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October 14, 2020
 
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National

 

Short-Term Rental Sites Combat Party Houses, Complaints as COVID Shuts Nightclubs

When the coronavirus pandemic shut down bars and concert halls in March, a new phenomenon was born: the vacation-rental nightclub....
 

Twitter Security Failure Prompts Call for Regulating Internet Giants as Systemic Risks

Twitter Inc. suffered from cybersecurity shortfalls that enabled a "simple" hack attributed to a Florida teenager to take over the...
 

Supreme Court Will Decide Constitutionality of Patent Appeal Board Appointments

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether more than 100 technology disputes must be reheard because judges were...
 

Radiation Near Fracking Sites Poses Potential But Not Extreme Health Risk

Radiation levels downwind of U.S. hydraulic fracturing drilling sites tend to be significantly higher than background levels, posing a...
 

J&J to Pay $5 Billion in Potential Opioid Settlement With States

Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will contribute up to $1 billion more to a potential settlement of lawsuits alleging it and other...
 

New Guy Carpenter Unit Serves Carriers, MGAs in Program Business Market

Global reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. has started a new dedicated unit to provide services to insurance carriers and managing...
 

Canada's Intact Rebrands OneBeacon, All North American Specialty Insurance as Intact

Intact Financial Corp. is bringing together its Canadian and U.S. specialty insurance operations under a single brand: Intact Insurance...
 

Beazley's Keefe Moves to Marsh to Lead Cyber Incident Management Team

Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Katherine Keefe as U.S. Cyber Incident Management leader. In this newly created role,...
 

Insurers Caught Up in Civil Rights Settlements Against Law Enforcement

Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking...
 
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East

 

More Supermarkets Recall Pizza Dough After Tampering Episode

Another supermarket chain is recalling a brand of fresh pizza dough amid concerns about tampering. Shaw's and Star Market announced the...
 

Alera Group Appoints Mollica as VP of Business Intelligence and Transformation

Alera Group has appointed John Mollica as vice president of Business Intelligence and Transformation, effective October 12, 2020. He will...
 

altumAI Appoints Foley to Group Insurance Officer Based in New York City

altumAI, a worker health and safety software and analytics firm, has appointed insurance industry veteran Peter. H. Foley to Group...
 
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Midwest

 

Indiana Court: Allstate Liable in Fatal Crash Because Victim Was a 'Resident Relative'

The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that Allstate must pay $25,000 in uninsured motorist benefits to the estranged husband of a woman who...
 

Ohio Restaurant Group to Pay $75K to Settle Sex Harassment Suit

A Cincinnati, Ohio-area restaurant group will pay $75,000 to a former employee and implement other relief to settle a federal lawsuit...
 

NTSB: Incomplete Safety Procedures Led to Illinois Barge Explosion

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a new report that the use of incomplete safety procedures was the probable cause of the...
 
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Southeast

 

Fire Erupts, Homes Evacuated in Georgia Train Derailment

A train derailment in metro Atlanta early Sunday sparked a small fire, created runoff concerns and briefly forced some residents from...
 

Clegg Insurance Group Finalizes Acquisition of iCan Benefit Group

Clegg Insurance Group finalized the acquisition of the property and casualty division of iCan Benefit Group late September in Boca Raton,...
 

Florida's Ensurem Hires Needham as Chief Marketing Officer

Clearwater, Fla.-based technology and product distribution company, Ensurem, recently hired Jamie Needham as chief marketing officer...
 
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South Central

 

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner OKs Workers' Comp Premium Rate Drop

A 9.6 percent decrease in Oklahoma workers' compensation insurance loss costs for 2021 has been approved by the state's insurance...
 

IMA Taps Bryan to Lead Energy Group in New Houston Office

Insurance brokerage IMA Inc. has opened its Houston office and appointed Ricky Bryan as executive vice president, director of Houston...
 

Appalachian Underwriters New Office in Texas

Appalachian Underwriters Inc. (AUI) has opened a new satellite office in Richardson, Texas, and hired Terry Holley as regional manager....
 

