| | Today's Headlines | | | | August 17, 2021 | | | | Today's Headline Sponsor: SIAA |
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| | National | | | | Buoyed by the hard market and rebounding economy, Independent insurance agents and brokers grew overall by 7.1% in the second quarter,... | | | | Bayer, trying to contain billions of dollars in legal costs, filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court... | | | | A federal appeals court on Monday revived nearly 6,000 lawsuits alleging that a widely used device produced by 3M Co. to keep surgical... | | | | Beazley Appoints Chubb's Kocsondy as U.S. Cyber & Tech Chief Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Patricia Kocsondy as head of U.S.... | | | | Mobility insurtech VOOM and specialty insurer Markel have teamed up to launch a per-mile insurance offering for motorcycles in select... | | | | If you're having trouble wrapping your mind around the spree of natural catastrophes currently plaguing the world--from deadly July... | | | | There has been a substantial uptick in litigation involving copyright infringement in the music industry thanks a groundbreaking decision... | | | | "Legitimizing the Shared Economy." The phrase, with a trademark symbol at the end of it, is the first thing visitors see... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | A Norwood, Massachusetts, woman was arrested in connection with fraudulently receiving federal workers' compensation benefits and... | | | | The National Weather Service has confirmed a 10th tornado that struck during storms last month in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.... | | | | RT Specialty Promotes Burrows to Senior Account Manager RT Specialty has promoted Stacy Burrows to senior account manager within its... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | AM Best revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer... | | | | Fire crews in northeastern Minnesota battled a "rapidly growing" wildfire Sunday, adding to a list of wildfires in the region that has... | | | | The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, City Council approved a $50,000 payment to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who said he was unjustly attacked by... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | A South Carolina paper mill, whose foul smell has triggered more than 30,000 complaints, has become one of the dirtiest polluters in the... | | | | Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that Ricky Bell, 57, was killed in a Montgomery County fire around... | | | | Tropical storm Fred made landfall near Cape San Blas, Florida Monday Aug. 16 at approximately 3:15 p.m. EST, according to the National... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | AM Best assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B+ and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "bbb-" (Good) to National Unity Insurance Co.... | | | | Keystone Insurers Group Keystone Insurers Group appointed Meghan Pizzolato as its Texas state vice president. Pizzolato most recently... | | | | Louisiana insurance regulators issued a new advisory reminding people who sell insurance in the state that they must have a licensed to... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Thousands of homes in Northern California remain threatened by the nation's largest wildfire as unstable weather creates a high danger of... | | | | Alliant Insurance Services named Karen Caterino senior vice president in its public entity practice. Caterino is based in Nevada and will... | | | | Federal workplace safety officials cited a Colorado home manufacturing company for continuing to expose workers to falls at Pueblo... | | | | Clark County, Washington, has agreed to pay $72,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said an argument with a deputy... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International & Reinsurance | | | | LAGOS - Helicopters hover above a patrol vessel in Nigeria's frenetic Apapa port as attack boats zoom past. On the dock, drones... | | | | The large 7.2 magnitude earthquake, which hit Haiti on Aug. 14, is likely to cost insurers around $250 million, according to catastrophe... | | | | LES CAYES, Haiti - Heavy rains lashed Haiti on Tuesday night, complicating rescue efforts and drenching thousands left homeless by a... | | | | Royal Dutch Shell Plc's Nigerian unit agreed to pay a local community $111 million to resolve a long-running dispute over an oil spill... | | | | Continuing its rapid pace of expansion, Aston Lark Ireland announced the acquisition of A.R. Brassington & Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the... | | | | Occam Underwriting, the London-based specialist lines managing general agency, announced that Hudson Structured Capital Management (HSCM)... | | | | Insurtech ecosystem specialist Quotall announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with global insurance broker and fintech... | | | | More International & Reinsurance News » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | | | | We surveyed and interviewed independent agents from across the United States to understand the hurdles they face, the... | | | | | Do you want to learn how to generate and convert more leads for your insurance agency? Your agency needs a prospecting strategy... | | | | | Indoor mold is potentially dangerous and destructive – you don't want it in your home or business! Mold is found everywhere... | | | | | ReSource Pro offers five in-demand solutions for more unique business growth and profitability: Growth Solutions Policy... | | | | | With today's expanding technology and issues surrounding audits, cybersecurity, regulatory & tax reform challenges as well... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Insurance Journal TV | | | | | "There are plaintiff's attorneys out there that are actively trolling for cases involving... | | | | | Sometimes, real life can be like the movies. At least, that's according to two ethical hackers... | | | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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