News for January 2017
- A.M. Best Upwardly Revises Outlooks for Employers and Subsidiaries in Nevada
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Presidio Group in Utah
- S&P Ratings Reacts to AIG’s Pending Q4 Reserve Charge
- Illinois Agency Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
- FBI: Security Planning for Houston Super Bowl in Works for Years
- Late Planting, August Floods Hurt Louisiana Sweet Potato Crop
- Minnesota’s ‘Plow Cams,’ Allow Drivers to See Road Conditions
- Acrisure Names Sherman as Strategic Advisor
- H.W. Kaufman, Burns & Wilcox Canada Buy XN Canada Private Client Services
- California Utility Ordered to Run Thousands of Ads over Deadly Blast Conviction
- San Francisco Deems Sinking 58-Story Millennium Tower Safe to Occupy
- Building of $7B Legal Pot Economy Underway in California
- Trump Advisor Says U.S. Will Change Climate Policy, Pull Out of Paris Agreement
- Trump’s ‘2-for-1’ Deregulation Scheme Easier Said Than Done
- Archer Daniels Midland to Sell Crop Risk Services to Validus
- Re/Insurers Can Help Bridge Protection Gap with Technology: GA Report
- Gun-Toting New Hampshire Lawmakers Not Required to Take Safety Classes
- Test Results Show Pennsylvania Workers Killed by Train Were on Drugs
- Maine Governor Signs Bill Delaying Parts of Legal Pot Law
- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants Hires Giuditta in Connecticut
- Integro Appoints Abraham and Gregory to UK Financial Institutions Group
- New Head of Allianz’ PIMCO Takes on $2 Trillion Challenge with Gusto
- Cat Simulations Test London Insurers’ Vulnerabilities to Next ‘Big One’
- Mississippi Estimates More Than $1M in Timber Damaged by Tornado
- Heroin Overdoses Cause 3 Crashes in North Carolina City in 1 Week
- ARC, Topa Insurance Launch Coverage for Post-Hurricane Losses in Florida
- Alliant Adds Beachem to Lead Continued Expansion in the Southeast
- IICF to Honor Wells Media Chief, Grant $400K to Nonprofits at Los Angeles Gala
- Liberty Mutual Names Asher President of Safeco, Succeeding Nickerson
- Allstate’s ‘Worth Telling’ Campaign Celebrates Black History Month
- Georgia Insurance Department to Hold Claims Village in Albany for Tornado Victims
- 14K Gallons of Sewage Spills Into Space Coast Water System
- Telematics-Based Car Policies in UK Exceed 750,000 for 1st Time in 2016
- Texas Seeking Public Members for Insurance Guaranty Boards
- President Trump Declares Disaster in Oregon from Storm
- Montana House Votes to Cap Punitive Damages Awards
- 2016 Insurance Journal Timeline: From Chubb/Ace to Google to Trump
- New Crash Test Dummies Look More Like Americans: Obese and Aging
- UTHealth Study: 78% of Houston Hospital Workers Are Overweight or Obese
- New Lawsuit Against Baylor University Alleges 52 Rapes over 4 Years
- Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Water Utility’s Effort Against Drainage Districts
- Intesa’s Generali Gamble Carries Risks for Predator and Prey
- Indiana Doctor Faces 55 Felony Charges in ‘Pill Mill’ Case
- South Dakota Bill Would Make Insurer Tax-Credit Program More Transparent
- Illinois Mining Companies to Pay $4.25M to Settle Sex Discrimination Suits
- AXA UK’s Travel Insurance Will Cover People Denied Access to US
- Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Higher Fines for Distracted Driving
- P/C Insurers Enroute to Posting Underwriting Loss for 2016: A.M. Best
- Jury to Assess Blame in Fatal Pennsylvania Building Collapse
- JLT Acquires Majority Stake in Construction Risk Partners
- RSGUM Acquires Interstate Insurance Management in Pennsylvania
- Skuld Appoints Knighton as Head of Marine Cargo & Marine Property
- Allianz Weighs Acquisition of Australia’s QBE: Sources
- Munich Re America Names Mozeika to New Insurtech Post
- AXIS Capital Opens Miami Office; Expands Presence in Latin America
- J.M. Wilson Adds Bolinger as Transportation Underwriter in South Carolina
- Labor Department’s Wells Fargo Whistleblower Site Taken Down
- How State Insurance Regulators May Help Insurers Innovate
- Next Level Administrators Of Florida Adds Blanch as VP of Business Development
- California Surplus Lines Are Now A Bigger Chunk of the Commercial Market
