News for September 2017
- North Carolina’s Outer Banks Reopened as Maria Heads Out to Sea
- Senate Democrats Delete House-Backed Private Flood Insurance Policy Measure
- N.Y. Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgement in $58M Insurance Dispute
- Fake Uber Driver in Illinois Accused Of Picking Up and Raping Women
- Chicago Fililng Lawsuit in Massive Equifax Data Breach
- Michigan High Court to Hear Arguments in Golf Cart Lawsuit
- Canada’s Intact Financial Completes OneBeacon Acquisition; Vows to Grow Specialty Insurer
- Database in Nevada Aims to Accurately Depict Opioid Crisis
- Suspects in Deadly California Warehouse Fire Plead Not Guilty
- Generali in Germany Launches Next Phase of Restructuring Program
- SCC Names White as New Virginia Commissioner of Insurance
- Boston Insurance Brokerage Opens Virginia Office, Promotes Driscoll
- Beazley to Manage Data Breaches for Generali Brazil’s Cyber Insurance Clients
- ‘Curious Sinking’: Lawyers Blast Vermont Man Whose Mom Lost at Sea
- Massachusetts’ XS Brokers Hires Buccinna to New York Office
- Climate Researchers Warn of Hotter Summers, More Wildfires, in Southern Europe
- Economic Costs of Mexico’s Earthquake Could Surpass $2B
- RMS Estimates Hurricane Maria’s Insured Losses Will Range Between $15B and $30B
- 1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquake Anniversary A Reminder to Californians
- Chubb Enters Bancassurance Distribution Agreement with Singapore’s DBS Bank
- Lockton Benefit Group Adds Buck as Chief Medical Officer in Dallas
- Beazley Estimates $150M Earnings Hit From Hurricanes, Earthquakes
- A.M. Best Assigns A- Rating to Oklahoma’s Trisura Specialty Insurance
- Texas A&M Professor Thinks Web Tool Can Help Coastal Texans Assess Flood Risk
- 3 Workers Killed in Miami by Scaffolding Collapse
- Jetty Expands Renters Insurance Product Into 4 Additional States
- Houston Mayor, Texas Governor Battle Over Harvey Costs
- Half of U.S. Businesses Report Being Hacked
- Equifax Promises Improved Consumer Access to Credit Records
- Mobile Home Communities in Florida Keys Face Uncertainty After Irma
- Explosion at Georgia Chemical Plant Leaves 1 Dead
- Georgia Insured Losses from Hurricane Irma Exceed $300M, And Growing
- Study Says Climate Change Could Lead to Rougher Roads
- House Passes Bill to Assure Private Policies Satisfy Flood Insurance Requirement
- Firefighters Douse Hot Spots in California Blaze
- Chicago-based Clearcover Raises $11.5M to Launch Auto Insurtech Model
- San Francisco Becomes the First City to Sue in Equifax Breach
- USI Insurance Services Acquires Pennsylvania’s David M. Banet & Associates
- SEFCU Insurance to Transfer Commercial Practice to New York’s Rose & Kiernan
- Alliant’s Boston Office Hires Bean as Senior Vice President
- Key Committee Senators Reach Deal on Autonomous Vehicle Bill
- Kmart Accused of Copyright Infringement Over Halloween Banana Costume
- Chubb: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma Losses to Top $1 Billion
- Lloyd’s Expects $4.5 Billion Hit from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma
- Despite Rise in Catastrophe Losses, Home Insurance Loss Costs Declined in Recent Years
- PERILS Raises Insured Loss Estimate for Cyclone Debbie to A$1.7B (US$1.34B)
- Top Challenges for London’s Re/Insurers Are Soft Market, Brexit, Regulations: IUA
- Update: Lloyd’s of London Reports 16% Drop in H1 2017 Profit to $1.6B
- Global Reinsurers to Bear ‘Significant Share’ of Hurricane Maria Claims: A.M. Best
- Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re Plans to Expand in Indian Market
- EU Regulator Warns UK Insurers to Avoid ‘Fronting’ in Post-Brexit EU HQs
- Texas Homeowners Say They Weren’t Warned about Flooding Risks
- Florida to Deploy Anti-Fraud Strike Teams to Areas Hard-Hit by Irma
