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March 17, 2021
 
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Passengers Recall COVID Deaths, Confusion, Quarantine Aboard Cruise Ships

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The last vacation Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez took together began with an ominous delay: a medical emergency on the...
 

Reuters Exclusive: Safety Regulators Reviewed Concerns Over GM Steering Sensor

U.S. automotive safety regulators reviewed evidence related to an allegedly defective steering sensor that was used in roughly 778,000...
 

Female Firefighters Turn to Courts to Fight Gender Discrimination

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- The highest ranking female firefighter in Asheville, North Carolina, says she was repeatedly discriminated...
 

AM Best Plans to Assess MGAs, Other Delegated Authority Entities

With the volume of premium generated by managing general agents and other delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) rocketing...
 

People Moves: Institutes' Horowitz; Rizzuto from Travelers to IAT; BHSI Adds AIG's Freid; Ryan Re Leaders

Horowitz Promoted at The Institutes Katherine Horowitz has been promoted to executive vice president and head of Business Units at The...
 

Cyber Insurance Firm Coalition Raises $175M; Plans Commercial Lines Expansion

Coalition, a cyber insurance managing general agency and security company, said it has raised $175 million to accelerate its growth and...
 

Experts Expect Surge in Insurance Agency E&O Lawsuits in 2021

Insurance agents and brokers should prepare for a big agency errors and omissions (E&O) litigation wave to crash their shores in 2021....
 

CEO Reflections: Business Lessons From COVID-19, One Year Later

If COVID-19 has taught us any important business-related lesson in 2020, it is the importance of being agile. More than...
 
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East

 

State of Pennsylvania to Pay $475K to Family of Pot Suspect Killed by Dozer

The state of Pennsylvania will pay $475,000 to the estate of a man who died underneath a bulldozer that Pennsylvania State Police had...
 

Firefighter Trainee Dies After Being Stricken in Upstate New York

A 21-year-old man who suffered a medical emergency during firefighter training in upstate New York died nine days after being stricken....
 

New York Regulator to Collect, Publish Insurer Diversity Data to Promote Transparency

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is calling on its regulated insurers to prioritize diversity of leadership and...
 
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Midwest

 

Self-Insured Minneapolis Will Tap City Budget to Pay Floyd Settlement

Minneapolis will have to look beyond its insurance fund to pay out the $27 million settlement to George Floyd's family over his killing...
 

8K Gallons of Milk Spilled in North Dakota Truck Crash

Authorities say a semi-trailer hauling milk crashed in central North Dakota over the weekend and spilled nearly 8,000 gallons of milk....
 

Cluster of Earthquakes Rattles South-Central Kansas

A cluster of earthquakes with epicenters in east Wichita have rattled south-central Kansas over two days, the strongest one about a...
 

Homes Damaged by Kansas Tornado

Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Kansas City area on March 15, spawning at least one brief tornado touchdown that damaged homes...
 
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Southeast

 

Florida Insurers Sustain 'A' Ratings, For Now, As 2020 Industry Losses Top $1.5B

Ratings agency Demotech has affirmed the 'A' ratings of the Florida homeowners carriers it rates, which account for approximately 66% of...
 

Bills Regulating Social Media Advance in Florida Legislature

Florida lawmakers plunged deeper Monday into the politically fraught task of attempting to regulate social media and other Big Tech...
 

Georgia City Resident Sues Over Chemical Discharge in Water

A Georgia city, a textile manufacturer and others are being sued by a former Summerville, Georgia, city council member over a water...
 
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South Central

 

At Least 57 People Died in the February Winter Storm in Texas

At least 57 people died in Texas as a result of the mid-February 2021 winter storm, according to preliminary data the state health...
 

Arkansas AG Sues Walgreens over Opioid Crisis

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on March 15 sued Walgreens, accusing the pharmacy chain of fueling the opioid crisis in the...
 

Keystone Agency Investors Partners with Texas' Garrett Insurance Agency

Pennsylvania's Keystone Agency Investors (KAI) has partnered with Kerrville, Texas-based Garrett Insurance Agency to facilitate KAI's...
 

