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| National | | Seven insurance company impairments were identified in the U.S. property/casualty industry in 2020, with five of the seven involving auto... | | The risk of being exposed to the COVID-19 virus on an airline flight drops by as much as half when airlines keep middle seats open, a new... | | The White House said in a statement on Thursday that Russia's foreign intelligence service, known as the SVR, was responsible for the... | | LONDON - Environmental scientist Laura Garcia Velez cut her teeth on projects to help Ethiopian farmers insure crops for drought and... | | Insurance technology provider Zywave announced the acquisition of Enquiron, the Boston-based provider of risk management and consultative... | | Corvus Insurance, a provider of commercial insurance products powered by AI-driven risk data, and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, a... | | Chubb has appointed Lyndsey Christofer as executive vice president, Construction Industry Practice Leader for its large account segment.... | | Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, societal unrest and other market... | | It is well known that small and medium businesses (SMBs) face an ever-increasing risk of cyber attacks. Sixty-three... | | More National News » |
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| East | | New York City has embarked on a $1.45 billion resiliency project in lower Manhattan along the East River, an area devastated by flooding... | | Massachusetts regulators on Thursday sought the revocation of Robinhood's broker-dealer license after charging that it encourages... | | Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) Commissioner Andrew N. Mais issued a formal notice to insurers licensed by the department that... | | More East News » |
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| Midwest | | The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Tony Evers' administration does not have the authority to issue capacity limits on bars,... | | Abry Partners (Abry), a Boston-based private equity firm, has acquired High Street Insurance Partners (HSIP), a full-service insurance... | | The number of traffic crash fatalities in South Dakota rose to 141 last year -- an increase of 38% over the previous year. The South... | | More Midwest News » |
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| Southeast | | The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has received accreditation from the National Association of Insurance... | | The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that's trying to block a voter-approved medical marijuana program by... | | Mississippi is asking President Joe Biden to approve a major disaster declaration to help local governments and nonprofit groups recover... | | The Hilb Group, LLC has acquired South Carolina-based McCartha, Cobb & Associates, Inc. (MC). The transaction became effective on April... | | More Southeast News » |
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| South Central | | The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), is urging Texas legislators to take steps to address the significant increase in catalytic... | | South Texas officials say they are worried about flooding during the hurricane season starting June 1 from breaches in a levee system... | | An $8.3 billion idea by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Energy to build 10 new natural gas power plants across the state for... | | The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has issued a cease and desist order to a Birmingham, Ala., insurance agency, Senior Care... | | More South Central News » |
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| West | | Legislation intended to increase injured California workers' access to medical care by requiring the state to create a medical provider... | | California officials on Thursday voted to toughen oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric, saying the utility had largely failed to perform... | | California lawmakers rejected a bill that would have banned fracking in the state, succumbing to pressure from the powerful oil and gas... | | More West News » |
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| | | New Private Flood Option in California | | Wright National Flood Insurance Services LLC has introduced Zurich Residential Private Flood - an admitted residential program - in California. | | | | Wright National Flood Insurance Services LLC | |
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| International & Reinsurance | | LONDON - Over 400 financial firms in Britain have shifted activities, staff and a combined trillion pounds ($1.4 trillion) in assets to... | | Dieter Wemmer, a veteran insurance executive who was chief financial officer at Allianz SE, is launching a blank-check company to target... | | LONDON - Environmental scientist Laura Garcia Velez cut her teeth on projects to help Ethiopian farmers insure crops for drought and... | | A defunct satellite spent early April hurtling through space toward the body of an old rocket, threatening a collision that the European... | | Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has launched Radar Workbench, new software technology aims to transform the performance of... | | Praedicat Inc., the Los Angeles-based liability emerging risk analytics company, announced the launch of its new Risk Scenario Analysis... | | More International & Reinsurance News » |
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| Research and Webinars | | | Discover forward-thinking approaches to address the emerging risks challenging your nonprofit clients and prospects. Nonprofits... | | | Loss control is one of the most underutilized services by agents and brokers in the commercial auto industry. Understanding... | | | As a retail broker, you have likely addressed some tough pandemic-related questions from your business clients – from... | | | To succeed and grow in a digital-first world, insurance agencies need to know and use the data in their technology. Agencies... | | | As the insurance industry rebounds from a tumultuous 2020, we will see swift changes across a number of critical areas. In this... | | More research and webinars » |
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| Insurance Journal TV | | | When you see the term à la carte on a menu, at, say a steakhouse, you know you'll be dropping... | | | More than a year has passed since pandemic-related government restrictions began, causing many... | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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| Reader Comments | | Posted: Fri Apr 9 -- Insurance DOES cover stupidity. Always has. Stupidity is the driver of most claims. Commercial truck driver shaving while driving, totals... TheOCG | | Posted: Tue Apr 13 -- I'm glad J&J is being paused for further investigation, but let's just keep in mind: 4,000,000 J&J doses administered 6 people have this... Rosenblatt | | Posted: Thu Apr 15 -- Meanwhile, back in Texas the power grid gets hacked by … winter. John Dough | | Posted: Fri Apr 9 -- I have an adult son living at home who is autistic. It takes very little to cause confusion. Once that happens it takes special care to keep... TheOCG | | Posted: Tue Apr 13 -- They have the gall to fundraise from their parishioners? Why doesn't the Vatican pay for this? Had I been one of this flock in the first... curious | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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