News for November 2019
- More Storms. Less Damage. But 2019’s Slow Hurricanes Leave Sense of Foreboding.
- Texas Chemical Plant Fire Brought Under Control
- Coastal Damages from Climate Change Could Cost U.K. Economy Billions by 2050: WWF
- Argo Activist Shareholder Voce Renews Battle to Elect Independent Board Members
- Opioid Makers, Distributors Could Face U.S. Criminal Charges
- Winds in the Sierras Reach 94 Mph Ahead of Big Snow Storm
- Oregon High Court Rules .09% Not Enough to Convict for Drunken Driving
- Dive Boat on Which 34 Died in Southern California Exempt From Safety Rules
- Wholesale Broker H.W. Kaufman Acquires UK MGA Barbican Protect
- Wildfire Crisis is Roiling California’s Insurance Market
- Brightway Insurance Franchise Owners Pojero, Jones Open Second Store in Florida
- Kentucky Officials Received Calls About Gas Smell Before Explosion
- Thanksgiving Risk Management Alert: Don’t Wash That Turkey!
- Insurance Companies Sue Government Over Gatlinburg Fire
- Marsh Hires Crain as HealthCare Practice Leader for Northeast Zone
- Maine’s The MEMIC Group Hires LaCrosse, Romano
- AXA XL Buys London-Based Title Insurance Agency, Agrees to Buy Mexico Title Insurer
- Bankrupt Philadelphia Refiner Seeks $2.5M in Executive Bonuses
- Senate Democrats’ Bill Would Establish Consumer Rights Over Internet Data, Privacy
- Uber’s London License Ban Marks Global Regulatory Backlash for Ride-Hailing Firms
- MS Amlin Launches New Operating Model and Senior Leadership Team
- Germany’s Green Vault Museum Finds It’s Uninsured for $1 Billion Theft of Jewels
- Lawyer Says OSHA Looking into Arrest of Worker in New Orleans Hotel Collapse
- Texas Orthopedic Surgeon to Pay $300K to Settle False Claims, Kickback Case
- Post-Tornado ‘Green’ Rebuild Considered a Mixed Success in Greensburg, Kansas
- Gordon, Reynolds Promoted Within Great American’s Property/Casualty Group
- Confie Rebrands Standard Business as InsureOne; Keeps Freeway for Nonstandard
- Farewell 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season: 18 Storms, 6 Hurricanes
- Lawmakers Question Airbnb Over Rental Listings in Violation of Local Laws
- Vegan Suing Burger King Over Its ‘Impossible Whopper’ Has a Real Beef: Viewpoint
- 3 Injured in Cincinnati After Partial Collapse of Building
- Oklahoma Commissioner OKs Rhode Island Insurer’s Insurance Business Transfer Plan
- Post-Flood Home Buyouts Are Emptying Midwest Towns
- Holman Named Deputy Director, General Counsel at Nebraska Insurance Dept.