- Lockton Expanding to Seattle, Walton Named Senior VP in New Office
- Canada Pension Fund OMERS to Invest $1B in Fairfax’s Allied World Purchase
- Beazley Adds Life Sciences Underwriter Amis in California
- Attorneys to Receive $1.9M in Arkansas Marlboro Lights Case
- Oklahoma Lawmaker: Uniform Building Code Commission Staff Unnecessary
- Michigan Cracking Down on Illegal Insurance Sales
- Ohio Pharmacy Board: Painkiller Prescriptions Down 20% Since 2012
- O’Donnell, Packo Assume New Leadership Roles at Hylant
- Minnesota Legislature Settles on Plan for Health Insurance Help
- Oklahoma to Host Public Meetings on Health Care, Insurance Reform
- Insurance Industry Rethinking Recruitment Strategies
- Main Street America Expands New Personal Auto Program Into 3 Eastern States
- Big Weekend Lake-Effect Storms Predicted for New York Snow Belt
- Montana Settles with Asbestos Victims for $25M
- Trump Team Nixes Obamacare Ads, Emails as Sign-Up Deadline Approaches
- California Jury Awards $1.25M in School Bathroom Break Suit
- CSAA Insurance Group in California Names Yoo Claims Executive
- California Judge Denies State Farm’s Request to Delay Rate Reduction Order
- New Jersey Transit Rail-Crew Hours Draw Scrutiny Over Safety Limit
- Connected Homes Heighten Need for Personal Cyber Insurance
- Charles Taylor Adjusting Appoints Cole as Massachusetts-Based U.S. CEO
- AIG, Fitch Put AIG Under Review Citing Reinsurance Deal, Reserve Adjustment
- U.S. P/C Insurance Earnings Picture ‘Isn’t Too Pretty,’ Says S&P
- Sullivan Insurance Group in Massachusetts Announces Two Promotions
- Europe’s Firms Face Potential ‘Perfect Storm’ of Cyber Threats: MMC Report
- French Insurers & Bankers Aim to Beef Up Fintech Investments
- Sompo Canopius Names CNA’s O’Riordan as Head of International Property
- Rupture at Plant Contaminates North Carolina Creek with Red Dye
- American Water Files Settlement Over Role in 2014 West Virginia Water Crisis
- Alliant Americas Taps Young to Continue Southeast Growth
- Florida-Based American Integrity Insurance Group Adds Brown as CFO
- Aon Plc’s Group President McGill Steps Down
- UK Regulator Calls for New Regime Providing Open Access to Global Markets
- Agency Salary Survey: Find Out More on Today’s Compensation Trends
- Houston Seeks to Expedite Funding for Flood-Control Measures
- Lead Levels in Flint, Michigan, Water Fall Below Federal Limit
- Extreme Solar Blackouts May Cost U.S. More Than $40 Billion Daily
- Wildfires in Central Oklahoma Destroy Homes, Damage Structures
- Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Named Vice-Chair of Two National Task Forces
- Missouri’s POWERS Insurance and Benefits Adds Bender
- A.M. Best: Outlook Positive for Wolverine Mutual Insurance
- U.S. Agency, Industry Working on New Safety Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries
- Brit Launches Lutine Yacht Consortium with Capacity of $250M
- Hiscox Launches Security Incident Response Policy for Crisis Support
- Former Washington Corrections Officer Jailed In $100K Workers’ Comp Scam
- Insured Loss Estimate for Italy’s October Quakes Hits $134.2M: PERILS
- Castelo Takes Charge at MAPFRE North America, USA
- XL Catlin Appoints Karna as Chief Data Officer
- Insurity Acquires Valen Analytics
- 100-Year-Old Founder of Cross Insurance Remains Committed to Family Business
- NAIC Leader Says Insurer Systemic Risk Process Is Unnecessary
- Massachusetts Worker Blamed for Accidental Fire Damaging 18 Buildings
- Worker Dies in Accident at Massachusetts Supermarket Distribution Center
- Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner to Chair National Task Force on Senior Issues
- H.W. Kaufman Acquires Essential Insurance Services in Colorado
- Wells Fargo Market Outlook Has Favorable News for Cyber Security
- Short Joins XL Catlin’s Excess Casualty Unit in Kansas City
- Florida Sheriff Asks for Ticket After Getting Caught Speeding
- Mississippi, Georgia Commissioners Call on Industry to Assist Residents Affected by Tornadoes
- Willis Towers Watson Makes New Appointments in South Florida, Appoints Zutel to Lead
- North Carolina Insurance Head Apologizes for Sharing Post Mocking Women’s March
