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December 6, 2021
 
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National

 

AM Best Raises Outlook for P/C Commercial Lines to Stable From Negative

AM Best has revised its 2022 market segment outlook for the U.S. property/casualty commercial lines insurance industry to stable from...
 

Meteorologists Say Unusually Warm Weather Is Due to Stuck Jet Stream, La Nina

America's winter wonderland is starting out this season as anything but traditional. The calendar says December but for much of the...
 

Judges Mull Whether Trump's Rape Claim Reply Is Protected Because He Was President

Federal appeals judges asked Friday whether a U.S. president's every remark is part of the job as they weighed whether former President...
 

U.S. Issues New Cybersecurity Directives for Rail Airport Operators

The Transportation Security Administration is issuing new directives and recommendations aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity...
 

Update on Vaccine Mandates for Businesses, Health Workers and Federal Contractors

Millions of health care workers across the U.S. were supposed to have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday, Dec. 6 under a...
 

Climate Modeling Confirms Historical Records Showing Rise in Hurricane Activity

New results show North Atlantic hurricanes have increased in frequency over the last 150 years Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office When...
 

U.S. Trucking Sector Struggles with Rising Rates, Driver Shortage

U.S. commercial auto insurers continue to face disruptions on their road to profitability due to inflation and the spotty post-pandemic...
 

Rebuilding Construction Insurance

At the end of an hour-long interview, the chief executive officer of an InsurTech focused on liability coverage for...
 
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East

 

Salesperson Injured Leaving Employer Happy Hour Could Receive Workers' Comp

A traveling salesperson injured in a car accident after an employer-sponsored happy hour had to drive past the highway exit to his home...
 

Liberty University Associate Professor Charged with Sexual Battery

A Liberty University associate professor has been charged with sexual battery and abduction involving an alleged incident with a student,...
 

Alera Group Acquires New Jersey's Customized Benefit Solutions

Alera Group, an independent, national insurance and wealth management firm, acquired Customized Benefit Solutions Inc. (CBSI), an...
 
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Midwest

 

Report: Missouri Governor Planned to Thank Glitch-Finding Journalist

Just before Missouri Gov. Mike Parson condemned a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for exposing a state database flaw, records show the...
 

South Dakota Begins Medical Marijuana Permitting Process

The South Dakota Department of Health is beginning to issue medical marijuana cards, but officials say it could be months before...
 
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Southeast

 

Florida Growth will Mean More Cat Losses; Premiums Must Rise - Summit

With good news comes bad, and vice-versa in Florida's growing but rapidly deteriorating property insurance market, industry analysts said...
 

Florida DFS Adds More Property Insurance Fraud Investigators

Florida's Department of Financial Services has added 13 employees, 10 of whom are sworn law enforcement officers, to investigate property...
 

Oakbridge Continues SE Expansion

Oakbridge Insurance Agency, a regional independent agency, announced it has continued its Southeast U.S. expansion plans by contracting...
 

Two Carolina Women Charged in Separate Insurance Fraud Cases

Two women have been charged with insurance fraud, one in connection with expired car insurance and one for providing false cancer...
 

Florida City Braces for Lawsuits Over Repeated Sewage Spills

The city of Bradenton, Florida, could soon find itself in the same spot as other local governments that have been accused of breaking...
 
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South Central

 

Norwegian Cruise Ship Outside New Orleans Reports COVID Outbreak

Ten people aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship approaching New Orleans have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said over the...
 

FEMA: $2.5 Billion Ida Aid Given to Louisiana Residents, Businesses

Louisiana residents and businesses have received $2.5 billion in federal aid related to Hurricane Ida, the Federal Emergency Management...
 
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West

 

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Rare and Minor Cannabinoids

Rare and minor cannabinoids, which occur in much smaller quantities than CBD and THC, have yielded an alphabet soup of new acronyms in...
 

Hub Acquires Assets of Alaska-Based Shattuck & Grummett

Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Shattuck & Grummett Insurance in Juneau, Alaska. John Grummett, Stacy Grummett, Rick...
 

Monarch E&S Acquires Assets of Anderson & Murison in California

Monarch E&S Insurance Services, a division of Specialty Program Group LLC, acquired the assets of Anderson & Murison Inc. in Los Angeles,...
 

Nevada Court Sides With Gunmakers in Deadly Las Vegas Shooting Suit

Nevada's Supreme Court ruled gun manufacturers cannot be held responsible for the deaths in the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Italian Tycoons' Challenge to Generali Hinges on Its Strategy for Asset Management

The two Italian billionaires who are challenging Mediobanca SpA's decades-long grip over Assicurazioni Generali SpA want Italy's largest...
 

Willis Towers Watson Acquires Sydney-Based Aviation Broker Aerosure

Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced the acquisition of Aerosure, a leading aviation industry specialist, focused on the...
 

UK Broker Aston Lark Acquires Client Book of Choice Benefits

Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs that is soon to become part of Howden, announced the acquisition of...
 

Arthur J. Gallagher Completes Minority Investment in MENA Specialist Broker ACE

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has completed its 30% minority investment in Middle East & North Africa (MENA) specialist...
 

People Moves: Bowring Marsh Promotes Mayhew to CEO, UK & Ireland; Miller Bolsters Renewables Offering With 2 Hires From Willis

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers Bowring Marsh and Miller. A summary of these new hires follows...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Real-time cyber quoting from anywhere.

Businesses rely on their agents and brokers to understand the risks they face and to make recommendations on how to best protect...
 
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6 Ways to Launch a Winning Digital Experience

Technology innovation has been shaping the way clients and staff expect businesses to behave for years, but it's important now...
 
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The MGA's Guide to Producer Licensing and Compliance through Technology

MGAs face regulatory challenges from all directions and insurance laws vary by state, making the management of producer...
 
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Agent Involvement Makes a Difference During Disaster

Your response to a client's disaster is the key to customer satisfaction, retention, and referrals.  Playing a role in your...
 
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Understanding the uninsured: Five opportunities for promising growth.

The protection gap is found anywhere your customer is exposed to a risk that they could insure against but do not. This is a...
 
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Insurance Journal TV

 
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EP. 28: Looking in the Rearview Mirror: Cyber Lessons Learned from 2021

The year is coming to an end and cyber insurers as well as their clients may be reflecting on...
 
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People, Products, Relationships & More: Amwins' President James Drinkwater

People, products, relationships, and clients. Those are the areas that Amwins Group focuses on...
 
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