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September 21, 2022
 
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National

 

Rising Auto Rates Affecting 'Bundle' Strategy: J.D. Power

Bundling home and auto insurance may have hit a roadblock as consumers have started to break up policies largely due to increases in auto...
 

Gallagher, Alliant Agree to Settle Latest Dispute Over Alleged Poaching

Brokers Arthur J. Gallagher and Alliant Insurance Services jointly filed to tell a judge they have agreed to work out a settlement to end...
 

Pie Insurance Raises $315M in Largest U.S. Insurtech Financing Round of 2022

Pie Insurance, an insurtech specializing in workers compensation insurance for small businesses, said it raised a $315 million Series D...
 

McDonald's Ordered to Face Byron Allen's $10B Discrimination Lawsuit

McDonald's Corp. has been ordered by a U.S. judge to defend against media entrepreneur Byron Allen's $10 billion lawsuit accusing the...
 

American Airlines Says Data Breach Affected Some Customers, Employees

American Airlines Inc. on Tuesday confirmed a data breach and said while an "unauthorized actor" gained access to personal information of...
 

Autobrake Performance Dips After Sundown

A nighttime test of pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems to address the high percentage of pedestrian crashes that occur...
 

RB Jones Acquires 'Smart' Ocean Cargo Business From Corvus

Specialty risk broker RB Jones announced its marine and energy division has acquired the Smart Cargo Insurance business from Boston-based...
 

Condo Market Spotlight

The insurance market for condos has always had its challenges with limited appetite in the marketplace to begin with but the post-COVID...
 

MGAs: An All-Weather Distribution Channel for Soft and Hard Markets

Many reinsurers across the globe increasingly have been doing business with certain select managing general agents...
 
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East

 

District of Columbia Drops Additional Insurance Requirement for Outdoor Dining

The District of Columbia is withdrawing a proposal to boost the insurance requirement for sidewalk cafes, parklets, streateries and other...
 

Port Operator Faces $21M in Damages Over Buyout Dispute

The company that privatized operations at the port of Wilmington, Delaware several years ago owes more than $21 million in damages for...
 

New York City Lifts COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is encouraging private businesses to put in place their own vaccine policies after making the private...
 

Massachusetts Auto Dealer Accused of Racial Bias in Pricing

A Massachusetts car dealership illegally charged Black and Hispanic customers hundreds of dollars more for remote starters, paint...
 
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Midwest

 

DOJ Investigating Racism Allegations in Kansas City Police Force

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into allegations of discrimination against Black officers by the Kansas City...
 

Midwest Cleaning Services to Pay $100,000 EEOC Settlement

Eagle Services, an industrial and environmental cleaning service with locations in Illinois and Indiana, will pay $100,000 in monetary...
 

BP Reaches $2.75 Million Settlement Over Indiana Refinery Pollution

Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of...
 
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Insurance Jobs

 

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Southeast

 

If it Looks Like an AOB, it Is One, Florida Appeals Court Decides in Kidwell Case

A Florida insurance company has landed another blow against one of the industry's most active opponents, after an appeals court upheld...
 

People Moves: Epic Insurance Names Rains Managing Principal in Tennessee

EPIC Insurance Brokers, a property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced that is has named Parker...
 

70-year-old Falls to His Death at Alabama Waterfall Park

Authorities in northeastern Alabama said a 70-year-old man fell to his death at a popular waterfall park. The man's name hasn't been...
 

AmWins Connects Says it Has Expanded to Florida Market

Amwins Connect, a national general agency that offers health and ancillary insurance solutions to benefits brokers, said it has expanded...
 
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South Central

 

Texas DWC Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Administrative Code

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

American Airlines Says Hackers Accessed Some Data on Customers

American Airlines says personal information of a "very small number" of customers and employees was compromised after hackers breached...
 
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West

 

$600K for Woman Attacked by Police Dog in California

San Diego, California, officials approved a $600,000 payout to a woman who was severely injured when a police dog attacked her in her own...
 

Damage Assessments Begin in Flooded Alaska Villages

Authorities in Alaska were making contact this week with some of the most remote villages in the United States to determine their food...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Britain Proposes Reforms for Insuring Apartment Blocks After Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire

Britain's financial watchdog has proposed reforming how apartment blocks are insured after the deaths of 72 people in the Grenfell Tower...
 

Fiona Becomes Strongest 2022 Atlantic Hurricane, Threatening Bahamas, Bermuda

Hurricane Fiona has intensified to become this year's strongest Atlantic storm as it rakes the Bahamas on its way to threaten Bermuda and...
 

ECB to Limit Purchases of Longer-Term Debt Issued by Climate Laggards

The European Central Bank will limit purchases of longer-term debt issued by companies that rank poorly under a new scoring system...
 

Britain's Haleon Rejects Potential Zantac Liabilities in U.S.

Haleon believes it is not liable for any claims that may arise from U.S. litigation over the heartburn drug Zantac, the London-listed...
 

People Moves: Miller Launches Delegated Authority Team in Canada, Hires 5 From Tysers

Miller, the leading independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the expansion of its Delegated Authority team with the...
 

Lockton Re Launches SAGE 2.0 to Boost Reinsurance Analytics

Lockton Re, the global reinsurance business of the world's largest privately held independent insurance broker, launches Lockton Re SAGE...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Insurance 101: What is Social Inflation?

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Social inflation is a term specific to the insurance industry and describes the...
 

Top 7 Reasons Your Insureds Need Flood Insurance

This post is part of a series sponsored by SWBC. As the person responsible for securing your clients' peace of mind by making sure their...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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How to Tap into the Power of Community to Deliver More Value to Younger Consumers

Since the onset of the pandemic, work has undergone an unprecedented transformation, with new norms, attitudes, and expectations...
 
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Are You Losing Revenue While Waiting for Insurance Onboarding, Licensing, and Compliance?

Are you losing revenue while waiting for onboarding, licensing, and compliance? Your distribution workforce is the front line of...
 
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Digital Technologies Impacting the Small Commercial Insurance Ecosystem

The State of the Market, Innovation and Where Everyone's Headed Next The small commercial insurance market went through a...
 
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How to Leverage Reviews to Get More Quotes

In today's insurance landscape, your online reputation is critical. This guide has everything you need to grow your online...
 
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Don’t Let the Hard Market Limit Your Ability to Solve Your Client’s Needs – Here’s How

Tune in for a lively discussion with four agency owners who have successfully used E&S markets to fill in the gaps left by...
 
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