- Motorists Insurance Group’s Kaufman Receives Griffith Insurance Education Foundation Award
- Arkansas Officials Seek to Limit Liability in Duggar Privacy Lawsuit
- Willis Towers Watson Launches Active Shooter Program for Senior Living Facilities
- Syngenta Settles With U.S. Farmers in China Corn Trade Case
- Lawsuit Claims J&J Knew of Asbestos in Talcum Powder in ’70s
- Citizens Estimates $1.23B In Insured Losses from Hurricane Irma
- Florida Keys Expected to Reopen to Visitors Oct. 1
- A.M. Best Lowers Ratings for Transportation Insurer Canal Insurance of South Carolina
- Directors for Hawaii Workers’ Comp Insurer HEMIC Declare $3.5M Dividend
- Texas Regulators Seek Data on Insurers’ Hurricane Harvey Claims
- Nearly 17K Flood Claims Filed So Far in Florida From Irma
- Michigan Bill Would Cut Auto Premiums by 20%
- Police Say Drunk Driver Caused Power Outages at Schools in Georgia County
- Texas Sets Annual Workers’ Compensation Weekly Benefit Wage
- Louisiana Cities Experienced Economic Ups and Downs in 2016
- Saudi Decision to End Women’s Driving Ban Boosts Auto Insurers’ Shares
- $1.3M From Archdiocese in Washington to Settle Sex Abuse Case
- Las Vegas Pot Testing Lab’s License Suspended by State
- Coffee Bought by Californians Could Bear Cancer Warning Labels
- Firefighters Save Numerous Homes From Southern California Canyon Blaze
- Alera Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s West Park Insurance and Risk Management
- NYWCA Launches Campaign to Stop Cuts to Injured Worker Benefits
- Workers’ Compensation Insurers Report Slow Growth: A.M. Best
- Startupbootcamp Launches Insurtech Accelerator in Hartford
- City of Hartford’s Rating Sinks Deeper Into Junk; Agencies Cite Possible Default
- Allianz Partners with Cyence to Expand Capabilities in Cyber Risk Analysis
- Japan Court Rules Tepco, not Government, Must Pay $3.4M to Ex-Fukushima Residents
- China’s Former Insurance Regulator Faces Criminal Charges
- Mexico Calculates Economic Cost of Quake; Insurance Covers Small Part of Losses
- Mounting Catastrophe Claims Could Weaken Re/Insurers’ Capital Reserves: Fitch
- Dubai Stages First Public Test of Drone Taxi Service with Electric Volocopter
- Missouri’s Route 66 Insurance Adds Mitchell as Producer
- Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates Adds Kimmel in Houston
- Trump Administration Argues U.S. Civil Rights Law Does Not Protect Gay Employees
- Case of Hot Coals at Century-Old Inn Going to Michigan Supreme Court
- Robo Adviser Helps Drive Record Boost in AIG Investment Business
- U.S. Balks at China Cybersecurity Law, Fears It Will Hurt Global Trade
- Florida Extends Continuing Education Deadline for Insurance Professionals
- Glatfelter Adds Workers’ Compensation Coverage to Program Business Offerings
- FCCI Insurance Group Appoints Welch to Board of Directors
- Senate GOP Gives Up on Latest Bid to Replace Obamacare
- Chicago Container Manufacturer Faces $503K in OSHA Penalties
- State Auto Labs Launches $25 Million Innovation Venture Fund
- NAMIC Names Illinois’ Sen. Haine a State Legislator of the Year for 2017
- Arkansas’ Sen. Rapert Named a NAMIC State Legislator of the Year for 2017
- Answer Financial Adds Rideshare Gap Coverage in 24 States
- Despite Low Unemployment Rates, Many Oklahoma Residents Without a Job
- FEMA Statement on Texas Toxic Sites Clarified by EPA
- Evacuations Ordered on North Carolina Outer Banks for Hurricane Maria
- UK SMEs Face BI Coverage Gaps After Terrorist Events: Pool Re Report
- Ironshore’s New Iron-Excess MGA Is Based on Iron-Starr Excess Agency Model
- Fire in Utah City Isn’t Expected to Drive up Insurance Rates
- Damage From Rare Utah Tornado Still Being Felt a Year Later
- California Worker’s Family Gets $1.8M Settlement
