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September 16, 2022
 
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National

 

Automated Rate Filings Put Root Ahead of Auto Insurance Competitors: CEO

At a time when auto insurers react to inflation shocks by filing rate increases at a frenetic pace, an insurtech CEO says automation of...
 

Uber Probes Hacker's Claim to Have Penetrated Key Databases

Uber Technologies Inc. has shut down internal Slack messaging as it investigates a cybersecurity breach by a hacker claiming to have...
 

U.S. DOL Expands OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program

OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program targets employers who repeatedly disregard workers' safety and health. In order to strengthen...
 

Cyber-Defense Agency Urges Companies to Automate Threat Testing

The US government's cyber defense agency is recommending for the first time that companies embrace automated continuous testing to...
 

Viewpoint: The Chinese Government is Coming for Your Company Secrets

This content was originally published in Harris Bricken's China Law Blog. It is republished here with permission. No matter what I do as...
 

3 Iranian Citizens Charged in Broad Hacking Campaign in US

The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with ransomware attacks that...
 

Restaurants Facing New Challenges These Days: Getting More From Insurance Coverage

If the past two years have taught us anything, it's that anything can happen. There are dozens of unforeseen possibilities that could...
 

Real Estate Strategy: How to Win in Today’s Challenging Market

The real estate insurance market is in a state of transition. Increased frequency and severity of natural catastrophe losses have taken...
 

Auto Insurance Loss Costs Not Coming Down; Bigger Rate Hikes in Second Half: Allstate CEO

Higher auto loss costs are here to stay, according to the leader of Allstate, who also said that his company will be...
 
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East

 

Delaware Law Cut Workers' Compensation Medical Claim Costs by 33%: WCRI

A Delaware workers' compensation law passed in 2014 has succeeded in lowering workers' compensation medical claim costs, new research...
 

Deadly Sinking of New England Fishing Vessel Prompts Call for Inspections, Locator Beacons

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) --A fishing vessel that sank in New England, resulting in the loss of all four fishermen, likely capsized because of...
 

New Jersey Cannabis Regulator Issues Employers' Guidance for Workplaces

New Jersey has issued guidance for workplaces to support employers' right to create and maintain safe work environments, as well as...
 

Infowars Lawyer Acknowledges Jones Spread Falsehoods on Sandy Hook

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP -- A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars empire acknowledged on the witness stand Wednesday that the...
 
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Midwest

 

Kansas Insurance Department Recovers $4.1 Million

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced the Kansas Insurance Department recovered $4.12 million in insurance funds for...
 

Court Revives Ohio State Sex Abuse Lawsuits

A federal appeals court ruling Wednesday revives unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the...
 
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Insurance Jobs

 

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Southeast

 

Tropical Storm to Brush Puerto Rico Before Turning North, East of Florida

Tropical Storm Fiona, the season's sixth named storm, was expected to graze Puerto Rico before turning north and staying east of Florida,...
 
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South Central

 

Robotaxi Coming to Austin and Phoenix

General Motors' self-driving technology unit Cruise plans to expand its driverless ride service to include Phoenix, Ariz. and Austin,...
 

Oklahoma CSR and Insurance Consultant License Conversion To Take Effect Nov. 1

The Oklahoma Insurance Department issued a special notice to licensed Customer Service Representatives and Insurance Consultants last...
 
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West

 

California Cleaning up from Destructive Mudslides

Rescuers searched this week for a person missing in a mudslide that swept boulders down fire-scarred slopes and damaged or destroyed 30...
 

California Workers' Comp Independent Medical Review Volume Fell in First Half of 2022

After hitting a record low in 2021, the number of independent medical reviews used to resolve California workers' comp medical disputes...
 

Woman Whose Rape DNA Led to Her Arrest in California Files Lawsuit

A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

3M Belgian Settlement Signals Increased Risk of 'Toxic Torts' in Europe

"Toxic torts," which are lawsuits alleging damage to human health or the environment caused by specific substances, are increasingly...
 

Decade Old Climate Report Warned of Extreme Weather

Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in unprepared areas....
 

EU Proposes Rules Targeting Cybersecurity Risks of Smart Devices

From laptops to fridges to mobile apps, smart devices connected to the internet will have to be assessed for their cybersecurity risks...
 

Traffic, Water Shortages, Now Floods: The Slow Death of India's Tech Hub?

Harish Pullanoor spent his weekends in the late 1980s tramping around the marshes and ponds of Yemalur, an area then on the eastern edge...
 

Still Negative: S&P Isn't Budging on Reinsurance Outlook

Since May 2020, S&P Global Ratings has had a negative credit outlook on the global reinsurance sector--and analysts said it isn't time to...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Insurance Program Data Optimization and Integration ... Staying Ahead of the Curve

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Data is both a gift and a curse. Across all industries, companies have...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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How to Prevent Millennial Workers from Burning Out

Since the onset of the pandemic, work has undergone an unprecedented transformation, with new norms, attitudes, and expectations...
 
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Insurance Solutions to Get Your Team to Sell Faster

Are you losing revenue while waiting for onboarding, licensing, and compliance? Your distribution workforce is the front line of...
 
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How to Find Coverage for Senior Living Facilities Where Pull Cords Are Installed

One of the selling points for senior living facilities is the promise of easy access to assistance in an emergency. To that end,...
 
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How to Get Your Clients the Most Favorable Prices and Terms Available in the D&O Market Today

While general economic factors are always relevant to insurance pricing, in the current market, underwriters of D&O policies...
 
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How Investments in Digital Can Achieve Big Results in Small Commercial Insurance

The State of the Market, Innovation and Where Everyone's Headed Next The small commercial insurance market went through a...
 
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Insurance Journal TV

 
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Cannabis tourism, or more colloquially, "cannatourism," is a billion-dollar and counting...
 
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