News for April 2016
- New Hampshire Offers Lost Life Policy Locator Service to Residents
- Virginia Reminds Insurers: Rates, Rating Rules Must Be Cost-Based
- New York: Health Insurers Must Pay for Maternal Depression Screening
- Kinsale Insurance Hires Manahan to Lead E&S Property in Virginia
- Texas Mutual Awards $600K in College Education Grants
- Alaska Assisted Living Home Faces $75K Fine for Workplace Death
- Chicago Jury Awards $22.7M to Widow for Work Zone Crash that Killed Spouse
- Illinois Volunteer Firefighter Accused of Starting Fires with Cigarettes
- Police in Nevada Ticket 75 Distracted Drivers During 3-Week Blitz
- $1M Settlement Reached with Building Owners in Fatal Illinois Apartment Fire
- Oklahoma Ex-Reserve Deputy, Insurance Exec Convicted in Suspect’s Death
- Houston Bakery to Pay $1M to Settle Race, National Origin Discrimination Suit
- Aon Reports 4% Drop in Q1 2016 Net Income to $315 Million
- Florida Picks Deputy Altmaier to Be Next Insurance Commissioner
- Vermont Mutual Promotes McDonnell to Executive VP, COO
- Virginia Sets Up Fund to Cope With Sea-Level Rise
- Delaware Fines Insurers $83K for Market Misconduct
- Florida’s Universal Insurance Holdings Raises $10M in Share Sale
- Florida Braces for Rate Hikes, Litigation Due to Workers’ Compensation Fee Ruling
- West Virginia Doctor Gets 8 Years in Drug, Health Care Fraud Case
- Alabama Medical Marijuana Bill Headed to Governor
- The Hartford Profit Fell 30% in Q1 Due to Higher Auto Losses, Lower Investment Income
- Hackers in Bangladesh Bank Cyber Heist Pocketed About $70M; NY Fed Criticized
- QBE North America Promotes Burkhart to Head of Specialty Management, Professional Liability
- How Model for Preventing Workers’ Chronic Pain Claims Was Born
- Large Insurers Eager But Cautious About Drone Insurance Market
- Young Consumers More Trusting of Autonomous Vehicles: J.D. Power
- HSB BI&I of Canada Offers Equipment Breakdown Cover for Microelectronics
- Zurich Canada Appoints Healey as Sr. VP, Distribution & Regional Management
- Swiss Re Q1 Net Income Down 15% to $1.23B; New Head of Reinsurance Named
- Why People Overestimate the Risk of Black Swan Events
- Lockton Benefit Group Adds Leopold as Chief Medical Officer
- Oklahoma Commissioner to Insurers: Pay Roof Repairs that Meet Building Codes
- EPIC’s McNeil Named to California Water JPA Risk Management Board
- Climate Change and The Conservative Republican
- Florida Supreme Court Finds Attorney Fee Schedule Unconstitutional; Passes on Other Key Workers’ Comp Case
- Connecticut Gov. Signs Order Strengthening State Building Code
- TV Host Erin Andrews Settles Nashville Marriott Case, Ends Appeals
- Willis Capital Markets & Advisory Appoints Lien as Managing Director, Hong Kong
- Updated: Florida Supreme Court Declines Jurisdiction in Challenge to Workers’ Comp System
- CDI: Trucking Company Owners Cheated Workers’ Comp Carrier out of Millions
- AAIS Offers Its First Personal Auto Program for Insurers; Includes 60 Endorsement Options
- NCCI Sees Stable Trends in New England
- Beecher Carlson Hires Miller as Managing Director in NYC
- Honolulu Rail Project at Risk of Flood Damage
- EPA Nails Tesoro’s Washington Oil Refinery for Safety Violations
- Marsh Reports Q1 Growth of 2%; Guy Carpenter 3%
- French Startup Drivy (‘Airbnb for Cars’) Raises $35M to Expand; Insured by Allianz
