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June 15, 2022
 
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National

 

The SEC War on Greenwashing Has Begun

For all the greenwashers out there on Wall Street, the party may really be over. There's now little doubt that the US Securities and...
 

Rudolph Giuliani Sues Smartmatic to Recoup Legal Fees in Fox News Lawsuit

Rudolph Giuliani has sued Smartmatic to recoup legal fees as he defends against its $2.7 billion lawsuit accusing him, Fox News Network...
 

Umpire Hernandez Appeals Dismissal of Bias Complaint Against Major League Baseball

Lawyers for Angel Hernandez claim Major League Baseball manipulated the umpire's evaluations, renewing the allegation in an attempt to...
 

Markets/Coverages: Beazley Starts D&O for Crypto Companies; Notion PRO New 24/7 Professional Home Monitoring

Specialist insurer Beazley said it launched CryptoGuard, a new directors & officers liability (D&O) insurance product tailored...
 

Financial Firms to SEC Over Proposal to Regulate SPACs: 'Don't Kill the Industry'

U.S. financial industry groups are pushing to water down a draft Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule aimed at reining-in...
 

From Pandemic to Cyber War, Clear Policy Wording Is Key for Insurers

Insurers and insureds alike agree that clear policy wording will be the path forward in dealing with concerns about cyber war in the wake...
 

A Paradigm Shift, from ‘Buying Insurance’ to ‘Selling Risk’

Rising commercial property insurance costs have gotten the attention of executives across a broad cross-section of corporate America. Aon, a...
 

How to Move Past 'Analysis Paralysis': Five Steps for Leaders

As an executive and leader of a property/casualty insurance carrier, you are responsible for making consequential...
 
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East

 

Massachusetts High Court Nixes Gig Worker Ballot Measure Sought by Uber, Lyft

Transportation and delivery network companies including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart have been dealt a setback in Massachusetts as...
 

New Jersey Woman Injured Rescuing Neighbor's Dog Loses Damages Suit

A woman who says she suffered serious injuries while trying to save her neighbors' dog from a canal can't sue the pooch's owners, New...
 

New York Enacts New Legal Protections for Abortion Providers

New York has expanded legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under legislation signed by Gov. Kathy...
 
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Midwest

 

Lemonade Expands Auto Insurance to Ohio

Lemonade announced the launch of car insurance in Ohio, making the Buckeye State the third state to feature availability of Lemonade's...
 

Missouri's Arana Insurance Solutions Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance

Arana Insurance Solutions recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of nearly 150 independent insurance...
 

Lawsuit: Death of Kansas Black Teen at Juvenile Center Foreshadowed

The death of a Black teenager at a Kansas juvenile detention center was foreshadowed five years earlier by a state inspection of the...
 
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Southeast

 

Three Nominees for Florida Supreme Court Appear to Lean the Insurer Way

Some Florida insurers may feel like they didn't score a home run with the recent property insurance reform measures signed into law in...
 

Florida's Litigated Claims Dropped 14% from April to May for Largest Carriers

Florida's 16 largest property insurers reported a 14% average decrease in litigated claims in May, the first drop in the numbers since...
 

Attorneys in Florida Condo Collapse Settlement Seek $100 Million in Fees

Attorneys who worked to secure settlements topping $1 billion in the collapse of a beachfront Florida condominium building in which 98...
 
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South Central

 

Report: 72% of Gulf Coast Homes Have Roofs Susceptible to Hurricane Damage

Arturo released its inaugural report "Hurricane Exposure: The State of Gulf Homes" that analyzes more than 17 million homes across the...
 

Uvalde, Texas Shooting Records Could be Blocked by Legal Loophole

As public pressure mounts for more information on the deadly Uvalde school shooting, some are concerned that Texas officials will use a...
 
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West

 

Officials Assess Damage After Historic Yellowstone Floods

A torrent of rain combined with a rapidly melting snowpack caused a deluge of flooding that forced the evacuation of some parts of...
 

Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit in Idaho Settled for $11.7M

Officials in the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls have agreed to pay $11.7 million to a man who spent about two decades in prison after...
 

Insurers Increasingly Concerned for Western U.S. Wildfire Season

As Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona and California - on the heels of an early and severe wildfire season in New Mexico -...
 

Life Sentence for Oregon Author in Spouse Death for Insurance Money

A self-published romance novelist who once wrote an online essay called "How to Murder Your Husband" was sentenced to life in prison with...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

UK Insurers Need to Consider Climate Change Risks: Accounting Watchdog

The UK's accounting watchdog is proposing new rules for insurance companies to make sure actuaries factor in climate change risk. "As the...
 

Murder-Suicides by Pilots Are Increasing Share of Aviation Fatalities

For decades, commercial airline travel has gotten progressively safer. But one cause of deaths has stubbornly persisted: pilots who...
 

Canada Plans to Force Companies to Report Cyber Attacks, Fortify Cyber Systems

Canadian businesses operating in critical infrastructure sectors would be required to report cyber attacks to the federal government and...
 

EU Regulator Sees No Safety Problem With A350 Paint at Center of Legal Dispute

Europe's top aviation safety regulator said on Tuesday he had seen no evidence that paint or surface erosion on A350 jets, which are at...
 

China's Zero-COVID Policies Prompt U.S. Firms in Shanghai to Cut Forecasts: Survey

SHANGHAI - Over 90% of U.S. multinational firms surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Shanghai have cut their annual...
 

MGA Platform Pine Walk Launches Political Risk, Non-Payment MGA

Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the London-based specialist MGA platform and Fidelis subsidiary, has launched a seventh MGA, Pernix Specialty...
 

Canada's Axis Insurance Managers Acquires BMG Insurance Brokers

Axis Insurance Managers, a Vancouver, Canada-based insurance broker, has completed the acquisition of BMG Aviation Ltd., which does...
 

People Moves: WTW Asia Hires Aon's Tilney, Promotes Nassaouati; DUAL Europe Names Allianz's Wijchman as Commercial Dir.; Liberty GTS Promotes Lee as APAC Mgr.

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson (WTW), MGA Dual, and Liberty Global Transaction...
 

Many Business Leaders Feel Unprepared for Growing Geopolitical Risks, Inflation

Many business leaders feel unprepared for growing geopolitical risks and inflation, according to a report published by Beazley. "Across...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

How to Prequalify a Surety — and Why It's So Important

This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Any insurance agency that has a book of surety business can use the...
 

Insurance 101: What Is an Insurance Agency?

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Whether you call it an insurance agency or a business entity, some...
 

Doing Nothing Costs More Than You Think!

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. People often think change is expensive. But what about the cost of staying the...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Behind the Scenes of the Fastest Home & Auto Rollout in Modern Insurance History

Branch Insurance expanded into 14 states in just 1 year. Tune in live on June 22 at 10am Pacific for a behind-the-scenes look at...
 
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Amidst a Widespread Microchip Shortage, Real-Time Insurance Reporting is a Must

Entering into another year of unpredictability in the global supply chain, the shortage of automobile semiconductor chips —...
 
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The Power of a Network Partnership for Independent Agents

Increasing numbers of new agency owners, existing independents, and former captive agents are looking to join agency networks to...
 
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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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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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Several insurance professionals who specialize in cannabis are getting more calls about...
 
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EP. 37: Riding the Wave of InsurTech 3.0: What It Takes to Not Just Survive, But Thrive

As the InsurTech industry approaches the next wave of innovation, experts say this could mean...
 
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