- S&P Says Latest Republican Health Plan’s Flexibility for States Comes at Cost to Economy
- Ex-Water Corporation Boss in New Jersey Gets 8 Years for $1M Fraud
- Maine’s The MEMIC Group Appoints Payne as Senior Vice President of External Affairs
- Assured Guaranty to Offer City of Hartford Refinancing Plan to Avoid Bankruptcy
- Massachusetts’ AG Healey Announces Data Breach Bill Following Equifax Hack
- Uber CEO Apologizes to Londoners for Taxi App’s Mistakes
- SEC Hackers Took Advantage of Firms Using Authentic Data for Testing: Reuters Exclusive
- Pioneer Underwriters & Lloyd’s MGA Asta Get Initial Nod to Set Up Lloyd’s Syndicate
- Insured Losses in Caribbean from Hurricane Maria Estimated at $40B-$85B: AIR
- Lloyd’s Appoints SCOR’s Mitchell-Wallace as Head of Risk Aggregation
- AXIS Capital to Complete Acquisition of Novae Group in October
- Trump Regulation Approach Likely to Stall Connected Vehicles
- 10 People Arrested in Florida for $500K Accident Solicitation Scheme
- Drake Joins Smart Choice in North Carolina as VP of Corporate Strategy
- South Carolina Law Enforcement Center Damaged by Fire
- Seeman Holtz Continues Florida Expansion With Acquisitions of 3 Agencies
- Third ‘No’ Appears to Kill Latest Senate GOP Bid to Repeal Obamacare
- As Puerto Rico Struggles to Recover from Maria, Burst Dam Brings More Suffering
- RIC Names Reese as Business Development Manager in Southern California
- MJ Insurance Adds Glissmeyer in Arizona
- MarketScout in Dallas Creates $25M Insurtech Venture Fund
- Deloitte Targeted by Hackers Accessing Data From Internal Email Platform
- Mechura Joins Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates’ Employee Benefits Team
- NFL Football-Maker Wilson Fined $65K for Safety Violations at Ohio Factory
- Montana Will Take Over Deadly Asbestos Cleanup Site
- Final Lawsuit Settled in Deadly San Francisco Plane Crash
- 2 Wildfires In Northern California Destroy or Damage Multiple Homes
- Chubb’s Launches Business Pack Insurance for Australian SMEs
- Two of the Oldest Statewide Insurance Trade Groups in U.S. Launch New Brands
- RMS Names Dailey to Lead U.S. Inland Flood Model in California
- CNA Names Dasher Underwriting VP for Small Business
- AIG Restructures Again; Commercial Lines CEO Schimek to Leave
- Note to Texas, Florida: Insurance Fights Over Sandy Rage On
- S&P Assigns Odyssey Re Europe with ‘A-‘ Rating, Stable Outlook
- Two Workers Die in Separate New York Building Construction Site Falls
- Woman Dies in New Jersey After Getting Caught in Jose-Spawned Rip Current
- Lloyd’s Broker AFL Creates Energy Practice Led by Quick & Pearce from Tysers
- Japan Post’s Stock Sale Raises $11B, but Demand Is Subdued
- Bank of England Seeks Brexit Deal to Cover Derivative, Insurance Contracts
- Oversight Panel Makes No Changes in Systemic Risk Tags on Insurers
- Legal Experts See Room for Deal in Equifax Data Breach Lawsuits
- Senate GOP Appears Short of Votes to Pass Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill
- Despite Indefensible Process, Senate Should Pass Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill: Viewpoint
- DUAL’s Construction Division in North Carolina Adds Mahar as Senior Underwriter
- Federal Judge Tentatively Approves West Virginia Chemical Spill Settlement
- 2nd Sinkhole Opens in Florida Neighborhood
- Kentucky AG Hires 4 Law Firms To Investigate Opioid Industry
- Scott Issues Emergency Order to Florida Nursing Homes After 11 Patient Deaths
- New Online Tool From Travelers Helps Contractors Spot Vibration Damage Potential
- EPA Won’t Say Which Texas Sites Toxic Waste Has Been Removed From After Harvey
- Judge Tosses One Michigan ‘Halal Pepperoni’ Lawsuit Against Little Caesars
- Chubb, Homeowners Settle High-Dollar Suit over Ohio Mansion Fire
