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July 6, 2022
 
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National

 

US Auto Crash Death Rate Highest in Study of Rich Countries

US death rates from motor vehicle crashes rates are the highest among 29 upper-income countries, according to a government study that...
 

'Cautious Optimism' for Cyber Buyers as More Focus on Risk Controls: Marsh

While the market for cyber insurance is expected to remain challenging "for the foreseeable future," there is optimism for rate...
 

Facebook Asks Court for Old FTC Merger Documents in Antitrust Fight

Meta's Facebook has asked a U.S. court for eight documents created by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as part of their review of the...
 

Doctors Look to Athletes for Clues to COVID's Heart Impacts

Doctors learned early in the pandemic that COVID-19 was more than a respiratory disease. It was attacking bodily organs, including the...
 

25 Years: The Journey of Cyber Insurance

While young underwriters may think that cyber insurance is a recent coverage innovation, the line is actually more than two decades old....
 

Piecing Together Coverage in Live Events

Tough Insurance Market Remains as COVID Restrictions Ease The upcoming summer months promise to bring a resurgence of festivals,...
 

Mental Health and Social Detriments of Health

The pandemic has led to a rise in mental health-related workers’ comp claims for first responders, according to Safety National’s...
 

Commercial Auto Recovery Uncertain Beyond 2022

Property/casualty insurers have proven resilient in the last two years amid the considerable challenges of the...
 
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East

 

New York Offers Plan for Businesses With Unpaid Workers' Comp Premiums

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to help employers with unpaid workers' compensation premiums regain access to coverage...
 

Nonprofit's Lawsuit Seeks Access to Baltimore Police Records

A lawsuit recently filed by a Baltimore nonprofit alleges the city department that handles police records is improperly shielding police...
 

Maine Mining Superfund Site to Receive $21M

A Maine superfund mining site is receiving $21 million in Environmental Protection Agency funding to expedite contamination cleanup...
 
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Midwest

 

Kansas Hobby Lobby Store Sued For Disability Discrimination

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a national arts-and-crafts retailer, violated federal law when it refused to reasonably accommodate a cashier...
 

Nebraska Medical Marijuana In Danger of Not Qualifying for Ballot

A campaign to legalize marijuana for medicinal use in Nebraska is in danger of missing its signature goal to qualify for the November...
 
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Southeast

 

SURE Insurance Picks Up 14,000 FedNat Policies in South Carolina

The member-owned property insurer known as SURE has assumed some 14,000 South Carolina homeowners policies from FedNat Insurance, which...
 

Tampa Med Clinic Owner Charged with Staging Crashes and $970,000 in False Claims

The owner of a Tampa medical clinic has been charged in a scheme that staged auto accidents then submitted more than $970,000 in...
 

West Virginia Requiring New Notices, Info on Workers' Comp Claims Decisions

West Virginia's insurance commissioner is reminding workers' compensation stakeholders about statutory changes that took effect this...
 
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South Central

 

Louisiana Extends Ida Mediation Program Through End of 2022

Louisiana's Hurricane Ida Mediation Program is being extended through December 31, 2022, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
 

Texas Division of Workers' Comp Seeks Input on MQRP rule changes

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) said it is accepting public comments on a proposed rule...
 
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West

 

Foster & Foster Acquires Bartel Associates in California

Foster & Foster Consulting Actuaries Inc. has completed its acquisition of California-based Bartel Associates LLC. Bartel's core business...
 

Evacuations for Communities Near California Forest Fire

Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday for remote California communities near a wildfire that may have been sparked by fireworks or a...
 

Report: Sharp Increase in California Workers' Comp Med-Legal Costs

Payments for medical-legal services used to resolve medical disputes over compensability issues in California work injury claims have...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Luxury British Jeweler Pays $7.5 Million in Crypto Ransom to Russian Hackers

Luxury British jeweler Graff Diamonds Corp. paid $7.5 million ransom in Bitcoin to a Russian hacking gang after it leaked data on the...
 

EU Lawmakers Pass Landmark Rules to Rein In Tech Giants, but Enforcement a Concern

EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook...
 

UK Travel Insurance Policies May Not Cover Flight Disruptions Due to Strikes: Report

Insurance may not save you from summer travel misery. Four in 10 policies don't protect against strikes, the UK consumer watchdog Which?...
 

Heavy Rains Ease Over Sydney but Floods Continue to Force Evacuations

A wild storm system that has pounded parts of Sydney with torrential rain for four days has moved away from the city, satellite images...
 

Europe's Landmark Test of Banks' Resilience to Climate Risk Is Softer Than Expected

Europe's landmark test of banks' resilience to global warming was far softer than many lenders had expected, according to people familiar...
 

Tesla Software Glitch Affects 59,000 Vehicles Globally: German Road Traffic Agency

FRANKFURT - Germany's road traffic agency said it was recalling Tesla models Y and 3 because of a fault in the automatic emergency call...
 

Del Vecchio's Successor Shares Same Vision for Building Generali Into European Leader

Leonardo Del Vecchio's right-hand man was named on Monday to succeed the Italian billionaire -- who died last week -- as chairman of the...
 

Ardonagh's MGA Unit, Geo Underwriting, Acquires UK's Lorega Holdings

Geo Underwriting, The Ardonagh Group's MGA subsidiary, has completed the acquisition of the managing general agent Lorega Holdings Ltd....
 

People Moves: MS Amlin Names Liberty Mutual's Baxter as Head of Reinsurance; DUAL Hires HDI's Biemann for Cyber; Gallagher Re Taps Swiss Re's Kreutzer for Nordic Region

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at MS Amlin, DUAL Europe, and Gallagher Re. A summary of these new hires...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

The Insuring Cyber Podcast: Is Ransomware at a Turning Point?

Although reports indicate ransomware activity has been quieter than usual to start the year, experts say that likely won't last for...
 

Lessons Learned From Something I Didn't See Coming

I don't know if this has been your experience, but I have found that most jobs that I have taken include things that I didn't see coming....
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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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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A Data-Driven Guide to Improving Workplace Safety

Data and analytics not only help develop preventative safety measures, but predictive safety measures as well. See how leading...
 
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Bird's-Eye View: How Property Insurers Are Using Aerial Data

"They got planes in the air, and we had pictures the next day... before we could even get claim adjusters in there." - Tier 1...
 
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4 Common Builders Risk Insurance Policy Options

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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Insurance Journal TV

 
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration declared in an April memo that cannabis seeds that...
 
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A lot has changed in the world of automation since Apple first launched its virtual assistant,...
 
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