Pedestrian Deaths Continue to Rise in Texas

Transportation officials warn that pedestrian deaths are continuing to increase in Texas, and now account for 1 in 5 of all traffic...
 
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West

 

Bill to Create Fund to Battle Washington Wildfires Moving Through Legislature

A bill to create a dedicated fund to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington easily passed the state House of Representatives and will...
 

California Suing Major Nursing Home Operator

California's attorney general and local officials sued the nation's largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging the company...
 

Lockton Names Tran Senior Vice President in Washington

Lockton Cos. has named Peter Tran a senior vice president in its Washington practice. Tran was most recently a vice president and real...
 

IMA Financial Group Acquires k.p.d. Insurance in Oregon

IMA Financial Group has acquired Oregon-based k.p.d. Insurance Inc. to expand its brokerage services to the Pacific Northwest. Terms of...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Italy's Generali Eyes €2 Billion Acquisition in Russia: News Report

MILAN - Italy's biggest insurer Generali is studying an acquisition in Russia worth nearly 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion), Il Sole 24 Ore...
 

'Green' Investment Funds Less Vulnerable to Climate-Related Shocks: EU Watchdog

Funds that invest in "brown" or polluting companies would be hit far harder than environmentally friendly "green" funds in a...
 

Uber Reclassifies 70,000 UK Drivers as Workers - Providing Minimum Wage, Benefits

Uber Technologies Inc. will reclassify all 70,000 of its UK drivers as workers, entitling them to the minimum wage, vacation pay and...
 

AM Best Plans to Assess MGAs, Other Delegated Authority Entities

With the volume of premium generated by managing general agents and other delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) rocketing...
 

Specialist MGA CFC Acquires Australian Cyber Security Firm, Insane Technologies

CFC, a specialist managing general agent, announced it has acquired Insane Technologies, an Australian cyber security and incident...
 

Xenia Broking to Acquire Status Credit Insurance Brokers in UK

Xenia Broking Group, the credit insurance and surety specialist, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Status Credit...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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What is the Next Normal? Tips and Tools to Grow, with Steve Anderson

Watch Now On Demand: As an independent agent, navigating through the insurance industry can be frustrating, especially in an...
 
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How Has COVID-19 Impacted Workers' Compensation

As a retail broker, you have likely addressed some tough pandemic-related questions from your business clients – from...
 
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Weigh Your Options on Starting Your Own Premium Financing Program

Agencies arranging financing to insureds through premium finance companies can increase their top and bottom lines by offering...
 
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3 Ways to Jumpstart Your Agency Growth

Surviving as an independent agent is no longer the name of the game. Modern agencies want to grow their business more than...
 
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Have you thought about how your insurance agency can be found online? Consumers have been turning to the internet to shop for...
 
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Reader Comments

 

Insurance Agents on the Front Line of Florida's Mounting Property Market Problems

Posted: Thu Mar 11 -- The "Unholy Quartet" of public adjusters, attorneys, water damage restoration contractors and roofers have absolutely and completely... Tiger88
 

How Everybody Ends Up Paying for Climate Crisis

Posted: Mon Mar 15 -- deep freeze and global warming in the same article. Thats gov for ya. Jack
 

Carrier Can't Subrogate Against Students Who Caused Dartmouth Dormitory Fire

Posted: Fri Mar 12 -- I think the judge got it wrong. The insurance company should have the right to subrogate if the school didn't waive the right to subrogation... Oh Goody
 

Berkshire Hathaway Opposes Climate Change, Diversity Reporting Proposals

Posted: Tue Mar 16 -- This is primarily because Buffett is a capitalist and understands the value and impact of investing for a return -- hardly the mindset of... Mr. Integrity
 

Some States Still Weigh Mandating Business Interruption Coverage

Posted: Tue Mar 16 -- What about those pesky war and NBC exclusions? Shouldn't those be addressed as well? Can US legislators demand reinsurers in London,... Old Dog
 
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