- Volvo to Launch Autonomous Driving Trial in London in 2017
- Republicans Call for State Pools to Replace Obamacare Safeguards for Sickest Insureds
- President Obama Gets Trade Secret Protection Bill Passed by Congress
- Uber’s $100M Class Action Settlement Falls Short for Some Drivers
- PERILS Joins Singapore’s NatCatDAX, Aiming to Close Asia Nat Cat Protection Gap
- Lloyd’s Market Urged to Use Oasis Open-Source Cat Models for Wider Risk View
- Captive Manager Marsh IAS Promotes 2 Senior Leaders in Bermuda
- Robot Cars Complain About Humans’ Poor Roads, Lane Markings, Signage
- Texas Roofer Fined $80K for Repeated Workplace Hazards
- Proposal for Food Inspection Cuts in Louisiana Raises Health Risk Concerns
- Texas, Louisiana Residents Sue Toledo Bend Dam Operator Over Flooding
- Michigan Regulators Recover Over $1.7M for Consumers in March
- Chubb Expands Environmental Insurance Products, Services
- Alabama Jury Orders Dollar General to Pay Injured Truck Driver $925K
- Board to Ponder Rules for Marijuana Consumption at Alaska Stores
- Motorists Insurance Group Reports Strong Results for 2015
- Brooks Joining Kemper as Senior VP, Chief Information Officer
- New York Urges Tighter Rules, More Insurance for Oil Trains
- UJA-Federation of New York to Honor Casserley, Dangelo, Hershman
- Arkansas Measure Would Cap Medical Non-Economic Damages at $250K
- Kingstone Hires AIG Exec Delaney as Senior VP in New York
- Kansas Tornado Damages 10 Homes, Destroys Trailer
- Ohio Court Seeks Heirs in $2M Asbestos Claim Payout
- Pilots in Fatal 2015 Ohio Crash Were Fired from Previous Jobs: NTSB
- 2 Ohio Property/Casualty Insurers Approved to Operate in Arkansas
- Mercury Insurance Launches Ride-Hailing Coverage in Illinois
- FEMA: $30M in Disaster Assistance Going to Texas Following March Storms
- Central U.S. States Hit with Tornadoes, Strong Storms
- Some Senior Drivers Have Higher Crash Risk
- West Virginia to Receive $8M From Wells Fargo in Marketing Practices Dispute
- Balcony Collapses Near South Carolina University, Injures 4
- Oregon Women Sue Kaiser Over Ex-Nurse Facing Sex Abuse Charges
- Average to Below-Average Wildfire Season Expected for Colorado
- Champion Risk Acquires Adams Clay Insurance in California
- Ironshore Product Recall Coverage for Food Industry Covers Rehabilitation, Loss of Income
- 10 Things Young Insurance Agents Like, and Don’t Like, About Their Jobs
- Munich Re Issues First Quarter Profit Warning on Lower Equity Investments
- Global Insurance Fintech Investment Grew by 237% in 2015: Accenture Research
- Aon Launches Next Generation of ReMetrica for Risk & Capital Modeling
- Global Risk Partners Backs LONMAR’s MBO, Supporting Its Growth Strategy
- Mitsubishi Motors Faces Uncertain Future as Fuel Test Scandal Deepens
- Aspen Re Appoints Cardona as Managing Director for Latin America & Caribbean
- Plaintiff Seeks Future Revenues to Settle Led Zeppelin Copyright Spat
- Reuters Special Report: How Google Is Winning Acceptance of Driverless Vehicles
- Conn. Court: Law Doesn’t Bar Suits Against Cigarette Manufacturers
- New York Among States With Highest Rate of Motorcycle Theft
- Updated: Florida Gov, CFO at a Standstill Over Next Insurance Commissioner
- JenCap Holdings Acquires Trivedi-Capacity in New Jersey
