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| | National | | | | The Federal Reserve Bank of New York warned that credit scores -- the all-powerful number that can determine if a consumer is able to... | | | | While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have kept inspections and product recall incidents at low levels, businesses should expect a... | | | | Home-coverage startup Kin Insurance is in talks to go public via Omnichannel Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company led... | | | | When Hurricane Sandy barreled over New York City and the East Coast in 2012, it caused $63 billion in damage, making it one of the... | | | | The billionaire Italian family that until recently owned Brooks Brothers has been accused in a lawsuit of driving the iconic apparel... | | | | Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. has launched a new excess and surplus lines program and named Bill Murray as its president. The... | | | | Auto insurance comparison site Jerry has raised $28 million in new financing. The startup, which operates as a licensed insurance broker,... | | | | Buildings burn. They shake. They blow up, and they blow down. The events and situations causing damage to buildings are... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss two lawsuits filed against the University of Delaware by current and former students who... | | | | A former gynecologist in Virginia who was convicted on fraud charges for performing unnecessary surgeries and procedures was sentenced... | | | | Element Risk Management has acquired Smith Insurance with locations in Hershey and Williamstown, Pennsylvania. Smith Insurance was... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | Ramsey-Weeks Insurance in Grinnell, Iowa, has merged with First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies... | | | | AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term... | | | | Nebraska lawmakers have rejected state-mandated coronavirus protections for meatpacking workers, with opponents arguing that... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | Environmental groups are seeking to force the federal government to address an underfunded program in West Virginia whose purpose is to... | | | | Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed medical marijuana legislation Monday as Republican opposition to the issue faded after decades of debate.... | | | | Anderson Benson, a Nashville-based independent insurance and risk management broker, has been appointed as a coverholder by Lloyd's of... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | Heavy rain kept pounding parts of Texas and Arkansas before moving over Louisiana on Wednesday, adding to the misery for people whose... | | | | A Louisiana bill that would make it easier for private flood insurance carriers to offer flood insurance in the state has been sent back... | | | | AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term... | | | | An offshore oil industry boat had begun to lower its legs and was trying to turn to face heavy winds when it flipped in the Gulf of... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | The former city recorder in Coquille, Ore., has filed a federal lawsuit against the city alleging she was wrongfully fired. Jennifer Rose... | | | | Nearly a third of California's restaurants permanently closed and two-thirds of workers at least temporarily lost their jobs as the... | | | | A study published in the scientific journal Addiction provides evidence of the association between recreational cannabis laws in U.S.... | | | | CAC Specialty in Colorado has named Erin Lynch president of its natural resources division and co-leader of its power, utility and... | | | | The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recovered $4.8 million to satisfy a judgment in a national origin and race... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International & Reinsurance | | | | The City of London's 'Golden Age' as Europe's financial capital is over following Brexit, but it will remain a major and profitable... | | | | Reports of Irish patient data posted online after a cyber attack on Ireland's health service appear to be accurate, a government minister... | | | | UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is pushing the Group of Seven (G-7) economies to impose mandatory reporting of environmental... | | | | Trial operations of flying taxis and cargo drones will begin in Coventry, England, before the end of the year as part of a plan to... | | | | Insurer Aviva said it will close three UK property funds in July that have been suspended since March last year due to market uncertainty... | | | | Square Pegs, which offers specialist insurance coverage for complex and unusual risks via a dedicated e-trading platform, has become a... | | | | The Insurance Development Forum (IDF), a public-private partnership led by the insurance industry and supported by international... | | | | This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Acrisure Re; International General Insurance; Liberty Specialty... | | | | More International & Reinsurance News » |
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| | Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns | | | | Earlier this month, the Colorado Senate passed a bill prohibiting insurance companies from using any external consumer data and... | | | | More Blogs » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Thu May 13 -- Way to go Colonial! Now the crooks will be even more emboldened to keep doing this again and again. Do not EVER pay, ever! There are other... Mark | | | | Posted: Tue May 18 -- Florida's current governor is a complete dumb@ss who doesn't think through the consequences or full impact of anything he does. Throughout... Orlando Taz | | | | Posted: Tue May 18 -- I find this article illuminating on a topic that is near and dear to my heart--Disability insurance. However, the entire article puts me off... BusterScruggs | | | | Posted: Fri May 14 -- "The bill was denounced by hundreds of lawmakers and doctors — in letters circulated by opponents of the measure — who said its broad... John Dough | | | | Posted: Thu May 13 -- About the same amount of time I've been in the Texas market. Every time I see one of these Florida companies come into Texas thinking... okt0ber | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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