News for November 2014
- New York Court Shows Leniency in Dismissal of Going-Private Buyout Claim
- Pickens to Head Insurance Board for West Virginia’s State Agencies
- Kentucky Jury Awards Parents $18M for Son’s Brain Injury
- Supreme Court to Hear UPS Driver’s Pregnancy Bias Claim
- Injured BP Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Must Sue for Payments: Judge
- Five Arrested in Alleged Staged Accident Scam in North Carolina
- Liberty Mutual Offers Cyber Cover for Small, Mid-Sized Businesses
- Workplace Wellness Battle Could Jeopardize Firms’ Support for Obamacare
- Judge Denies GM Bid to Merge California, New York Ignition Switch Suits
- New York Firefighters’ Group Urges Kitchen Caution on Thanksgiving
- 2 Baltimore Women Awarded $3.8M in Lead Paint Case
- Minnesota Archdiocese Sues Insurance Companies for Coverage
- Massachusetts Officials: Revamped Healthcare Website Working as Hoped
- Little Rock Police: Cars Stolen While Warming Up
- 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Included in Swarm Near Medford, Oklahoma
- Overdue Work Comp Premiums Add to Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame Woes
- North Dakota Man Charged with Crop Insurance Scam Wants Conviction Excluded
- Missouri Regulators Urge Ferguson Business Owners to Check Insurance Policies
- ‘Silver Tsunami’ Predicted by Oregon Economist
- Wyoming Up Nearly Double So Far From Last Year
- Uber Cannot Operate in Nevada Pending Regulator Case
- Insurers’ Winter Storm Losses to Climb Due to Polar Vortex: I.I.I.
- Risk and Insurance Experts Predict Thanksgiving NFL Winners, Losers
- Florida CFO Arrests 5 in Alleged Staged Accident Insurance Fraud
- Tennessee’s Brentwood Services Promotes Perkins
- South Carolina School’s Post-Game Ritual Prompts Reputational Damage Claim
- Japan Assesses Damage from Earthquake in Olympics Site Region
- University of Memphis Earthquake Center Receives $2M Grant
- UVA May Extend Ban on Fraternity Activities as Board Pledges Improved Safety
- Vaccine Claims System Slow to Compensate Injured
- More Than 65,000 Firefighters Injured on Job in 2013
- New London Reinsurer Sets Sights on Africa
- Swiss Re Economists Forecast ‘Modest’ Global Growth
- Turkey, Chicken Farms Recognized with Safety Awards
- Should Schools Monitor Students’ Social Media Use?
- Prescription Benefit Managers Excluding More High-Priced Drugs
- Red-Light Camera Debate Heats Up in New Jersey
- Snowstorm Recovery Efforts Continue in Buffalo, N.Y.
- North Carolina Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement
- AHT Insurance in Virginia Announces CEO Retirement and Succession Plan
- Liberty, Texas, Posting Auto Theft Warning Signs from Insurance Council
- Texas to Hold Hearings on Workers’ Comp Rates and Relativities
- Reports: Wisconsin Train Derailment Caused by Human Error
- Work Begins on Westernmost Levees in Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish
- California Bus Crash That Killed 1 Was Its 2nd Wreck Of Day
- Missouri Seeking Administrator/Insurer for Workers’ Comp Residual Market
- Barney & Barney Opens Another Northern California Office
- Mutual of Omaha CEO Neary to Retire; Blackledge Named President, Successor
- UK Insurers Already Banned from Paying Ransoms to Terrorist Organizations
- Texas Woman Acquitted in Fiancé’s Death; GM Ignition-Switch Blamed
- Outlook Revised to Positive for Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Co.
