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April 13, 2022
 
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National

 

Advice for Casualty Insurance Brokers: 'Get Out of the Pajamas'

Asked for the latest thoughts on the role of the broker in managing client expectations against the headwinds of a difficult casualty...
 

Johnson & Johnson Can't Block Lawsuit Claiming It Lied About Asbestos in Talc

Johnson & Johnson can't use its baby powder bankruptcy to prevent a lawsuit that accuses the company of hiding evidence that its...
 

Net-Zero Holdouts That Stick Out Like a 'Sore Thumb'

While many large corporations have announced ambitious pledges to achieve net-zero emissions by the middle of the century, their...
 

Insurance Technology: Newfront Raises $200M; EvolutionIQ Brings In $21M

Insurance brokerage platform Newfront announced a $200 million investment at a $2.2 billion valuation led by the Goldman Sachs Asset...
 

Martin Shkreli's Law Firm Has Not Been Paid, Seeks to Withdraw

The law firm that defended Martin Shkreli against antitrust charges said it has not been paid, and on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge for...
 

Trial Date Set in Defamation Suit Against Fox News Over U.S. Election Claims

An April 2023 jury trial has been scheduled in Dominion Voting Systems Inc's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit accusing Fox News of trying...
 

How Insurance CIOs Can Orchestrate Business-Wide Transformation

The pandemic has been a wake-up call for insurers. In an industry that has traditionally lagged in digital deployments,...
 
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East

 

Arbitrator Clears Police Officers Who Pushed Buffalo Protester But Lawsuit Continues

An arbitrator has ruled that two Buffalo police officers didn't violate the department's use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a...
 

Philadelphia to Restore Indoor Mask Mandate Amid Covid Case Surge

Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, the city's top health...
 

People Moves: MEMIC Appoints Fongemie; Mulready Joins Hartford's Navigators; Falcon Risk Hires 3 Leaders

Portland, Maine-headquartered MEMIC Group has appointed Eileen Moran Fongemie to the position of senior vice president and chief...
 

Global MGU Victor Enters Reinsurance, Acquiring Rhode Island Firm RTSC

Victor, a global managing general underwriter (MGU), is expanding its underwriting capabilities into the reinsurance market. The firm...
 

World Insurance Expands in New Jersey with Acquisition of J. Stine Agency

World Insurance Associates has acquired J. Stine Agency, Inc. of Little Silver, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
 
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Midwest

 

Mosaic Insurance Opens Second U.S. Office in Chicago

Mosaic Insurance has opened an office in Chicago, IL, its second US physical location, for a growing number of employees. Located in the...
 

Families of 5 Killed in Indiana FedEx Shooting File Lawsuit

Relatives of five of the eight people who were shot and killed last year at an Indianapolis FedEx warehouse by a former employee sued the...
 

North Dakota Marijuana Legalization Groups Aims for November Election

A group that wants to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota submitted paperwork Monday to the secretary of state to begin the...
 
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Southeast

 

Florida Man Charged With Unlicensed Adjusting, Promising Free Roofs

In another case involving the notorious Strems Law Firm, a Florida man has been charged with operating as an unlicensed claims adjuster...
 

Florida Senator Trying to Force Special Session with Support from Rank and File

Florida state Sen. Jeff Brandes is not waiting for legislative leaders or the governor to call a special session to tackle the property...
 

Proposed Miami Condo Rules Wouldn't Prevent Another Collapse, Engineers Say

A month after Florida lawmakers failed to require more frequent and more thorough inspections of aging condominium buildings, Miami-Dade...
 

South Carolina DOI Director Ray Farmer Retires after Half-Century in the Insurance Arena

Ray Farmer would probably never be accused of being a "caretaker" government official or a mere bureaucrat. "He's accomplished a lot in...
 
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South Central

 

AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Louisiana Farm Bureau

AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to "a-"...
 

EEOC Sues Paper Company for Disability Discrimination at Texas Location

International Paper, Co., one of the world's largest producers of fiber-based products such as packaging materials and fiber pulp,...
 

Keystone Adds Texas' Boley-Featherson to Network

Keystone Insurance Group, a participant-owned insurance agency network, has named Wichita Falls, Texas-based Boley-Featherson to its...
 
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West

 

Washington Foundry Cited for Dozens of Health and Safety Violations

A metal foundry and casting company in Walla Walla, Washington, faces a $93,600 fine for violating more than 40 health and safety...
 

University of Southern California Suing YouTubers for Pranks

The University of Southern California is suing two YouTube performers who the school says created panic after barging into classrooms to...
 

Washington Suit Says Women Discriminated Against in Sheriff's Department

A detective sergeant is suing the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Tacoma, Washington, for alleged discrimination and retaliation...
 

New Mexico Wildfires Gained Ground Amid Dry, Windy Conditions

It's a simple recipe that requires only a couple ingredients, and New Mexico has them all. Strong winds, low humidity and dry conditions...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Air Lease Says 21 Jets Stranded in Sanctions-Hit Russia

Air Lease Corp. said on Tuesday it has 21 jets remaining in sanctions-hit Russia, two weeks after a Western deadline for global leasing...
 

As Climate Disclosures Toughen, Corporate Laggards May Be Vulnerable to Lawsuits

A push by Britain to toughen up corporate environmental disclosures will cast a spotlight on climate change dawdlers as campaigners...
 

Credit Suisse Shareholders Advised Against Clearing Board of 2020 Liability

Proxy advisers Glass Lewis and ISS have recommended Credit Suisse's shareholders vote against discharging the bank's board and management...
 

Cops Struggle to Keep Up With 'Staggering' Levels of Crypto Seizures

One spring day in a village just west of London, residents saw a man being muscled into a car in front of a nearby house. He reappeared...
 

Howden to Acquire UK-Based SPF Private Clients

Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, announced the signing of the acquisition of SPF Private Clients (SPF), subject...
 

Xenia Buys Majority Stake in Hong Kong's Capstone Insurance Brokers

Xenia Broking Group Ltd., the credit insurance and surety specialist broker, announced it has acquired a majority stake in Capstone...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

A Personal Claim Story - Part 2

In what feels like a Neverending Story (cue the music), we are still dealing with that open property claim that you might have read about...
 

6 Answers to the Problem of Old Buildings

So far since the Champlain Tower collapse in July 2021, two other condominium buildings have been inspected, failed, and evacuated...
 

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Research and Webinars

 
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Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty: 5 Reasons to Select a Cargo Policy

Port accumulation and trans-shipment delays. Extreme weather events. Fires at sea. These are just a few interconnected yet...
 
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There's a Microchip Shortage. What Now?

Entering into another year of unpredictability in the global supply chain, the shortage of automobile semiconductor chips —...
 
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Beyond Burnout: Redefining Benefits for a New Era of Work

In a new report, Beyond Burnout—Redefining a New Era in the Work Place, Cake & Arrow gets to the heart of how people's...
 
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Three Keys to Differentiating Your Brokerage

In an increasingly crowded and commoditized market, brokers are faced with minimal customer loyalty and look to differentiate...
 
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4 Agents Share Success Moving Out of Their Comfort Zones

Independent agents and dedicated agents looking to transition to an independent career have a lot to contemplate when...
 
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