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November 4, 2021
 
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National

 

Insurance Regulators: Mitigation, Solvency Are Keys to Surviving Climate Change

The United States will not be able to insure its way out of coming climate disasters, but must focus on mitigation and resiliency - along...
 

OSHA Unveils Details of Workplace Vaccine Mandate Rule with Deadline After Holidays

The nation's workplace safety agency will officially publish tomorrow emergency guidelines for companies that must implement President...
 

'American Way of Life' at Risk From Cyber Attacks, Top U.S. Official Warns

A top U.S. cybersecurity official offered a dire warning to members of Congress on Wednesday, saying the "American way of life" faces...
 

Insuring Cannabis Summit: More Market Growth Through the Year and Beyond

This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal's annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from...
 

SEC Makes It Easier for Shareholders to Get Votes on Social Issue Proposals

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday published new staff guidance that may make it harder for corporations to keep...
 

FAA Refers 37 Fights on Flights to FBI as Cases Rise

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it has referred more than three dozen unruly passengers to the FBI for potential...
 

Hospitality on the Road to Recovery

The hotel industry has made progress on the road to recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but in total, the sector is still...
 

InsurTech Lessons From ITC: Take the Stock App Off Your Phone

Alex Timm, the chief executive officer of Root, has some advice for InsurTechs that go to the public markets: "You...
 
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East

 

Massachusetts Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax, Workers' Comp Fraud

The owner of a now-defunct Peabody, Massachusetts, construction company pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud the IRS of...
 

Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Cheating Chicken Products Suppliers

A Massachusetts man who pleaded guilty to defrauding Texas chicken products companies out of $630,000 through a fake invoice scheme has...
 

Smith Brothers Insurance Acquires Massachusetts' Oxford Insurance Agency

Smith Brothers Insurance, based in Glastonbury, Connecticut, has acquired Oxford Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency in...
 
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Midwest

 

Worker's Death at Nebraska Manufacturing Plant Under Investigation

Officials are investigating the death of a worker injured in a crane accident at a Norfolk, Nebraska manufacturing plant over the...
 

Chicago Blackhawks Hold Settlement Talks With Former Player's Attorney

The Chicago Blackhawks held settlement talks Tuesday, Nov. 2 with an attorney for a former player who is suing the team after he accused...
 

Insurtech Lemonade Enters 'Green' Auto Insurance Business

Home, renters and pet insurer Lemonade is deploying its artificial intelligence, behavioral economics and social good mantra with its...
 
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Southeast

 

University of Alabama Drops Mask Mandate for the Vaccinated

The University of Alabama is no longer requiring face coverings in most of its facilities for people who are fully vaccinated against the...
 

Insurers Deny Surfside Claims, Sue Engineering Firm; Firm Counter-sues

Dueling lawsuits have been added to the growing amount of litigation arising from the collapse of the Champlain Towers condominium...
 
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South Central

 

31 October Tornadoes Breaks Oklahoma Monthly Record

A total of 31 tornadoes last month was a record-high for October in Oklahoma dating to 1950, according to the National Weather Service....
 

Marsh McLennan Acquires Texas-Based Southwest Truck Insurance Agency

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Southwest Truck Insurance Agency, Inc., an independent agency in Irving,...
 
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West

 

AgentSync Acquires Broker ID Provider Finvera in California

AgentSync has acquired Finvera, a cloud identity passport for licensed brokers in San Francisco, Calif. Cameron Nordholm, founder of...
 

$2.5M Settlement for 2 Families in Kobe Crash Photo Lawsuits

Los Angeles County agreed to pay $2.5 million to two families who lost relatives in last year's helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant,...
 

People Moves: Willis Towers Watson Names Shay Head of Risk & Broking for West; Dietzler Becomes Washington's Chief Deputy Commissioner

Willis Towers Watson appointed Chuck Shay head of risk & broking for the Western region of North America. Shay has more than 25 years of...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

EU Regulator Says Insurers Could Face Climate Stress Tests as Soon as 2023

Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU's insurance regulator said at the Reuters Future of...
 

Coal in Crosshairs as UN Climate Summit Brings Raft of Clean Energy Pledges

GLASGOW - Government representatives at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Thursday will turn their focus to tackling the global...
 

Arch Rebrands Watford Re as Somers Re, as Its Ushers in New Reinsurance Strategy

Arch Capital Group Ltd., alongside private equity partners Warburg Pincus and Kelso & Co., announced that Watford Holdings Ltd. and...
 

Climate-Fueled Disasters Spur UN Plan to Fund Weather Forecasting in Vulnerable Nations

GLASGOW - As climate change triggers deadly heatwaves, droughts and floods, three U.N. agencies on Wednesday rolled out funding plans to...
 

Canada Employers Shed Unvaccinated Workers With Legal Challenges Expected

OTTAWA - Canadian employers are firing or putting on unpaid leave thousands of workers who refused to get COVID-19 shots, squeezing an...
 

Howden Broking Launches New Zealand Operations

Howden, the international insurance broker, announces the launch of operations in New Zealand with Howden Broking and Howden Care -- its...
 

Insurtech Startup With Claims Monitoring Platform Raises $30M

Insurtech startup owl.co Labs Inc. raised $30 million in new venture capital. Many plans are in play to spend the cash infusion,...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Why Compliance as a Services (CaaS) Is the Insurance Industry's Next Big Breakthrough

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If you've spent any time in the insurance industry, "compliance" is undoubtedly a...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Reducing Workers' Compensation Risks in the Construction Industry

With increased demand for new homes and building materials, the industry faces challenges finding skilled workers to do the job....
 
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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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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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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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Achieving more scalable growth and improving your employee experience

Discover how your company can attract and retain top talent and manage growth with technology that simplifies office space...
 
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Insurance Journal TV

 
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When California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 45 into law in October, there was a lot of...
 
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It's part of just about every cannabis conversation: "Hey, it looks like we're close to seeing...
 
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