- Allied World Enhances Managed Care Cyber Liability Offering
- New Bill Grants Bonding Assistance to Small Businesses in New Jersey
- Woman Sentenced to 4 Years for Stealing $700K from Connecticut Company
- Arkansas Has Lowest Auto Insurance Rates in South Central Region
- Freezing Rain, Sleet Closes Northern New England Schools, Challenges Drivers
- P/C Insurance Execs Foresee Commercial Lines Growth, Led by Cyber, Outpacing Personal Lines
- Pennsylvania’s Henderson Brothers Hires Trushel
- Report: Trump Administration Orders Removal of Climate Page from EPA’s Website
- Zurich North America Names Leaders of Realigned Commercial Divisions
- 31 Houses Damaged or Destroyed by Tornadoes in Louisiana
- Intesa’s Interest in Generali Merger Has ‘No Obvious Logic’: Opinion
- Cat Bond Issuance in 2017 Could Approach Record Levels: Aon Report
- AIG Reinsurance Deal May Spell Short-Term Loss, Long-Term Gain for Berkshire
- P/C Insurers Fell to $1.7 Billion Underwriting Loss in First 9 Months of 2016
- California-Based Sierra Nevada Issues 36-State Recall of Select Beers
- Chubb Taps Allied World’s Müller as Property & Technical Lines Director, Europe
- Canada Pension Fund to Commit $1B to Fairfax’s Deal with Allied: Sources
- W.R. Berkley Suspends Marine Underwriting in London: Sources
- Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Confirms It Is Eyeing a Merger with Generali
- H.W. Kaufman Financial Acquires Essential Insurance Services
- The Doctors Co. Names Fleming COO
- Ohio-Based HORAN Promotes Bogdan-Powers, Adds Cheesman
- Ohio Woman Sentenced, Must Repay $21K in Insurance Fraud Case
- Illinois Treasurer Wants to Ensure Life Insurance Payouts
- Alabama-Based Cobbs Allen Taps Reed as HR Director
- Accredited Surety and Casualty Enters Agreement with Miami-Based Cinium Financial Services
- Mississippi Tornado Damaged At Least 1,100 Homes
- Judge Rules Snapchat Immune from Georgia Distracted Driver Crash Claim
- XL Catlin Adds Goebel, Buttner to Dallas Excess Casualty Team
- Oklahoma Forestry Officials: Fire Danger High
- Insurers Back Arizona Bill Cutting Required Auto Glass Coverage
- Illinois to Congress: Don’t Be ‘Hasty’ with Health Law Repeal
- Aon Develops Captive Program for Cyber Risk Transfer
- Tennessee Insurance Dept. Wraps Up 2016 With Disciplinary Actions Against 5 Agents
- 39 Possible Tornadoes Devastate Southeast, Leave 19 Dead
- Texas Construction Site Fire Leaves 1 Worker Dead, 1 Injured
- California Insurance Commissioner Prevails in Insurance Industry’s Legal Challenge
- Intense Storms, Flooding Wallop California
- Indiana Objects to Peabody Bankruptcy Plan, Cites Mine Cleanup Costs
- Judge: Sorrento, Louisiana, and Ex-Police Chief Must Pay Legal Fees
- Texas Stamping Office: Upward Trend Continues for Surplus Lines
- Report Finds New York Construction Fatalities, Regulatory Violations Rising
- Alabama Saw 25% Increase in Fatal Wrecks in 2016
- Dennis Joins EPIC Insurance in Southern California
- Kansas Wildlife Investigation Uncovers Insurance Fraud
- U.S. Reports Auto Insurance Unaffordable for Millions; Insurers Call Report ‘Ill-Conceived and Unnecessary’
- Former Executive Admits Stealing $850K from Pennsylvania Health Care Giant
- Man Charged with Setting New York Apartment Building on Fire
- Private Equity Returns Boost Travelers Q4 Profit
- Beazley Taps AIG’s Tigleanu as Data Breach & Information Security U/W
- 1/1 Renewals Saw Some Price Stabilization, Record Capital, Demand Uptick: JLT Re
- Maryland Fire Officials Shut Down Rehearsal Space for Safety Violations
- Parliament’s Approval Required to Trigger Brexit Talks: UK Supreme Court
- StarStone Partners with Dubai-Based MGA; Swiss Re’s Hussey Appointed
- TMK Launches Unmanned Aerial Systems Cover via Its Online Platform
- Neon’s M&A Consortium Raises Capacity to £75 Million
- Group Offers Insurance for Freelance Journalists Assigned Anywhere, Including in War Zones
- Idaho Insurance Director Tapped for NAIC Committee Leadership Position
- Minnesota May Tap Rainy-Day Fund to Help Cover Insurance Hikes
- Arizona Governor Offers Proposals for Health Insurance Overhaul
- Why Are Large-Scale Tornado Outbreaks Increasing in U.S.?
