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January 25, 2022
 
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National

 

Three States, D.C. Sue Google Claiming Location Tracking Violates Users' Privacy

Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc.'s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive...
 

Loss Costs Outpace Increase in Premiums for U.S. P/C Industry Through Q3

Direct-premium production for the U.S. P/C industry through the third quarter 2021 improved as insurers increased rates, but adverse...
 

Amazon Discloses Employee Injury Rates Compared to Peers

Amazon.com Inc .on Monday reported injury figures for 2020 showing worse-than-average safety rates in its U.S. warehouses but a better...
 

Insurance Technology: Great American, Assurely Offer D&O for Tech Startups; Tractable AI Assesses Building Damages; Pie Offers Pay-As-You-Go

Great American Insurance and Assurely Offer D&O to Startup Firms The Executive Liability division of Great American Insurance Group and...
 

In 2021, Risk Managers Median Salary Hit $135K in U.S.; $120K in Canada

Risk professionals at all levels in the United States experienced an average 12.6% base salary increase in 2021 compared to 2019, while...
 

Now Safe Drivers Can Get a Break on Life Insurance

Under a program being offered by Boston-based life insurer John Hancock, safe drivers can earn reward points towards discounts on...
 

Sarah Palin's Positive COVID Test Delays New York Times Defamation Trial

Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor, has tested positive for the coronavirus,...
 

What 'Team' Really Means

Inclusion takes teamwork. Colleagues need to support one another, lift each other up, act as allies. The problem is that...
 
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East

 

Vermont Added 45 Captives in 2021

Forty-five new captive insurance companies were licensed this past year in Vermont, making 2021 Vermont's fourth highest year of growth...
 

OSHA Investigating Maine Case of Man Found Carrying Own Severed Arm

A man who stumbled along a street while carrying his own severed arm was saved by two public workers who saw him and happened to be...
 

OSHA Cites Connecticut Manufacturer for 48 Safety Violations After Fatality

After an employee of a Watertown, Connecticut metal fabrication company was electrocuted on July 14, 2021 while repairing a portable...
 

Element Risk Acquires Hoffman and L&B in Pennsylvania, Stoneburner-Carter in Virginia

Pennsylvania-based Element Risk Management has acquired two Pennsylvania insurance agencies and another in Virginia, The Pennsylvania...
 
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Insurance Jobs

 

Sales Representative/ Insurance Carrier - National General Insurance [An Allstate Company] - Colorado - Remote/ Work from Home

 

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Midwest

 

Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Faces $145K in Fines After Worker Fatality

An Illinois pizza manufacturer could be forced to pay $145,000 in penalties after a worker suffered a fatal injury while cleaning a...
 

Alliant Adds Waldhoff; OMSNIC Names Nielsen CEO

Alliant Adds Holly Waldhoff as Vice President Within Employees Benefits Group Alliant has added employee benefits consultant Holly...
 

Chemical Explosion at Illinois Manufacturing Plant Kills 1, Leaves 1 Injured

A chemical explosion on Jan. 21 at a northern Illinois manufacturing plant killed one person and left another critically injured,...
 

Missouri Governor Aims to Create New Flood Response Agency

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson wants to spend $10.4 million to create a new office that would help the state better prepare for floods and...
 
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Southeast

 

Mississippi High Court Faults Evanston Exclusion Policy in Plant Explosion

Evanston Insurance Co. may yet be required to pay for damages under an excess liability policy following a 2014 fish oil plant explosion...
 

Georgia Commission Continues to Pursue Ethics Charge Against Oxendine

The Georgia Ethics Commission will continue to pursue campaign-fund allegations against a former state insurance commissioner, despite a...
 

Comp Software Firm Zenjuries Raises $2 Million in Capital

Zenjuries, a workers' compensation software company headquartered in South Carolina, announced it has raised $2.2 million in capital to...
 

Hilb Adds Another Florida Broker Firm

The Hilb Group, a national property and casualty brokerage firm, announced it has acquired Insurance Consultants of Central Florida. The...
 
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South Central

 

Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas Among States With Highest Frozen Pipe Claims

State Farm paid more than $471 million in claims from frozen pipes in 2021, and more than two/thirds of claims can be rooted back to one...
 

TWIA Invites Public Comment For Catastrophe Modeling Services Vendor Recommendation

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is inviting the public to comment on its vendor for catastrophe modeling services ahead of a...
 

Terrebonne, Louisiana Levee System to Get $379 Million in Federal Money

A levee system that protects Terrebonne and parts of Lafourche from Gulf of Mexico hurricanes will receive $379 million in federal money...
 
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West

 

California Utility's Criminal Probation Ending Amid Ongoing Safety Worries

Pacific Gas & Electric is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation, despite worries that nation's largest utility remains...
 

Mother Says California Teachers Manipulated Child to Change Gender Identity

A mother who claims teachers secretly manipulated her 11-year-old daughter into changing her gender identity and name has filed a legal...
 

Black Man in Nevada Arrested as White Felon Twice His Age Suing

A 25-year-old Black man is suing two police agencies in Nevada after he was misidentified as a white ex-felon nearly twice his age,...
 

Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Confirmed in Southern Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southern Alaska, and people reported shaking in Anchorage and surrounding areas, according to...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

U.K. Regulator Warns Firms to Protect Customers in Liability Management Schemes

The U.K.'s markets watchdog warned it will come down hard on struggling firms that leave customers out of pocket when they resort to...
 

World's Largest Asset Owners Pledge to Halve Emissions in Portfolios by 2030

A group of the world's largest asset owners managing $10.4 trillion said on Tuesday they would step up their response to climate change...
 

Regional Cyber Conflicts Could Lead to Infrastructure Attacks in 2022: CyberCube

Three regional cyber conflicts could lead to infrastructure attacks and damaging cyber espionage in 2022, a new report from cyber...
 

Italy OKs Treasury Taking Control of Credit Insurance Agency SACE

Italy approved a long-awaited decree needed for the Treasury to buy credit insurance agency SACE from state lender Cassa Depositi e...
 

UAE Bans Flying of Recreational Drones After Fatal Attack on Oil Facility

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates has banned the flying of drones in the country for recreation after Yemen's...
 

People Moves: Peak Re Appoints Echo Re's Nowakowski to Lead P/C Underwriting; Gallagher Re Hires EMEA Dir. for Public-Private Initiatives; Pool Re's Enoizi to Work With Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Peak Re, Gallagher Re and the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies. A...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Insurance Companies - Heels or Heroes?

The insurance industry is far from the economy's most-admired sector. A Forbes survey found insurance ranking low in popularity in the...
 

One Simple Word

Help It's a simple but profound word. It indicates that you recognize that there is something in your path that exceeds your skills,...
 

Is Coverage Possible When You Accidentally Burn Down Your House?

In the category of you can't make this stuff up, a December article on Insurance Journal caught my eye, especially when a coworker asked...
 

Fast Facts about Fidelity Bonds and Public Official Bonds

This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. When do commercial or government entity clients require bonds rather than...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Discover how agents can use modern communication tools to personalize their experience at scale. As the face of insurance...
 
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2021 Warranty Survey Report

The Warranty Survey report takes a deeper dive into data, such as: Who is most likely to have purchased an extended warranty in...
 
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When the Pace of Change Accelerates - Be Prepared to Change or Get Left Behind

Independent agents and dedicated agents looking to transition to an independent career have a lot to contemplate when...
 
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Discover Your Opportunity to Enhance Policyholder Experience

Your response to a client's disaster is the key to customer satisfaction, retention, and referrals.  Playing a role in your...
 
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A survey of 200-plus cannabis insurance-focused professionals at one of the largest brokers in...
 
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