- Vermont’s Latest Captive Bill Signed Into Law
- Xl Catlin Appoints McGrath as Fine Art & Specie Underwriter in NYC
- Investors Back Trov, On-Demand Platform for ‘Insurable Moments’ and Items, with $39M
- Port Authority of N.Y.-N.J. Could Block $10M Newark-Uber Deal
- A.M. Best: Texas Hail Storm Damage Poised to Exceed 9-Year U.S. Average
- Ratings of State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. and Subs Affirmed
- Worker Falls into Vat; World’s Largest Sauerkraut Cannery Fined $143.5K
- Labrie Joins Hanover Stone Partners in Connecticut
- Michigan Manufacturer to Pay $187.5K to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
- Japan Aims to Beef up Nuke Safety Check Competency After Bad Review
- Howard Promoted to Shareholder, Vice President at Gillis, Ellis & Baker
- Reconstruction of Quake-Damaged Heritage Sites Begins in Nepal
- FEMA Grants Proof of Loss Extension to Louisiana NFIP Policyholders
- AIG, Hamilton, Two Sigma to Launch Small-Medium Business Insurance Joint Venture
- Retrofitting in Utah, Nevada Spurred by Earthquake Report
- EPIC Adds McKinney and Neer in Northern California
- Who Wins, Loses In a Driverless Car Economy?
- Google, Ridesharing Firms, Automakers Form Lobby Group for Self-Driving Cars
- Assurant to Pick Up Policies as Nationwide Exits Federal Flood Insurance Program
- Family of Atlanta Man Who Fell to Death at Braves Stadium Sues Team, MLB
- Fire at Orlando Apartment Complex Damages 22 Units
- Assurant Names Waghray Chief Technology Officer in Atlanta
- Paragon Names Bay-Weber President of Excess And Surplus in California
- Burnham Benefits Names Corp Senior Account Manager in California
- KMRD Partners Adds 2 Risk Managers in Pennsylvania
- Allied World Launches Product Recall Insurance in North America
- Hostetter Joins Jack Martin & Associates in Maryland
- Uber Hit With $11M Fine in Pennsylvania
- Oklahoma Law Limits Fines for Failure to Show Proof of Auto Insurance
- New York Commences Liquidation Proceeding for Health Republic
- Report: Missouri Recovered $15M-Plus for Insurance Consumers in 2015
- Arkansas Admits New Life, Accident, Health Insurance Provider
- Remaining Flood-Displaced Houstonians Get Temporary Housing
- California Public Utilities Commission Oks New Ridesharing Regulations
- Hawaii Teenager Says Uber Driver Sexually Assaulted Her
- California Uber and Lyft Car Rental Decision Delayed
- 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Should See Normal Activity of 12 Names Storms: CSU
- Colorado State Hurricane Forecaster Gray Passes Away
- Ryan Specialty Launches Marine Unit; AIG’s Pecci and Stahl to Lead
- Economic Property Damages of Japan Earthquakes to Cost $2.5B-$3.5B: RMS
- U.S. Issues Zika Safety Guidelines for Outdoor Workers, Business Travelers
- Australia Nears Record for Fewest Cyclones Since 1970 – Thanks to El Niño
- Bangladesh Bank Cyber-Heist Hackers Exploited Vulnerabilities in SWIFT Software
- Factbox: An Overview of Effects of ‘Brexit’ on UK Financial Services
- Carpenter Promotes Stubbings as CEO of Bermuda Unit; Keegan Named Sr. VP
- Trucking Firm to Settle Fatal Crash of 5 Georgia Students for Millions
- 250 Homes in South Carolina Still Need Work 6 Months After Floods
- Fallout from Travelers CGL Cyber Ruling: Insurance Buyers and Sellers Beware
- Key Florida Players to Highlight Importance of Catastrophe Reinsurance
