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September 19, 2022
 
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National

 

Puerto Rico Begins Restoring Power After Storm Snuffs Grid

Power is slowly being restored to parts of Puerto Rico Sunday after Atlantic storm Fiona clipped the island as a Category 1 hurricane,...
 

Big I President & CEO Rusbuldt to Retire Next Year

The longest tenured top executive of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big I) has decided to step down. Bob...
 

Teva Pharm Expects to Start Paying U.S. Opioid Settlement in 2023: CEO

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries expects to finalize an opioid settlement in the United States by year-end and start paying in 2023, its...
 

U.S. Traffic Deaths in First Half 2022 Hit 16-Year High

U.S. traffic deaths rose 0.5% in the first half of 2022 to 20,175, the highest number killed in the period since 2006, according to an...
 

White House Touts $1 Billion in Grants to Fight Cybercrime

The Biden administration has called on states and local governments to apply for new cybersecurity grants worth $1 billion over four...
 

People Moves: Gambale Joins AGCS From AIG; AXA XL Appoints 2 to Group Captives Unit

AGCS Strengthens North American Distribution Team with Strategic New Hire and Reorganization Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)...
 

Real Estate Strategy: How to Win in Today’s Challenging Market

The real estate insurance market is in a state of transition. Increased frequency and severity of natural catastrophe losses have taken...
 

Next Gen Service: What Agents Want From Their Carrier Partners

At a recent industry event, the Duck Creek Formation conference in March, insurance agency representatives, including...
 
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East

 

Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Change Lawsuit Against Virginia

A Virginia judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of 13 young people who claim that the state's permitting of fossil fuel...
 

U of Vermont Denies Allegations of Inadequate Response to Anti-Jewish Bias on Campus

The president of the University of Vermont issued a blistering denial Thursday of allegations the university failed to adequately respond...
 

Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs Amid Court LGBTQ Ruling

Yeshiva University has abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that...
 
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Midwest

 

Judge OKs Fund for University of Michigan Doctor's Victims

A judge on Friday signed off on a fund for more than 1,000 people who said they were sexually assaulted by a University of Michigan...
 

Crash That Killed Indiana Congresswoman Blamed on Failed Passing Attempt

A staffer for U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was trying to pass a flat-bed truck on a northern Indiana highway last month when the SUV they...
 

Acrisure Acquires Illinois' B2Z Insurance

Acrisure announced it has acquired B2Z Insurance, a digitally native company that helps business owners obtain customizable insurance...
 
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Southeast

 

State Farm Agrees to Settle Katrina Claims Lawsuit with Mississippi AG

Mississippi has quietly settled its lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly minimizing its Hurricane Katrina...
 

'Quirky' Wording Sinks Evanston's Exclusion, Appeals Court Finds in Sex Assault Case

The New Year's Eve sexual assault of a patient at a Miami hospital's mental health ward made headlines around Florida in 2019. Three days...
 

InsureScan Expands Auto Insurance Tech Approach to Alabama

InsureScan, a company that says its software can help agents quote and bind auto coverage in a few minutes, has expanded to Alabama. CEO...
 

Fiona, Now a Hurricane, Hammers Puerto Rico and DR, But Will Miss U.S.

Hurricane Katrina will miss Florida and the East Coast, but has left catastrophic flooding and widespread power outages in Puerto Rico...
 
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South Central

 

Court Rules In Favor of Officer in Oklahoma Teen's Death Lawsuit

An appeals court ruling could mean the end of a federal lawsuit filed by the parents of a Black teenager who was naked and unarmed when...
 

Louisiana Flood Victims Receive $95 Million Settlement 39 Years Later

Louisiana families and businesses in Tangipahoa Parish are a step closer to getting paid for flood damages in 1983 caused by the...
 
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West

 

Storm Battering Western Alaska Caused Widespread Flooding

A powerful storm sweeping north through the Bering Strait on Saturday caused widespread flooding in several western Alaska coastal...
 

California Funding Research to Develop New Wildfire Defense Tools

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is funding research to better predict who wildfires spread from burning...
 

California Commissioner Orders Insurance Cancellation Moratorium for new Wildfire

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage following Gov. Gavin...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Assets of World's Largest Companies at Growing Risk of Climate Impact: S&P

Over 90% of the world's largest companies will have at least one asset highly exposed to the physical impacts of climate change by the...
 

Powerful Typhoon Unleashes Torrential Rain, Floods, Winds in Japan

A powerful typhoon barreled through southwest Japan on Monday, unleashing torrential rains and lashing winds that killed at least two...
 

Howden Acquires Born Consulting AG in Switzerland

Howden, the London-based independent insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Swiss broker Born Consulting AG. Founded in 2003 and...
 

Gallagher Re Taps Aon's Bowen as Chief Science Officer; Aon Names Jursa CEO of Commercial Risk, Czech Republic; Gridel Joins Howden M&A to Lead Europe Biz Devel

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher Re, Aon and Howden M&A. A summary of these new hires follows...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Are you accurately assessing wildfire risk? Why granular data and foundational science matter

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Climate change is having an impact on natural hazards all around the world --...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Since the onset of the pandemic, work has undergone an unprecedented transformation, with new norms, attitudes, and expectations...
 
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What's the Cost of Slow Insurance Onboarding, Licensing, and Compliance for Your Organization?

Are you losing revenue while waiting for onboarding, licensing, and compliance? Your distribution workforce is the front line of...
 
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How Underwriters Analyze the Risks Associated with Pull Cords at Senior Living Facilities

One of the selling points for senior living facilities is the promise of easy access to assistance in an emergency. To that end,...
 
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How to Get Your Clients the Most Favorable Prices and Terms Available in the D&O Market Today

While general economic factors are always relevant to insurance pricing, in the current market, underwriters of D&O policies...
 
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New and Enhanced Products in the Small Commercial Insurance Market

The State of the Market, Innovation and Where Everyone's Headed Next The small commercial insurance market went through a...
 
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