- Appeals Court: Charter School Firm Can’t Sue North Carolina School Official for Libel
- U.S. Picks North Carolina Turnpike Authority to Assist With Testing Driverless Cars
- NAIC Announces 35 Consumer Representatives for 2017
- Judge Nixes Aetna’s $37 Billion Purchase of Humana; Aetna Considers Appeal
- Death Toll Climbs From Weekend Tornadoes Across Southeast
- Trump Orders U.S. Exit from Pacific Trade Pact and Reset on NAFTA
- Student Awarded $1.6M in Missouri Fraternity ‘Knockout Game’ Lawsuit
- Arkansas Had More than 1,200 Wildfires Last Year
- Judge: Oregon Must Reinstate Workers’ Comp Agency CEO
- BNSF to Appeal $1M Iowa Jury Award to Ex-Employee
- Recovery Task Force Backs $1.2B Louisiana Flood Aid Plan
- Louisiana Insurance Department Helps Consumers Recover $7.6 M in 2016
- Lt. Gov.: Ohio Continues to Have Low Auto, Home Insurance Rates
- Kansas City’s Brush Creek Partners Joins TechAssure
- Samsung Details Causes for Galaxy 7 Fires; Clyde & Co. Comments
- Montana to Pay $25M to Asbestos Victims Under Settlements
- Beecher Carlson Promotes Rubin, Garrard, Leighton in Energy Practice
- Opinion: Does an Allianz-Generali Merger Make Sense? Perhaps Not…
- Crawford Names Tolson as CEO of U.S. Property/Casualty Group
- P/C Insurance Executives Express Cautious Optimism for 2017
- Verisk Analytics Buys UK-Based Arium, a Liability Risk Modeling Firm
- Alarm System Broke 2 Days Before Fatal Massachusetts Apartment Fire
- Risk Strategies Company Acquires Massachusetts’ University Health Plans
- Federal Judge Dismisses Taxi Companies’ New Jersey Lawsuit Over Uber
- Swiss Re to Open a Reinsurance Branch in India
- XL Catlin Gets Approval to Open Reinsurance Branch in India
- Allianz, Intesa Sanpaolo Eyeing Generali Deal: News Report
- Appeals Court: Seattle Arsonist Must Pay $3M in Restitution
- Dietz Joins Benefits Team at San Diego’s Champion Risk & Insurance Services
- Mississippi Tornado Kills 4, Causes At Least $200M in Insured Damage
- Trump Administration Halts Obama Cut in Mortgage Insurance Premiums
- Jury Awards $15M to Survivor of Georgia Crash That Killed 5
- Business Leaders Urge New Job Policies as Technology Displaces Workers
- Tennessee Wildfire Insurance Claims Top $842M
- Trump Considering Not Enforcing Health Insurance Mandate, Says Top Aide
- North Carolina Rate Bureau Withdraws Dwelling Rate Increase of 19.6% over Data Error
- AIG Signs Major Reinsurance Deal with Berkshire’s National Indemnity
- Massachusetts Court Reminds Auto Insurers of Importance of Retail Book Value
- Recently Installed Smoke Detectors Credited for Saving 4 Lives in Vermont
- Pennsylvania’s NSM Insurance Group Promotes Buler
- Nationwide Using Mobile-App Startup Sure to Sell Renters Insurance
- Beverly City Hall in Massachusetts Evacuated After Fire Releases Toxic Gas
- Cost of Most Serious Workplace Injuries Falls: Liberty Mutual
- Fairfax in Talks to Sell 25% of India’s ICICI Lombard, Worth Up to $1B
- International Insurance Society Forms Global Certification Program
- Investigation Concludes Tesla Not at Fault in Self-Driving Car Crash
- Brexit Cost Implications to Weigh on UK Re/Insurers: A.M. Best Report
- Washington Puts Landslide-Inspired Topo Maps Online
- Utah University Wants Lawsuit Over Frat Party Assault Dismissed
- Idaho Governor Orders Cybersecurity Improvements for the State
- Soft Market Is Main Factor Limiting Growth of UK MGAs: Survey
- Platt Named COO of Aon Risk Solutions; Moran Is CEO of Aon Inpoint
- Lloyd’s to Open India Branch Ahead of April Renewals
- Zurich to Cut 240 UK Jobs as Life, General Insurance Arms Combine
- Universal Group Taps McCoy to Lead Arizona Business Unit
- Court Upholds Blankenship Conviction Over Fatal West Virginia Mine Blast
- Trial Set to Begin in West Virginia Over Subaru Car Fire Deaths
- Citing Flint Water, Detroit-Area Sinkhole, Snyder Calls for Addressing Infrastructure
- Oklahoma Lawmaker Proposes Changes to Personal, Corporate Income Taxes
- Century-Old Michigan Inn Can Be Sued for Girl’s Burns, Appeals Court Says
- Trade Group: Workers’ Comp Reform Among Key Issues for Illinois Insurers