- ISMIE Mutual Insurance to Offer Medical Liability Coverage in Michigan
- Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Acquires Austin’s RateGenius Insurance Agency
- Storm Watch Issued for North Carolina as Puerto Rico, Markets Weigh Maria’s Economic Costs
- How Home Values Track with High, Low Risk of Natural Hazards: ATTOM Data
- Ratings of Illinois’ Prime Insurance Company Upgraded
- Ohio Increases Fines Against Pipeline Developer to $2.3M
- Jump in Energy Contract Lawsuits Expected in Harvey’s Wake
- U.S. and EU Sign Covered Agreement on Insurance Regulation
- Researchers: FEMA’s Houston Flood Maps Outdated Long Before Harvey
- Minnesota Gov. Cranks Up Pressure on Feds to Protect Health Programs
- Sullivan Appointed as Texas Insurance Commissioner
- SEC Hacking Latest in Series of Government Agency Cyber Breaches
- New Bridge Design Tested by Nevada Quake Lab Following Mexico Quake
- General Star Names 4 to New Primary Casualty Specialist Team
- California Workers’ Comp Division Suspends 6 Medical Providers for Fraud
- Heffernan Names Grootendorst Branch Manager in Oregon
- XL Catlin in Iberia Taps Marsh’s Herrero as Head of Political Risk, Credit & Bond
- London Decides to Strip Uber of Its License; Uber Will Appeal
- Natural Disasters Begin to Hit Profits of Global Reinsurers
- Official Says Bus in Deadly New York Crash Going Twice the Speed Limit
- Lawyers Say Vermont Man Whose Kin Died is Withholding Information
- U.S. Safety Board Says Train Crash Engineers Had Undiagnosed Sleep Disorder
- Russia National Reinsurance Co. to Expand into China, India, Middle East & Africa
- MGA Agora Receives ‘in Principle’ Approval to Set Up Lloyd’s Syndicate
- Drugs in Workplace a Danger to Workers and Drag on Productivity
- Generali Chief Underwriting Officer Sees His Job as Part Science, Part Art
- Judge Dismisses Challenge to Kentucky Medical Marijuana Ban
- Florida Suspends License of Nursing Home After 9th Patient Dies
- Power Restored For All But 75K Florida Residents, But Utilities Face Criticism
- Berkley FinSecure Taps Mynatt as Southeast Territory Director
- Insurance Industry Tallies Irma’s Mounting Losses in Florida
- Woodruff-Sawyer Names Kyle Vice President in Oregon
- Employer Leadership in Disaster Recovery and the Power of Return-to-Work
- Texans Helping Texans: Independent MGAs Join Forces for Targeted Harvey Relief
- A.M. Best Upgrades Credit Rating for Columbia Lloyds Companies
- Michigan’s Auto-Owners Insurance Named PIA National’s Company of the Year
- Minnesota City Settles Police Bias Case for $1M
- Air Monitoring Company Added to Texas Chemical Plant Negligence Lawsuit
- Company to Settle Missouri Butter Flavoring Case for $5M
- SEC Discloses It Was Hacked, Now Fears Hackers Used Data for Illicit Trading
- Oregon’s Cellphone And Distracted Driving Law Brings Bigger Fines, Jail
- Fire That Threatened 100 Homes in Nevada Began at Construction Site
- Complaint from Whistleblower Targets California Utility Regulator
- 2 Northern California Cities Are Suing Big Oil Firms Over Climate Change
- Liberty Specialty Markets Appoints Hobbs, Winkel, Short & Smith to Senior Roles
- Insurance Industry Foundation Opens Charity Fund for Hurricane Irma Victims
- Former New York Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison for $1.8M Scheme
- Unlicensed Health Insurance Companies Targeting Delaware Seniors
- JLT Specialty USA Appoints Cornish as Director Based in New York City
- Defamation Suit Over Rolling Stone Article Is Revived on Appeal
- Zurich North America CEO Foley Leaving; Savio Named Successor
- East Coast Watching Effect of ‘Zombie’ Storm Jose on Maria’s Path
- In New Approach, Zenefits to Offer Benefits Software to Insurance Brokers