- The Crichton Group in Tennessee Promotes 2
- Flood Mapping Tools to Help Residents in South Dakota’s Big Sioux River Basin
- Insurer Among Parties Arguing over Cause of Flooded Homes in Nebraska
- $17M Award in Asbestos Death of Navy Civilian Employee in Arizona
- Ultra Risk Advisors in Washington Names McDonald Underwriting Director
- 4 More Upstate New York Mayors Join Call to Let Uber Expand
- Willis Towers Watson Upgrades Credit Risk Trading Platform
- Donegal Group Reports $11.8M Q1 Net Income
- Safety Specialty Insurance Co. Assigned A+ Rating by A.M. Best
- Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Passes in Louisiana Senate
- NBA’s Thunder Among Groups Opposing Oklahoma Gun Bills
- Outgoing Florida Commissioner McCarty Talks How He’s Changed, What’s Next
- Motorcycle Helmet Repeal Bill Defeated in Louisiana House
- OSHA Fines Storage Tank Company $95K for Missouri Workplace Hazards
- New Trial Granted for South Dakota Woman in Arson-for-Insurance Case
- A.M. Best: Ratings of National Unity Insurance Downgraded, Withdrawn
- Rhode Island’s Falvey Yacht Insurance Adds 2 to Underwriting Team
- UPC Insurance Receives Approval to Acquire Interboro in New York
- Groups: California Auto Repair Regs Will Increase Auto Insurance Rates
- Big ‘I’ Agents Honor Wilson with Yates Lifetime Achievement Award
- Cameras Trained on Mountains around Lake Tahoe Help Wildfire Battle
- At Least 36 Killed by Distracted Driving in Arizona Last Year
- Uber to Settle Suit for $100M, Drivers Stay Independent Contractors
- Plaintiffs Suing Dating Site Ashley Madison Over Data Breach Must Identify Themselves: U.S. Judge
- XL Catlin Names Zurich’s Riordan to Head Global Political Risk, Trade Credit Unit
- Uber Settlement Doesn’t Settle Gig Economy’s Independent Contractor vs. Employee Dispute
- Rental Car Firms Losing Out to Ridesharing
- ‘100-Year Floods’ Happen More Often Than People Think
- Aspen Q1 Operating Income Decreases to $89.9M from $98M in Q1 2015
- India’s 1st Insurer IPO Paves Way for More Public Offerings in $60B-Plus Industry
- Hiscox Appoints Hussain as Group Chief Financial Officer
- SCOR Increases P&C GWP Levels by 4.7% During April Renewals; Profits on Target
- West Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Age Discrimination Case
- Athlete Attorney: NCAA Also to Blame for UNC Academic Fraud Scandal
- Obama Makes Impassioned Appeal for Britain to Stay in European Union
- Ecuador to Raise Taxes, Sell Assets to Fund Multi-Billion Dollar Quake Rebuilding
- Florida to Interview 2 More for Insurance Commissioner, McCarty Delays Departure
- Fatal Occupational Injuries Fell in California in 2014, Latest Report Shows
- Maine Police Step Up Distracted Driving Enforcement
- Allstate Racks Up Big March Losses from Southwestern Hailstorms
- New Hampshire’s Minkler Honored With Big ‘I’ Woodworth Memorial Award
- People’s United Acquires Eagle Insurance in Massachusetts
- Travelers Profit Drops 17% in Q1 Due to Texas Storms
- NYS Department of Financial Services Names Fischer to Lead Insurance Division
- Florida Commissioner McCarty Saying Goodbye: ‘It’s Been a Labor of Love’
- Employers Pay As 32% of Opioid Prescriptions Are Abused: Report
- American Lung Association Says California Has Nation’s Dirtiest Air