- AM Best Upgrades Rating of Texas Hospital Insurance Exchange
- Up-Market Home Insurtech Openly Opens for Business in 2 States After Raising $7.6M
- $8.5M in Washington Foster Care Sex Abuse Case
- Digital MGA C-Quence Joins with Insurtech Cytora to Transform Mid-Market Insurance
- McDonald’s Will Pay $26 Million to Settle California Wage, Overtime, Break Claims
- Online Scams Are Catching Newly Vulnerable Icelanders Unprepared
- AXIS Capital’s Losses from Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis Estimated at $90M-$110M
- Health Department Links Salmonella Outbreak to North Carolina Restaurant
- Explosion at Dippin’ Dots Production Facility in Kentucky Injures Four
- Florida Investigating Attorney Charged with Lawsuit Fraud
- Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Asbestos Safety, Enforcement Report
- BHSI Taps Warrior, Formerly with Hiscox, as Head of D&O Underwriting, UK & Ireland
- Vermont Seeks Storm Damage Assessment of Private Property
- Thieves Steal Priceless Items from Dresden’s Treasury Green Vault; Hiscox Comments
- AIG to Sell Most of Fortitude Re to Carlyle, T&D Holdings for $1.8 Billion
- Missouri Contractor Faces $210K in Penalties for Workplace Safety Hazards
- Texas McDonald’s Franchisee Settles Sex Harassment Lawsuit for $340K
- Spicer Joins Jewelers Mutual Leadership Team in Wisconsin
- Texas Agency RHSB Adds Ausmus as Account Manager, Personal Client Services
- E-Cigarette Maker Juul Pulled Into Tobacco Product Liability Case
- FEMA Envisions High-Tech Flood Insurance Program Using Parametrics, Blockchain
- Can Ethics Be Taught? Study Assesses Ethics Training on Financial Sector Behavior
- Why E&S Carriers Aren’t Winners Over the Long Term
- Confessions of a Diehard Insurance Data Fan: Part 2
- AssuredPartners Acquires Surety Solutions Insurance Services in California
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines UnitedHealthcare $30,000
- Washington Workers’ Comp Rates Dropping Third Straight Year
- 5 Quakes, Including 3 of Mag 3.6, Struck Oklahoma Last Week
- Judge Nearly Doubles North Dakota Doctor’s $1.2M Award in Retaliation Suit
- Insurance Claims from Tornado in Missouri’s Jefferson City Exceed $170M
- S&P Revises Qatar Insurance Outlook on Financial Risks from $308M Markerstudy Loan
- Moderate Earthquake Confirmed off Alaska’s Andreanof Islands Region
- BerkleyMed and Berkley Healthcare Merged Into One
- California Faces Decade of Unique Wildfire Blackouts
- Housing Crunch in California’s Pushing Developers Deeper into Wildfire Zones
- Westpac’s Money Laundering Breaches Gave ‘Free Pass to Pedophiles:’ Australia Official
- Sexual Abuse Victims Claim Catholic Church Pressured Them Into Unfair Settlements
- Fox Countersuit in Harassment Case Not Retaliation, Judge Rules
- Authorities Say Amtrak Train Hits Vehicle in Florida, Three Dead
- Kentucky Police Say Three Workers Hit by Vehicle in Construction Zone
- Florida Woman Found Guilty of Hurricane Irma Relief Fraud
- Tests Reveal High Level of Radioactive Gas in Alabama Public Housing
- Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Ban on Flavored Vaping, Tobacco Products
- Drzik, Marsh’s President, Global Risk and Digital, to Step Back From Full-Time Role
- DeCotis Specialty Insurance Hires Jones as Director of Marketing
- Trump Regulatory Rollback Targets Safety Rules Prompted by Industrial Disasters
- Chubb to Buy Additional Stake in China’s Huatai Insurance for $1.53B
- Extreme Weather in Greece Brought $1.1 Billion in Crop Damages Since 2011
- Generali Prepares to Make Formal Bid for MetLife’s European Assets: Sources
- Uber Loses London License for Failures on Safety and Security
- Philippines Taps Catastrophe Bonds to Help Pay for Natural Disasters
- AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of Members of Wisconsin County Mutual Group
- Oklahoma AG to Appeal Judge’s Opioid Ruling in J&J Case
- Pankotai Joins IMA in Dallas as Team Sr. VP, Director of Client Services
- Texas-Based Sales and Marketing Company to Settle Disability Lawsuit for $2.65M
- Home Insurance Insurtech Hippo Buys Home Services Startup Sheltr
- ACORD Study Results: Loser Lessons
- How ‘Intelligent’ Insurers Grow and Create Value: ACORD Study
- Confessions of a Diehard Fan of Insurance Data: Part 1
