News for August 2017
- Reese Joins Integro as Principal in Chicago Office
- Alliant Americas Adds Bray as VP in Houston
- Texas Workers’ Comp Division Releases Disaster Guidelines for Insurers
- Twitty Named Senior VP at Dexter & Co. in Dallas
- 4,500 Evacuated as Oregon Wildfires Burn
- Man Arrested, Suspected of Igniting Fire Near Hard-Hit California Town
- Soriano Appointed as New Confie CEO
- PEMCO Insurance Launching Rideshare Driver Endorsement in Oregon
- South Dakota Company Fined $95K After Worker Buried in Trench Collapse
- Arkema Chemical Plant in Texas Explodes After Harvey Knocks Out Power
- Small Earthquake Hits Near Subdivision on Hawaii’s Big Island
- Montana Town Threatened by Wildfire; Hundreds Evacuate
- Husband’s Death Spurs Widow’s $10M Suit Against Oregon Hospital, Doctors
- Lockton Adds Eckrich in Kansas City
- How Risks Change When Recreation Turns to Adventure
- Florida Workers’ Comp Premiums Going Down? NCCI Files for 9.6% Decrease
- India’s Financial Hub Paralyzed by Torrential Monsoon Rains; Death Toll Rises
- A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Pennsylvania’s Eastern Atlantic Insurance
- Marsh Names Nayler, from Aon, to Lead Financial Institutions Industry Practice
- China’s Fosun to Continue ‘Genuine’ Overseas M&A
- Ascot Launches Specialty MGA, Vertical Underwriting Managers
- Robot-Car Drives in Berlin Traffic Like Nervous Teenager with Learner’s Permit
- Accident at Western Pennsylvania Plant Leaves Two Dead, Four Hurt
- Massachusetts Man Arrested for Allegedly Running Motor Vehicle Theft Scheme
- U.S. Agency Sues New York’s Estee Lauder Companies Over Parental Leave Policy
- Former Marsh Executive Bob Newhouse Dies on Aug. 26
- Climate Change and Hurricanes – The Worst Is Yet to Come
- Integro Names McCarroll from Willis Senior Vice President in California
- Update: Claims Teams Begin Handling Onslaught of Harvey Claims
- Tallying Massive Costs of Harvey to Victims, Insurers, Taxpayers and Economy
- Wells Fargo Sued Over Charges for Mortgage Interest Rate Lock
- Harvey, Houston, America, Politics and Building Codes
- 2 Kentucky Counties to Sue Drug Companies Over Opioid Epidemic
- Second Florida Highway Patrol Official Resigns Over Ticket Quota Uproar
- XL Catlin Adds Technology, Excess D&O Coverage for Design Professionals
- Law’s Ambiguity a Source of Mixed Messages Over Texas Cat Claims Statute
- 35K Harvey Flood Insurance Claims Filed by Noon on Aug. 30
- Jack Nebel Companies Promotes Brian Nebel to President
- Stonetrust Entering Nebraska Workers’ Comp Market
- Dog Owners Reach $300K Settlement in Death of Missouri Man
- Global Study Finds No Increased Lung Cancer Risk for Hard Metal Workers
- Harvey Bears Down on Louisiana as Flooding Paralyzes Houston
- Oregon Wildfires Have Cost Taxpayers More Than $100M in 2017
- Colorado Police Officer Arrested for Alleged Fraudulent Insurance Claims
- Allianz Acquires Nigeria’s Ensure Insurance to Expand in Key African Market
- Personal Lines Startup Sherpa Raises $2.3M for UK Launch
- Connecticut Man Sentenced for Role in Car Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Two Delaware Residents Indicted After Insurance Fraud Investigation
- Element Risk Finalizes Acquisition of Virginia’s Russell Insurance Agency
- Insurance Industry Opens Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief Fund
- UK Insurers Face Looming Brexit Deadline to Move Contracts with EU Clients
- Insurers Deploy Drone Fleets to Speed Harvey Disaster Recovery
- Banks Seek More Insurance Protection Against Cyber Attacks, Rogue Traders
- Fidelis Names Novae’s Burford as Chairman of Specialised Risks in London
- Toyota Makes Strategic Investment in Grab, SE Asia’s Leading Ride-Sharing Firm
- Neighbors Evacuated as Texas Chemical Plant Poses Explosion Risk
- Rubik’s Cube Maker Puzzled by Toys ‘R’ Us Knockoff
- Now Is Time to Prepare for Next Harvey; Tools Are Available: Viewpoint
- Hobbyist Drones Banned from Harvey Rescue Area
- Beazley Expands Coverage for Social Engineering, Online Fraud Scams
