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| | National | | | | Recent warnings from the U.S. Treasury about paying ransomware demands are unlikely to substantially change how cyber insurers cover or... | | | | A unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. claims a top international law firm helped German piping component maker Wilhelm... | | | | The NFL has no plans to move into a bubble as it takes several new steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The league will begin... | | | | A group of 25 state attorneys general oppose a settlement of U.S. opioid probes being negotiated with Purdue Pharma LP and members of the... | | | | Car thieves have a new favorite target: the Ford full-size pickup. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau's latest "Hot Wheels"... | | | | Commercial property insurer FM Global is creating a new division within the company to further strengthen its focus on serving the... | | | | Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking... | | | | Which technology should InsurTech investors move away from, and what should they embrace instead? These are typical... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to "a"... | | | | Graham Company, a Philadelphia, Penn.-based insurance and employee benefits broker, has appointed John Baxter to senior vice president of... | | | | The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Maryland-based Insurance Solutions (ISI). The transaction became effective on October 1, 2020.... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | Michigan's Legislature early on Oct. 14 passed a bill to keep intact longer-lasting unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic... | | | | The McGowan Companies (McGowan), based in Fairview, Ohio, has purchased the assets of M.P. Caplice Insurance Group LLC and related... | | | | An Ohio county council has voted to pay the estate of a man who killed himself at a troubled county jail $950,000 to settle a wrongful... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | After five years filled with unprecedented flooding, South Carolina has now established an office to marshal the state's efforts in... | | | | The state of North Carolina sued on Tuesday to seek financial damages from companies associated with so-called "forever chemicals"... | | | | The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has promoted Jonathan Habart to the role of Captive Insurance Section assistant... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | Dallas-based specialty lines insurance manager, Risk Theory LLC, has launched of a new specialty underwriting unit, Carbon Underwriters,... | | | | Two catastrophe risk and property data providers have estimated U.S. onshore insured losses from Hurricane Delta will come in at between... | | | | Little Rock, Ark-based department store chain Dillard's Inc. will pay $900,000, revise its job posting process, and furnish other relief... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Hull & Company LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of J.E. Brown & Associates... | | | | A small earthquake was confirmed about eight miles east of Flagstaff. According to the United States Geological Survey's website, the... | | | | One person died after a tree fell on them and thousands of people in western Washington were without power as high winds blew into the... | | | | The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has added Wes Bloodgood to the Woodland Hills, Calif., office. Bloodgood has experience in high net... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | The number of kidnappings reported off the West African coast in the year through September is 40% higher than the same period in 2019,... | | | | Financial leaders of the world's seven biggest economies on Tuesday vowed to fight rising ransomware attacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic,... | | | | Active enforcement against foreign bribery has dropped sharply since 2018, and three places - China, Hong Kong and India - did not open a... | | | | European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday will pressure Britain for concessions in their troubled Brexit talks, saying a... | | | | Nokia has created an automated system that uses a thermal camera and real-time video analytics to determine if a person has COVID-19... | | | | Canada is betting that efforts to incrementally reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its oil sands deposits will win back investors,... | | | | Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced the appointment of Tony Rooke as director of Climate... | | | | Andy Massingham will be joining reinsurance broker Lockton Re as a senior broker as part of the Marine & Energy Division. He will be... | | | | More International News » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | | | | Let's face it—the distribution channel has treated carriers, agents, and customers well in the past, but the digital world we... | | | | | The cannabis industry continues to thrive in 2020, creating new products, jobs and businesses - all with insurance... | | | | | Consumerization of health care has been known as an innovative way to reduce costs for health plan sponsors and provide more... | | | | | To say that the commercial insurance industry is experiencing a moment of massive, unprecedented transformation would be an... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Fri Oct 9 -- This is a pretty simple issue which reveals whether you support discrimination or oppose it. Nearly everyone used to oppose discrimination.... Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Posted: Fri Oct 9 -- This is absolutely horrendous. How many victims or families of any victims - of ANY crime involving bodily injury or fatality - suffer in... reality bites | | | | Posted: Thu Oct 8 -- Let me get this straight. The guy is homeless and now the family is concerned about their family members welfare??. Surely it's not because... Mark B | | | | Posted: Mon Oct 12 -- Now this type of Insure Tech arrangement could really hurt independent agencies. Progressive has the bandwidth to deliver home (and auto and... Tiger88 | | | | Posted: Thu Oct 8 -- Ah, yes. The dilemma of diversity hiring practices is that they clearly could put you in a position of reverse discrimination. Out here in... Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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