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July 25, 2022
 
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National

 

FEMA Report: Flood Insurance Hikes Will Drive 1 Million From Market

When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation's flood insurance...
 

T-Mobile to Pay $350 Million in Settlement Over Massive Hacking

T-Mobile US Inc. agreed Friday to pay $350 million and spend an additional $150 million to upgrade data security to settle litigation...
 

Hippo Intends Reverse Stock Split After NYSE Non-Compliance Notice

Hippo Holdings Inc. announced that it intends to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that includes a...
 

Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts Settle Trademark Dispute Over Co-Ed Scouting

The Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts have settled their dispute over the Boy Scouts' right to use the word "scouting" to advertise...
 

Cover Genius Expands In Event and Ticketing Industry With Buy of Booking Project

Cover Genius, the insurtech for embedded insurance, said it has acquired Booking Protect, a specialist in embedded ticket protection for...
 

'I'm Calling About Your Auto Warranty': FCC Says No More, Orders Spam Block

The Federal Communications Commission has ordered phone companies to stop carrying traffic related to robocalls about scam auto...
 

Agents Expects Big Jump in Online Commercial Insurance Shopping: Survey

A majority of independent insurance agents (53%) are expecting a significant increase in online commercial insurance buyers over the next...
 

Kids More Likely to Be Hospitalized From Off-Road Motorcycles Than Quad-Bikes: Study

Motorcycles cause a far higher rate of injuries among children than quad bikes do, a study from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA has found, but quad...
 

Why Diverse Representation Should Not Be Your End Goal

Globally, women make up only about a quarter of insurance companies' executive roles, 10 percent of CEOs and 8 percent...
 
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East

 

New Hampshire Enacts Safety Laws to Protect Health Care Workers

Health care facilities in New Hampshire will have to implement and maintain workplace violence prevention programs under a new law....
 

Connecticut Law Focuses on Teens Charged With Repeat Motor Vehicle Thefts

Connecticut has updated its criminal justice laws to speed up law enforcement's responses when young people are charged with repeated...
 

Gun Rights Groups Seek Injunction Against Delaware Gun Control Legislation

Delaware gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking an injunction against recently passed gun control legislation. The...
 

People Moves: Lockton Welcomes Stedman in Philadelphia

Stedman Joins Lockton in Philadelphia Insurance broker Lockton announced that Bill Stedman has joined its Northeast region as the...
 
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Midwest

 

Lawsuit: Chicago Police Misused Gunshot Detection Technology in Murder Case

A federal lawsuit filed last Thursday alleges Chicago police misused "unreliable" gunshot detection technology and failed to pursue other...
 

Illinois Tornado Snaps Trees, Damages Roofs

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a small tornado touched down in suburban Chicago Saturday. Snapped trees and minor damage...
 

Missouri Limestone Quarry to Pay $210K EPA Penalty

Trager Limestone LLC, which operates the Nettleton Limestone Quarry in Caldwell County, Missouri, has agreed to pay a $210,000 civil...
 
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Southeast

 

Former Students Sue Insurers over Alleged Abuse at Georgia Boarding School

Twenty men who said they were sexually abused at a prestigious boarding school in Georgia are now suing the school's insurance companies...
 

Four Years After Hurricane Michael, Florida City Rebuilding, Recovering

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. -- Standing on the deck of the new Driftwood Inn, 31/2 years after Hurricane Michael obliterated the old one, Tom Wood...
 
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South Central

 

New Orleans Man Latest to be Sentenced in Staged Auto Accident Case

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Larry Williams, age 49, of New Orleans, was sentenced last week for Conspiracy to...
 

New Orleans Approves Some Police Use of Facial Recognition

The New Orleans City Council has reversed itself and approved police use of facial recognition software and cellphone surveillance towers...
 
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West

 

Crews Protect Homes as California Wildfire Burns Near Yosemite

A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of...
 

People Moves: Liberty Names Lopez Managing Partner in California; Montoya Made Strategic Partnership Advisor

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers named Michael Lopez a managing partner in the firm's Santa Rosa, California, office. Lopez has more...
 

California Governor Signs Gun Law Enabling Citizens to Sue for Violations

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a controversial gun control bill that was modeled after Texas' vigilante abortion law,...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Insurers Weigh Covering Ukraine Grain Shipments After Deal to Re-open Black Sea Ports

A number of insurance underwriters are interested in providing cover for grain shipments from Ukraine after an agreement was reached to...
 

London's Financial Center Struggles to Find Its Way in Post-Brexit Britain

London is in danger of becoming a mere "regional stock market" down the line unless it significantly raises its game -- that is the...
 

Fidelis to Launch New MGU That Writes More Than $3 Billion of GWP

Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced its intention to create a new managing general underwriter, which, subject to regulatory...
 

Australia on High Alert for Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Its Cattle Herds

Australia is on high alert for foot-and-mouth disease in its cattle herds after traces of the virus were found on imported animal...
 

BMS Re Acquires Mexican Surety Reinsurance Broker Calomex

BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announce the acquisition of Calomex, the Mexico City-based specialist...
 

Update: Russia Confirms Missile Strike on Port of Odesa but Says Grain Deal Stands

Ukraine said on Monday it hoped a U.N.-brokered deal aimed at easing global food shortages by resuming grain exports from the Black Sea...
 

HSB (UK and Ireland) Creates Commercial Division to Streamline Service

HSB (UK and Ireland) announced the formation of a new Commercial Division, creating closer alignment between its business development,...
 

People Moves: AXA XL Names Ensurance's Burgess as U/W, Construction, UK & Lloyd's; Aon strengthens M&A and Transaction Team With 3 Hires

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Medicare Open Enrollment Season: The Big Picture

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. It's almost that time of year again. No, we're not talking about spooky season, the...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Biometric Authentication Explained

In a digital world, how can you be sure that someone is who they say they are? Or that they even exist at all? This book from...
 
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Online Face Verification in Insurance: 5 Ways To Enable Digital Transformation

How can insurance companies use online face verification as part of their digital transformation strategies? Download our report...
 
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Three Visions for Empowering Independent Agents

During the pandemic, Cake & Arrow conducted qualitative research with hundreds of gig workers and small business owners to...
 
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What Is Builders Risk Insurance?

The construction industry is hotter than ever, so there's never been a better time to learn builders risk insurance. In this...
 
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The High Price of "Business As Usual" in the Insurance Industry

AgentSync's Guide to the Price of "Business as Usual" in the Insurance Industry When an insurance organization considers adding...
 
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