- West Virginia Doctor Gets 20 Years in Prison for Illegally Distributing Painkillers
- Tennessee Valley Authority Steps Up Monitoring Near Memphis Water Supply
- Barber Appointed President of S.S. Nesbitt in Alabama, Johnson to Lead Benefits Practice
- Harvey Update: Trump Vows Model Recovery; Thousands Rescued; Deaths, Costs Increasing
- Study Keys on Opioids in California Comp Claims Involving Mental Health
- California DOI Hearing Date Set for Workers’ Comp Pure Premium Rate Filing
- Zalewski Named Chair of California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
- S&P: Primary P/C Insurers, Not Reinsurers, to Bear Brunt of Harvey’s Insured Losses
- Illinois Governor Vetoes 2nd Workers’ Comp Bill
- Judge Rules Against Iowa DOT in Noncommercial Vehicles Citations Case
- Davis Named Operations Director at Powers Insurance and Risk Management
- Texas Regulators Offer Guidance to Insurers on Harvey Response
- P/C Insurers Lost $5.1 Billion on Underwriting in First Half of 2017: A.M. Best
- Colorado Tells Sessions That Pot Industry Is Working And Can Be Better
- HUB California Adds Brown & Brown’s Caster as Account Executive
- California Bill Targets Sexual Harassment by Venture Capitalists
- AXIS Capital’s $611.5M Acquisition of Novae Approved in Shareholder Vote
- IGI Appoints Jabsheh as Executive Director, IGI UK, in Expanded Company Role
- New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation Compliance Requirements Go Into Effect
- Trial Nears for Final Defendant in Delaware Murder-For-Hire Case
- Insurers Will Easily Swallow Harvey’s Claims but Growing Climate Risk Predicted
- Massachusetts Prosecutors Seek $13M in Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
- Vermont’s The Richards Group Joins The Northern United Agents Alliance
- Abuse of Nursing Home Residents Often Goes Unreported
- Schwarzenegger to Raise Awareness of UK’s Payment Protection Insurance Scandal
- Uber Provides Free Accident Insurance for More Than 450,000 Indian Drivers
- Lloyd’s Insurers’ Stocks Fall on Possible Claims from Hurricane Harvey
- Harvey’s Insured Losses Hurt Insurers’ Stocks, Could Boost Reinsurers’ Prices
- AIG Revives Lucrative Top Executive Pay Packages of Pre-Bailout Glory Days
- Tornado in Florida Causes Damage to Several Buildings
- Barbour to Take Over as CEO of Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia
- Key House Chairman Wants Flood Insurance Reforms, Not Just Renewal
- Trump to Send Congress ‘Very Expensive’ Disaster Aid Request for Harvey Victims
- CNA, Aon Affinity to Offer Malpractice Program for Dental Practices
- NCCI Files 10% Reduction in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs for West Virginia
- No Evacuation for Louisiana Parish in Harvey’s Path
- Harvey Inflicts Even More Death and Destruction as Flood Waters Keep Rising
- CoreLogic: 52% of Houston Moderate, High Risk Properties Not in Flood Zone
- North Carolina Residents File Suit to Halt Energy Co.’s Bid to Waive Legal Claims
- West Virginia Miner Who Survived 2006 Sago Blast Dies on Job
- IIAV ‘Redoubling’ Hurricane Preparedness Efforts Since Following Harvey’s Texas Impact
- Berkley Program Specialists Hires Greville as VP, Business Development
- Sioux Falls, S.D., Sees Drop in People Working Finance, Insurance Jobs
- Ironshore’s Singapore Branch Introduces Legal Event Expense Cover
- Nevada Gambling Regulators Don’t Want Marijuana in Casinos
- Judge Won’t Allow Challenge to Seattle’s Rideshare Driver Union Law
- Compre Acquires Legacy Portfolio from Noway’s Gjensidige Forsikring
- Lawyers: Massachusetts Withheld Evidence About Breathalyzers
- Former New Jersey Transit Worker Says He Was Fired for Raising Safety Concerns
- New Hampshire’s G&A Insurance Joins Northern United Agents Alliance
- Data Firm TransUnion Buys Driving Records Provider Datalink
- Harvey’s Catastrophic Costs Mount; Many Lack Adequate Insurance
- Typhoon Hato Will Have Limited Financial Impact on Macau Insurers: A.M. Best
- 25 Years Later…What If an Andrew-Type Storm Hit Florida Today?
