| Today's Headlines | | August 31, 2021 | | Today's Headline Sponsor: SIAA |
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| National | | The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) is requesting information and soliciting public... | | A dispute over whether a unit of insurance giant Chubb Ltd. must contribute to a trust fund for sexually abused Boy Scouts is... | | Insurers are bracing for $15 billion to $30 billion in claims from Hurricane Ida, but the figure could jump higher, in part because of... | | Production on the new "Mission: Impossible" movie was shut down seven times due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a lawsuit filed... | | A U.S. appeals court said the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff's firm can pursue a $343.1 million clawback lawsuit against Citigroup... | | For the insurance industry to fulfill its stated commitment to combat climate change, it may want to accelerate its efforts to exit the oil... | | Social inflation has become the buzzword in insurance in recent years, and the exact definition, causes, impact and... | | More National News » |
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| East | | The Connecticut Insurance Department and U.S. experts on climate change, resiliency, mitigation and adaptation are leading a discussion... | | At a Boston sewer repair worksite in February, Jordy Alexander Castaneda Romero and Juan Carlos Figueroa Gutierrez died after a dump... | | Buckle Appoints Sinclair to Newly Created Position of Chief People Officer Buckle, a tech-enabled financial services company, appointed... | | More East News » |
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| Midwest | | MJ Insurance MJ Insurance, a risk management and employee benefits agency headquartered in Indianapolis, hired Julie Bingham as vice... | | Officials face a tall order to get all Missouri nursing home workers vaccinated because fewer than half of them have received the shots.... | | A storm survey team from the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has confirmed it was a tornado that caused damage in... | | More Midwest News » |
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| Southeast | | North Carolina environmental regulators announced this week that a plant that for years discharged so-called "forever chemicals" into the... | | MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ A lawyer in Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's office was arrested on charges of using a computer to solicit or exploit a... | | South Carolina's highest court will hear two challenges to the state's refusal to let school districts require masks for students and... | | Tropical Depression Ida is expected to cause considerable rainfall across the southeastern states Tuesday with flood and flash flood... | | More Southeast News » |
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| South Central | | With more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost power, Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy,... | | An Oklahoma court has approved Sentry Insurance Co.'s (Sentry) Insurance Business Transfer (IBT) Plan, insurance regulators say. This is... | | Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages slowed efforts on Tuesday by energy firms to assess damages at oil production... | | More South Central News » |
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| West | | The families of children who were injured on the Tilt-A-Whirl at the Kitsap County Fair in Washington in 2018 are suing the owner of the... | | A couple whose young dog was shot by a police officer in a northern Colorado city has filed a lawsuit accusing the officer's supervisors... | | C3 Risk & Insurance Services in San Diego, Calif. hired four insurance industry veterans to establish new construction and surety... | | Insurance companies have settled another sexual abuse lawsuit brought against Kiwanis International, this time for $9 million in a case... | | More West News » |
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| International & Reinsurance | | In just two decades from now, half of all domestic ships plying Japan's coastal waters may be piloting themselves. That's the ambitious... | | Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. denied that it has been ordered by regulators to halt sales of property-related alternative investments in... | | Uber Technologies Inc. on Monday proposed a plan for a flexible benefits fund for app-based ride-hail and food delivery drivers in Canada... | | HAMILTON, BERMUDA -- Ascot announced the launch of Ascot Reinsurance, a global platform dedicated to reinsurance underwriting and ceded... | | Toyota Motor said on Monday it would resume operations of its self-driving e-Palette pods at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village with... | | Private equity and venture capital firms have been pouring capital into insurance companies despite the uncertainties about claims and... | | More International & Reinsurance News » |
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| Research and Webinars | | | Join us Wed. Sept. 22nd, 10 am PST, 1pm EST to learn how your agency can achieve rapid growth. Whitney Norcup, COO of Columbia... | | | It goes without saying, the last two years have not been easy. We have experienced some of the hardest market conditions most of... | | | Agents and brokers dealing with transportation clients should have a solid grasp on the pandemic induced developments impacting... | | | ReSource Pro offers five in-demand solutions for more unique business growth and profitability: Growth Solutions Policy... | | | We surveyed and interviewed independent agents from across the United States to understand the hurdles they face, the... | | More research and webinars » |
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