| | Today's Headlines | | | | February 9, 2022 | | | | Today's Headline Sponsor: Pie Insurance |
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| | National | | | | New research from insurer The Hartford found 42% of U.S. workers report declines in their mental health, while a similar percentage (43%)... | | | | The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has unraveled its biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft, seizing a record-shattering $3.6... | | | | The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan... | | | | The estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin sued Sirius XM's Pandora Media Inc. on Monday, claiming the online music service owes... | | | | The man who served as the director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America for nearly three decades is retiring. The official... | | | | FRANKFURT/LONDON - The European Central Bank is preparing banks for a possible Russian-sponsored cyber attack as tensions with Ukraine... | | | | Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2021 - excluding COVID-related losses - have so far reached an estimated US$116... | | |  Surplus lines premium increased 22% and transactions rebounded almost 6.6% over their 2020 totals in the 15 states with designated surplus... | | |  Let's declare it: The insurance workplace has been upended, changed forever, and there is no going back. How and where... | | | | More National News » |
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| | Featured Events | | |  | April 26 / Chicago, IL | | |  | March 7 / New York, NY | | |
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| | East | | | | A Maine legislative committee has signed off on a proposal to help emergency responders gain better access to mental health support. The... | | | | A federal judge on Monday sided with Amazon.com Inc. in dismissing a discrimination lawsuit that workplace organizer Christian Smalls had... | | | | A bill aimed at addressing the increasing costs of prescription drugs is scheduled to come up for a vote in the Massachusetts Senate this... | | | | Charlotte, North Carolina-based Insurance broker Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc. reports it has agreed to acquire the national title... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | Corrections and medical officials at an Ohio jail mishandled an inmate with diabetes and their indifference led to his death last year,... | | | | XPT Specialty has acquired Insurance Brokers Incorporated, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, in a move that continues a series of... | | | | An 11-year-old child intentionally started a fire at a Manhattan, Kansas bar and grill over the weekend, officials said. RC McGraws was... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | The Alabama House of Representatives has agreed to divert more funding to Strengthen Alabama Homes, a program that fortifies houses and... | | | | Authorities are investigating after a bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began... | | | | The chief of a volunteer fire department in North Carolina has been charged with falsifying reports and inflating the number of... | | | | NFP, a global insurance broker and consultant, has acquired East Coast Underwriters and Blue Ridge Captive Solutions, expanding NFP's... | | | | A Florida-based company has changed its name and added a team of specialists to offer risk management services to home builders.... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | Texan Insurance acquired Texans Insurance & Financial Group, Inc. in an all-cash transaction effective Dec. 30, 2021. Founded in 1991 in... | | | | MIDLAND -- One local said it sounded like a pickup truck had rammed into the side of their house. Another said it sounded like the air... | | | | Efforts to reduce a backlog of tens of thousands of cases in Texas' busiest court system got a boost Feb. 7 with the reopening of a newly... | | | | A corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons (1.6 million liters) of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland did not... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Tesla Inc. said on Wednesday the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) intends to file a lawsuit against the... | | | | The Washington State Department of Licensing said the personal information of potentially millions of licensed professionals may have... | | | | The Monroe, Washington, School District offered a $34 million settlement to students and parents exposed to toxic chemicals on a public... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International & Reinsurance | | | | FRANKFURT/LONDON - The European Central Bank is preparing banks for a possible Russian-sponsored cyber attack as tensions with Ukraine... | | | | ICEYE, the Helsinki-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data provider and specialist in natural catastrophe solutions, announced that... | | | | Bermuda-based re/insurer Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. announced that funds managed by Carlyle and Hellman & Freidman have committed up to... | | | | A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant next week to... | | | | Finnish financial group Sampo reported stronger than expected fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday boosted by its core insurance... | | | | This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), RiverStone... | | | | ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - Cyclone Batsirai is blamed for the deaths of 20 people in Madagascar and for making more than 55,000... | | | | More International & Reinsurance News » |
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| | Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns | | | | Last week, the Academy of Insurance hosted a class on the EPLI (Employment Practices Liability Insurance) implications of employers'... | | | | Yes and no. I've been saying yes to some new things lately. That means that I had to say no to some other things, which is ok. Every yes... | | | | A job is the work we do when we need to have work. Maybe there's nothing else available. Maybe there's nothing else that we're qualified... | | | | This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Personal ask: Please take our poll. MGAs don't always get a lot of love, and we at... | | | | More Blogs » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | |  | Tax season is here, and as an insurance agent, there are many unique tax strategies available that will help you maximize your... | | |  | Use this tool to keep track of all the areas of risk your clients might be exposed to and ensure you're helping cover them all.... | | |  | Independent agents and dedicated agents looking to transition to an independent career have a lot to contemplate when... | | |  | Discover how agents can use modern communication tools to personalize their experience at scale. As the face of insurance... | | |  | In an increasingly crowded and commoditized market, brokers are faced with minimal customer loyalty and look to differentiate... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Insurance Journal TV | | |  | New Frontier Data, a producer of cannabis research and intelligence, released its "22 for 22... | | |  | Much uncertainty exists around catastrophic cyber threats, and for an industry so focused on... | | | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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