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June 29, 2022
 
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National

 

Mass Shooting Insurance Rates Jump as Incidents Rise

The cost of buying insurance protection against mass shootings has spiked more than 10% in the United States this year following a string...
 

'It's Not Been Fun': Cyber Insurance Brokers Seek Consistency as Hard Market Settles

Alexandra Bretschneider said it feels like she has been a part-time grim reaper the last two years. The cyber practice leader at broker...
 

U.S. Power Companies Face Supply-Chain Crisis This Summer

U.S. power companies are facing supply crunches that may hamper their ability to keep the lights on as the nation heads into the heat of...
 

How Addressing Socioeconomic Inequality Is Key to Building Flood Resilience

This content first appeared in BRINK. BRINK is supported by Marsh McLennan Advantage and managed by Long Dash. It is republished here...
 

Don't Count Out Insurtech Disrupters, Carrier CEOs Say

Insurtechs bent on disrupting the insurance industry haven't succeeded so far, but a future wave of insurtechs might emerge to accomplish...
 

U.S. Vehicle Quality Hits 36-Year Low as Supply, Labor Woes Continue: J.D. Power

The quality of vehicles sold in the United States fell to a 36-year low in 2022, according to automotive consultant J.D. Power, as labor...
 

Remote Work and the Risks

While most remote workers tend to be in “white collar” jobs with less physical injury risk than other industries such as construction or...
 

Telematics Has Kept the Promise: Allstate's Journey Continues

Telematics has been on personal insurers' radar for many years, and it has recently reached a tipping point. Nowadays,...
 
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Featured Events

 
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East

 

New York AG, City Sue 'Ghost Gun' Distributors for Fueling Gun Violence

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed what she says is a "landmark" lawsuit against multiple gun distributors for fueling a...
 

FEMA to Send Connecticut $1.3M for May Storm Recovery

he Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $1.3 million to the state of Connecticut to reimburse it for the...
 

Cross Insurance Acquires Benefits Agency in Massachusetts

Maine-based insurance agency Cross Insurance has reported its acquisition of Northern Benefits of Massachusetts. Northern Benefits of...
 

Massachusetts OSHA Plan for Public Sector Gets Initial Federal Nod

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has given preliminary approval to a new occupational safety and health...
 
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Midwest

 

Family Sues Bowling Green in Ohio in Hazing Death

The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity sued Bowling Green State University, alleging the...
 

Minnesota Officials Report State's First Case of Monkeypox

Minnesota health officials say a Twin Cities adult has contracted the state's first presumed case of monkeypox, a disease that has...
 
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Southeast

 

Court Ruling Provides Ammo for Insurers in Florida AOB Cases

Florida insurers may have another weapon in the war over assignments of benefits in insurance claims, thanks to an appeals court ruling...
 

Like Bonnaroo Fest in Tenn, Outdoor Venues Facing Challenges with Climate Change

Since its debut on a rural Tennessee farm two decades ago, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival strived to be one of the country's...
 

Georgia Doc Sentenced in Scheme That Implicated Former Insurance Commissioner

An Atlanta-area physician and owner of medical clinics has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for defrauding health insurance...
 

Florida Driver Could Get $12M After Insurer Did Not Respond to Settlement Offer

A Florida accident victim gets a second chance to compel an auto insurer to pay a $12.7 million judgment after the insurer failed to...
 

Starting July 1, Sea-Level Rise Studies Required for Florida Gov't Coastal Structures

Starting Friday, July 1, state and local governments will have to conduct a sea-level impact study if they build anything near Florida's...
 
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Insurance Jobs

 

Personal Lines New Business Processor: - Community Insurance CEnter - Oxford, Michigan

 

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South Central

 

Texas Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Walmart's Opioid Sales

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he was investigating whether Walmart WMT.N improperly filled prescriptions and failed...
 

Texans 'Turned A Blind Eye' to QB Watson's Actions, Lawsuit Alleges

The Houston Texans had been told that their former quarterback Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage...
 

SURE Launches First Commercial Product for Texas Business Owners

SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange launched its first commercial insurance product for small- and medium-sized businesses in...
 
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West

 

Some Western U.S. Cities Nixing July 4 Fireworks over Fire Dangers, Shortages

The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks...
 

More Federal Wildfire Recovery Aid Available For New Mexico

U.S. President Joe Biden authorized an increase in funding for debris removal and other emergency measures being taken as a result of a...
 

At Least 20 Injured When Commuter Bus Overturns in California

A commuter bus crash clipped a parked truck and flipped onto its side Monday morning near Los Angeles International Airport, injuring at...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Carlyle Unit Assumes Full Risks of Operating Gas Field as Insurers Shun Black Sea

A unit of Carlyle International Energy Partners LP has assumed the full risks of operating a new gas field in the Romanian waters of the...
 

Probe Into Australia's Mining Sector Uncovers 'Horrific' Sexual Abuses

A landmark inquiry into Australia's mining sector has uncovered dozens of shocking cases of sexual harassment and abuse of women workers...
 

S&P Puts SiriusPoint on CreditWatch Neg. After CEO, COO Exits; SiriusPoint Comments

SiriusPoint, the Bermuda-based global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has responded to the recent decision by S&P Global Ratings (S&P)...
 

Mosaic Expands Summer Intern Program for Students in Bermuda, New York, London

Mosaic Insurance has welcomed its second year of summer interns, expanding the program to include students at its Bermuda, New York, and...
 

People Moves: BMS Promotes Gormley to UK CEO; Schepers Named Head of WTW Insurance Consulting and Technology as Underwood Retires

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers BMS and Willis Towers Watson (WTW). A summary of these new...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Agency Ownership: 3 Elements to Consider

This post is part of a series sponsored by InsurBanc. Young agents are the future of the independent agency system, and their path to...
 
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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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The Very Real Costs of Doing "Business As Usual"

AgentSync's Guide to the Price of "Business as Usual" in the Insurance Industry When an insurance organization considers adding...
 
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It's Shaping Up to Be the Best E&S Lines Market in U.S. History

It's shaping up to be the best E&S lines market in U.S. history. Are you realizing the benefits? In this whitepaper, we'll...
 
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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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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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