News for December 2015
- Insurance Journal’s Most Popular East Region Stories of 2015
- Oklahoma Medical Examiner Links 5 Deaths to Weekend Storm
- Connecticut Doctors Say ‘Concussion’ Film Could Mislead
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers Promotes Maggard to VP in St. Louis
- 4.3 Magnitude Quake Knocks Out Power in Central Oklahoma
- Vikings ‘Photo Bomb’ Sign Suit Against Wells Fargo now in Federal Court
- Court: Ohio Consumer Laws Don’t Apply to Insurance Estimates
- Delaware Extends Driving Privileges to Undocumented Immigrants
- With Year About to End Quakes Shake Southern California, Washington
- ‘Average’ Would Describe Wyoming Wildfire Season, Forester Says
- Utah’s Texting While Driving Stops Rise Again in 2015
- New Empire Group Launches Excess Liability Program for Real Estate Risks
- Flood Threat Continues in Georgia as More Rain Moves into State
- Tarpey Insurance Group Acquires Wilson Insurance in Massachusetts
- GHP Taps Locke as Sales Executive in Colorado
- 12 Insurance Talks to Hear Before the Ball Drops
- China Anti-Terrorism Law Raises Implementation Concerns: European Chamber
- QBE Insurance Opens Kuala Lumpur Office to Boost Malaysia Business Prospects
- ACE Offers Renewable Energy Environmental Protection Policy in U.K. & Ireland
- Coal Mine Deaths at Record Low of 11 in 2015
- Obamacare Enrollment Reaches 8.5 Million in 38 States Using Federal Exchange
- Fierce North Sea Storm Forces Oil Rig Evacuations; Worker Killed
- How to Turn New Year’s Resolutions Into Habits
- Insurance Safety Group Cites 63 Vehicles as Top Safety Picks
- Tennessee Announces $2.8M in Restitution Paid to Policyholders in 2015
- Lawsuits Filed Against South Carolina Homeowner Who Killed Intruder
- Tennessee Issues Weekend Flood Warning for Mississippi River
- Top 10 Southeast Stories of 2015
- Nationwide Private Client, Burns & Wilcox Donate $50K to Detroit Charities
- ‘Couldn’t Stand the Weather’ Sums Up South Central News in 2015
- Hoverboard Catches Fire at Houston-Area Mall
- Insured Loss Estimate from Texas Tornadoes at $1.2B, So Far
- Judge OKs 2 Shareholder Class Actions Against Facebook Over IPO
- NFP Acquires Vanorsdale Insurance Services in California
- Massachusetts Officials Urge Drone Owners to Be Safe Over Holidays
- Mass. Consumer Comments Highlight Concerns Over Home Insurance Rates
- Norman-Spencer Agency Adds Organisciak, Promotes Norman
- Florida Lawmakers to Industry: We Want YOU to Join State Flood Insurance Market
- State of Emergency Declared in Missouri; National Guard Activated
- Aspen Bermuda Limited Applies for Reinsurer Status in North Dakota
- State of Emergency Extended in Oklahoma
- Maine Police Stumped by Rise in Pedestrian Deaths in 2015
- FEMA Continues to Examine Thousands of Sandy Claims Review Cases
- Buildings Damaged by Storms in Louisiana; No Injuries Reported
- Officials: ‘Affluenza’ Teen, Mother Fled to Mexico, now Detained
- Robert C. Quirk of San Antonio-Based Quirk & Co. Passes
- Floods of Five Rivers Head from Midwest to U.S. Industrial South
- Tokio Marine Kiln Appoints Dreblow as Head of Corporate & Commercial Property
- ARCO Counter-Sues in Ongoing Legal Battle with Montana Residents
- CNA Hardy Appoints Rollins as Direct & Facultative Property Senior Underwriter
- Judge Orders PG&E to Face Most Charges in Deadly California Pipeline Blast
- Storm Frank Batters North Britain; Total Storm Losses Could Top $4.5 Billion
- Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame Reveals 2015 Inductees
- Cargill to Sell Crop Insurance Business to Silveus
- Ridesharing Dominates 2016 Western Region Headlines
- Willis Completes Acquisition of France’s Gras Savoye
- Expect P/C Insurance Price Stagnation in 2016: Kroll
- Top 10 Property/Casualty Insurance News Stories of 2015
- Judge Orders Online Poker Company to Pay Kentucky $870M
- Alabama Storm Damage Reports Roll In as More Rough Weather Hits State
- Mississippi Highway Patrol Reports 250 Accidents Over Christmas Holiday