- Wildfires Likely to Boost California Surplus Lines Homeowners Share; FAIR Plan Expansion Questioned
- EPA Eases Safety Requirements Enacted after Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion
- Next Level Insurance Agency’s O’Connell Elected President-Elect of NAIFA-Texas
- Indiana Hospital Reports Failure to Disinfect Surgical Tools
- Boeing Settles More Than 60 Wrongful Death Cases Filed After Lion Air Crash
- Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Confirmed in Washington
- Hospital in Washington Addresses Mold Infections, Deaths
- Oregon City Paying $350K Linked to Earthquake Warning Sign Suit
- Video Shows Lyft Driver Dragging Woman from Car in California
- PURE Group Names Hourihan from AIG’s Private Client Group as Chief Growth Officer
- Brightway Insurance Promotes Spendley to VP of Accounting Operations
- More Than $270K in Fines Issued Against Firms in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
- Study Says Medical Payments Per Workers’ Comp Claim Decreased in North Carolina
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for South Carolina’s Canal Group
- 13 Workers from a New Hampshire Company Treated at Hospital After Chemical Incident
- Feds Say Florida Officials Bilked FEMA Out of Hurricane Money
- U.S. Offers $30 Million in Grants to Help Coastal Areas Mitigate Flooding, Rising Seas
- Former Ironshore, Lexington CEO Kelley to Retire at Year’s End from Liberty Mutual
- Australia’s Westpac Bank Apologizes for Money Laundering, Links to Child Abuse Funds
- Arch Re to Buy Aspen Re’s Global Credit and Surety Reinsurance Business
- Uber in London Awaits Decision on License Renewal in Its Important European Market
- One Critically Injured in Fire at Texas Oilfield Site
- MRI Software Acquires Ohio’s Multifamily Insurance Partners
- Clark to Take Over as CEO of HDI Global USA in Chicago; Diericx Named President
- McDonald’s Employees’ Suit Claims Store Redesign Abets Workplace Violence
- Disappointed Fans Lose Fight Over Mayweather-Pacquiao Boxing Match
- Uber Audio, Video Recording of Trips for Safety Raises Privacy Worries
- Report Urges Insurers to Eye Impact of Climate Change on Underwriting, Investments
- Trump Signs Month-Long Government Funding That Includes Flood Insurance Program
- In Wake of North Dakota Spill, Congress Wants Review of Keystone Pipeline
- Oklahoma High Court: Cities May Regulate Medical Marijuana
- Arthur J. Gallagher Subsidiary, Artex Risk, Acquires Texas’ EWI Re
- Mexicans Sue Walmart Over Deadly Texas Shooting
- Iowa’s Premier Advisors Acquired by Accel Holdings
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance’s Rating Unchanged with Reorganization: AM Best
- Elderly Washington Woman Dies After Drop by Ambulance Workers, Suit Charges
- PG&E Cuts Power to 50K California Homes And Businesses During Wildfire Risk
- Medical Association Calls for Immediate Ban on All E-Cigarettes, Vaping Devices
- Munich Re’s Libman Joins Liberty Mutual’s Shared Economy/New Mobility Team
- Australia Court Rules Against Johnson & Johnson in Pelvic Mesh Class Action
- #MeToo Changed Norms, Not the Law: Viewpoint
- Auto Safety Advocates Oppose FCC Plan for Sharing Unused Spectrum With Wi-Fi
- Lawsuit Alleges Uber ‘Cheats’ Public by Avoiding Worker Insurance Payments, Taxes
- OxyContin Marketed in China as Being Less Addictive — A Familiar Misleading Claim
- My Chi To Named Executive Deputy Superintendent of Insurance in New York
- Maine Jury Awards More Than $1M in Hospital Negligence Case
- Report Says Connecticut Has Highest Number of Metal Theft Claims in U.S.
- Statewide Overall Decrease of 7.5% Approved for Florida Workers’ Comp Rates
- Sedgwick Taps Manning from Crawford as Head of Client Services, International Division
- The Hilb Group Acquires North Carolina’s Employee Benefit Advisors of the Carolinas
- The Central Insurance Companies Promote Lee to VP of Southeast Regional Office
- Sydney Shrouded in Smoke as Bushfires Continue to Spread in Eastern Australia
- Aon and Other Companies Distance Themselves from Prince Andrew over Epstein Links
- Wolfgram Named COO at Wisconsin’s Badger Mutual Insurance
- The Doctors Co. in California Names Vanderlaan Chief Financial Officer
- Watch Out Finance, Business, Tech Workers. Artificial Intelligence Is Coming.