- Montana Medical Marijuana Backers Launch Ballot Measure to Loosen Limits
- California High Court to Review Industry Custom in Liability Cases
- Stolen 1981 Ferrari Recovered After 29 Years: NICB
- Cyber Thieves Working Overtime Before Credit Card Chips Curtail Their Retail Business
- OSHA: 3 in South Central States Killed when Riding Mowers Overturn
- Wrongful Death Lawsuit Limits Upheld in Missouri
- Guilty Plea Expected for Fire at North Dakota Somali Restaurant
- Ex-Insurance Agent in East Texas Sentenced to 3 Years for Fraud
- Chubb Tempest Re Names Lee-Amies Head of Marine & Energy, Succeeding Neave
- China Suspends New Registrations of Internet-Based Finance Firms: News Report
- Ruschlikon Expands Global Reach in 2015; Use of ACORD Standards Rises 20%
- VW Reported Close to $10 Billion Deal with U.S. for Diesel Fraud
- Allied World’s Q1 Investment Income Rises 20%; Combined Ratio Worsens to 96%
- Willis, Aon and Verisk Agree: Q1 Cat Bonds Hit Record Issuance
- Japanese Earthquakes Could Cost Insurers $2.9 Billion: AIR Worldwide
- Starr Companies Enhance Cyber Terror Response Offering
- Tennessee Says At Least 15% of State Affected by UnitedHealth Withdrawal
- Kentucky Worker Electrocuted While Trimming Trees
- The Keating Group in Arizona Rebrands As tKg Wholesale Brokerage
- San Antonio Storm Costliest Hail Event in Texas History
- Do Drunk Drivers Have Constitutional Rights?
- Massachusetts Workers’ Comp Rates to Rise an Average of 1.5%
- MarketScout Expands Workers’ Compensation Division with Atlanta Hire
- Unaddressed Cultural Clashes Cause Many M&A Failures: Willis Towers Watson
- Uber Agrees to $10M Fee in Deal With Newark, New Jersey
- Sandy Hook Families’ Lawsuit Against Bushmaster Gets Trial Date
- Sierras Along California, Nevada Line Long Overdue for Big Quake
- USI Acquires Brooks Insurance in Ohio
- Heaven Moves from Aon to Markel International’s Credit & Political Risk Division
- One-Size Doesn’t Fit All in Today’s Evolving Homeowners Market
- Global Financial Leaders Warn About Dangers of Negative Interest Rates
- Liberty International Names Capicchioni to Head U.S. Railroad Line
- Gen Re’s Benet Joins Beazley to Head Partners Solutions Group
- Fire Risk Prompts Recall of 133,000 Polaris All-Terrain Vehicles
- Catastrophe Exposure Grows with Selective Use of Alternative Capital: A.M. Best
- CGSC Appoints Wallin as Group Commercial Director with M&A Expertise
- AmTrust Seeks to Boost Lloyd’s Presence with Purchase of Specialty Insurer ANV
- ‘Brexit’ Will Risk London’s Role as Top Financial Center: Bank of England’s Carney
- UnitedHealth to Drop Individual Obamacare Plans in Multiple States
- South Florida Zoo Reopens After Deadly Tiger Attack
- QBE Enhances Equipment Breakdown Coverage to Address New Technologies
- Commentary: Navigating Florida’s Comparative Fault Statute
- Fire at Tennessee Apartment Complex Kills 1, Destroys 11 Homes
- Oklahoma Bill Aimed at Stopping Repeat DUI Offenders
- Outlook for Columbia Insurance Revised to Stable: A.M. Best
- Outlook for National Lloyds Insurance Revised to Stable
- Sanford Joins ECC Insurance Brokers in Illinois
- Iowa State, Basketball Coach Sued by Former Star Player for Discrimination
- Report: Ammonium Nitrate Still Close to Schools, Houses in Texas
- Supreme Court Hears Claim Against Hospital for Allegedly Defrauding U.S.