- Dog Bites, Golf, and Sperm Banks: The Top Southeast Lawsuit Stories of 2015
- NFP Acquires Absolute Advantage in Arizona
- California Earthquake Authority’s 2016 Changes Aim to Increase Policy Count
- ACE Appoints Two Senior Leaders in European Management Team
- Bribery Probe Into N.J. Lab Nets $12M, More Than 2 Dozen Doctors
- Southeast Continues to Get Hammered by Strong Storms, Tornadoes
- Conn. State Police Responded to 460 Accidents Over Christmas Weekend
- Top 20 P/C Insurance Lists of 2015
- Forecasters Warn of Big Snowfall in Southeast South Dakota
- Oklahoma Restaurant Faces Suit over Wage, Child Labor Violations
- Lighthouse Insurance Agency Joins St. Louis-Based Insurance Alliance
- Retired State Auto Chairman, President and CEO, Robert H. Moone, Passes
- Wisconsin Bill Would Allow Children to Drive More Powerful ATVs
- Texas’ ‘King of Torts,’ Joe Jamail, Dies at 90
- Texas Tornadoes, Midwest Flooding Leave at Least 24 Dead
- AIR Worldwide: At Least 9 Tornadoes in North Texas; Extent of Damage Not Yet Known
- Oswego Valley Insurance Acquires Banach Insurance in New York
- Hub New England Hires Minichiello as Employee Benefits President
- Oregon Woman Stuck by Car Files Suit over Designer Clothes
- California Wildfire Contained, Now Comes Worries About Landslides
- Wall Street May Create UK-Like Registry of Misbehaving Bankers, Traders
- Expert: How Payroll Misclassification Impacts California Workers’ Comp
- Heffernan Executive Named Chair of California Trucking Association Chapter
- Dollar General Claim Challenges Tribal Sovereignty Before Supreme Court
- Big ‘I’ Names Hanley as Director of Agency E&O Program
- Ironshore Names DeSantis of Farmers as CEO of Wright & Co.
- IRS Extends Employers’ Reporting Deadlines Under Obamacare
- Update: U.K. Insurers Face Flood Claims up to $2.2B – with More Storms Ahead
- Tokio Marine Kiln Hires Brand & Lynchehaun as Liability Underwriters in London
- Willis to Join S&P’s 500 Index on Jan. 4
- Australia Wildfire Insurance Losses Double to A$53 Million ($38 Million)
- Apple Seeks $180M More in Patent Damages from Samsung
- Harpers Ferry Rebuild Underway in West Virginia Despite Expense
- OxyContin Makers to Settle Lawsuit with Kentucky for $24 Million
- Tennessee Adds 100th Captive Insurance Company
- Cab Drivers Fight Back as Uber Looks to Expand to Upstate New York
- Newtown Victims’ Families to Split $1.5M From Homeowner’s Insurance
- Christmastime Storm Ravages Southeast States
- Mass. Workers’ Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau Proposes Rate Hike
- Pair of Quakes Rattle Central Portions of Oklahoma
- Tornado Touched Down in Western Ohio: Weather Service
- Minnesota Vikings Sue Wells Fargo over Rooftop Signs
- President Signs Disaster Declaration Following Idaho Windstorm
- Texas Storms That Spawned Tornadoes Kill at Least 11
- Widow of Oregon Man Killed In SUV-Train Crash Files Suit Against Union Pacific
- Parts of New Mexico Crippled by Epic Snowstorm
- California T Ferraris Recalled Over Possible Fuel Leaks
- Judge Slows Outcome of California Uber Drivers’ Suit
- NSM Insurance Group Hires McClellan as Producer in Pennsylvania
- AXA to Buy Liberty Ubezpieczenia, Polish P&C Operations of Liberty Mutual
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia’s Strathearn Insurance Brokers
- ACE Appoints Future Leadership Team for P&C Business in Asia Pacific
- ICA Declares Christmas Day Bushfires in State of Victoria a Catastrophe
- ABI Confirms Insurers’ UK Flood Coverage Efforts; Losses May Top $1.6 Billion
- Floods Force Mass Evacuations in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil
- Florida Seeks Information on String of Jacksonville Arsons
- South Carolina Lawmaker Plans to Seek Additional Aid for Farmers
- Alabama Couple Sues Hoverboard Makers Over House Fire
- Telemedicine Gaining Acceptance Among Patients, Insurers
- Latest Death Linked to Takata Air Bag Exposes Recall System Flaw
