| National | | Independent agencies, like every other business, are living in a data-driven world. The value of data -- including how and when it's used... | | A U.S. government program that compensates people who say they have been harmed by an emergency vaccine has paid out on fewer than 10% of... | | Baupost Group, the hedge fund run by Seth Klarman, received more than $3 billion in July from its bet on insurance claims against PG&E... | | As the United States exceeds 5 million reported coronavirus cases -- the world's first country to do so -- epidemiologists have... | | The U.S. health care system suffers from a lack of transparency. Employers, insurers and individual consumers pay varying prices for... | | The Trump administration's efforts to require airlines to collect contact tracing information from U.S.-bound international passengers... | | Dr. Gunther Kraut, head of Epidemic Risk Solutions at Munich Re, discusses the current state of the pandemic insurance market and what can... | | A leader sets the tone during any crisis. We've all faced challenging times, whether an individual crisis felt by our... | | More National News » |
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| East | | A former Pfizer employee who said she was fired for refusing a vaccine on religious grounds can't proceed with a discrimination lawsuit... | | A policy that excludes damages caused by "physical abuse" does not take a property insurer off the hook for a claim by an insured who... | | Wright National Flood Insurance Services (WNFIS) has introduced two private flood insurance products for Virginia residential property... | | More East News » |
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| Midwest | | Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance broker Lockton has added Kelly Conway as chief people officer. In this position, Conway will lead... | | A magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred on Aug. 21 near Monroe in the southeastern corner of Michigan, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The... | | The FBI is investigating a data breach that may have compromised the identity of people with the COVID-19 virus in South Dakota. Paul... | | President Donald Trump has approved Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for eastern Iowa's Linn County, which was the county that... | | More Midwest News » |
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| Southeast | | By the end of March 2020 people were wondering what the impact of COVID-19 on the upcoming hurricane season would be. There is no... | | East Carolina University and University of North Carolina at Charlotte are moving courses online in response to the coronavirus pandemic,... | | A structural engineer was expected to investigate on Saturday what caused a roof to collapse in western Kentucky, damaging at least three... | | 08/22/2020 05:30 PM -- Marco, one of two tropical storms headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast, was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane... | | More Southeast News » |
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| South Central | | The bodies of two missing crew members of a dredging boat were found on Saturday, Aug. 22 following an explosion a day earlier in the... | | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to announce it will issue an emergency exemption to the state of Texas permitting it to... | | SUNDAY, 08/23/2020, 06:23 PM-- Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing... | | 08/22/2020 05:30 PM -- Marco, one of two tropical storms headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast, was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane... | | More South Central News » |
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| West | | Baupost Group, the hedge fund run by Seth Klarman, received more than $3 billion in July from its bet on insurance claims against PG&E... | | Crest Insurance Group of Tucson, Ariz., has named Matt Nelson chief operating officer of the employee benefits division. Nelson joined... | | Lockton has added Philip Henry to its transaction liability. Henry is based in San Francisco, Calif. He is a former mergers and... | | A San Jose, Calif.-based electrical subcontractor at the Apple Park construction project, will pay will pay $1,250,000 and provide other... | | A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Washington has a right to create laws giving employees of the Hanford Nuclear... | | More West News » |
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| International | | China's banking regulator pledged its backing for Hong Kong as a finance hub and reiterated a commitment to opening up the Chinese... | | The coronavirus crisis will see the world's biggest firms slash dividend payouts between 17%-23% this year or what could be as much $400... | | Britain and the European Union made scant progress towards a deal on future ties in talks last week, and their chief negotiators blamed... | | Newly-launched Marco Capital Holdings Limited plans to pursue property/casualty insurance run-off opportunities in Continental Europe,... | | Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Dr. Carsten Keune as head of Executive & Professional Lines in Germany.... | | SUNDAY, 08/23/2020, 06:23 PM-- Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing... | | More International News » |
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