- Business Risk Partners Adds 2 New Underwriters in Connecticut
- IIABNY CEO Poppa to Retire After 38-Year Career
- Three Northern California Insurance Firms Merge
- New York AG Sues Health Insurer Over Hepatitis C Treatment
- AXA & Chaucer Form Strategic Partnership to Provide African Specialty Insurance
- South Carolina Beach City Says Rented Mopeds, Golf Carts Must be Registered
- TigerRisk Hires Swiss Re’s Kusche as Partner in New York
- Pennsylvania Becomes 24th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
- Budget Cuts Hamper Ability of Kansas Forest Service to Fight Fires
- XL Catlin Appoints Guest as Country Manager Singapore – Insurance
- More Crashes, Fewer Tickets in Ohio as Speed Limits Rise
- Idaho Ski Park Developer Settles with EPA over Asbestos Violation
- Former Southern California Fire Official Gets $704K in Age Discrimination Suit
- Rural Utah Fire Departments Grind to Keep Up Daytime Manpower
- White Mountains Closes $2.6B Sale of Sirius to China Minsheng Investment
- Former N.J. Chiropractor Accused of Role in $4M Insurance Fraud Ring
- Oklahoma to Hold Hearing on Earthquake Insurance Rate Increases
- XL Catlin Exec Heads Public-Private Forum to Close ‘Protection Gap’ for Disasters
- Court Upholds NFL’s $765 Million Concussion Settlement as ‘Fair’
- States with Ignition Lock Laws Curb Drunk Driving Deaths by 15%
- Advent Solutions to Create $100M Business in Global Delegated Authority Market
- General Star Management Adds Title Agents E&O Program
- Owner of 9 Group Homes in Alabama Decertified by State
- Autism Insurance Coverage Bill Passed by Oklahoma Senate
- Farmers Launches Rideshare Insurance Coverage in Georgia
- Alliant Insurance Services Hires Johnson Court as Fine Art Specialist in Miami
- Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Seeks Extension of Flood Claim Deadline
- Cordes Insurance Joins Missouri-Based Insurance Alliance
- Tarpey Insurance Acquires W.C. Huntress Insurance in Massachusetts
- New York Launches New Effort to Increase Teen Driver Safety
- Miller Named Executive VP and COO at SFM Mutual Insurance
- Rhode Island Bills Aim to Regulate Uber, Lyft
- Wisconsin Jury Awards $940M to Epic Systems in Tata Trade Secret Case
- Company to Pay $10.3M for Cleanup of South Dakota Mine
- Randall, Smith Top Allstate’s List of Stormiest Texas Counties
- House Committee OKs Use of Automated License Plate Readers
- Texas Inundated as Storms Dump More than a Foot of Rain
- Proposed Restrictions Building in Oregon’s Flood Plains
- Hawaii Lawmakers Want to Regulate Rideshare Companies
- CEA Says It Could Pay All Claims if San Francisco 1906 Quake Hit Today
- Washington Workplace Deaths in 2015 Fell to Near-Historic Low
- California Consumer Group Wants State Farm Homeowners Rate Reduction
- Bangladeshi Investigators Identify 20 Foreign Suspects in Cyber Bank Heist
- Why Employers Are Sending Retirees to Exchanges for Health Insurance
- Swiss Re’s Revamped U.S. P/C Leadership Team Headed by Wolfe, Ruff, Michaelson
- EU Contributes $15.8M to Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility
- Hearn of CGSC to Become CEO of Lloyd’s Broker CGNMB After Newman Retires
- U.S. Finalizes Offshore Oil Safety Rules
- U.S. Lags Belgium, France, Other Nations in Domestic Security
- Ecuador Earthquake’s Death Toll Rises; AIR Worldwide Comments
- Death Toll Rises from Japanese Earthquakes; Supply Chain Disruptions Examined
- RIMS 2016: Keep Eye on Captives as Cyber Risk Solution
- Investor Lawsuit Against SeaWorld Dismissed
- The Hartford Launches Energy Practice, Taps Zurich’s Pena to Lead
- Former UPS Workers Awarded $5.3M in Discrimination Lawsuit
- A.M. Best Revises Outlook for Mississippi Farm Bureau Insurance
- Florida-Based SUNZ Insurance Hires Whittle as General Counsel
- RIMS 2016: Star Trek Tools, Workers Comp’s Future Help Draw Biggest Crowd in 13 Years
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