- Who’s In, Who’s Out? 2015 Was Year of Replacing P/C Insurance CEOs
- Chinese Insurance Investment Rule Changes Send Stocks Lower
- Steamship Services Publishes Revised War and Piracy Area Warnings
- Former Southern California Insurance Broker Found Guilty of Stealing Premiums
- Maine Group Urges Law for Drivers Under Marijuana Influence
- Pennsylvania’s Donegal Buys Out Activist Investor’s Shares for $70M
- Zurich North America Forms Captive Insurance Company in Vermont
- Koos Joins Hylant in Michigan as President
- ACE Announces Future Field Leadership Team for Boston Region
- Pedestrian Deaths in Minnesota Rising Again
- Texas Man Who Drove Car into Gulf Sentenced For Insurance Fraud
- More than $1B in Fed Disaster Funds for Texas Unspent Since Dolly, Ike
- Wisconsin Asbestos Lawsuit Reinstated by Appeals Court
- Montana County Reaches $650K Settlement in Asbestos Exposure Case
- Owners of Hotel Cleaning Firm in California Charged with $7M Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Heffernan Names Mason Assistant Vice President in California
- Obamacare Sign-Ups Reach 8.3 Million in 2015
- City of Hope Research, Treatments Boosted by Insurance Industry Pocketbooks
- IICF Unites P/C Industry for Record Year of Giving
- Largest U.S. Electric Company On Alert for Cyberattacks
- Warm 2016 May Help Put Climate Change on The Map – Even Higher That Is
- Greece’s Eurobank to Sell 80% Stake in Insurance Unit to Fairfax for $345 Million
- Lac Megantic Train Crash Victims’ Fund to Begin Payments without CP Rail
- Peru Insurance Regulator Approves AIR Worldwide’s Earthquake Model
- Polish Insurer PZU Shares Rise after Tax Proposal Watered Down
- CoreLogic Buys Mississippi-Based Appraisal Software Maker for $475 million
- Strait Joins Amerisure as VP, Strategic Project Management and Process Design
- Westfield Insurance Foundation Awards $695K to 40 Nonprofits
- Texas Repeals Retrospective Workers’ Comp Rating Plan Manual
- Distillery Drops Trademark Suit Against University of Kentucky
- North Carolina Governor Signs Executive Order on Worker Misclassification
- New Program Administrator Method Insurance Services to Offer Coverage in 10 States
- Forecasters Warn of Severe Storms, Possible Tornadoes in Alabama
- Southern Mutual Insurance Co. Elects New Officers, Taps DeLamater as President
- Pennsylvania Officials Offer Tips on Home Holiday Safety
- Ratings of Pennsylvania-Based ARI Mutual Downgraded
- South Carolina City Had Wettest Year on Record in 2015
- Study: Florida’s Crackdown on ‘Pill Mills’ Linked to Fewer Painkiller Overdose Deaths
- Why Specialist Brokers Need to Become Content Marketers: Commentary
- Alliant Adds Behnke to South Florida Practice
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Georgia-Based Managed Healthcare Solutions
- Brethren Mutual Hires Foltz as Personal Lines Underwriting Manager in Maryland
- IT Workers, Doctors, Dentists Less Likely to Lose Jobs to Robots
- Oklahoma Judge Won’t Toss Suit over Earthquake Damage
- P/C Industry Growing and Aligning Its Charitable Giving
- Fatal Auto Pedestrian Accidents on the Rise in Texas
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires The Hawk Agency in Illinois
- Driverless Cars Give Lawyers Bottomless List of Defendants
- Measure in Hawaii Aims to Treat Uber, Lyft Like Taxi Companies
- Socius Names Bell Senior Vice President in California
- M.J. Hall Names Marsh Assistant Vice President in California
- Europe’s Banks Increased Infrastructure Investments Erodes Insurers’ Returns
- S&P Revises Outlook on Global Multiline Insurer XLIT to Positive; Affirms Ratings
- Best Reports Bermuda Inching Toward Solvency II Equivalence
- Rescuers in Southern China Race to Find Landslide Survivors
- P&I Premiums Expected to be Under Pressure at 2016 Renewals: Willis Report
- Ratings of Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Co. Upgraded
- Wisconsin Fire Outlook Towers Being Taken Out of Commission
