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| | National | | | | Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc., Sanofi SA, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc plan to raise U.S. prices on more than 300 drugs in the United... | | | | The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by... | | | | Alphabet Inc.'s drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote... | | | | The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers that the agency will begin collecting calendar year 2020... | | | | Fast-growing specialty lines insurer Applied Underwriters announced the creation of a U.S. based division of its Applied Financial Lines... | | | | Daimler AG's North American truck unit on Thursday agreed to a $30 million U.S. civil penalty to resolve an investigation of delayed... | | | | Wholesale insurance brokerage AmWINS Group has rebranded its agency aggregator subsidiary Networked Insurance Agents to AmWINS Access -... | | | | Commercial lines insurer CNA Financial Corp. and Enstar on Dec. 30, 2020 said they had reached an agreement to have a subsidiary of... | | |  While the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed business activity around the globe, for underwriters in the Lloyd's market who were in the process of... | | |  Insurers are increasingly using reserve transactions such as loss portfolio transfers and adverse development covers to... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | All but two construction workers injured in December in an explosion at a high-rise building in Baltimore have been released from... | | | | An aquaculture worker who got hurt tending to salmon raised in offshore pens is covered under state law, but not under the federal law... | | | | CBIZ Inc., a provider of financial, insurance and advisory services, has acquired Borden Perlman Insurance Agency Inc. (BP) of Ewing,... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | A federal judge has rejected an argument by Tyson Foods that is not liable in the death of a worker in Iowa because it was following... | | | | Brown & Brown of Ohio LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Berry Insurance Group,... | | | | Provision Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Bingham Farms, Mich., has named Chris Irvine as its chief... | | | | A plane flying from Georgia crashed into a house in southeastern Michigan, killing the pilot and two people aboard, authorities said.... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | Officials continue to assess building damage caused by the Christmas Day bombing as law enforcement officials on Thursday allowed media... | | | | At least one Kentucky police officer connected to the fatal shooting of a Black woman, Breonna Taylor, is fighting a police move to... | | | | A mayor's lawsuit is making baseless arguments as it seeks to overturn a medical marijuana initiative that Mississippi voters approved,... | | | | Former Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections Julie Jones has been appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer within the Office... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | Louisiana motorists filing car accident lawsuits will encounter tougher rules to win damage awards, under a new law championed by the... | | | | Global Risk Solutions Inc., a provider of property/casualty claims, environmental risk management and complex claims products and... | | | | The Norman Fire Department in Oklahoma has achieved the highest Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating from the Insurance Service... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Alaska scientists have found a second slope that has the potential to create a landslide or a destructive tsunami to its surrounding... | | | | California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that nearly 500 policyholders in six ZIP codes affected by the Mountain View... | | | | An outgoing member of Montana's Public Service Commission has filed a $2.5 million damage claim against fellow members of the utility... | | | | Starting Jan. 1, drivers violating Idaho's hands-free device, distracted driving law risked getting a citation. The law has been in... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re said in a report on Monday, with the... | | | | JOHANNESBURG - South African insurer Santam will begin assessing payouts for some previously rejected coronavirus-related claims after... | | | | The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by... | | | | Assicurazioni Generali SpA agreed to buy the Greek operations of French insurer AXA SA as part of its plans to expand in European... | | | | Independent specialty managing general agent (MGA) Nexus Group announced it completed the acquisition of the Hiscox MGA Marine business... | | | | BRASILIA - Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem SA said on Wednesday it reached a 9.1 billion reais ($1.75 billion) deal to settle... | | | | SEOUL - Production at Hyundai Motor's factory in Ulsan, South Korea, was halted on Monday after a worker died in an accident, shortly... | | | | Premia Holdings Ltd. announced the formation of Elevation Re (SPC) Ltd., a sidecar vehicle which will provide collateralized reinsurance... | | | | More International News » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | |  | This report provides an overview of key legislative, regulatory, judicial, and other developments affecting the workers... | | |  | AM Best expects that the Directors and Officers (D&O) segment will soon undergo radical changes based on an examination of... | | |  | The hard market is here and shows no signs of slowing down. While this period of the insurance cycle is often known as being the... | | |  | For the Insurance industry, digital transformation has shifted from the 3 - 5 year plan to the 6 month plan. That transformation... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Tue Dec 29 -- "In rare cases of serious illness from the vaccine . . . " HELLO? Millions of people are expected to take this vaccine, one produced faster... Craig Cornell | | | | Posted: Wed Dec 30 -- #1 and not even on the list. Hospitals putting the China virus as the cause of death to collect more money and defraud the US tax payer. Jack | | | | Posted: Mon Dec 28 -- Actually, Lemonade and the other technology-dependent startup insurance firms will fail and probably fail spectacularly. Financial success... Barry Rabkin | | | | Posted: Mon Dec 28 -- Doug: You are correct. But the article reflects gross misconduct by the trial judge. Misconduct which would easily be the grounds for an... retired risk manager | | | | Posted: Mon Dec 28 -- If masks don't stop the spread of Covid 19 at close distances, as the article says, what good are they? Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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