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March 9, 2022
 
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National

 

Google Boosts Cloud Security With $5.4 Billion Mandiant Deal

Alphabet Inc's Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc for $5.4 billion in a deal that could trigger a "ripple effect" as cloud...
 

BMW Recalling 917,000 U.S. Vehicles Over Engine Fire Concerns

BMW will recall 917,106 vehicles in the United States over potential engine fire risks, the German automaker said on Wednesday, its third...
 

Tesla Tells U.S. Lawmakers Autopilot Requires 'Constant Monitoring'

Tesla Inc. defended the safety benefits of its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot and its Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability but...
 

U.S. House Panel Refers Amazon to Justice Department Amid Competition Probe

Five members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee have asked the U.S. Department Of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Amazon.com Inc for...
 

Insurtechs Kin, Talage Report Successful New Financing Rounds

Kin Announces $82M First Close in Series D Financing Direct-to-consumer home insurance company Kin Insurance last week announced the $82...
 

SEC Weighs Four-Day Deadline for Firms to Disclose Major Hacks

Companies would face more pressure to alert the public of hacks or other significant cybersecurity incidents under a new plan from the...
 

U.S. P/C Industry Grew Surplus Despite Underwriting Loss in 2021

Insurance rating agency AM Best said it expects the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to record an increase in surplus in 2021...
 

Downtime Insurance: How Biz Interruption for Cloud, IT Service Disruption Works

A single hour of downtime from mission-critical, third-party IT service providers can cost small and medium-sized...
 
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East

 

Rhode Island Supreme Court Rules 'Civil Death' Law for Inmates Is Unconstitutional

An archaic Rhode Island law that says prison inmates serving life sentences are considered civilly dead in terms of their civil rights is...
 

GM Financial to Pay Massachusetts $1.8M Over Alleged Delays in GAP Insurance Refunds

GM Financial, an automobile financing company, has agreed to pay more than $1.8 million to resolve allegations that the company's...
 

People Moves: IAT Group Welcomes CNA's Bendick; NFP Adds WTW's Clarke to Energy Team

IAT Welcomes Bendick to Claims Operations IAT Insurance Group in Connecticut is welcoming Heidi Bendick as senior vice president of...
 

Maryland Apartment Complex Explosion, Fire Ruled Accident

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An explosion and fire that destroyed a Maryland apartment building last week was accidental and caused by a...
 
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Midwest

 

Former Michigan Gov. Snyder Will Take 5th if Called to Testify in Water Trial

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who faces misdemeanor charges in the Flint water crisis, wants to avoid testifying in a civil trial...
 

Iowa Tornadoes Deadliest Since 2008; Storm Caused Estimated $1 Billion in Damage

Four of the seven people killed in devastating storms that tore through central Iowa were members of the same family who had sought...
 

Kansas Wildfire Kills 1, Destroys Several Homes

One person was found dead March 6 as firefighters worked to contain a wildfire that burned 12,000 acres in south-central Kansas. Reno...
 
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Southeast

 

Georgia Bill Would Require Full Replacement for Some Types of Roofs

Georgia homeowners and roofers are urging lawmakers to take up a bill that would require insurers to provide full replacement of some...
 

Florida Class Action Wants Answer: Must Insurer Pay Attorney Fees for Pre-Suit Notices?

Florida's Senate Bill 76, signed into law last June, was supposed to help reduce insurance claims litigation by making policyholders give...
 

Florida Woman Charged with Comp Fraud After Faking Kidnapping

A Florida woman who said she was kidnapped, raped and thrown out of a vehicle last year has now been charged with insurance fraud. Alma...
 
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It's been over a decade since the last revision of the ISO Homeowners' program. Since then, lifestyles and exposures of many in America changed considerably.
 
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South Central

 

Texas Division of Workers' Comp Seeks Public Comments On Proposed EDI Form Revisions

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) is accepting public comments on proposed revisions to a pair...
 

Self-Driving Company Kodiak Robotics Hauls Freight For CEVA in Texas, Oklahoma

Kodiak Robotics on March 9 said it has partnered with France-based CEVA Logistics to transport freight in self-driving trucks across...
 

Texas Oil Pipeline Billionaire Sues Beto O'Rourke For Defamation

A Texas oil pipeline billionaire is suing Beto O'Rourke for defamation after the Democrat criticized his $1 million donation to...
 

Texas Oilfield Company Charged With Workers Safety, Environmental Crimes

A federal grand jury in Midland, Texas, returned an indictment charging an oilfield company and an executive of the company with worker...
 
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West

 

Oregon Governor Declares Emergency in County as Drought Worsens

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency in Klamath County as southern Oregon remains in an ongoing drought that shows no...
 

People Moves: EPIC Adds Lucero in California; CLARA Names Cossio VP of Sales

EPIC has added Juliet Lucero in Newport Beach, California. Lucero will work with schools to identify the benefits strategies to meet...
 

Los Angeles Suing Monsanto, 2 Others for Toxic PCBs in Waterways

The city of Los Angeles is suing Monsanto and two other companies for past and future costs of dealing with contamination of waterways by...
 

Trial Starts for Lawsuit Over Police Use of Force in Colorado

The trial for a lawsuit accusing Denver, Colorado, police of using indiscriminate force two years ago against people protesting the...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Sanctions Against Russia 'Manageable' for UK Insurers, Banks: Regulator

Sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine are "manageable" for Britain's insurers and wider financial sector, Bank...
 

London's Marine Insurers Widen High-Risk Shipping Areas as Ukraine Conflict Escalates

London's marine insurance market has widened the area of waters around the Black Sea and Sea of Azov that it deems high risk as Russia's...
 

Climate Change Is Making Australia a More Difficult Place to Live: Prime Minister

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded that a changing climate is making the country a more difficult place to live as he...
 

Britain Unveils New Aviation Sanctions Against Russia

Britain unveiled new aviation sanctions on Wednesday which give the power to detain any Russian aircraft and banning exports of aviation...
 

Private Jet Linked to Russian Billionaire Impounded as UK Deepens Aviation Sanctions

Britain said on Wednesday it had impounded a plane connected to a Russian billionaire under new aviation sanctions which give authorities...
 

Howden Makes Changes to Executive Committee as It Prepares for Aston Lark Purchase

Howden, the international insurance broking group, announced a series of changes to its global management team, following the...
 

People Moves: WTW Hires MS Amlin's Singh for Climate Analytics, Exposure Mgmt; Optio Names Hartford's Robinson as MD; MS Amlin Taps Sirius' O'Donnell as Property U/W

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson, Optio Group and MS Amlin. A summary of these new...
 

How Cloud Downtime Insurance Became a Thing

A single hour of downtime from mission-critical, third-party IT service providers can cost small and medium-sized enterprises tens of...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Defining Producer Management: What It Is and Why It Matters

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Producer management encompasses the administrative process co-owned by licensing,...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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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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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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3 Success Stories of Agency Growth - Implement these Strategies in 2022

Independent agents and dedicated agents looking to transition to an independent career have a lot to contemplate when...
 
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The 5 Critical Things You Need to Know about Growing Your Agency

Want to experience real growth at your agency? You might need to reconsider where you are focusing your attention. Some agents...
 
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