- Louisiana Whistleblower to Receive $750K
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Brown Hobbs & McMurray Insurance
- Delaware Decriminalizes ‘Personal Use’ Marijuana Possession
- Cross Insurance Acquires Knapp Schenck & Company in Boston
- N.J. Legislators Approve Bill Preventing Foreclosures for Sandy Victims
- Mother Sues Chipotle After Teenage Son Sickened at Boston Restaurant
- Maryland Commissioner to Meet With Local Farmers to Discuss P/C Insurance
- Flood, Fraud & the Florida Market: McCarty Talks Hot Insurance Topics in 2015
- Pennsylvania Court Issues Liquidation Order for Regis Insurance
- Obama Administration Urges Supreme Court to Reject Marijuana Lawsuit
- Insurance Death Master Settlement Nets North Dakota More Than $138K
- New Flood Maps May Aid Big Development in Louisiana Parish
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Brown Hobbs & McMurray in Illinois
- Landslide Hits Central Oregon Coast Home and Kills Woman
- U.S. Spending Bill to End Oil Export Ban
- N.Y. Court: Doc May Owe 3rd Party for Not Warning Patient About Driving on Meds
- Oregon Wife Files $7.9M Suit After Husband Crushed by Dump Truck
- At Least $243M for Cleanup From 2 Massive California Fires
- A Look at the Highest Paid U.S. Corporate Director Posts
- Marketform M&A Underwriter O’Reilly Moves to London as Sector Expands
- Best Says Ironshore’s Ratings ‘Not Immediately Affected’ by Fosun Investigation
- S&P Affirms Zurich’s Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Best Maintains Negative Outlook on Global Reinsurance Sector
- PartnerRe Establishes Branch Office in Dubai
- Milliman Report on Europe, Japan, Asia Insurers Sees Increased Embedded Value
- Wells Fargo Renews Hunt for Insurance Brokerages to Buy
- Many Michigan Business Owners Expect to Hire, Raise Wages in 2016
- Study: Billions at Stake if Pace of Land Loss Continues on Louisiana Coast
- Governor Signs Wisconsin Health Insurance Oversight Bill
- Oklahoma Governor Requests Disaster Declaration for November Storm
- Kurtz Named Branch Manager at J.M. Wilson
- Tennessee Woman Charged with 17th DUI
- XL Catlin Increases Aviation Insurance Limits
- Florida Supreme Court Approves Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure
- First Major Snowfall in West Virginia Blamed for Dozens of Wrecks
- Scottsdale Insurance’s Miller Departs to Lead Parent Nationwide’s Venture Arm
- McKee Risk Management Hires Prinz as Social Services VP in Penn.
- Brown & Brown Acquires Ocean Marine Insurance Agency & Affiliates in R.I.
- Ohio AG: Identity Theft Complaints in Ohio Up over 2014
- Players Argue Over Potential $750M Winnings in Kentucky Online Poker Suit
- Drunk-Driving Texas ‘Affluenza’ Teen Sought by Authorities
- Lawsuit Alleges Ohio Firefighters Harassed Female Co-Worker
- Man Who Drove Bugatti into Gulf Going to Prison for Insurance Fraud
- Zeman Elected as Chair of Texas Insurance Trade Group
- Liberty Mutual Creates New Public Entity Division, Hires Kostro to Lead
- ACE Westchester Enhances Product Recall Insurance Offerings
- Bates Joins Burns & Wilcox Special Risk Division
- Opinion: California DMV Rules Would Slow Driverless Car Development
- Judge Bars Uber from Imposing New Contract on Drivers in Pay Suit
- Propel Insurance in Washington Brings Swan to Senior Living Practice
- Driverless Car Accidents Pile Up As They Obey Laws, Humans Don’t So Much
- Wells Fargo Insurance Reports Hiring Spree
- Zurich Insurance to Buy Wells Fargo Crop Insurance Unit
- After San Bernardino Shooting, Businesses Review How to Handle Workplace Violence
- Catalina Completes Allianz Suisse Re Acquisition
- Chinese Drones Perform Well in Analyzing Tianjin Damage Estimates
- JBA Releases Comprehensive UK Flood Model before Flood Re Launch
- Swiss Re 2015 Economic Cat Loss Initial Estimates = $85Bn; $32Bn Insured
- U.K. Insurance Bill for Solvency II Regulation Compliance Hits $4.5 Billion
- Fitch: Overall P/C Reserves Adequate; Prior Years’ Favorable Trend Continues
