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January 3, 2022
 
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National

 

Purdue Pharma Plans Appeal of Ruling Nixing Its Opioid Settlement, Liability Shield

Purdue Pharma is seeking to appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals a judge's decision to unravel its restructuring plan that...
 

Insurers Report Jump in Catalytic Converter Thefts; New State Laws May Help

In the tiny town of Lawrenceville, Virginia, a van owned by Poplar Mount Baptist Church was knocked out of commission for weeks after...
 

AT&T, Verizon Reject U.S., Aviation Industry Request for 5G Delay Over Safety

The chief executives of AT&T and Verizon Communications rejected a request to delay the planned Jan. 5 introduction of new 5G wireless...
 

Federal Appeals Court Revives Libor-Rigging Claims Against Big Banks

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday revived litigation accusing a slew of large banks of conspiring to rig the Libor interest rate...
 

Morgan Stanley Files $60 Million Proposed Settlement of Data Breach Claims

Morgan Stanley has filed for court approval of a $60 million settlement of a class action stemming from two data breaches in July 2020...
 

The View for 2022: P/C Insurance Predictions and Trends

It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra, Major League Baseball player and humorist Even before 2021's...
 

Future of Surety: Why the Industry Needs Knowledge Transfer and Education Now

Surety requires a highly complex and specialized form of underwriting. It is also an excellent career path for those who thrive on complex...
 
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Insurance Jobs

 

Private Client Services Account Manager - CAL Insurance & Associates, Inc. - Remote or San Francisco, CA

 

Personal Lines Account Manager - Licensed Agent - B.H. Gold Insurance Agency - San Diego, CA + remote

 

Risk Control Consultant - United Fire Group - San Antonio, TX

 

Group Health - Disability Claims Adjuster / Examiner - Work At Home Vintage Experts - Remote

 

Field Sales Territory Manager - Foremost Insurance - Foremost Insurance by Farmers Insurance - Seattle, Washington

 
 
 

East

 

New York Jury Finds Drugmaker Teva Liable for Fueling Opioid Crisis

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. fueled opioid addiction in New York state, a jury found last Thursday, a setback for a company still...
 

Maryland Resumes Reporting COVID-19 Deaths After Cyber Attack

Maryland officials resumed reporting coronavirus deaths Tuesday after a more than three week interruption amid an apparent cyberattack,...
 

Disaster Declaration Extended for New Hampshire Storms

The federal government has expanded is disaster declaration following damaging storms in southwestern New Hampshire this summer. The...
 

Tenant in New Hampshire Gets $35K After Emotional Support Dog Dispute

A company that owns and operates offices and apartment complexes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire agreed to pay $35,000 to a tenant in...
 

Home Insurtech MGA Hippo, Topa Insurance End Their 3-Year Partnership

Property/casualty insurer Topa Insurance Co. and Hippo Enterprises, a technology-driven managing general agency offering homeowners...
 
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Midwest

 

People Moves: TrueNorth Names Tillman as President; Pouch Appoints Jawitz as Chief Sales Officer

TrueNorth Names Trent Tillman as President Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based TrueNorth has announced that Jason Smith, President & Chief Executive...
 

Ohio Teen's Suit Says Coaches Made Him Eat Pizza Despite Religion

An Ohio high school football player who says coaches forced him to eat a pizza covered with pepperoni grease in violation of his...
 

New Year's Day Explosion Levels Minnesota Garage, Injuring One

A New Year's Day explosion and fire leveled one Minneapolis garage, set another one ablaze and sent a man to the hospital with serious...
 
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Southeast

 

FAIA Posts Infographics to Help Explain Florida's Ailing Insurance Market

In an effort to put new pressure on Florida lawmakers to make further reforms that could improve the state's distressed property...
 

2022 Means More Claims Data From Florida Insurers, Notification on Surplus Lines

New Florida laws and regulations that govern insurance matters took effect Sunday. Some are minor changes to existing laws, but others...
 

Kentucky Adjuster Sentenced in Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme

An independent adjuster who helped Central Kentucky tobacco farmers file millions of dollars in fraudulent crop insurance claims is the...
 

Winter Storms Strike Kentucky, Georgia, Carolina, DC

Storms over the New Year's Day weekend knocked out power, caused property damage, triggered flash flooding and snow and closed schools...
 
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South Central

 

Brown & Brown Acquires Texas' Harco Insurance Services

Brown & Brown Lone Star Insurance Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of...
 

Louisiana Women Sue Over Fatal Salt Mine Collapse

Two women have sued the operator of a Louisiana salt mine where a roof collapse killed their husbands a year ago. Genee Romero and...
 

New Louisiana Law Expands Medical Marijuana Program

Louisiana's medical marijuana program will offer raw, smokable cannabis to its patients, and the state will tweak its calculations for...
 
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West

 

Climate Change, New Construction Mean More Destructive Wildfires in West

The winter grassland fire that blew up along Colorado's Front Range was rare, experts say, but similar events will be more common in the...
 

Nevada Maintains Mandate for Higher Ed Staff, Fires Unvaccinated

Hundreds of unvaccinated employees who work at public colleges and universities in Nevada were fired Friday, a day after state Board of...
 

Officials Probing Cause of Massive Colorado Fire

Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a massive fire in a suburban area near Denver that burned neighborhoods to the...
 

People Moves: Alliant Names Fraser Senior VP; California Workers' Comp Institute Makes Widener-Brightwell General Counsel

Alliant Insurance Services named James Fraser senior vice president in its employee benefits team in Denver, Colorado. Fraser will...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

January Renewals 'Orderly' but Loss-Affected Programs Saw More Challenges: Carpenter

The January 1 renewals saw "ample capacity" for many lines, although reinsurers adjusted their risk appetite and pricing "for certain...
 

Zurich Insurance to Sell Italian Life and Pensions Back Book to Portugal's GamaLife

Zurich Insurance will release about $1.2 billion of capital by selling its Italian life and pensions back book to Portuguese insurer...
 

ASML Reports Fire at Berlin Factory That Makes Key Equipment for Chip Manufacturers

ASML Holding NV on Monday said there has been a fire at a factory it owns in Berlin, Germany, adding that no one was injured and that it...
 

Indian iPhone Plant Workers Became Ill From Tainted Food. Then a Rare Protest Began.

SRIPERUMBUDUR, India -- For women who assembled iPhones at a Foxconn plant in southern India, crowded dorms without flush toilets and...
 

Yemeni Fighters Hijack UAE-Flagged Cargo Ship, Saudi-Led Military Coalition Says

Yemen's Houthi fighters hijacked a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Yemen on Sunday night, according to a Saudi...
 

Tokio Marine Appoints Hirai as CEO for Asia Region

Tokio Marine announced the appointment of Masahito Hirai as chief executive officer of Tokio Marine Asia Pte. Ltd. (TMA), its Asia...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

The Cost of Tracking NPNs on Your Own

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Have you ever tried brewing beer at home? There are a ton of steps involved -...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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How to improve your employee experience in the hybrid workplace

Discover how your company can attract and retain top talent and manage growth with technology that simplifies office space...
 
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Discover Your Opportunity to Enhance Policyholder Experience

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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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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Insurance Journal TV

 
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EP. 39: Expert Says Cannabis Insurance Rates for Cyber, EPL, Property to Rise in 2022

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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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