Future Unsure for Many After Louisiana's Back-to-Back Hurricanes

Michele Vincent's home was largely intact in spite of hurricanes Laura and Delta. But tears streamed down her face as she looked at her...
 
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West

 

Dry Weather Worsening in Colorado, 17% in 'Exceptional Drought'

The summer drought that lingered throughout Colorado has become worse. The entire state is currently experiencing abnormally dry...
 

Mechanical Problems Likely Caused Massive Washington Industrial Plant Fire

Mechanical problems at a Tacoma, Wash. industrial plant are the likely cause for a fire that triggered explosions and spewed toxic...
 

California Appeals Court Listening to Arguments in Gig Worker Lawsuit

A California appeals court on Tuesday listened to arguments by lawyers for Uber Technologies Inc. , Lyft Inc. and the state of California...
 

California Insurance Agent, Unlicensed Employee Arraigned for Alleged Fraud

Insurance agent Brenda Cervantes, 31, of Oxnard, Calif., and unlicensed employee Edith Arellano-Quinones, 39, of Ojai, were arraigned on...
 
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International

 

Nearly 9 of 10 Workers Want to Maintain Option to Work from Home: Survey

LONDON -- Nearly nine out of 10 workers want to be able to choose whether to work from home or the office once COVID-19 workplace...
 

Climate Change Will Increase Weather Disasters and Need for Humanitarian Aid: U.N.

GENEVA - In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather...
 

RenaissanceRe Estimates Net Negative Impact of $325M from Q3 Natural Catastrophes

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced it estimates that natural catastrophes during the third quarter of 2020 will have a net negative...
 

Arch Capital Group Estimates Q3 Natural Catastrophe Losses of $190M-$210M

Arch Capital Group Ltd. estimates its pretax third quarter natural catastrophe losses could range from $190 million to $210 million....
 

AXIS Capital Estimates Q3 Pre-Tax Catastrophe Losses of $225M-$255M

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced a preliminary pre-tax net loss estimate in the range of $225 million to $255 million ($190 million...
 

Munich Re Forms Partnership to Help Create 'Pay-Per-Part' Model for Manufacturers

The TRUMPF Group and Munich Re Group are entering into a strategic partnership for a "pay-per-part" business model, which enables...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Your Guide to Insuring High Net Worth Individuals

High net worth individuals and their families --- those with liquid assets of more than $1 million -- have an extensive variety...
 
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Key Insights from 2020 Auto Insurance Consumer Shopping Study

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Risk Management Checklist for P&C Brokerages

Businesses choose to work with companies that make them smarter, protect them from risk, and generally, make life easier. Does...
 
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Cannabis: Where the Growth Opportunities Are

The cannabis industry continues to thrive in 2020, creating new products, jobs and businesses - all with insurance...
 
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Reader Comments

 

U.S. Sues Yale University Claiming Illegal Favoritism for Blacks, Hispanics in Admissions

Posted: Fri Oct 9 -- This is a pretty simple issue which reveals whether you support discrimination or oppose it. Nearly everyone used to oppose discrimination.... Craig Winston Cornell
 

Parents in Florida School Shooting Lawsuit Asked to Prove Mental Anguish

Posted: Fri Oct 9 -- This is absolutely horrendous. How many victims or families of any victims - of ANY crime involving bodily injury or fatality - suffer in... reality bites
 

Family of Man Killed in Southern California Allege Wrongful Death

Posted: Thu Oct 8 -- Let me get this straight. The guy is homeless and now the family is concerned about their family members welfare??. Surely it's not because... Mark B
 

Progressive Integrates Home Insurance Quoting Into Mortgage Lending Program

Posted: Mon Oct 12 -- Now this type of Insure Tech arrangement could really hurt independent agencies. Progressive has the bandwidth to deliver home (and auto and... Tiger88
 

Microsoft Says Labor Department Is Questioning Its Effort to Boost Diversity

Posted: Thu Oct 8 -- Ah, yes. The dilemma of diversity hiring practices is that they clearly could put you in a position of reverse discrimination. Out here in... Craig Winston Cornell
 
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