- J.M. Wilson Hires Stum as Transportation Underwriter
- West Virginia Hospital Association Releases Guidelines to Reduce Opioid Drug Abuse
- Georgia Agency Owner Accused of 10 Counts of Insurance Fraud
- Willis Opens ‘Operational Center of Excellence’ in Florida
- Nine Californians Nabbed in $24M Alleged Workers’ Comp Billing Scheme
- Virginia’s Tangier Island Residents Could Become ‘Climate Change Refugees’
- Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau Seeks 0.9% Loss Cost Decrease
- Massachusetts Rejects Mapfre’s Ice-Dam Deductible Request
- North Dakota Insurance Commissioner to Step Down
- Mass. Lawmakers Weigh 2-Tiered Driver’s License Identification System
- Vermont Court Lets Home Insurer Off the Hook in Pesticide Lawsuit
- Ratings of Texas-Based National Unity Insurance Downgraded
- Eastern Insurance Group Acquires Northwestern Benefit in Boston
- Illinois’ The Rockwood Company Joins Keystone Insurers Group
- Austin Agents Honor Ladner with Distinguished Service Award
- Houston Builder Lands Safety Award from Construction Safety Group
- Alper Services Adds Van Winkle, Washington in Chicago
- Victim of Sexual Assault by Ohio Pastor Seeks Higher Damages
- Dallas OKs Ordinance Requiring Construction Worker Rest Breaks
- Chipotle’s New Procedures Highlight Food Safety in Wake of E. Coli
- Crawford Names Christensen Executive General Adjuster in California
- Ford Announces Autonomous Vehicle Testing on California Roads
- Buyers of Expiring Patents See Profit in Infringement Claims
- How to Make U.S. Traffic Safety Programs More Effective: RAND Study
- Hiscox Appoints Golder to Head Marine Cargo Business Re-Entry
- Poirer to Succeed Ravn as Church Mutual CEO in January
- Congress Adds Corporate Cyber Data Sharing Immunity to Spending Bill
- AIG Plans $3 Billion Stock Buyback
- Wharton Joins Argo Group to Head Bermuda Professional Lines Operations
- Allied World Global Markets Appoints Cooke to Asia Marine Division
- Specialty MGA Nexus Underwriting Acquires Millstream
- Fitch’s Sector Outlook for UK Non-Life: Stable – French Non-Life: Negative
- Insurance Council of Australia Declares Sydney Storms a Catastrophe
- J.M. Wilson Adds Montgomery as Asst. Underwriter in Missouri
- New Kentucky Governor Selects Next Public Protection Secretary
- 11 West Virginia Workers Injured at Chemical Manufacturer Plant
- Feds Investigating Potential Crop Insurance Fraud in Kentucky
- McCarty Receives ‘Insurance Man of the Year’ Award from LAAIA
- IICF Northeast Benefit Dinner Raises $1.26M for Regional Charities
- A.M. Best Downgrades Specialty Auto Writer Nevada General
- Rhode Island’s Chestnut Hill Acquires Rotatori Insurance
- NFS Edge Launches Flood Coverage Option for Condo Associations
- Prosecutor to Wait on Charges in Fatal Arkansas Bus Crash
- Preferred Mutual Hires Kellerman as Human Resources Director in New York
- Ohioans Entitled to More Information Under Health Insurance Rule
- Talley Named Captive Program Manager at Missouri Insurance Department
- Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Licensed in New Hampshire
- Wisconsin Insurance Regulators Implement Electronic Filing Tool
- Official: 2015 Is Oklahoma’s Wettest Year
- Austin Cracking Down on Unsafe Rental Properties
- Penn. Counselor Allegedly Billed Insurance $600K for Fake Office Visits
- Nearly $60M Settlement Reached in Washington Fire
- Commercial Broker Trade Group CIAB Adds 4 to Staff
- Willis Strengthens Bermuda Team with Warren, Fisher Appointments
- Investors Now Betting Against Hedge Fund Reinsurers
- 7 Actions for Closing Out 2015 As If It Were a New Year
- Cyclist, Pedestrian Traffic Deaths on Rise in U.S.
- EU Adopts New, Tougher Rules for Tracking Jetliners
- Allied World Launches Global Crisis Management Division
- Typhoon Melor Hits Philippines with Fierce Winds and Flooding: AIR
- Qatar Re Granted License by Dubai Financial Services Authority
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