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| | National | | | | Wholesaler brokers of all ages are facing hard market conditions with rising insurance rates, tighter underwriting and fewer carriers... | | | | Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their U.S. workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a... | | | | There aren't many contexts where $2 trillion seems like a paltry sum. Then a pandemic comes along. The economic fallout from COVID-19 has... | | | | FireEye, one of the largest cybersecurity companies in the United States, said on Tuesday that it had been hacked, likely by a... | | | | Middle market business owners may be more interested in vehicle telematics insurance products than their agents realize. Approximately 14... | | | | Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. announced its new U.S.-based excess & surplus lines (E&S) platform, called Sirius Specialty... | | | | CFC, a specialist insurance provider specializing in emerging risks, has expanded its suite of terrorism and sabotage insurance products... | | | | H.W. Kaufman Group and its wholesale insurance broker subsidiary Burns & Wilcox announced promotions of 16 associates across nine... | | | | Assisted living facilities provide a necessary service to our aging population, but operating them comes with risks. When you consider that... | | | | If you just read the headlines, you'd think the Golden Age of technological integration has arrived in our industry.... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | Three people were hospitalized Thursday following a gas explosion in the kitchen of a Virginia restaurant, leaving one of the victims... | | | | A former female employee of Fidelity Investments has sued the company for discrimination and a hostile workplace where women were... | | | | Everest Insurance has named Robert Clark as senior vice president and head of Everest Specialty Underwriters (ESU). Clark will continue... | | | | World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired The Watts Group LLC of West Hartford, Conn. Terms of the transaction were not... | | | | Oswald Companies, based in Cleveland, Ohio, and RCM&D, headquartered in Towson, Md., have agreed to strategically merge and launch Unison... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | A survey funded by the by Accident Fund Insurance Company of America and the Michigan Business Network shows that most leaders of... | | | | After operating without incident for five years, a Sturgis gun store has been burglarized for the second time in two months. Sturgis Guns... | | | | Oswald Companies, based in Cleveland, Ohio, and RCM&D, headquartered in Towson, Md., have agreed to strategically merge and launch Unison... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has issued a final order approving the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)'s... | | | | A federal judge in West Virginia has indefinitely postponed a trial date in a lawsuit filed by the city of Huntington and Cabell County... | | | | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not object to a revised proposal for a massive flood-control project to pump water from... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from Louisiana State University, which spent years arguing that it should be immune from... | | | | The public comment period on a state/federal study of needs and opportunities along the Texas coast has been extended for another month,... | | | | The board of directors of Texas' insurer of last resort for wind and hail for properties along the Texas coast has directed its staff to... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Uber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm as the ride-hailing company slims down after its revenues were pummeled by... | | | | Fedral prosecutors in Utah have sued a pharmacy after claiming employees allegedly filled hundreds of opioid prescriptions for members of... | | | | Insurance Office of America has added Mike Riggs as a commercial property/casualty risk advisor specializing in the agriculture and food... | | | | Newfront Insurance has added Mic De Fazio as a field sales leader. De Fazio will lead brokers in developing client solutions and... | | | | Want more proof that 2020 will go down as a year we should all try hard to forget about? With some 9 million acres burned in wildfires... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | There aren't many contexts where $2 trillion seems like a paltry sum. Then a pandemic comes along. The economic fallout from COVID-19 has... | | | | Digital MGA Getsafe disclosed $30 million in new financing led by new investor Swiss Re. The Heidelberg, Germany-based InsurTech said the... | | | | Lemonade, the New York City-based insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, has launched in France.... | | | | Zego, the London-based mobility insurance provider and the first UK insurtech to be awarded an insurance license, has acquired telematics... | | | | AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a-" to Conduit Reinsurance... | | | | Arch Insurance International has announced the change of name of Barbican Syndicate 1955 to Arch Syndicate 1955, with effect from Jan. 1,... | | | | Chubb announced the launch of its enhanced MasterPackage for Life Science Companies product in the UK. This is a comprehensive first and... | | | | Brit Ltd. announced the appointment of Gavin Wilkinson as group chief financial officer. Wilkinson will start his new role in May 2021... | | | | More International News » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | | | | Let's face it—the distribution channel has treated carriers, agents, and customers well in the past, but the digital world we... | | | | | AM Best expects that the Directors and Officers (D&O) segment will soon undergo radical changes based on an examination of... | | | | | High net worth individuals and their families --- those with liquid assets of more than $1 million -- have an extensive variety... | | | | | 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... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Insurance Journal TV | | | | | Norman Ives, a wholesale insurance broker at Worldwide Facilities LLC specializing in custom... | | | | | Recent research shows that more insurers are taking advantage of cloud technology for data... | | | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Mon Dec 7 -- I don't think the broad public understands the damage that will occur to our economy and way of life if courts determine that business... CL PM | | | | Posted: Fri Dec 4 -- If you wish to build or buy a home in a high-hazard area (no matter the specific hazard in question) be ready to handle the premiums or... WinSpin | | | | Posted: Fri Dec 4 -- This is not a new story, been around for years, but it is disturbing how major companies run the risk in their hiring practices to save a... Mr. Integrity | | | | Posted: Thu Dec 3 -- I will be suing anyone who mandates I take a vaccine for discrimination. Zac | | | | Posted: Thu Dec 3 -- "Google said the workers breached information security rules." Translation for the brain-washed: "the workers exposed our dirty laundry".... Bumbling Brain-dead Biden Been Blackening Biden Bubbles and Boxes on Bushel Baskets of Bogus Ballots in his Basement | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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