- Regulators: Texas Workers’ Comp Attorney Fees Go Up Jan. 30
- Comment Period on California Workers’ Comp Lien Claimant Rules Extended
- Oklahoma Commissioner Touts Microinsurance, Other Ideas for Health Law Reform
- Arkansas Commissioner Tapped for NAIC Committee Leadership Post
- Arkansas Judge OKs $29.1M Payout in Cigarette Lawsuit
- Ratings Outlook for GuideOne Insurance Revised to Negative: A.M. Best
- Ohio-Based Central Insurance Names Nationwide’s Goad as CFO
- Aon in Talks to Sell Benefits Outsourcing Division: Reuters
- Consumers Not Yet Convinced Driverless Cars Are Safer
- New Jersey Beach Town Fights Drowning Death Lawsuit
- State Agency Advocates for Self-Driving Car Legislation in Maryland
- Parker Joins Worldwide Facilities’ Financial Service Group
- Stone Named General Counsel for Marsh, Guy Carpenter
- Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Promotes Two New York Executives
- Arbella Insurance Group in Massachusetts Promotes Chaves
- Skuld Purchases SMA/Gerling Norway, Now Renamed Skuld Marine Agency
- Canada’s Energy Firms at Risk from Cyber, Bomb Attacks: Security Service
- Allianz & Standard Chartered Form Bancassurance Partnership in Asia
- Global Temperatures Hit Record High for 3rd Year in Row in 2016
- XL Catlin Appoints Middleton to Manage Ceded Reinsurance Placements
- California Stays More than $1B in Liens Linked to Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
- USI Acquires Ohio’s Diversified Insurance Service
- Team Formed to Review How Wildfire Spread to Tennessee Tourist City
- Everest Insurance Launches Auto Buffer Coverage for Large Motor Fleets
- Bluetooth Toothbrushes, Telematics, Fitbits and Data Tracking Acceptance
- Expect the Unexpected in U.S. Casualty Insurance Market in 2017: Marsh
- Ironshore Expands High Net Worth Homeowners Coverage Into New York
- Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. Opens First Office in Georgia
- Georgia Estimates $30M in Insured Losses from Early January Storm
- Round 2: Mississippi AG Picks New Fight With Google Over Student Privacy
- California’s Climate Risk Database Calls Out Insurer Carbon Investments
- Willis Towers Watson Names Liss as Head of North America Corporate Risk and Brokerage
- Officials in Montana Officials Issue Ice Jam, Flooding Warnings
- USG Confirms Small Quake in California’s Central Coast
- PCI Throws Support Behind Montana Bill Aimed at Storm-damage Contractors
- White Mountain’s OneBeacon Reported to Be Up for Sale
- Startup Next Insurance Partners with Markel on Insurance Fit for Personal Trainers
- Majority of Workers at Wisconsin Shipyard Test Positive for Lead
- North Carolina Coal Ash Neighbors Balk at Duke Energy $5K ‘Goodwill’ Payment
- Seizing Today’s Program Business Opportunities
- Oklahoman Must Pay Back $525K for Embezzling Clients’ Insurance Money
- Aon Launches Loss Estimating Risk Tool for Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Sectors
- Oklahoma Company Fined More than $535K for Safety, Health Violations
- Nored Named to Head Legal Division at Texas Insurance Department
- NFP Acquires City Securities Insurance in Indiana
- Block Sworn in as Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court Judge
- CNA Names Lea Vice President, Commercial Underwriting for E&O, Cyber and Media
- Report Shows Significant Rise in Number of Vermont Children in State Custody
- Officials Investigating After Several Manholes Explode in Massachusetts Suburb
- High Levels of Lead Discovered at Western New York School District
- Hunt Called Off for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
- Timeliness of Securities Class Actions Under Supreme Court Scrutiny
- Aon Completes Acquisition of Brazil Health & Benefits Firm, Admix
- High-Flying Drone Market Comes Down to Earth Earlier Than Expected
- California Officials Assess Heavy Storm Damage in Northern Part of the State
- UK’s Legal & General Plans to Disclose CEO-to-Employee Pay Ratio: Source
- Allied World Taps Zurich’s Beazleigh as VP, Professional Liability, Australia
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