- PartnerRe Forms Partnership with Fintech Money Transfer Specialist, RemitRadar
- Global Reinsurers Face Exposures to Mexico City Earthquake: Morgan Stanley
- Talanx Warns 2017 Profits Could Be Hit by Hannover Re’s Catastrophe Claims
- AIA Buys Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Life Insurance Business for A$3.8B
- Unemployment Is Top Business Risk, Says WEF Survey, Published by Zurich, Marsh
- Home in Orange County, Florida Partially Swallowed by Sinkhole
- States Need Better Protections for Insurance Consumers in Natural Disasters: Rutgers Report
- AXA Continues Search for Fund Management Partner
- Allstate Would Consider Selling Private Flood Insurance If Federal Program Is Revamped
- Insurers Oppose Latest Republican Obamacare Repeal Effort
- First Light Program Managers Acquires Piedmont Transportation Underwriters of North Carolina
- High Levels of Mold, Carbon Dioxide Close West Virginia High School
- Fitch: Hurricane Irma Losses Substantial, But Won’t Weaken Insurer Ratings
- Prospect General, Fortegra Launch Tenant Legal Liability Program
- Hurricane Maria Carves Path of Destruction Through Puerto Rico
- XL Catlin Adds EPLI, Cyber Coverage for Design Professionals in Canada
- Georgia Gov Pledges State Funds for Local Community Irma Cleanup
- After the Storm: Insurance Agents E&O Lessons Learned
- Landlord Settles Lawsuit Over Deadly Ohio House Fire for $360K
- Small Earthquake in Illinois Felt in 3 States
- FEMA Not Relying on Trailers to House Hurricane Victims
- Zebra Online Insurance Agency Gets $40M from Investors and New CEO from Kayak
- 24 Indicted in Staged Crash Case in Vegas Involving $500K in Claims
- Small Quake in Los Angeles Had Southern Californians Lighting up Twitter
- A.M. Best Warns on Hurricane Maria Impact on Caribbean/Puerto Rican Insurers
- New York State Prepares Long Island for Hurricane Jose’s Impact
- Kansas Banker Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Bank, Insurance Company
- MarketScout Hires U.S. Risk’s Vincent as VP in Houston
- Former New Jersey Postal Worker Went Zip-Lining While on Disability
- 2 New Insurers Approved to Do Business in Arkansas
- Papadopoulo to Succeed McElroy as CEO of Arch Worldwide Group; Rajeh Moves to CEO Worldwide Reinsurance
- IIABNY Appoints Lounsbury as Permanent President and CEO
- Company in Fatal Queens Bus Crash Has Been Cited for Safety
- XL Group Picks Dublin for Post-Brexit EU Headquarters
- Most Produce Farmers Hit by Recent Hurricanes Not Covered by Federal Crop Insurance
- Category 4 Hurricane Maria Barrels Into Puerto Rico
- Search for Survivors Underway after Mexico Earthquake; Hundreds Killed
- FedEx Goes Cyber Insurance Shopping After Profit Takes Hit from Attack
- EU Seeks More Control Over Insurers and Financial Sector
- Ferris Wheel Owner Says Injured Kid At Fault for Tennessee Fair Accident
- Chemical Explosion at Florida Food Warehouse Injures 3
- Agriculture Officials Say Florida Crops Devastated by Irma
- California Commissioner Sums up Trump Battle, High on Cannabis Insurance
- Travelers’ Cunningham Joins Liberty Mutual to Lead National Insurance Property
- Percent of Indiana Residents Without Health Insurance Declines
- Iowa Workers’ Comp Rate to Drop in 2018; Debate On as to Why
- Ohio Insuretech, Bold Penguin, Appoints Metcalf as Chief Financial Officer
- Rain and Snow Help Montana Wildfires But Won’t End Season
- Advocates Rally Behind New Federal Bill to Fix New York’s Scaffold Law
- M5.1 Quake Rattles Alaska
- Dietz, Gilmor & Chazen Makes 3 Partner Promotions in California
- The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ Mid-State Insurance Agency
- New York’s Cuomo Proposes Regulation in Wake of Equifax Security Breach
- What If an Irma-Like Hurricane Hit the New York City Metro Area?