- Vermont to Enforce Seat Belt Law Over Thanksgiving Holiday
- Allied World Launches Network Security Insurance Product for Canada
- Alabama Jury Awards Damages in Diamond-Swap Case
- Abuse Complaints Against Private West Virginia School Released
- Markel Names Glisson as Global Insurance President
- Smaller Firms Showing Interest in Cyber Liability Coverage: Aspen’s Vitale
- NYC Incurred Record $732M in Legal Costs Last Fiscal Year
- Honda Admits Not Reporting U.S. Claims; Could Face Record Fine
- ACE Names Waterford as Deputy Head of Accident & Health in Asia Pacific
- IKEA, Ikano Group Testing Affordable Accident & Health Cover in Sweden
- India’s Opposition Party Could Support Insurance Industry Liberalization
- Documents At End of AIG Bailout Testimony Could Aid Greenberg
- Superstorm Sandy Victims Allege Racketeering in Flood Claims Review
- Fasten Your Seatbelts, Flying Cars Could Take-Off Within 3 Years
- First Louisiana Flood Board Oil Suit Settlement Earmarked for Coast
- N.Y. Sen. Schumer: Near Misses Show Need for Drone Regulations
- Texas Wind Insurer Launches Depopulation Portal
- 2 AIG Subsidiaries File to Redomesticate From Pennsylvania to Illinois
- Pothole Claims Up in Ohio This Year
- Michigan Town OKs Liability Insurance, Reinstates Police Department
- AmTrust Financial Services to Acquire CorePointe Insurance Co.
- Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season Coming to End
- Small Quake Near Dallas Stirs Fracking Critics
- Seismologists Look for Better Ways to Track Nevada Quake Swarm
- Schools in California to Pay $139M in Sex Abuse Settlement
- ACE Authorizes $1.5 Billion of Share Buybacks
- AssureStart Online Small Business Insurance Now Sold in California
- Nationwide, Hartford Steam Boiler Offer Cyber Cover for Small Business Owners
- Aquiline Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Beach & Associates in Toronto
- Family Settles Suit in Death of Georgia Worker on Allman Film
- FHA Chief Watt Says Force-Placed Home Insurance Changes ‘Tough’
- Mississippi’s Lafayette County Expands Fire District
- Tennessee Insurance Broker Murdered in Virgin Islands
- Massachusetts Commissioner Murphy to Step Down, Join Coverys as COO
- EPIC Acquires Atlanta Specialty Brokerage Greyling
- Employee Loyalty Highest at Small, Local Businesses
- Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Residents Urged to Prepare for Flooding
- UK Anti-Terrorism Proposal Would Clarify Insurance Law on Ransom Payments
- Whistleblower Tips, Award Amount Increased in 2014, Reports SEC
- House Republicans Sue Obama Over Delay in Health Insurance Mandate
- Cooper Gay Creates Latin American Energy Practice
- ACE Announces Senior EMEA Accident & Health Appointments
- RenaissanceRe to Acquire Platinum Underwriters in $1.9 Billion Deal
- Some Future Effects of Climate Change Are Inevitable: World Bank
- New Malware Called ‘Regin’ Targets Firms in at Least 10 Countries
- Target: Retailer Owes No Duty to Banks in Data Breach
- Former Washington Adjuster Pleads Guilty To $135,000 Theft
- Aviva in $8.76 Billion Deal to Buy Friends Life after Pensions Shake-up
- Home-Sharing Service Airbnb Offers $1M Host Liability Policy
- D.C. Approves Fines for People Who Don’t Shovel Snow
- Connecticut Approves NCCI’s Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease Filing
- Tulsa Courthouse Reopens after Bedbugs Exterminated
- Thibodeaux Joins Texas-Based Southwest Risk
- Texas Man Claims Medical Errors Led to Leg Amputations
- Old Republic National Title Moving Domicile to Florida from Minnesota
- Democratic Lawmaker in Illinois Planning New Ridesharing Bill
- Insurer Seeks Pass on Liability in Missing Nebraska Student Lawsuit
- Missouri Insurance Director Huff Honored for Distinguished Service
- Minnesota’s North Risk Partners Merges with Thune Insurance Network
- Oregon City fines Uber company For Failure to Get License
- Safety Urged During Holiday Season in Virginia
- New York Insurance Association Elects 2015 Officers and Board Directors
- When P/C Insurance Carriers Can Cancel: The ‘Underwriting Period’ by State
- Honda: Require Car Owners to Comply with Recalls
- Blankenship Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Linked to Massey Mine Explosion
- XL Group Adds Fleet Safety Service to Construction Insurance
- China Re to Underwrite at Lloyd’s, Syndicate to Be Managed by Catlin
- How Carriers Are Handling Property Cat Renewals, Terrorism, Ebola: NAPCO
- Hospitals Improvise on Safety to Treat Ebola Patients
- Successful Brokers Put Clients Front and Center: Aon’s Dominic Christian
- Arizona Joins Wave of Suits in $3 Billion GM Ignition-Switch Fraud
- North Carolina Approves Workers’ Compensation Rates for 2015
- Montana’s Lindeen Elected NAIC President
- Detroit Mulling City-Sponsored Auto Insurance
- Texas Mutual Awards $62K Dividend to Construction Supply Safety Group
- RHSB’s Jones Receives Cyber Risk Management Leadership Award
- Illinois Judge Denies Lower Bond in Rock Island Arson Case
- Draft Report: Taxis to Be Outnumbered by Rideshare Drivers in Virginia
- Chemical Leak at DuPont Plant in Texas Spurs Wrongful Death Suit
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Iowa-Based Miller-Harrison Insurance Services
- Eastern Insurance Group Hires Lemos as Construction Practice Manager in Mass.
