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July 7, 2021
 
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National

 

Employers Must Contend with Shrinking Population of Working-Age People

As America's job market rebounds this summer and the need for workers intensifies, employers won't likely have a chance to relax anytime...
 

Kaysea Ransomware Attack Caused 'Minimal Damage' to U.S. Firms, Biden Says

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the ransomware attack centered on the Florida information technology firm Kaseya seems to have...
 

Marilyn Monroe Is Still a Counterfeiter's Best Friend

Nearly six decades after her death, Marilyn Monroe is still a popular choice for mugs, T-shirts, jewelry and other products using her...
 

Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant

A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private...
 

Progressive Insurance Plans to Hire 6,400 New Employees By Year's End

Progressive Insurance is embarking on a hiring spree. The insurer said it intends to hire up to 6,400 new employees across the country...
 

People Moves: Smallcombe Joins Argo; Markel Hires Towse; Celent Adds Cake's Norris; Ascot Expands Reinsurance Team

Smallcombe to Lead Argo Construction Specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings announced that Kristyn Smallcombe has been...
 

Cyber Insurance Industry in Crosshairs of Ransomware Criminals

In the past few weeks, ransomware criminals claimed as trophies at least three North American insurance brokerages that offer policies to...
 

Welcome To An Embedded Insurance Future

Insurance can be a tough sell. It's convoluted, related to a future risk that's hard to imagine, expensive and seemingly...
 
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East

 

InsurTech NY Opens Applications for 2021 Cohort

InsurTech NY will be accepting applications for its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator. The application window will be open from July 7...
 

Washington D.C. Expands Program to Increase Opportunities for Students in Finance

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working alongside the district's Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) to...
 

People Moves: Venerable Appoints Two; Burkhart Joins USG; Harvey Joins The Roland Grindle Agency

Venerable Appoints Two New Finance and Risk Leaders in Pennsylvania Venerable has appointed two new leaders to the company's finance and...
 
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Insurance Jobs

 

Reinsurance Specialist - Department of Financial Services - NYC, NY

 

Insurance Agency Bookkeeper - Work At Home Vintage Experts - Remote

 

Statutory Consultant - SS&C Technologies, Inc. - Remote

 

Insurance Sales Representative - Brightway Insurance - Jacksonville, Florida (remote applicants in Florida and Georgia may be considered)

 

Commercial Insurance Sales Executive or Producer Trainee - Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, Inc. - California

 
 
 

Midwest

 

Father Recounts Iowa Amusement Ride Accident That Killed Son

The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park said that his son and...
 

Michigan Court Opening Door to More Slip-And-Fall Cases

The Michigan Supreme Court is chipping away at a longstanding legal doctrine that makes it tough to win slip-and-fall lawsuits in the...
 
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Southeast

 

Tennessee Doctor Accused of Using Wrong Test to Clear Patients of COVID

Tennessee doctor used the wrong test to clear at least two patients of the coronavirus, according to discipline allegations before the...
 

Southeastern Alabama Utility Hit By Ransomware Attack

A utility that provides power in rural southeastern Alabama said it was hit by a ransomware attack that means customers temporarily can't...
 

Update: Tropical Storm Elsa Moving Up Florida's West Coast; Other States in Path

Tropical Storm Elsa is moving northward along the west coast of Florida, bringing heavy rains and winds, the National Hurricane Center...
 
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South Central

 

CITGO Agrees to Settle for 2006 Louisiana Refinery Spill

CITGO Petroleum Corp. has agreed to pay $19.7 million to restore natural resources damaged during a 2006 spill at its southwest Louisiana...
 

Texas Windstorm Insurance Association: Rates Inadequate by 39% for residential, 46% for Commercial

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has posted its 2021 Rate Adequacy Analysis for public review. The analysis indicates that...
 
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West

 

Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant

A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private...
 

Following Years of Deadly Wildfires, PG&E Again Vows to Do Better

The nation's largest utility has long vowed to change its reckless ways, but year after year there's more death and destruction from...
 

M5.2 Quake on Hawaii's Big Island Felt as Far Away as Kauai

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has hit off Hawaii's Big Island. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake hit less than 3 miles...
 

California's Coming Wildfire Season Points to Potential Non-Renewals Ahead for Homeowners

By all accounts the California wildfire season continues to shape up to be a bad one, and another catastrophe modeling firm has reported...
 

Hub Acquires Assets of Oregon-Based Ward Insurance Agency

Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Ward Insurance Agency Inc. in Oregon. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Erik...
 

New Mexico City Settling Ex-Officers' Suit over Race-Based Enforcement

Hobbs, N.M., will pay a $1.4 million settlement to three former police officers whose whistleblower lawsuit alleged they were subjected...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Ever Given Container Ship Resumes Journey from Suez, 106 Days After Getting Stuck

ISMAILIA, Egypt - The Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, resumed its journey to leave the Suez Canal on Wednesday,...
 

Global Financial Regulators Seek Coordinated Response to Climate Change Risk

The world's top financial regulators want to coordinate efforts to prepare for potential risks from climate change as authorities still...
 

Record High Temperatures Hit Nordic Region, Arctic Circle, Adding to Wildfire Dangers

Record-high temperatures from Canada to Scandinavia and intense wildfires flaring up from California to Russia's Far East are adding to...
 

British Airways Settles Class Action with 2018 Data Breach Victims

British Airways has settled a case brought by customers and staff affected by a massive 2018 data breach that led to personal information...
 

Argentinian Satellite Data Company to Go Public with Cantor Fitzgerald SPAC

Satellogic, a Buenos Aires-based company that uses satellites to map the earth, plans to go public after a merger with Cantor...
 

People Moves: Newland Joins Miller as Head of Renewable Energy; Aon's McKenzie to BMS in Australia; Dasgupta to Lockton Re

This group of International People Moves covers appointments at three brokers: Miller, BMS and Lockton Re. A summary of these new hires...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Florida Rejects PIP Reform Again

It might be shocking, but not only do I work for the fine people who publish Insurance Journal, but I read Insurance Journal. I'm...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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The Challenges of Insurance for the Cannabis Industry

For brokers to successfully tap into cannabis-related business opportunities and ensure their clients have the right coverage, a...
 
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2021 Agency Guide to Get More Leads

Do you want to learn how to generate and convert more leads for your insurance agency? Your agency needs a prospecting strategy...
 
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Learn how ABD Insurance & Financial Services grew to $600+ million in premiums.

Data and analytics are transforming the insurance industry, and independent agencies have the perfect opportunity to transform...
 
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50% of households may contain mold. Share risks with your policyholders.

Indoor mold is potentially dangerous and destructive – you don't want it in your home or business! Mold is found everywhere...
 
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Addressing Professional Liability Risks for CPA Firms

With today's expanding technology and issues surrounding audits, cybersecurity, regulatory & tax reform challenges as well...
 
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Insurance Journal TV

 
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At the half-way mark in 2021 as we emerge from the pandemic, one has to wonder what the rest...
 
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EP. 17: Leading by Example: How Insurers Can Manage Cyber Risk Within Their Own Operations

Insurers often advise clients on cyber resilience, however, many in the industry overlook...
 
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