- Financially-Strapped Puerto Rico Faces Hurricane Maria After $1 Billion Hit by Irma
- Ed Names Jani Chief Executive for Middle East, North America, India
- Autonomous Vehicle Regulation Highlights Federal vs. State Divide
- Qatar Insurance Closes UAE Branch as Diplomatic Crisis Continues
- Insurers Hope Insurtech Will ‘Nudge’ Customers to Less Risky Behaviors
- Expert’s Advice to Florida Agents: Report Claims That Fall Below Hurricane Deductible
- 4 West Virginians Get Prison For Roles in Staged Crashes
- 4 Hurricane Irma-Affected U.S. Attorney Offices Form Fraud Task Forces
- Florida’s Insured Losses From Irma Reach Nearly $2B and Growing
- Markel Enhances Professional Liability Coverage for Hard-to-Place Law Firms
- Chinese Insurer ZhongAn Initiates $1.5 Billion Hong Kong IPO
- Category 5 Hurricane Maria Slams Dominica on Way to Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
- Sunderman Appointed President of Hotchkiss Insurance Programs
- Hub International Acquires Louisiana’s Benefit Advisory Group
- ‘Future-Proofing’ Texas a Political, Bureaucratic Challenge for Harvey Recovery Czar
- Employers Expect Above-Average Rise in Cost of Employee Benefits in 2018: Mercer Survey
- Iowa Judge: ‘Shadow Insurance’ Documents Are Confidential
- Hurricane Harvey-Caused Oil, Chemical Spills Dwarfed by Katrina’s
- Hurricanes to Usher in Short-Term Hard Market for Property Risks: Survey
- Arizona Gets $3.1M in Funding to Combat Opioid Abuse
- Lawsuit Filed against Google by Three Former Female Employees in California
- California Governor Signs Plan to Spend $1.5B in Climate Money
- How One German Company Is Making Workplace Robots Safer for Humans
- Audi Goes Full Speed on Automated Driving, While Competitors Wary of Liability, Regulation
- Britain to Lose Out on 10,000 Finance Jobs in First Wave of Brexit Reaction: Reuters Survey
- Hundreds Run in New Jersey Charity Race Marred Last Year by Bombing
- Weakening Hurricane Jose Could Graze Massachusetts Wednesday
- Maine Supreme Court Weighs Issue of Medical Marijuana and Workers’ Comp
- RLI Hires Fowler as VP, Chief Information Officer
- Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Acquires DernCo Insurance in Wisconsin
- Linhardt Named Regions Insurance’s State Exec for Arkansas, Texas
- Some Insurance Adjusters Camping Out in Texas after Harvey
- Hey Congress, Hurricanes and Health Care Have a Lot in Common: Bloomberg View
- Firms Hit by Harvey, Irma Hope Business Interruption Coverage Pays Off
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