- Report on California Workers’ Comp Shows Steady Independent Medical Review Activity
- Markel Corp. Chairman Kirshner to Retire Next May; Steven Markel to Succeed Him
- California Commissioner Issues Emergency Notice to Expedite Wildfire Claims
- Texas Windstorm Insurer’s Actuarial Committee Recommends 5% Rate Hike
- AXA XL Launches Risk Innovation Incubator Called ‘Cube’
- Attempted Cyberattack Disrupts Louisiana Government Websites
- More Acreage than First Thought Affected by North Dakota Keystone Pipeline Leak
- Amid Scrutiny, Vice Chair of Iowa Insurance Pool to Depart
- Outlooks Revised to Negative for Members of Texas’ Slavonic Mutual Group
- Ohio’s AgencyZoom Hires Ternes as VP, Sales
- Tokio Marine HCC Names Barnett and Browne as Co-Global Marketing Leaders
- Senate Banking Committee Advances Terrorism Reinsurance Renewal
- Minnesota Businessman Pleads Guilty in Labor Trafficking, Insurance Fraud Case
- Judge to Decide J&J Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit in Australia
- After Aviva’s Reorganization, CEO Vows More Accountability
- Groups Seek Consensus on What to Call Newfangled Driver Assistance Technologies
- Insurtech Vouch Raises $45M, Announces Launch in California
- Alliant Adds Dunn in Colorado to Employee Benefits Group
- Lloyd’s Launches Campaign to Fight ‘Unacceptable Behavior’
- Mining Group Has Concerns on Global Tailings Dam Safety Standards
- Aon to Acquire CoverWallet, Small-Medium Business Digital Insurance Agency
- Hub International Acquires Assets Of New York-Based JW Retirement Group
- New York’s Distinguished Programs Elevates Two Senior Executives
- Juul Sued by New York State Over Marketing Vape Products to Kids
- Salesforce Unveils Software Using Amazon AI to Speed Up Call Center Responses
- Next Insurance Appoints Chase, Leichtag as Head Marketing and Product Officers
- PG&E: Some Fire Victim Claims, Including One for 500-Pound Emerald, Seem ‘Suspicious’
- U.S. Safety Agency Faults Uber, Driver in Probe of 2018 Autonomous Car Crash Death
- Florida Officials Unveil Website to Monitor Water Quality
- Mississippi Police Officer Sues Over Gender Bias
- Citizens CEO Notes Impact of AOB Reforms as New Rates to Take Effect in Florida
- Federal Reserve Approves BB&T and SunTrust Banks Merger
- Experts Say Oklahoma’s Insurance Business Transfer Law Will Boost Economy
- Texas On-Demand Delivery Service Now Providing Commercial Auto Insurance to Drivers
- Risk Strategies Acquires Thomas McGee Group in Missouri
- Despite Smart Cars, There’s Still Money to Be Made from Damaged Vehicles
- House Passes Terrorism Reinsurance Renewal; Senate to Take Up Measure
- S&P Upgrades CNA Financial Strength Rating to A+
- Hamilton Insurance Places Lloyd’s Syndicate Acappella Into Runoff
- Australia Warned to Expect More Fire Tornadoes
- Okumura to Succeed Frudd as CEO at Sompo International Holdings
- Woman Hurt in New Jersey Transit Crash Settles for $1.5M
- Connecticut Woman Sues Uber After Driver’s Sexual Assault
- AIG’s Marshall Joins CFC as Transaction Liability Practice Leader
- Peter M. Bakker Agency Awarded Insurance Agency Apprenticeship in Connecticut
- Insurer Asks Court to Divide Money After New Hampshire Crash That Killed Seven
- Before Ambush, Burkina Faso Mine Workers Sought More Transport Protection: Reuters
- Willis Re Securities Completes €120 Million Catastrophe Bond for France’s Covéa Mutual
- Insurers, Other Firms Criticize International Energy Report Over Climate Approach
- Japan’s Largest Insurers Take Another Hit from Typhoon Losses
- Fire Damages, Destroys Buildings at Famous Texas Wurstfest Venue