- South Carolina Private School Sued Over Disclosure of Private Student Medical Info
- High Cost, Scarcity of Insurance Keeping Vendors from Sears Shelves
- Harvey’s Flooding of Houston ‘Beyond Anything Experienced Before’
- Hurricane Harvey Could Spur Congress to Act on Flood Insurance
- Hurricane Harvey’s Flood Insurance Losses Could Match Katrina’s
- Arkansas Task Force: State Should Bar Dicamba Herbicide Next Year
- Cruise Ship Passengers Stranded in Gulf by Harvey
- Hurricane Harvey Shutters Key Oil, Gas Operations in Texas
- St. Louis Workers Likely to See Wage Drop with New Law
- Harvey Smashes Homes, Businesses; Heavy Rain Continues
- Insurance Adjusters Mobilized to Deal with Harvey Cat Losses
- How Hurricane Harvey Is Affecting Catastrophe Bonds
- Saturday Update: Hurricane Harvey Expected to Weaken to Tropical Storm
- Harvey Hits Texas With Massive Winds, Torrential Rain
- Insurance Pros Make Case for Diversity at IICF Conference in California
- A.M. Best Weighs Hurricane Harvey’s Financial Hit; Ranks Top 30 Texas Insurers
- RMS Comments on Tracking of Hurricane Harvey
- Herbicide Drift Destroying Crops in South Dakota, Farmers Say
- Oklahoma Agency Wants to Install 72 Seismic Stations
- FEMA Asked to Reconsider Minot Flood Risk Map
- Lash Named VP of CNA’s New Orleans, Nashville Branches
- As Harvey Nears, Central Texas Coast Shuts Down
- Official Blames Humans for Utah’s Wildfire Cost Doubling
- Woman Suing Oregon Cremation Company for $2.5M over Ashes in Father’s Urn
- Cybersecurity Requirements in New York: Determining Compliance
- Dreams Come True with Hagerty Insurance-Backed Classic Car Sharing Service
- Senator Flanagan First Appointee to Massachusetts Marijuana Regulatory Post
- Massachusetts Fire Chief Hospitalized After Explosive Blaze Hits Three Homes
- Hurricane Harvey Looks to Be First Big Test for Trump FEMA Director Long
- Lawsuit: Pennsylvania Train That Crashed Also Overshot Previous Station
- Gallagher Appoints Bluefin’s Hogg to Lead Scottish Operations
- Insured Losses for August 2016’s Italy Quake Revised Upward to $127.4M: PERILS
- Germany Pioneers Ethical Guidelines for Operation of Driverless Cars
- UK Economy Begins to Feel Brexit Pinch – or Perhaps Brexit Punch
- AXIS Sweetens Offer for Lloyd’s Specialty Carrier Novae to $611.5M
- Home Telematics Startup Roost Raises $10.4M from Insurers
- Risk Managers Prefer Standalone Cyber Policies: RIMS Survey
- Studies Show Automated Car Safety Technologies Are Preventing Crashes
- Nestle’s ‘Natural’ Claims on Poland Springs Don’t Hold Water, Lawsuit Alleges
- Georgia Insurance Agent Arrested for Misappropriating Workers’ Comp Premiums
- Panensky to Lead New Ironshore Computer Emergency Response Team
- Suspect in Florida Auto Theft Arrested After Stopping to Watch Eclipse
- Georgia Truck Driver Gets 2 Years in Prison for Crash That Killed 5
- California Workers’ Comp Medical Payments Per Claim Fell in 2016, Report Shows
- Harvey Now a Hurricane, Sustained Winds Near 85 MPH
- Texas Windstorm Insurer Says It’s Ready for Harvey
- Robot Adds to Security at Posh Houston Shopping Center
- Dakota Access Pipeline Company Files $1B Suit Against Greenpeace, Other Groups
- Ohio Insurance Department: All Counties to Have Access to Health Coverage
