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| | National | | | | High school senior Emma Burkey received her "one and done" Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on March 20, and within two weeks was in... | | | | Stock prices of 18 U.S. insurtechs that went public in the last decade soared as a group in 2020. But so far in 2021, large non-insurance... | | | | Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That's the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with a new... | | | | Uber, Lyft and other gig-economy companies face a new challenge from the Biden administration to their use of contract workers, but as... | | | | Everest Insurance announced that its sports, leisure and entertainment division, previously known as Specialty Insurance Group (SIG ),... | | | | Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries has formed an underwriting arrangement with DUAL Commercial, LLC to provide... | | |  Brokers are caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to arranging excess E&O cover for their professional clients. This is... | | |  At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic last year, some insurance industry analysts predicted that the crisis and its... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | A $250,000 federal grant aims to protect the Merrimack River, which provides drinking water to over 600,000 people. The grant will... | | | | AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (excellent) from A- (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit ratings to "a"... | | | | Towne Financial Services Group Promotes Skinner to President, CEO Towne Financial Services Group (TFSG) has promoted Brian K. Skinner to... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | Chicago-based global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Cooper & Allison Insurance Agency LLC... | | | | A South Dakota-based former Sanford Health neurosurgeon and two medical device distributorships that he owns will pay $4.4 million to... | | | | Oswald Companies Oswald Companies in Cleveland, Ohio, has appointed Deborah Cooper to the position of chief human resources officer.... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, destroying homes and uprooting trees before the storm system moved into... | | | | Firefighters in coastal Georgia are battling a large fire that ignited inside a warehouse filled with wood pellets. The blaze erupted... | | | | The National Weather Services said a violent storm that damaged more than 30 homes in Tennessee last week was an EF-1 tornado, The Paris... | | | | The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has partnered with Gainesville, Fla-based Darr Schackow Insurance. DSI's 55 employees and four... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | Despite less traffic on the road in 2020 and a 2% reduction in motorcycle crashes, there was a 17% increase in Texas motorcycle... | | | | Workers' compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., will distribute $330 million in policyholder dividends in June, the company... | | | | Eight months after Hurricane Laura devastated southwest Louisiana, the state transportation department has finished removing storm debris... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Washington residents will have new tool to help keep them safe when an earthquake strikes on Tuesday when the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early... | | | | The driver of an SUV involved in a central California crash that killed nine, including seven children, was drunk and didn't have a... | | | | Telephone scammers are trying to take advantage of an accidental Wyoming Department of Health data release affecting over a quarter of... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International & Reinsurance | | | | The European Commission competition panel has moved its decision date for the Aon-Willis Towers Watson merger by five business days from... | | | | LONDON - Beat Capital Partners Ltd. , along with industry veteran Paul Shore have opened a new underwriting vehicle Tegron Specialty that... | | | | TOKYO - Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the... | | | | The $2.2 trillion global Islamic finance industry is expected to grow 10%-12% over 2021-2022 due to increased Islamic bond issuance and a... | | | | ZURICH - The Swiss economy will bounce back strongly from its pandemic slowdown, the KOF institute said on Friday, as its forward-looking... | | | | India's Choice Group has launched an insurance aggregator platform called ISMOS that will offer life, health and general insurance.... | | | | More International & Reinsurance News » |
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| | Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns | | | | This post is part of a series sponsored by ITC (Insurance Technologies Corporation). I like to say that I want to have a person in my... | | | | More Blogs » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | |  | Discover forward-thinking approaches to address the emerging risks challenging your nonprofit clients and prospects. Nonprofits... | | |  | Watch Now On Demand: As an independent agent, navigating through the insurance industry can be frustrating, especially in an... | | |  | Loss control is one of the most underutilized services by agents and brokers in the commercial auto industry. Understanding... | | |  | Historically, it's been difficult for independent agents to profitably place commercial lines, but insurtech is quickly changing... | | |  | As the insurance industry rebounds from a tumultuous 2020, we will see swift changes across a number of critical areas. In this... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | New Discussions in the Forums | | | | Posted: Tue May 4 -- Hi all, I just downloaded the Agency Salary Survey yesterday and was curious if anyone knew, does the average compensation shown include... Camaroon83 | | | | Posted: Fri Apr 23 -- hello Josh i read your post today. did you find anyone to work with ? i'm now in the same boat . after deep studying the industry . im still... brunol | | | | Go To Forums » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Fri Apr 30 -- Left out of the discussion is the hundreds of millions of dollars in fraud that will potentially be cut when No Fault is dropped. Lawyers... Mark | | | | Posted: Tue Apr 27 -- Obviously another example of NOT being the sharpest knives in the drawer. As we say in the South, "Bless their hearts." I'm all for having a... Placement GURU | | | | Posted: Tue Apr 27 -- I agree it's absurd for the court to state the carrier should've known the unlicensed driver didn't have electricity or furniture in their... Rosenblatt | | | | Posted: Thu Apr 29 -- If the top insurance lobbyist in the state says it's bad...then you know it's a good thing for people. The reality is that driving is NOT a... Simon | | | | Posted: Tue Apr 27 -- More Government overreach. Mind your own business. MC | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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