News for November 2022
- People Moves: Texas DWC Announces Executive Staff Changes
- Trial Over Arkansas Youth Gender Care Ban Resumes
- Ex-Iowa Insurance Agent Charged With Forgery, Fraud Sales Theft
- Safety Procedures Not Enforced Before Michigan School Shooting
- Indiana Judge Rejects Plea for Alleged Barn Fire Accomplice
- Wejo, Ford Team Up to Expand Insurance Offerings in U.S.
- Tornadoes Kill 2 in Alabama, Damage Homes and Businesses in Mississippi
- La. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Rare Policyholder Victory in COVID Claim
- Insurance Broker BMS Group’s Owners Weigh Its Sale, With £600 Million Valuation
- People Moves: New Client Relationship Leaders at AXA XL; Marsh Specialty Hires Knowles to Head PEMA Practice; Corvus Nabs a CMO
- U.S. E&S Premiums Continue Growth in 2022: S&P
- Florida Supreme Court Approves Suspension of Mobile Claims Center Attorney
- What Hazards Are Posed by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa?
- Lawyer Calls Fatal Car Crash Into Apple Store ‘100% Preventable’ in Announcing Suit
- Bitcoin Is Being Artificially Propped Up and Shouldn’t Be Legitimized: ECB
- Aircraft Lessors’ Lawsuits Against Their Insurers Rise to $8B for Seized Russian Planes
- Cyber Attackers Cripple IT Systems of Prominent Indian Hospital
- Western Governments Struggle to Set Russian Oil Price Cap Before Dec. 5
- Sunshine Insurance Begins Taking Investor Orders for $950 Million IPO
- Russia Seeks to Boost Recognition of its Shipping Insurance to Dodge Sanctions
- Judges Appear Skeptical of Fired Amazon Organizer’s Race Bias Claims
- Walmart Sued by Employee Over Deadly Shooting
- Florida Amusement Park Fined $250,000 After Teen’s Fatal Fall
- Maryland’s Smith Island Commits to Rebuilding Community, Rejecting Buyouts
- Report on Deaths of Workers at Veterans Hospital Finds Protocols Not Followed
- ALKEME Acquires Dealer Insurance Services in California
- Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty in Physical Therapy Insurance Scam
- Report: It Takes 7 Years to Close Most California Workers’ Comp Claims
- Report from California Insurers Calls for More Freedom to Use Wildfire Catastrophe Models
- Houston Lifts Boil-Water Notice
- NFP Acquires Olson & Olson in Colorado
- Texas DWC to Host Presentation on Amendments to Administrative Code
- Illinois Supreme Court: Tenants not Covered by Landlord’s Insurance Policy
- Liability Finding in Ohio St. