most... | | |  While the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed business activity around the globe, for underwriters in the Lloyd's market who were in the process of... | | |  Some of the property/casualty insurance industry's major industry groups are actively planning for face-to-face meetings... | | | | More National News » |
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| | | | | Advertisement | | |  | | | | The Future of Insurance Distribution | | | Watch our live panel of experts discuss the recent report from Harvard Business Review
examining the influence of insurtechs on insurance distribution channels. | | | | |
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| | East | | | | A Lutheran church in New York City already reeling from the COVID-19 deaths of more than 60 members of the congregation has suffered a... | | | | Heffernan Insurance Brokers, a full-service, independent insurance brokerage firm, has merged with Porter & Curtis LLC, a consultative... | | | | The founders of Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a membership alliance of independent insurance agencies, have retired after 21... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | Trenton, N.J.-based NJM Insurance Group is making its personal lines insurance products available to Ohio residents for the first time in... | | | | Dana Popish Severinghaus, formerly Legislative and Regulatory Counsel at Allstate Insurance Co., has been named director of the Illinois... | | | | A Flint business owner is accused of illegally discharging nearly 48 million gallons of waste from landfills into the city's wastewater... | | | | Ismat Aziz has joined insurer Kemper Corp. as chief human resources officer (CHRO) and chief administrative officer, based in Chicago.... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | | | | | | Understanding Business Income | | | | Business income coverage is arguably one of the most important coverages your commercial clients should have. Get THE book on the subject. | | | | | | | | Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance | | |
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| | Southeast | | | | Georgia's public safety department said Monday that 10 fatal traffic crashes over the New Year's holiday weekend resulted in 13 deaths.... | | | | The board of directors of LUBA Workers' Comp, a regional casualty insurance company insuring businesses across the Gulf South, has... | | | | Sedgwick, a global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions headquartered in Tennessee, has... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | Five years after Texas legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating illnesses, advocates and industry experts say the state's... | | | | A report prepared by Willis Towers Watson showing the potential impact of increased coastal building standards on premium rates for... | | | | Kim Bailey has been named general counsel for the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID), effective Jan. 19, 2021. Bailey currently serves... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | An appellate court has ordered lawyers for a Washington state county and its deputy sheriff to pay more than $56,000 in attorney fees and... | | | | After spending most of 2020 telling small businesses to close and limit their customers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed... | | | | The California Staffing Agency Reform Association has been established by staffing industry leaders to "clean up" the worker's... | | | | T.K. Keen has been named administrator for the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation. The division licenses and regulates banks, credit... | | | | San Diego, CA First Cap Property Insurance Solutions has announced a new admitted Dwelling Fire program for California residential risks... | | | | More West News » |
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| | | | | Advertisement | | |  | | | | CA Dwelling Fire Decreased Rates | | | | We are pleased to announce that we recently decreased rates by 3.5 - 6.1% in certain territories for our California Dwelling Fire Program. | | | | |
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| | International | | | | Natural catastrophes around the world resulted in $210 billion in damage in 2020, with the United States especially hard hit by... | | | | Britain's market watchdog warned about 4,000 small financial firms are at greater risk of failure from the coronavirus as the country... | | | | The COVID-19 vaccines are here and distribution has begun. But what if something goes wrong? Whether it's a loss of income, hefty medical... | | | | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Cain Insurance Services Ltd., based in Fredericton, New Brunswick in Canada. Terms... | | | | Global re/insurance outsourcing and consulting specialist Pro Global Holdings Ltd. (Pro) announced the expansion of its services within... | | | | Pen Underwriting, the UK-based managing general agent, announced a new long-term UK capacity deal with Zurich Insurance in the specialist... | | | | The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) announced its biennial election of officers for 2021-2022. New ABIR officers... | | | | More International News » |
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| | | | | | | Business Income Insurance Demystified | | | | Business income coverage is arguably one of the most important coverages your commercial clients should have. Get THE book on the subject. | | | | | | | | Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance | | |
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| | Research and Webinars | | |  | The hard market is here and shows no signs of slowing down. While this period of the insurance cycle is often known as being the... | | |  | For the Insurance industry, digital transformation has shifted from the 3 - 5 year plan to the 6 month plan. That transformation... | | |  | P&C brokers, are you helping your clients navigate their critical areas of risk? Businesses choose to work with brokers that... | | |  | AM Best expects that the Directors and Officers (D&O) segment will soon undergo radical changes based on an examination of... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Insurance Journal TV | | |  | Norman Ives, a wholesale insurance broker at Worldwide Facilities LLC specializing in custom... | | |  | Recent research shows that more insurers are taking advantage of cloud technology for data... | | | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Mon Jan 4 -- Now that they know Biden is in office, they will clean house and we will go back to the old system where the USA will subsidize the rest of... Agency | | | | Posted: Tue Jan 5 -- These types of cases (AOB, inflated attorney's fees, unauthorized work repairs before inspections) have to start trending insurance... Tiger88 | | | | Posted: Tue Jan 5 -- This is actually quite amazing. 3 of the largest and most respected big corporations in the world decided to attack one of the big problems... Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Posted: Wed Jan 6 -- Nothing to see here . . . mostly peaceful protests . . . everyone move along. Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Posted: Sun Jan 3 -- Please, let's not praise the NFL for doing their job(s) . . . . . this article is the quintessential "polishing a turd" piece. Even... Mr. Integrity | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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