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| | National | | | | Nearly one in four respondents (22%) out of more than 1,200 business leaders surveyed in 2020 Travelers' Cyber Risk Index said their firm... | | | | Having fewer auto insurance claims during the coronavirus pandemic appears to have given insurers time to refine their customer... | | | | The top lawyer at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Wednesday the telecommunications regulator has legal authority to... | | | | AM Best said its estimates of $100 billion in asbestos losses and $46 billion in environmental losses for the U.S. property/casualty... | | | | Self-driving car maker Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co. would seek U.S. regulatory approval in... | | | | Insurance broker Marsh announced that Eddie Albers has joined the firm to lead its U.S. Life Sciences practice. As the leader of Marsh's... | | | | Insurance systems and data firm Insurity announced it has acquired Bill It Now, a cloud-based billing-as-a-service for insurers, managing... | | | | Bitstamp, a cryptocurrency exchange, has expanded the insurance offered to its customers with an additional crime insurance policy. The... | | | | Purdue Pharma LP agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription opioid OxyContin, in a deal... | | |  The hotel industry was one of the first industries affected when COVID-19 forced the travel industry into standstill, and many predict it... | | |  Even before COVID-19, the gig economy was changing how people work, as businesses rapidly adapted to provide on-demand... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | A new federal water permit for a New Hampshire fish hatchery that has been accused of polluting local waterways could cut the amount of... | | | | Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has acquired the assets of the Auburn Insurance Agency Inc., a... | | | | Dick Insurance Agency, along with sister company Merrimack Financial Services, both of Tewksbury, Mass., have announced four new hires.... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | George Daly with The Horton Group in Orland Park, Ill., has been elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA... | | | | A 400-ton pavilion that offers spectacular views of Lake Michigan will be moved away from an eroding bluff after a mudslide and high... | | | | State regulators have found the Nebraska Republican Party and a political consulting firm liable for making illegal robocalls in a hotly... | | | | Iowa-based electric utility MidAmerican Energy has idled nearly four dozen power-generating wind turbines after huge blades broke off of... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | A North Carolina insurance agent has been sentenced to 5.5 years in prison in federal court after being found guilty of orchestrating a... | | | | A North Carolina insurance magnate and prolific political donor has started serving a federal prison sentence for corruption-related... | | | | USI Insurance Services has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nashville, Tenn.-based Findley, Inc. Subject to customary... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | A photographer is suing the owners and handlers of the University of Texas' live mascot for negligence, saying he suffered permanent neck... | | | | Texas transportation officials report that the number of traffic crashes in the energy-producing regions of Texas continues to rise. Last... | | | | Just as Louisiana begins an ambitious slate of projects to rebuild its crumbling coastline, the essential ingredients -- sea sand and... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | PG&E Corp. prioritized meeting inspection targets over meaningful reduction of wildfire risk, according to a monitor overseeing the... | | | | AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to "a"... | | | | Trucking company owners Hardip Singh, 44, and Amandeep Kaur, 36, were charged this week with multiple counts of insurance fraud after... | | | | Michael Ray Williams, 37, of Daly City, Calif., was sentenced to 60 days in county jail and three years formal probation after pleading... | | | | MJ Insurance has named Leighann Sargent director of personal insurance. Sargent is based in Phoenix, Ariz., and will lead MJ's personal... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | Six insurers have decided not to appeal against a London High Court ruling that they were wrong to reject claims from holders of three... | | | | China's Ant Group has won the final nod from the country's top securities watchdog for the registration of its Shanghai offering, the... | | | | The Talanx Group, the Hanover, Germany-based insurance group, announced it is expanding its business in Italy by making a bolt-on... | | | | Hurricane Epsilon, the 10th of this very busy Atlantic season, was moving toward Bermuda on Wednesday. Epsilon is expected to make its... | | | | Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd's, announced the Council of Lloyd's granted in-principle approval for the launch of Picnic... | | | | Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. announced that its results for the third quarter of 2020 will be adversely affected by estimated... | | | | PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Andrew Hughes will join PartnerRe in the new role of CEO, Third Party Capital, subject to immigration... | | | | More International News » |
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