| | Today's Headlines | | | | September 16, 2020 | | | | Today's Headline Sponsor: SIAA |
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| | National | | | | Residents of fire-ravaged Western states, and an entire world of observers looking on in horror, have asked themselves, "How can this be... | | | | Although there is a significant market correction taking place in the North American liability insurance market, demand for casualty... | | | | A federal appeals court on Wednesday will consider whether Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants in a... | | | | Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims are urging U.S. lawmakers to ensure the planemaker is held accountable for accidents that... | | | | American Hole 'n One, a provider of hole in one coverage, announced it will combine its operations with its sister company, National... | | | | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a suite of coverages designed to protect homeowners who generate income through home-based... | | |  The construction industry may emerge from the pandemic strong or relatively unscathed compared to other segments of the economy. But it also... | | |  I strongly believe that insurance is a social good, and as a company Next Insurance strongly values a customer-centric... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | The Environmental Protection Agency has failed to ensure that Pennsylvania and New York are doing enough to reduce pollution that flows... | | | | The parent of Dunkin' Donuts on Tuesday agreed to upgrade its security protocols and pay $650,000 in fines and costs to settle a lawsuit... | | | | Alliant Insurance Services has named cyber risk and insurance specialist John Loftus to work alongside Robert Horn in running Alliant's... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said in a statement late on Sept. 14 that he realized he had struck and killed a man... | | | | Keystone Agency Investors (KAI), a new strategic partnership formed by Keystone Insurers Group and Bain Capital Credit, has acquired four... | | | | Columbia Insurance Group, based in Columbia, Missouri, has appointed Claire Owen as vice president and general counsel. Owen has served... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | Hurricane Sally made landfall on Alabama's Gulf Coast on Wednesday morning as a Category Two hurricane, spreading strong winds inland... | | | | Louisville, Kentucky agreed to pay the family of Breonna Taylor a $12 million settlement and enact a series of reforms as part of the... | | | | Hurricane Sally slammed the U.S. Gulf Coast with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday, turning coastal towns into lakes in the latest... | | | | The South Carolina Department of Insurance will no longer issue temporary producer licenses related to the COVID-19 State of Emergency,... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | A judge has dismissed two of the charges a chemical manufacturer and one of its former executives were facing during an ongoing trial... | | | | Brown & Brown Lone Star Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the... | | | | Western Security Surplus (WSS), a part of XPT Partners, has hired industry veteran Suzy Baird as senior broker/underwriter with Houston... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Residents of fire-ravaged Western states, and an entire world of observers looking on in horror, have asked themselves, "How can this be... | | | | The back-up safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies test vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Tempe,... | | | | More than 4,400 relatives and victims of the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history could receive a total of $800 million in... | | | | More than 2,000 people in the state have now died due to the coronavirus, according to The Washington state Department of Health. As of... | | | | Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Larry Shapiro senior vice president in mergers and acquisitions. Shapiro will serve as the... | | | | Washington's Department of Labor & Industries is proposing no increase in the average price employers pay for workers' compensation... | | | | The average number of visits for evaluation and management and physical medicine services in the California workers' compensation system... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International | | | | LONDON -- Murray Pulman says he is as tough as they come, but battles with his insurer have left him close to tears after a coronavirus... | | | | China's ruling Communist Party is demanding a show of greater loyalty from the sprawling private sector as the world's second-largest... | | | | Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Group will restore some coverage for coronavirus-related trip interruptions in a new travel insurance... | | | | Insurance broker and consultant NFP is rebranding all of its European brokerages under its corporate name. The New York-based firm said... | | | | Every passing day reduces chances for sealing a new trade deal with Britain, the European Union's chief executive said on Wednesday,... | | | | More International News » |
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| | Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns | | | | I recently learned about two separate times when families lost everything when their homes burned. These are tragic losses and... | | | | More Blogs » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | |  | Today, marijuana use has employers balancing state laws against federal anti-drug policies, as well as against employees' rights... |  | Consumerization of health care has been known as an innovative way to reduce costs for health plan sponsors and provide more... |  | Boost retention by reaching out at the right time with the right message. Auto insurance consumers are shopping more than ever... |  | Watch Now On Demand! Three out of five independent insurance agents have tried buying online leads and stopped within 45 days.... | | More research and webinars » |
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| | Insurance Journal TV | | |  | For 22 years, the Florida Association of Insurance Agents has been led by Jeff Grady,... | | |  | The world is in the midst of a record pandemic. The U.S. is facing an economic downturn and a... | | | | Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv » |
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| | Reader Comments | | | | Posted: Wed Sep 9 -- Want to see how obviously biased this "research" is? A large percentage of attendees at Sturgis came from South Dakota, naturally. And the... Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Posted: Thu Sep 10 -- Dave Jones is not a climate scientist. He is the former Insurance Commissioner in California who used his appointed position to badger... Craig Winston Cornell | | | | Posted: Fri Sep 11 -- Your Insurance Company isn't the problem. They paid you what you contracted with them to cover and didn't pay you what you didn't purchase... Ray Blacklidge | | | | Posted: Thu Sep 10 -- now that's not fair, Captain. He didn't want anyone to panic, and instead wanted to focus his efforts on REAL issues like the removal of... steven | | | | Posted: Wed Sep 9 -- Add to this significant under-reserving of losses in the past by some really big players (one in particular) and you have a recipe for some... Dave | | | | Go To Popular Comments » |
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