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| | National | | | | Insurtech funding saw the largest number of deals and the highest amount of funding since data recording into insurtech began, with $2.5... | | | | The chief executives of Twitter Inc., Facebook and Alphabet Inc. will tell U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday that a federal law... | | | | Tyson Foods said on Tuesday it plans in January to have company employees take on duties from more than a dozen federal inspectors at a... | | | | Automobile insurance startup Root Inc. sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday at $27 apiece, above its target range,... | | | | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers based on the chemical... | | | | A new artificial intelligence-based score considers multiple factors to predict the prognosis of individual patients with COVID-19 seen... | | | | Although National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is coming to an end this week, cybersecurity remains an ongoing focus for insurers... | | | | The hotel industry was one of the first industries affected when COVID-19 forced the travel industry into standstill, and many predict it... | | | | When future insurance industry experts look back at 2020, they will commemorate it as the year that digital capabilities... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | Two civil rights organizations are suing New York City on behalf of protesters who say they were assaulted and abused by police officers... | | | | The city of Baltimore has agreed to pay workers compensation benefits to the family of a police detective who was fatally shot in the... | | | | Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has hired Renee Yozzi to lead Customer & Broker Engagement for the Eastern U.S. Region.... | | | | More East News » |
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| | | | | | | Midwest | | | | The Plexus Groupe has acquired D.H. Tank Insurance Agency located in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Ill. Founded in 1968, the Tank... | | | | A woman was killed and more than 20 other people were injured over the weekend when a hayrack side overturned in rural western Illinois,... | | | | A 2015 report identified hazardous substances on the site of the Sheboygan Municipal Armory near Lake Michigan, but contamination was... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | Florida-based Tower Hill Insurance and national carrier Safeco, two non-affiliated carriers, have formed a marketing partnership in the... | | | | Arson investigators are trying to determine whether a blaze that damaged a Kentucky city hall building was intentionally set. The... | | | | The Augusta Commission in Georgia agreed to pay $110,000 to settle the reverse discrimination complaints of a white worker who claimed... | | | | Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired LaRocca & Associates, Inc., a... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | | | | | | South Central | | | | Louisiana prepared for the sixth lashing this year from a Gulf Coast system as Tropical Storm Zeta sped off the Yucatan Peninsula... | | | | Independent insurance agency, Higginbotham, and Brisky & Perez Insurance Agency, an independent firm in Brownsville, Texas, have merged... | | | | The parents of a man killed by police in Louisiana is suing the Lafayette Police Department, saying their son did not have a knife when... | | | | Louisiana residents with damage from Hurricane Laura will get an extra month to sign up for disaster aid from the Federal Emergency... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for some 100,000... | | | | Sam Gordon's staggering football skills made her famous at age 9. But they didn't make her fully welcome on the field. As the only girl... | | | | The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has added Christine Foster to the Woodland Hills, Calif., office. Foster has more than 27 years of... | | | | California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has issued a notice closing the record for the Jan. 1, 2021 workers' compensation pure... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | Insurtech funding saw the largest number of deals and the highest amount of funding since data recording into insurtech began, with $2.5... | | | | HONG KONG - Stella Su, who lives and works in Shanghai, has used an ATM only once in the past year. Instead of cash, in recent years she... | | | | Britain must spell out how far it wants to diverge from European Union rules if it wants access to the bloc's financial market from... | | | | While the world wrestles with a deadly pandemic and how to confront climate change, there's another, long-term global challenge that no... | | | | MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd's re/insurer, announced the appointment of Johan Slabbert as chief executive officer.... | | | | More International News » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | | | | Boost retention by reaching out at the right time with the right message. Auto insurance consumers are shopping more than ever... | | | | | The cannabis industry continues to thrive in 2020, creating new products, jobs and businesses - all with insurance... | | | | | To say that the commercial insurance industry is experiencing a moment of massive, unprecedented transformation would be an... | | | | | Businesses choose to work with companies that make them smarter, protect them from risk, and generally, make life easier. Does... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Wed Oct 21 -- RIOTS....IT'S RIOTS! Jack | | | | Posted: Fri Oct 23 -- A bad decision from a local trial court judge running for re-election. If you read the decision, you can see commentary from the judge that... Bill | | | | Posted: Wed Oct 21 -- Actually this company was a bad actor. Their marketing reps sold a product they didn't understand and misled brokers and employers. Then... California | | | | Posted: Tue Oct 27 -- 80% of Uber drivers are minority in California, I would bet at least 50% in other states. For pete sakes, it not like this is a white... Agency | | | | Posted: Thu Oct 22 -- Law and order party... Caldude | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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