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November 10, 2021
 
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National

 

Ruling in Opioid Marketing Case a Setback for States Arguing Public Nuisance

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by the state alleging the...
 

P/C Insurers Turn In Solid First Half Performance

U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income jump to $37.5 billion in the 2021 first half, up from $24.3 billion the year before,...
 

Houston Concert Tragedy Follows Other Major Crowd Disasters Around the World

Fans at a Houston music festival surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, triggering panic in the crowd and...
 

Auto Safety Whistleblower Receives Maximum Award of $24 Million

The U.S. auto safety regulator announced on Tuesday its first-ever reward to a whistleblower, handing out more than $24 million to a...
 

Coalition Enters Executive Risk Insurance Market for Small Business

Coalition has launched new executive risks insurance products for small and midsize businesses. The directors and officers (D&O) and...
 

Why Reinsurance Prices Are Wrong--and How to Fix Them

Each reinsurance renewal season sees brokers feverishly chasing down the best premium prices in the market. Frequently, when the panel of...
 

These Women Are Fighting Cyber Crime and Cybersecurity's Gender Divide

Growing ransomware attacks aren't the only issue concerning the cybersecurity industry today, according to experts on this episode of The...
 

New ISO Homeowners Policy Form Update

The Insurance Services Office (ISO) has unveiled an update to its homeowners’ program. It’s the first update in 11 years, which is a...
 

Reinsurance Pricing Technology For Hard and Soft Markets

Sean Bourgeois, the chief executive officer of Tremor, often hears people say that his company's reinsurance price...
 
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East

 

Massachusetts Study Finds Fatal Opioid Overdoses Rose Among Workers

Fatal opioid overdoses nearly doubled in recent years among Massachusetts workers, with the construction, farming and fishing industries...
 

$2M in Damage from Oceanfront Home Fire in Delaware

A fire heavily damaged an oceanfront home in Bethany Beach, Delaware, over the weekend, according to fire investigators. Flames were...
 

State of Vermont Revokes Quarry Owner's Explosives License

The owner of a Castleton, Vermont, quarry has had his explosives license revoked after blasting this summer ejected rocks onto adjacent...
 
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Midwest

 

Wisconsin Foundry Faces $200,000 in Fines Over Workplace Injuries

Recent federal safety inspections of a northern Wisconsin foundry determined workplace safety failures caused two workers to suffer...
 

Minnesota Payroll Services Company to Pay $95,000 Over Disability Discrimination Suit

Employer Solutions Group, LLC, a payroll services company operating in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $95,000 to resolve a...
 

BNSF Railway Joins Legal Fight Against Unions Over Vaccine Mandate

Another major railroad has gone to court to determine whether it has the authority to require all its employees to get vaccinated against...
 
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Southeast

 

FedNat Hopes to Improve Numbers By Concentrating on Florida Market

Who would have thought, given what many have called a crisis in the Florida property insurance market, that an insurance company would...
 

Venbrook Acquires Georgia E&S MGA

Venbrook Group, an independent insurance distribution and services firm, has acquired Alpharetta Underwriters, a specialty managing...
 

TypTap Moves Ahead with IPO, $100 Million Fundraising

TypTap, which describes itself as a technology-driven homeowners' insurance company in Florida, is moving ahead with plans to raise $100...
 

North Carolina DOI Reaches Settlement on Mobile Home Rate Hikes

The North Carolina Department of Insurance has settled a months-long disagreement with the state's rating bureau on mobile home insurance...
 
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South Central

 

Astroworld Operational Plan had No Mention of Crowd Surge

A 56-page event operations plan for the Astroworld music festival included protocols for dangerous scenarios including an active shooter,...
 

FedNat Pulling Out of Louisiana, Texas Amid Heavy Storm Losses

After two years of heavy storm-related losses, FedNat Insurance is pulling out of the Louisiana and Texas markets and doubling down on...
 

Oklahoma Supreme Court Tosses $465 Million Opioid Ruling Against J&J

The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a ruling that drugmaker Johnson & Johnson must pay the state $465 million for its role in the...
 
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West

 

Parents in California Sue After Getting Another Couple's Embryo

Two California couples gave birth to each others' babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and spent months raising children that...
 

California Remembers 3rd Anniversary of Wildfire That Killed 85, Destroyed Thousands of Homes

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday marked the third anniversary of California's deadliest and most destructive wildfire by announcing that...
 

Ye's Yeezy Paying $950K to Settle California Slow-Shipping Lawsuit

Rapper and fashion mogul Ye's high-end clothing company Yeezy agreed to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by four California...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Asian Insurer FWD Group Weighs Shifting U.S. IPO to Hong Kong: Reuters

HONG KONG - Asian insurer FWD Group, controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is contemplating shifting its $2-$3 billion share...
 

Google Data Privacy Suit Dismissed After Top UK Court Rules Against Class Action

Google won its bid to dismiss a data privacy lawsuit filed on behalf of millions of iPhone users, after the UK's top court said the tech...
 

Allianz Posts Better-Than-Expected Q3 Net Profit as It Emerges From COVID Pressures

Allianz nudged its forecast for record profit in 2021 even higher on Wednesday after a bumper third quarter while it tries to work out...
 

Insurtech Arbol Launches Bermuda MGU, Focusing on Parametric Reinsurance

Arbol Inc., a New York City-based insurtech platform for parametric protection products, announced the launch of Arbol Underwriters Ltd....
 

Lloyd's Broker MNK Re Launches Specialty Wholesale and Retail Unit

MNK Re Ltd., the London-headquartered Lloyd's specialist broker, is launching MNK Re UK Specialty Ltd., to focus on UK wholesale and...
 

ICEYE, McKenzie Intelligence Form Partnership Offering Enhanced Flood Hazard Analysis

ICEYE, a provider of persistent monitoring with radar satellite imaging and flood hazard data, announced an agreement with McKenzie...
 

AXIS Insurance Enters North American Pet Insurance Market With MGU Petplan

AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced it has entered the pet insurance market...
 
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Reducing Workers' Compensation Risks in the Construction Industry

With increased demand for new homes and building materials, the industry faces challenges finding skilled workers to do the job....
 
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