| National | | North American buyers of commercial property/casualty insurance can expect an "ever-so-slight turn for the better" and a "less difficult... | | Bayer AG's strategy to get a favorable ruling in its Roundup litigation is a manufactured "pay-to-appeal scheme" that will erode the U.S.... | | The Hartford CEO Christopher Swift expressed confidence that the property/casualty insurer has weathered the worst of the COVID-19... | | The U.S. inland marine insurance segment experienced a "significant downturn in profitability" in 2020, with its loss ratio deteriorating... | | Two U.S. senators are working to attach legislation to allow automakers to deploy tens of thousands of self-driving vehicles on U.S.... | | W.R. Berkley Corp. reported record quarterly underwriting income, double-digit premium growth and healthy rate increases in the first... | | Property/casualty insurance software firm Insurity has completed its acquisition of Instec, a cloud software maker for mid-size... | | Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, societal unrest and other market... | | McKinsey analysts believe insurers focused on large one-off deals undertaken to scale their companies and those who... | | More National News » |
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| East | | An employee at Electric Boat's facility in Rhode Island has died from injuries suffered in a workplace accident, the company said. Sean... | | New York City on Thursday sued three major oil companies and the top industry trade group in state court, arguing that the companies are... | | For the first time, prominent Republican state senators on Wednesday put their support behind legislation in Pennsylvania to change the... | | Fires at an apartment complex displaced more than 20 people on Sunday night, with authorities saying the blaze was suspicious and... | | Alera Group, a financial services and risk management company, has acquired The Waterford Group, a Rochester, New York-based retirement... | | More East News » |
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| Midwest | | A Black Kansas City firefighter was subjected to racial discrimination then fired in retaliation for his complaints, a federal jury found... | | BroadStreet Partners BroadStreet Partners Inc., an insurance brokerage holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has appointed Ken... | | Dozens of vehicles crashed in near whiteout conditions on a Washington County, Wisconsin, interstate, killing one person and seriously... | | More Midwest News » |
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| Southeast | | The Florida House resoundingly approved a consumer privacy bill on Wednesday, giving the public an opportunity to regain ownership of the... | | Hackers who sought $40 million in ransom from a South Florida school district that refused to pay have now published nearly 26,000 stolen... | | West Town Insurance Agency of North Carolina Hires Roberson as Producer West Town Insurance Agency, Inc. has added Amy S. Roberson, a... | | More Southeast News » |
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| | | 8 New Classes Announced! | | April webinars are now live for the Academy of Insurance. April offerings include CGL Master Class and The Who, What, Why, and How of 21st Century Insurance Professional Onboarding. | | | | Academy of Insurance | |
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| South Central | | Two of the six people killed in a massive crash involving about 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate in February were fatally struck... | | Louisiana senators on April 21 started moving legislation prompted by the sexual misconduct scandals at Louisiana State University,... | | Dwight Andrus Insurance Dwight Andrus Insurance in Lafayette, Louisiana, has added Hayden Marze as a commercial lines producer. Hayden... | | A fire at a northwest Louisiana condominium complex has destroyed 30 units. The Shreveport Fire Department tells local news outlets that... | | More South Central News » |
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| West | | Cal/OSHA has cited Sierra Pacific Industries $108,300 for workplace safety and health violations after one of its employees was fatally... | | A heavy winter snowpack along the Kuskokwim River could make flooding likely this year in western Alaska, a federal weather official... | | There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize.... | | A case pitting several insurer groups against Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is set to be heard on Friday morning. The... | | More West News » |
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| International & Reinsurance | | Cyber attacks and data loss are the top two risks facing directors & officers, with pandemic-related changes in working practices... | | LONDON - UK Club, an insurer of the Ever Given cargo ship which ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, said on Friday it had filed an... | | Lloyd's of London was the focus of climate change activists on Friday, when a group called "Insurance Rebellion" used a dump truck to... | | PARIS - Frost damage to French vineyards this month could reduce wine production by nearly a third compared with recent years, farm... | | Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has assigned an "AA-" insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) to Lloyd's with a stable outlook. Newly... | | An ex-Deloitte LLP partner is facing disciplinary action in the Netherlands for an improper audit of Steinhoff International Holdings NV... | | AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term... | | 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... | | | Have you thought about how your insurance agency can be found online? Consumers have been turning to the internet to shop for... | | | As a retail broker, you have likely addressed some tough pandemic-related questions from your business clients – from... | | | Surviving as an independent agent is no longer the name of the game. Modern agencies want to grow their business more than... | | More research and webinars » |
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| Insurance Journal TV | | | Aside from the vape crisis that never rose to the level of a true crisis for the cannabis... | | | The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the work environment in many ways, and cyber experts say one... | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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