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April 8, 2022
 
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National

 

PFAS, Microplastics, Baby Food: Emerging Casualty Risks Keep Coming

There is no longer a need to ponder the "next asbestos" because the current litigation environment and the recent pace of additions to...
 

US: Discrimination Based on Opioid Treatment Violates Law

A deepening opioid epidemic is prompting the U.S. Department of Justice to warn about discrimination against those who are prescribed...
 

Boys Scouts Can Use the Term 'Scouting,' in a Blow for Girl Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America defeated a trademark lawsuit brought by the Girl Scouts over use of the term "scouting." U.S. District Judge...
 

Broker WTW Reports Commercial Rates Are Starting to Stabilize Except for Cyber

Rate hikes for commercial lines of insurance are slowing to single-digit increases or even flat renewals, according to broker WTW's...
 

Non-Modeled Disaster Losses Are Growing Component of Insurance Claims: RMS

Not only did natural catastrophes in 2021 break insurance claims records, but they also highlighted the growing cost of non-modeled...
 

U.S. Supreme Court Mulls 'Pill Mill' Doctors' Opioid Convictions

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with the circumstances under which doctors can be convicted of operating as drug dealers under...
 

Small Business Revolution

Optimism, Resiliency Open New Doors for Sector Sector Buoyed by Record Start-Ups, Pandemic Resiliency The global pandemic, economic...
 

Chubb's Greenberg: On War, Ex-CAT Reporting and Insurance Profits

When Chubb published its 2021 annual report online this week, it contained more than the details of the best year in the...
 
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East

 

Baltimore Gains State Court Edge It Sought in Climate Change Suit Against Big Oil

Big oil firms totally failed to make a federal case in their defense of a lawsuit seeking to hold them accountable for damages caused by...
 

Maine Jury Sides With Newspaper Over Police Officer Defamation Case

A Maine jury has sided with a media company in a lawsuit over newspaper stories about sex abuse allegations involving a former police...
 

Hub International Buys Maryland Broker Marketing Management Associates

Global insurance broker Hub International has acquired the assets of Marketing Management Associates, Inc. of Landover, Maryland. Terms...
 
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Midwest

 

People Moves: Western Reserve to Promote Brunn to President; Hilb Group Names Hartzler as Platform Leader for Midwest

Western Reserve Group to Promote Greg A. Brunn to President and CEO Western Reserve Group announced the promotion of Greg A. Brunn to...
 

Mercury Insurance Launches Usage-Based App in Illinois

Mercury Insurance announced that the company has made its usage-based insurance app, MercuryGO, available to drivers in Illinois to help...
 

Illinois HVAC Company to Pay $29,000 Penalty Over Clean Air Act Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with JTR Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. in Monee, Illinois, to...
 
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Southeast

 

Consumer Advocate, Florida Trial Lawyers Concerned about Arbitration in Claims Disputes

Plaintiffs' attorneys and the state's insurance consumer advocate are pushing back on Florida insurers' plans to require arbitration to...
 

Six Years After Insurance Claim, Hummer Found Buried in Rural Alabama

The owner of a Hummer vehicle found buried in rural Alabama will have some explaining to do when he returns home, the local sheriff said...
 
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South Central

 

Relation Insurance Acquires BRK in Louisiana

Relation Insurance Services announced it acquired the assets of Louisiana-based BRK Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not...
 

NWS: EF-3 Stronger of 2 Tornadoes to Hit Arkansas in Late March

A second, weak, tornado struck Arkansas last week as severe storms rolled across the Deep South, according to the National Weather...
 

Small Plane Crash Kills 2 in Central Texas; FAA, NTSB to Investigate

Two people were killed April 5 when the small plane they were flying in crashed near a Central Texas airport, officials said. Those...
 
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West

 

ALKEME Acquires ERM Insurance Brokers in California

ALKEME acquired ERM Insurance Brokers in Santa Ana, California. ERM specializes in Hospitality, construction, cannabis, manufacturing,...
 

Colorado City Allows Fire Victims to Rebuild Under Older Codes

The Louisville City Council in suburban Denver voted in favor of allowing residents whose homes were significantly damaged or destroyed...
 

California Court Rules Hospitals Can Be Responsible for Abuse by Employees

A state appeals court ruled that a Southern California hospital can be held responsible for sexual abuse by an employee, upholding a...
 

Man Files Suit in Washington Claiming Corrections Officers Fractured Spine

A man has filed a lawsuit against King County, Washington, and several corrections officers, alleging they fractured his spine when they...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Qatar Airways Says It Wasn't Obliged to Accept Deliveries of Flawed Jets From Airbus

Qatar Airways said it wasn't obliged to accept deliveries of Airbus SE A350 jetliners until an issue with surface paint is fixed,...
 

Non-Modeled Disaster Losses Are Growing Component of Insurance Claims: RMS

Not only did natural catastrophes in 2021 break insurance claims records, but they also highlighted the growing cost of non-modeled...
 

Trudeau Hits Canadian Insurers and Banks With Billions in Extra Taxes

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is imposing a one-time windfall levy on Canada's major banks and permanently increasing their income...
 

Greensill Capital Still Has $9.3B to Pay on Its Notes After Its Collapse a Year Ago

Greensill Capital collapsed more than a year ago, but $9.3 billion of assets sold to investors as notes are yet to pay out. The lender,...
 

New Lloyd's Insurer Inigo Issues Inaugural Catastrophe Bond

Inigo Ltd., the new Lloyd's insurer, has entered the catastrophe bond market for the first time, less than 18 months after the firm began...
 

Australia Should Force Firms to Report Human Rights Abuses in Anti-Slavery Law: Analyst

Australia should force companies to report potential human rights abuses as part of a review of its modern slavery disclosure rules,...
 

Malloy Departs SiriusPoint, a Year After Company's Launch

Dan Malloy has left SiriusPoint Ltd., a year after the company was formed from the merger of specialty reinsurer Third Point Reinsurance...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

6 Answers to the Problem of Old Buildings

So far since the Champlain Tower collapse in July 2021, two other condominium buildings have been inspected, failed, and evacuated...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty: 5 Reasons to Select a Cargo Policy

Port accumulation and trans-shipment delays. Extreme weather events. Fires at sea. These are just a few interconnected yet...
 
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Amidst a Widespread Microchip Shortage, Real-Time Insurance Reporting is a Must

Entering into another year of unpredictability in the global supply chain, the shortage of automobile semiconductor chips —...
 
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See How Marketing Tech Can Make Communication with Clients Easy

Hear from Nationwide and Salesforce about innovative strategies and processes to personalize the customer experience. Owning...
 
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The Ultimate Tax Savings Guide For Insurance Agents

Tax season is here, and as an insurance agent, there are many unique tax strategies available that will help you maximize your...
 
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