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October 14, 2021
 
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National

 

La Nina Arrives, Threatening More Droughts, Storms and Supply Disruptions

A weather-roiling La Nina appears to have emerged across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for worsening droughts in California...
 

OSHA Submits Language for Company Vaccine Mandate to White House

The U.S. Labor Department on Tuesday submitted to the White House the initial text of President Joe Biden's plan to require...
 

Biden Administration Wants Federal Contracts to Reflect Climate Risk

The Biden administration on Thursday began a process to amend federal procurement rules to require the U.S. government - the world's...
 

Aon Projects Health Costs for Large Companies to Rise 5% in 2022

Costs for large U.S. employers that pay for their employees' medical care will increase on average five percent to more than $13,000 per...
 

Toronto Cyber Insurtech Boxx Expands to U.S., Names Itriago as President

Right after closing its Series A financing round, Boxx Insurance Inc. announced its expansion to the U.S. and its appointment of Hilario...
 

Marsh McLennan Launches Cyber Risk Analytics Center

Marsh McLennan announced the launch of its Cyber Risk Analytics Center, a resource that brings together the cyber risk data, analytics...
 

Facebook to Change Rules on Attacking Public Figures: Reuters

Facebook Inc. will now count activists and journalists as "involuntary" public figures and so increase protections against harassment and...
 

Rich Nations Face Demands to Pay for Climate Damages Caused by Historical Emissions

The aftermath of Hurricane Irma has left deep scars in the tiny island nations that were in the path of the Category Five storm just...
 

Social Inflation or Science: What Is Fueling Climate Litigation?

A rising amount of litigation tied to the environmental and health impacts of greenhouse gas emissions prompted a...
 
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East

 

New Jersey Releases Final Climate Change Resiliency Strategy

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's Interagency Council on Climate Resilience released the final version of the state's first Climate...
 

The Hilb Group Completes Acquisition of D.F. Dwyer & Associates

The Hilb Group acquired a book of personal lines business from Rhode Island-based D.F. Dwyer & Associates LLC. The transaction became...
 

People Moves: Promotions at A.I.M. Mutual, Merchants; Fred C. Church Hires Thompson

A.I.M. Mutual Names Landers as Vice President, Chief Operating Officer A.I.M. Mutual's board of directors elected Daniel Landers as vice...
 
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Midwest

 

Illinois Healthcare Center Fined $83.6K for Lack of Coronavirus Protections

Federal workplace safety officials say a Bloomingdale, Illinois, nursing facility failed to protect employees and temporary staff from...
 

Michigan Woman Pleads Guilty to $135K Insurance Fraud

A Portland, Michigan, woman has pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent insurance claims totaling more than $135,000, state insurance...
 

Judge Rejects Missouri's Medical Marijuana Ownership Residency Rule

A federal judge has struck down Missouri's requirement that a majority of the owners of companies that dispense, grow or manufacture...
 
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Southeast

 

Florida Insurers Upheld in Three More AOB Court Rulings

Three more appeals in assignment-of-benefits cases have gone the way of Florida property insurers. Florida's 3rd and 4th District Courts...
 

25% of Infrastructure Under Flood Risk in 30 years; FEMA Wants Input on Standards

Just as new research shows that a fourth of the critical infrastructure in the U.S. - along with an increasing number of homes and...
 
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South Central

 

Skyward Specialty Adds Cannabis Coverage for D&O and E&O Lines

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (Skyward Specialty) is broadening its Professional and Management Liability solutions for the...
 

Likely Tornadoes Cause No Major Damage in Oklahoma City

Two likely tornadoes touched down in the Oklahoma City area Wednesday in addition to two other suspected twisters in western Oklahoma as...
 

Austin Luxury Car Dealer Sued for Retaliation Against Employee in Whistleblower Case

An Austin luxury car dealer has been sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for terminating an employee who warned managers and other...
 
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West

 

Mercury Insurance Reports a 40% Spike in California Comprehensive Car Claims

Mercury Insurance is reporting a dramatic increase in vehicle vandalism and auto theft in California, with comprehensive auto insurance...
 

People Moves: CSAA Promotions Launch Enterprise Strategic Initiatives Office in California

CSAA Insurance Group announced new promotions to lead its product management division and newly formed Enterprise Strategic Initiatives...
 

Idaho's Workers' Comp Rates Decreasing 7% for 2022

The National Council on Compensation Insurance recently submitted its annual rate recommendation. NCCI's recommendation is based on...
 

California Insurance Commissioner Touts Bills Signed by Governor

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara thanked Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday for protecting the state's consumers through the...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Biz Interruption, Recovery Costs Drive Financial Losses From Cyber Attacks: Report

During the COVID-19 crisis, global cyber attacks skyrocketed in a digital pandemic driven by ransomware, according to a report published...
 

What Corporations Can Do to Avoid Ransomware Attacks

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has published a checklist of cyber risk management recommendations to help prevent ransomware...
 

Vulnerable to Climate Change, England Must 'Adapt or Die', Agency Warns

England will be hit hard by floods like those that devastated Germany this summer if the country does not improve its defense against...
 

Ping An's Big Drop in Market Value Driven by Investor Wariness Over China Uncertainties

China's Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. has long argued it should be treated like a high-growth technology company instead of a seller of...
 

UK Companies Struggle to Find Workers Despite Salary Increases

Eight in 10 UK companies struggled to find workers last month despite many of them increasing wages, according to a survey that shows...
 

Life Insurance Sector at Risk if Bond Yields Rise Sharply: IMF

The life insurance industry is at risk if there is a sharp rise in bond yields, with an extreme situation potentially causing insurers to...
 

UK Commercial Fleet Insurance MGA Humn Raises $13.7 Million

Humn, a UK-based insurtech MGA focused on data-driven commercial fleet insurance, has raised $13.7 million in new financing. The money...
 

People Moves: WTW Hires ERS' Shepherd to Lead Facultative; Specialty Insurer Fusion Names Gallagher's Simmonds as Managing Partner; AXIS' Quane Is CUO at Beazley

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at broker Willis Towers Watson, specialty insurer Fusion and insurer...
 
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