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| | National | | | | The tenth year of the Zurich North America and Advisen Cyber Survey reveals that 78% of risk managers now purchase some level of cyber... | | | | The Travelers Companies had a strong third quarter, reporting net income grew to $827 million, up from $396 million in the prior year... | | | | Automobile insurance startup Root Inc. said on Tuesday it plans to raise as much as $604.1 million in its initial public offering on the... | | | | First, Hyundai Motor Co. made headlines about its electric cars catching fire. Five days later, it was General Motors Co. and Ford Motor... | | | | The Trump administration will let some leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash storage ponds stay in operation for years more and some... | | | | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a "strong recommendation" that all passengers and employees on... | | | | Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has launched a new directors and officers liability insurance policy form for publicly-traded companies... | | |  Across the United States, work-from-home mandates helped to quell the spread of the COVID-19 virus. AM Best moved... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | A man accused of putting razor blades in pizza dough sold at a supermarket in Saco, Maine, has been ordered held without bail. Nicholas... | | | | Fire officials have completed another search of the site of a weekend explosion and fire in Harrisonburg, Va., and determined there are... | | | | BenefitMall, a provider of next-generation broker services, has added Robert Poli as the new Mid-Atlantic market director. Bringing more... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | Damage estimates from a rare windstorm that slammed Iowa and some other parts of the Midwest in August are growing, with the total now at... | | | | U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov. 3 election approaches, with record government subsidies... | | | | A Michigan-based egg producer is facing a federal lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation against a female employer. Konos... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | Officials for a South Carolina school district say it could cost up to $3 million to fix damage and prevent the future spread of mold... | | | | The dean of South Carolina's largest law school is apologizing for forwarding an email that contained the names of students who failed... | | | | PointeNorth Insurance Group, LLC (PNIG), an independent insurance agency in the Southeast, has launched a management & executive... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | Four people have been charged in what prosecutors say was a staged wreck that was settled for $4.7 million. The indictment brought the... | | | | AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of... | | | | LP Risk Inc., a part of national specialty insurance distribution company XPT Partners, has hired Alicia Calhoun as senior vice... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Unions representing over 10,000 Disney theme park workers have told California Gov. Gavin Newsom that the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim,... | | | | California's insurance commissioner on Monday pledged to step up efforts to protect the state's residents from wildfires and address a... | | | | A Snohomish County, Wash., woman faces two charges of making false or misleading statements to collect more than $67,000 in workers'... | | | | The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services' Division of Financial Regulation has issued a new wildfire emergency order. The... | | | | Newport Beach, Calif.-based NARDAC Insurance Services was recently launched by Jatin Sharma and co-founding partners Bill Kost and... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | Watford Holdings Ltd.'s board of directors announced they are considering an acquisition offer of $34.50 per share from Enstar Group... | | | | Japan said on Tuesday it would take countermeasures to ensure next year's Tokyo Olympics are not derailed by cyber attacks after Britain... | | | | Brexit could one day give the European Union an opportunity to challenge the City of London's dominance as a global financial hub. Right... | | | | Tropical Storm Epsilon has formed in the central Atlantic and will move northwest, probably growing into a hurricane as it nears Bermuda... | | | | HDI Global Specialty SE is entering the German Fine Art and high net worth insurance market with the appointment of Dr. Alexander Wiebe... | | | | More International News » |
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| | | | | | | Business Income Insurance Demystified | | | | 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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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Mon Oct 19 -- Never trust data used by a politician to make a point or impose control. Mr. Integrity | | | | Posted: Wed Oct 14 -- Wow... Wonder what the insurance implications are for that? DDA | | | | Posted: Fri Oct 16 -- "The petition asked the FCC to limit protections for social media companies under Section 230, a provision of the 1996 Communications... Polar Hunter Em(ail)Bear-assed | | | | Posted: Thu Oct 15 -- 70% of all new cases of Covid was where the patient wore masks all the time. Another 14% of new cases wore masks most of the time. Masks are... Common Sense | | | | Posted: Wed Oct 14 -- Why is it that every Climate Zealot ends up begging for more taxpayers money as the only solution? I mean, is destroying the economy by... Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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