| | Today's Headlines | | | | December 29, 2020 |
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| | National | | | | It could go down as one of the most significant cyber attacks yet. Russian hackers breached a number of U.S. government agencies and... | | | | To suggest that the property/casualty insurance industry should count its blessings in the year of the coronavirus is by no means to... | | | | Lost in the U.S. launch of the coronavirus vaccine is a fact most don't know when they roll up their sleeves: In rare cases of serious... | | | | Commercial drone use for deliveries and services cleared a major hurdle in the U.S. with new rules allowing the devices to fly over... | | | | The Girl Scouts are in a "highly damaging" recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core services to girls,... | | | | The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) will have officers for 2021. The newly-elected officers will assume their... | | | | Change came in many forms this year, as a global pandemic and numerous catastrophes sent shockwaves through the world... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | A state-run veterans' home in Pennsylvania heavily criticized for its handling of a coronavirus outbreak inside its walls drew a federal... | | | | From questions over business interruption policy coverage spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic to property damage due to civil unrest, as... | | | | A former New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) officer has pled guilty to forging paperwork falsely... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | COVID 19: Lawsuits and More Hundreds, if not thousands, of lawsuits have been filed across the U.S. in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic... | | | | Sompo International Holdings Ltd. (SIH), a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, has acquired... | | | | Yearly convictions for drunken driving and other related offenses dropped by nearly 18,000 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, according... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | It was another busy year for the Southeast region - from Florida's distressed property insurance market to the COVID-19 pandemic, there... | | | | Miami Beach is exploring a way to help residents cover the cost of floodproofing their properties from heavy rains and high tides made... | | | | The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) will have officers for 2021. The newly-elected officers will assume their... | | | | Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners, LLC (BKS-Partners), the middle-market indirect subsidiary of BRP Group, has entered into an agreement... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | Hurricanes, Hurricanes and Tropical Storms It can't come as any surprise that hurricanes and tropical storms topped the list of the most... | | | | Marijuana seems to be on the minds of Texas legislators judging from the many cannabis-related bills that have been filed so far in... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | | | | | | Our Agents Were a Bright Spot in 2020 | | | | Thank you for doing so much to make a safer, stronger Texas and for giving us every reason to look forward to a healthy and prosperous 2021. | | | | | | | | Texas Mutual Insurance Company | | |
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| | West | | | | The top stories for Insurance Journal's Western region in 2020 were patently obvious to anyone who reads the news, namely coverage of... | | | | A magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattled parts of Northern California on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake... | | | | Monterey, Calif.-based Capital Insurance Group has been upgraded by AM Best. CIG received a rating of A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent).... | | | | Jorge Gerardo Maldonado, 55, of Sacramento, Calif., was charged with three felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | COVID-19, mergers and acquistions were just two of noteworthy topics of 2020 covered by the International section of Insurance Journal.... | | | | MOSCOW - Cyber attacks have cost Russian companies and citizens up to 3.6 trillion roubles ($49 billion) this year, the country's largest... | | | | MADRID - Cross-border workers who commute between Gibraltar and Spain will be exempt from border controls after Brexit even if no... | | | | Ant Group Co Ltd is considering folding most of its online financial businesses, including consumer lending, into a holding company that... | | | | Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL) announced that Nicolas Papadopoulo will be promoted to the position of president and chief underwriting... | | | | More International News » |
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| | | | | | | Understanding Business Income | | | | Business income coverage is arguably one of the most important coverages your commercial clients should have. Get THE book on the subject. | | | | | | | | Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance | | |
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| | Research and Webinars | | | | | It has never been more evident that traditional paradigms no longer serve the insurance industry or its customers. To understand... | | | | | AM Best expects that the Directors and Officers (D&O) segment will soon undergo radical changes based on an examination of... | | | | | The hard market is here and shows no signs of slowing down. While this period of the insurance cycle is often known as being the... | | | | | For the Insurance industry, digital transformation has shifted from the 3 - 5 year plan to the 6 month plan. That transformation... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Wed Dec 23 -- The only lesson they learned is to redline Houston and South Texas. Bogus award. Extremely unfortunate circumstances but the insured didn't... CTC | | | | Posted: Tue Dec 22 -- Again, personal responsibility out the window. If you go to an event like this during a pandemic, you accept the consequences of possible... Mike | | | | Posted: Wed Dec 23 -- Reposting for anti-maskers who likely didn't read past the headline and still don't believe masks work: "Every material tested dramatically... Rosenblatt | | | | Posted: Mon Dec 28 -- I, like many other IJ readers, have expressed my doubts about Lemonade and, really, all other InsurTechs. The technology side of the... Tiger88 | | | | Posted: Tue Dec 22 -- To be fair, most of the bill was negotiated weeks ago, but Pelosi admitted she didn't want to approve it until after the election, for fear... Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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