- 8 Million Cars Recalled for Air Bags; Only 6% Repaired: Bloomberg
- Oregon School District Named in Sexual Assault Suit
- Plan to Settle Abuse Claims Offered By Montana Catholic Diocese
- Estate of Oregon Keeper Killed By Cougar Sues Sanctuary
- XL Names AIG’s Smith to Southeast Property Underwriting Post
- Russian Firms Face Huge Insurance Costs as Foreign Insurers Flee
- North Carolina Lawmakers Hear Pros, Cons of Uber, Lyft, Airbnb
- Florida Company Reaches $40M Settlement Over Illegal Fax Ads
- Staples Still Tallying Costs of Data Breach
- Farm Bill Costs Soar Despite Great Harvest
- More Snow Threatening for Western New York as Flooding Risk
- D&O Primary, Excess Layer Pricing Moving in Opposite Directions: Aon
- 3 U.S. Wholesalers Launch $25M D&O Program at Lloyd’s for North America
- LeapFrog Buys Majority Stake in Kenya’s Resolution Insurance
- Evans to Succeed Thoresen as ABI Director General
- York Names Bijarchi Vice President in California
- Marsh Offers Consumer Class-Action Settlement Insurance
- Erie Insurance Introduces Auto Rideshare Cover in Indiana, Illinois
- Hub International Northeast Hires Dionisio as Personal Lines VP in Conn.
- Caldwell Named President of Smart Choice Agent Network
- Conn. Court: Enfield Homeowner Not Liable in Icy Sidewalk ‘Slip and Fall’ Case
- Connecticut Commissioner Leonardi to Step Down, Join New York Investment Firm
- Panel Backs North Carolina AG’s Call for More School Bus Cameras
- Kentucky Court Revives Lawsuit over Whiskey Fungus
- Texas Chemical Plant Workers Died from Accidental Asphyxiation
- Number of Tennesseans Without Health Insurance at 10-Year Low
- Small Cargo Plane Crashes into Chicago Home; Couple Spared
- Wisconsin Man Gets Jail for Bungee Jump at Insurance Company Site
- Illinois Landlord Faces Life Sentence in Alleged Arson-for-Insurance Deaths
- State Farm Raising Auto Insurance Rates in Louisiana
- Utah Settles Colorado Trademark Suit by Changing Ski Slogan
- Carbon Cap Report to Washington Governor May Spur Action
- Utah Woman Wears Colander For Driver’s License Photo
- House Subcommittee Renews Call for Private Flood Insurance
- New York DFS Superintendent Lawsky Leaving After $3B in Fines Makes Mark
- Aon Benfield Places UK’s ‘Smart Meter Drive’ Coverage with AIG
- State Regulators Form Cyber Issues Task Force
- Lawmakers Seek Details on Financial Services Firms’ Data Breaches
- U.S. Safety Regulator Wants Nationwide Recall of Air Bags
- Players, Families Urge Judge to Reject NFL Concussion Settlement
- Michigan Court: Agents May Not Be ‘Professionals’ Under Malpractice Definition
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Unveils New D&O Policy
- Louisiana Court Rulings in Disability Case Go from Bad to Worse for Insurer
- Generali Meets Targets Ahead of Schedule, Sheds Global Non-Core Assets
- U.S. Employment Discrimination Settlements, Cases Down from Last Year
- AIG Global Real Estate Seeks $450 Million in Sale of South Korean Hotel
- U.K.’s Towergate Bonds Plunge on News of Takeover Bids
- Allied World Offers D&O Policy in Canada, Addressing Coverage Gaps
- PIA of Florida, National Insurance Underwriters Launch E&O Partnership
- Lawyer: Morgan Sustained ‘Traumatic Brain Injury’ in N.J. Turnpike Crash
- Fraud Controls Important When Hiring Seasonal Staff, Experts Say
- Lancer Indemnity Hires Wind as Underwriter in New York
- FBinsure Acquires Gramlich Insurance Agency in Massachusetts
- Maryland Firm to Pay $415K to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit
- New Jersey Approves 2.9% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates, Rating Values
- Nakamura Joins Woodruff-Sawyer in California as Vice President
- Hlasney Named Director, of Lockton Health Risk Solutions in Kansas City
- Bus Inspection Problems Plague Michigan’s Small, Rural School Districts
- Louisiana Workers’ Comp Medical Costs Stable but High in 2012
- Texas’ Travis County Getting Serious About Property Crime Backlog
- 5 Ohio Universities Get Bomb Dogs
- South-Central Kansas Rattled by More Quakes
- Louisiana Nonprofits: Health Insurance Misinformation a Problem
- Georgia Lawmaker Files Medical Marijuana Bill
- Settlement Reached in Accidental Wild West Show Shooting in New Jersey
- Financial Aid Arizona County Over Flood Damage
- Utah Workers’ Comp Fund Distributes Second Dividend in 2014
- CGSC to Rebrand London Insurance Brokerage Operations for 50th Year
- Small Business Insurance Market Primed for Consolidation
- More Americans Retiring Later Than They Expected
- Safety Board Upholds FAA Regulation of Drones
- Facebook Readies Workplace Version
- Aon Web Tool Aids Contractors Working in Multiple States
- Massey Ex-CEO Blankenship Faces Criminal Charges Over 2010 Mine Explosion
- Victims Stymied in Access to Others’ Air Bag Liability Settlements
- Hamilton Insurance Plans to Acquire Sportscover Underwriting at Lloyd’s
- Hong Kong’s Appeal to Financial Community Survives Protests: Poll
- Florida Motorists Kill Record Number of Endangered Panthers
- Noguchi Appointed Managing Director – Willis Re Japan KK
- Australia Raises El Nino Warning for Tropical Pacific
- Bicyclist Fatalities Rise As More Urban Workers Pedal to Work
- Catlin Elected Chair of Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers
- N.Y. Sen. Schumer: Federal Government Should Cover Ebola Costs
- USG Launches Professional Division in California, Taps Fisher
- Truck Driver in Tracy Morgan Crash Asks to Delay Lawsuit
- Hub International Hires Farley as East Region Cyber Risk Practice Leader
- Milestone Risk Management in California Names Stonehouse President
- Acadia Insurance Sues Owner of HMS Bounty That Sank During Sandy
- New Jersey Sen. Menendez Presses for Sandy Flood Insurance Probe
- York Risk Services Group Acquires RMPG in New York
- 4 Workers Dead after Leak at Texas Chemical Plant
- Texas Surplus Lines Assoc. Presents Awards, Scholarships
- 3 Sentenced in N.J. for Running International Car Theft Scheme
- Missouri-Based Cameron Mutual Names Lindquist CFO/Treasurer
- Trees Promoted to VP, Infrastructure at Amerisure Mutual
- Recreation Safety Group Dividends Texas Mutual Reach $1M-Plus
- Oklahoman: Kansas Quake Caused $25K Damage to Home
- Surmount in California Names Phin Commercial Lines Specialist
- Kansas Agents See Increased Demand for Earthquake Insurance
- Speed Limit to go up Along Utah’s Wasatch Front
- Largest Dividend Paid by Montana Workers’ Comp Fund
- AIG Names Williams VP Communications, Public Affairs for EMEA
- Lockton Adds Berg as a Producer in Colorado
- CNA Hires DeVinney as Commercial Underwriting Officer in New York
- Viewpoint: NCAA Keeps Bungling Penn State Investigation
- West Virginia University Suspends Fraternities
- CNA Names 2 Actuarial Vice Presidents
- Google Targeted in Independent Contractor Classification Dispute
- MetLife’s Gay Rights Support Draws Criticism of Malaysia Partner
- Aon Announces New $5 Billion Share Repurchase Program
- West Virginia Court Reinstates Damages Against City for Flooding
- Florida Gov. Scott Facing Rising Seas, Climate Change Politics