- Judge Approves $1M Loan so Alaska Newspaper Can Pay Workers’ Comp, Employees
- California Hospital Workers’ Comp Survey Shows Moderating Losses, Higher Adjustment Expenses
- Verisk to Acquire Bankruptcy Data and Risk Management Firm LCI
- Family Settles Suit Against Perdue, Trucking Firm Over Virginia Crash
- Pennsylvania Law Firms Hedge Bets on Marijuana Being Legalized Nationwide
- Massachusetts’ Boston Insurance Brokerage Promotes Two
- Cities Hope Fines Will Curb Distracted Walkers
- CNA Hardy Appoints IMIU’s Fryer as Class Manager, Mining Specialist
- Airbus A350 Operators Must Upload Software Fix to Prevent Risk of Explosion
- Regulators Under Pressure to Develop Rules of Road Minus Drivers
- Declining Life Expectancy Shrinks Deficits of Corporate Pension Plans: Opinion
- UK Financial Services Sector Seeking ‘Ambitious’ Brexit Trade Agreement
- Mitsui Sumitomo Buys Singapore’s First Capital Insurance from Fairfax for $1.6B
- West Virginia to Use $22M from Drug Distributor Suit for Addiction Treatment
- Moultrie Hired as VP of Client Services of S.S. NESBITT Brokerage in Alabama
- 25 Years Later: How Florida’s Insurance Industry Has Changed Since Hurricane Andrew
- Employee Embezzlement Schemes Often Carried Out Over Years
- Judge Dismisses Stockholders’ Suit Against Martha Stewart
- Harvey Set to Bring ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding Across Texas
- Researchers Using Airplanes to Map Earthquake Faults in Oklahoma
- Illinois Governor Vetoes 1 of 2 Workers’ Comp Bills Opposed by Insurers
- Appeals Court Rules L.A. Lakers Not Entitled to Coverage in TCPA Suit
- Florida Domestic Insurer Sawgrass Mutual to ‘Wind Down’ Operations
- A.M. Best Assigns ‘A’ Rating to New Texas Insurer, Starr Specialty
- Missouri Agency Changes Name to Reflect Focus on Risk Management
- Missouri Company Fined $700K for Breaking Rules After Worker Fatality
- Hurricane, Storm Surge Watches Issued for Texas Coast as Harvey Nears
- New Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Baylor Rape Policy Failures
- Denver Soon to Open Legal Marijuana Clubs
- Pennsylvania Commuter Train Crash Injures Dozens, None Critically
- PERILS Insured Loss Estimates for Storm Thomas Unchanged at $293.2M
- Feds Say Brake Problems Preceded Derailment in Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts’ Arbella Insurance Group Promotes Mann
- Delaware Updates Law to Address Advances in Cyber Threats
- Chubb Taps Allianz’ Gschossmann as Head of Financial Lines
- How Civil Immunity Lawsuit Led to Limits on Taser Use: Reuters Report
- NexAssure to Launch MGA for Europe, Middle East Business
- Trump FEMA Chief Backs Reducing Federal Role in Disaster Relief, Flood Insurance
- Australia’s CBA Threatened with Large Class Action over Money Laundering Charges
- Severe Typhoon Hato Lashes Hong Kong; Flash Flood Warning Issued
- Chlorine Tank Ruptured by Stolen Car Kills 2 in Mississippi
- Louisville Sues Drug Distributors Over Kentucky Opioid Epidemic
- Gas Leak at West Virginia Restaurant Sends 7 to Hospital
- SCA Promotions Wins March Madness Prize Insurance Fight Against Yahoo
- National Safety Board Schedules Vote on Tesla Autopilot Crash Cause
- Huge Verdict Upends J&J’s Talc Product Liability Defense Strategy