- South Dakota Doctor Made Millions on Unneeded Surgeries, Feds Say
- Dollar General to Pay $6M to Settle Federal Class Race Discrimination Suit
- Settlement Reached over Fatal Trench Collapse at Wyoming Resort
- Tewhill Named Practice Leader at EPIC’s Edgewood Healthcare Advisors
- Bahamas Suffered $3.4B in Losses, 67 Deaths from Dorian; Hundreds Still Missing
- California Sues E-Cigarette Seller Juul for Targeting Teens with Nicotine Products
- Insurer Market Conduct Troubles Often Traced to Claims Handling Errors
- Montana Reports Decline in Workplace Injuries in 2018
- Shareholder Suit Claims Boeing Board Liable in 737 MAX Problems
- AIG Names Barrett to Head Multinational, General Insurance
- South Carolina Family Settles Case Over DUI Crash Treatment for $550K
- Florida’s New Consumer Advocate Tackles Open Hurricane Michael Claims
- West Virginia County Opts Out of Federal Opioid Negotiation Class
- West Virginia Judge Asks State Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Church Abuse Case
- Civilian Plane Crash Deaths Rose 15% in 2018
- FEMA Upholds Decision to Deny Individual Assistance After Illinois Flooding
- Missouri Police Officer’s $20M Lawsuit Award to Be Mediated
- Walsh Appointed Marine Underwriter at Michigan’s J.M. Wilson
- Oklahoma Appeals Court Upholds Class Action Status for Earthquake Lawsuit
- Utah Extends Fire Restrictions in 11 Counties Until December Due to Dry Conditions
- New Mexico Insurance Commissioner Franchini to Retire
- AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to North Carolina’s Synergy Insurance Company
- California’s Fair Plan Balks at State’s ‘Misguided’ Order to Expand Coverage
- PG&E Warns of Possible Northern California Blackouts at Mid-Week
- After Arbitration, Many Accused Harassers Return to Work
- N.J. Man Sentenced to 150 Months in Prison for Insurance Fraud, Drug Distribution
- Another $180M Approved for North Carolina Disaster Aid, Prep
- Two Large Yachts Destroyed in Predawn Fire at Florida Marina
- Science, Enforcement Lag as Car Accidents, Claims Rise in Legal Cannabis States
- Three Convicted in East Village Explosion That Killed Two Men
- Gallagher’s Artex Risk Completes Purchase of ILS Specialist Horseshoe Insurance
- New Hampshire Woman Pleads Guilty to Demanding Money for Fake Illnesses
- Walmart Alters Disability Reassignment Policy to Settle Suit in Maine
- Microsoft Puts Israeli Facial Recognition Startup Under Ethics Microscope
- Data Firm Palantir’s Partnership with Japan’s Sompo Insurance Targets Health, Cyber
- Demand for M&A Insurance Sees Significant Growth: Aon
- Smokers Who Switch from Tobacco to Vaping Rapidly Boost Heart Health: Study
- Aviva to Retain China, Singapore Businesses After Conducting Asian Review
- Epstein Estate Vows Compensation for Accusers Who Drop Damage Lawsuits
- Supreme Court Will Hear Google’s Latest Effort to End Oracle’s Copyright Claim
- Florida Expands Access to Insurtech Services and Devices
- Financial Institutions Offering from Hanover Targets Asset Managers, Depositories
- Judge Trims Oklahoma Opioid Penalty on J&J to $465M to Reflect Math Error
- FCC Seen Backing Away from Reserving More Airwaves for Automakers’ Talking Cars
- As Texas Windstorm Insurer Mulls Rates, Policyholders, Lawmakers Strongly Oppose Hikes
- Venice Suffers 2nd High Tide in a Week as Italy Declares State of Emergency
- Michigan Recreational Pot Sales to Begin in December
- U.S. Attorney: Oklahoma Man Sentenced for Stealing Almost $370K from Employer
- Robotaxi Tech Proving Difficult to Perfect: Daimler CEO
- Public Consultation Launched to Help Set Global Standards for Tailings Dams
- Attorney: Oklahoma’s Tulsa County to Pay $10M to Settle Jail Death Suit
- Mier Named President of Texas Surplus Lines Association
- Beer Dissing California Utility PG&E Brewing Backlash
- Müller Succeeds Fischer Hirs as CEO of AGCS; Allianz Germany Appoints Executives
- Pemex Oil Firm ‘Unaffected’ by Cyber Attack, Says Mexican Minister; Workers Disagree
- Insurer Brit Ltd. Launches E-trading Cyber Portal
- Allstate’s Armstrong Takes Helm as Casualty Actuarial Society President
- For 2020, Expect Biggest Commercial Insurance Hikes in Years: Willis Towers Watson
- Supreme Court Weighs Legal Standard in $20B Racial Bias Claim Against Comcast
- AGCS Appoints Williams as Global Head of Financial Lines, Replacing Poncin
- Best’s Report Sees Identity Theft Becoming Standalone Personal Cyber Insurance
- Pioneer Underwriters Decides to Put Lloyd’s Syndicate 1980 into Run-Off
- Hartford InsurTech Hub Welcomes Top Startups for 2020
- Conn. Supreme Court Finds Insurers Not Liable for Crumbling Foundations
- City and Union Officials to Consult on Philadelphia Refinery Sale Process
- Financial Services Industry Misses Out on $700B a Year by Ignoring Women: Report
- NTSB: Coast Guard Ignored Duck Boat Safety Recommendations
- Michigan Car Insurance Fee Dropping by 55% Next Year
- USI Acquires Alfred J. Davis Company in Oregon
- Wall Street Taking Closer Look at Climate Change Risks
- Ex-DuPont CEO Backtracks, Says Chemours Liabilities ‘Uncapped’
- Inszone Insurance Services Acquires Jones Wilson Insurance in Arizona
- Former North Carolina Insurance Chief Goodwin to Seek Post Again in 2020
- North Carolina Officials Vote to Reopen Island Damaged by Hurricane Dorian
- Carolina Amusement Park Fined $42K by OSHA Over Maintenance Worker Injury
- 7 Appointed to Georgia Medical Marijuana Commission
- Zurich Adds Cyber Endorsements for Manufacturing Industry
- California Insurance Commissioner OKs Workers’ Comp Pure Premium Reduction
- California Commissioner Orders FAIR Plan to Increase Homeowners Coverage Options
- Top Risks Facing Cannabis Industry in 2020 Not What You Think
- CEO of Gallagher’s UK Broker/Underwriting Unit Apologizes for ‘Insensitive Comments’
- Torres, Marquez Join Burns & Wilcox’s Houston Management Team
- Nationwide Names Sirota as Chief Pet Officer
- California Trucking Association Suing over New Independent Contractor Law
- Vermont Police Investigating After One Injured in Explosion of ‘Homemade Device’
- Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Hires Campbell
- Former Executive Sues MetLife Alleging Gender Bias; Insurer Denies Claims
- Risk Strategies Appoints Grant as Employee Benefits Practice Leader in New York
- Hail Has Damaged Insurance Market for Car Dealers. Parametric Insurance May Help.
- Generali Launches Art Insurance Unit, Aiming to Be ‘Partner for Life’ for Collectors
- Mediation Underway Between Bayer, Plaintiffs Over Roundup Claims
- Allianz Forms Partnership with Microsoft, Aiming to Transform Insurance Processes
- Chubb Appoints Keen as Division President, Chubb Global Markets
- Insurance Premiums to Grow 3% Despite Economic Slowdown: Swiss Re
- Australia Wildfires Continue to Rage, Destroying Homes, Forcing Evacuations
- Venice Floods, Australia Wildfires Blamed on Climate Change
- Texas Oilfield Services Firms to Pay $1.2M to Settle Federal Race Discrimination Suit
- Wisconsin Insurance Agent Loses License, Must Pay Nearly $800K
- With Focus on Employee Wellbeing, Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Launches ethOs
- Wirth Elected President of Illinois Independent Agents Group
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