- Drone Use Takes Off Despite Safety Concerns, Restrictions
- Swiss Re Americas CEO: Underserved Markets Ripe for Insurance Innovation
- ACE Appoints Sales and Distribution Director for Iberia
- California Commissioner Wants Lower Workers’ Comp Rate Than Board
- Condé Nast Agrees to $5.8M Settlement in Class-Action Suit Over Intern Pay
- Council Says Ridesharing Firms May Operate at Houston Airports
- Car-Deer Collisions Down Slightly in Illinois in 2013
- San Antonio Lab to Conduct Guardrail Crash Tests
- Kansas Plans Seismic Monitoring System
- 4.8 Mag Earthquake Shakes Parts of Kansas, Oklahoma
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Titan Group in Virginia
- Ramge to Remain as Nebraska Insurance Director
- Restrepo Elected President of Texas Surplus Lines Association
- Doan Tapped as VP in U.S. Risk Dallas Office
- N.Y. Court: Author Michael Lewis Did Not Libel Money Manager in ‘The Big Short’
- Helmets Now Commonplace on Oregon Slopes
- Hydraulic Leak Contributed To Wyoming Coal Mine Death
- Richcreek Joins Willis Health Care Team in Orlando
- South Carolina Holding Hearings on Medical Marijuana
- Alabama Rejects $1M Claim by Parents of Slain Auburn University Student
- Florida Jury Awards Smoker $35 Million
- Travelers CEO Fishman Discloses Neuromuscular Condition
- AIG, Not Taxpayers, Could Pay If Greenberg Wins $25 Billion Bailout Suit
- NAIC Working Group Recommends Bermuda as Qualified Jurisdiction
- A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Munich Re and Subsidiaries
- Cross-Sector Global Coalition Formed, Aiming to Cut Road Traffic Deaths
- RenaissanceRe Announces Executive Management Changes
- Talanx Sells Remaining Shares in Swiss Life to Strengthen Balance Sheet
- Hypothetically, Here’s How to Respond to a Data Breach
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Adds Contractor’s, Business Crisis Cover
- East Gubernatorial Race Results and Their Impact on Regulators
- Pet Insurance Outpaces Accident-Health in Sales Growth
- Hiscox Endorsement Covers Business Loss by Cyber Deception, Phishing
- California Insurance Department Ready to Review TNC Policies
- Crop Of Climate Corps May Bloom in Ag Insurance Landscape
- Idaho Department Of Insurance Director to Retire
- Lockton Hires Amato as Health Risk Solutions Director in D.C.
- Texas Legal Protection Plan Now Known as Texas Legal
- Florida Approves 5.2% Rate Cut for Workers’ Compensation in 2015
- Johnson Named Vice President of Claim Operations at Texas Mutual
- Report: Wisconsin Judges Lenient in Sentencing Drunk Drivers
- Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced for Stealing Client Premiums
- North Atlantic Hurricanes Can Have Big Impact in the Midwest
- Texas Agent Group Acquires LevelFirst, Forms IIAT Services MGA
- Family of Ebola Victim, Dallas Hospital Reach Settlement
- Mississippi City Balks at Insurance Settlement for Hail Damage
- Mississippi Police Wrongful Firing Case Revived by U.S. High Court
- Judge Allows Owners to Rebuild ‘Nuisance’ Cottages on Nags Head
- Magnitude 4.0 Quake Shakes Parts Of Montana
- Monsanto Settles Farmer Suits Over Oregon Experimental GMO Wheat
- Health Plan Costs Up Slightly; What Employers Are Doing About It
- Experts: Eastern Colorado Wildfires Likely to Start on Private Lands
- California Auto Insurance Fraud Sweep Nets Nearly 200
- Collins Named Managing Partner at Willis of Georgia
- Knight Takes Helm at North Carolina Big ‘I’ Association
- Arch’s Lipuma Joins Hiscox USA to Run Financial Services Division
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