- Idaho City Tells Insurer to Pay For Children’s Chemical Burns
- Los Angeles Jury Hands Down $417M Award Baby Powder Lawsuit
- Northern Illinois Agency Owner Indicted Again; Slapped with 20 Fraud Counts
- Conn. Court Supports $41.7M in Damages to Student Disabled by Tick Bite on School Trip
- Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Report Shows Big Drop in Premium Costs Since 2013
- Online Property Management Service Cozy Takes On Renters Insurance Market
- Young Takes on Role of President at Iowa’s Crop Pro Insurance
- Ohio’s Grange Insurance Launches 36-Month Policy Option for Businesses
- Texas Researchers Testing System that May Help Prevent Wrong-Way Driving
- Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Names Mann in California Head of E&O
- Russian Female Flight Attendant Sues Aeroflot for Discrimination
- Scientists: Sea Level Rise Will Pose Threat to Hawaii By 2100
- Small Quake Confirmed Near Alaska’s Largest City
- Wildfire in Yosemite National Park Grows, Evacuations Remain in California Town
- Europe’s Cities Resist Use of Security Infrastructure Despite Vehicle Terror Attacks
- Taser Deaths Produce at Least 442 Lawsuits Against Police, Municipalities: Reuters
- Homeowners Often Overlook Mitigating Water Leak Risks: Chubb
- Chinese Venture Capital Firm, Sinovation Ventures, Boosts Investment in AI
- Ascot Launches P/C Reinsurance MGA: Ethos Specialty Insurance Services
- Maryland Libraries Are Training Staff to Administer Overdose Antidote
- Pennsylvania Lumber Fire Took 1.5M Gallons to Douse
- Yahoo to Pay $5.5M After Breaking NCAA Tournament Bracket Deal
- Popular Robots Appear Dangerously Easy to Hack, Researchers Say
- Pennsylvania’s Venture Programs Adds Rawlings as Senior Underwriter
- Brit Global Specialty USA Taps Aspen’s Liening as SVP, Excess Casualty
- Typhoon Hato Intensifies as It Heads to Hong Kong
- Illinois Attorney General Reaches $4.5M Settlement in Opioid Marketing Case
- Federal Funding Available to West Virginia Flood Victims
- Miami Insurance Agent Arrested Over Assisted Living Facility Fraud Scheme
- More Louisiana Homeowners Eligible for Flood Recovery Aid
- Clemson University Fraternity Hazing Death Settled for $250K
- Greenberg Traurig Adds Michelman & Robinson’s Sebastinelli in California
- Brightway Chairman Miller Announces Changes to Top Leadership Positions
- Seeman Holtz Acquires Agency Acquisitions LLC in Texas
- Judge Divides $100K Insurance Payout to Victims of 2015 Oklahoma Parade Crash
- As Congress Eyes Flood Insurance Renewal, Private Markets Get Ready
- 2 Nebraska Contractors Routinely Sue Insurers for Not Paying Storm Damage
- Trial Over Bias Claim Against Kansas Secretary of State Kobach’s Office Begins
- Time to Submit Louisiana Flood Insurance Form Winding Down
- Michigan WWII Bomber Site Gears Up for Driverless Demos in December
- DOXA Insurance Holdings Names Wall as Chief Financial Officer
- Evacuations Ordered for Hundreds of Residents in California, Oregon
- USGS Confirms Small Quake Hit Hawaii’s East Coast
- Driving Distraction, Eye Safety Concerns Cast Shadow on Eclipse Excitement
- Woman Files Federal Lawsuit Over Delaware Pumpkin-Flinging Accident
- Two Plead Guilty to $25M New Jersey Prescription Drug Scheme
- Verisk to Acquire London-Based Complex Data Software Firm Sequel
- New Jersey’s Menendez, Pallone Tout Flood Insurance Reform Legislation
- JLT Re Taps Bardon as Bermuda Partner, Working with Industry Loss Warranty Team
- Indian IPOs Headed for Record Year as Insurers Seek to Raise Funds
- Maxum’s Lucas Joins Everest Re to Head U.S. Casualty Facultative Programs
- Third Jury Sides with J&J, Bayer Over Xarelto Drug Liability Claims
- QBE H1 Profits Rise 73% on Australia/N. Zealand Rate Hikes, N. America Growth
- Fraud Following Catastrophes an Unwelcome Trend, Oklahoma’s Doak Says
- How Much Solar Eclipse Distraction Will Cost Employers
- U.S., Canada, Mexico Conclude First Round of Talks on NAFTA
- Hurricane Season Ramping Up Along Southeast Coast
- Disaster Designation Issued For 11 Alabama Counties
- Semi-Truck Crashes Prompt Review of Kentucky Interstate
- Health Insurers Will Get August Obamacare Payments Trump Threatened to End
- Increase in California Workers’ Comp Pure Premium Sent to Department of Insurance
- Georgia Fines Company Behind Deadly Leak at Sperm Bank $302K
- Liotta Named Chairman of Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Federal Appeals Court Voids Exxon Pipeline Safety Order
- Wisconsin Officials: State Law Prevents Fire Sprinkler Rule Enforcement
- Ex-Esurance Worker in South Dakota Sues Over Alleged Discrimination
- Louisiana Governor Seeking Homeowner Flood Grant Expansion
- New North Dakota Laws Address Producer Conduct, Customer Gifts, More
- Industrial Insurer HDI Global Forms Excess Surplus Lines Carrier
- Pennsylvania Selects Commissioner Miller to Lead Department of Human Services
- Los Angeles Makes Packer Cannabis Czar over Legal Pot Industry
- Judge Sends Suit for California Man’s Helicopter Crash Death to Workers’ Comp
- Boseman Named Chief Operating Officer at Brown & Riding in California
- Lawsuit Claims Rodent Was Baked Into Sandwich at Pennsylvania Chick-fil-A
- Carlton Fields Hires Silverman to New York Office
- New Jersey’s New Day Underwriting Names Webb AVP in Construction Division
- A.M. Best América Latina Chief Resigns; Keenan Assumes Interim Role
- Global Insured H1 Losses from Natural, Man-Made Disasters Were $23B: Swiss Re
- XL Catlin Taps Willis Towers Watson’s Piper as UK Client & Distribution Director
- Group Led by Yunfeng Financial to Buy MassMutual’s Asia Unit for $1.7B
- UK-EU Post-Brexit Trade Deal ‘Desirable but Not Essential’: Report
- 5 Suspected Terrorists Shot Dead by Police After Barcelona’s Deadly Attack
- 5 Reasons Cyber Security Is Failing and What P/C Insurers Can Do About It
- GOP Facing Resistance to State Bills Shielding Drivers Who Hit Protesters
- Lawsuit Claims U.S. Delinquent in Enforcing Rear Passenger Seat Belt Law
- Drug Company Deflects Blame in Lawsuit Over West Virginia Opioid Crisis
- Florida Official Pushes Back On Reports of Highway Patrol Ticket Quotas
- Stake in Insurance Broker HUB International Could be Sold: Reuters
- Middle Market Growth Spells Opportunity for California’s Insurance Community
- Report: Written Premiums for California Comp Insurers to be Flat Through 2017
- Quarry Blasts Send Barrage of Rocks Through Minnesota Neighborhood
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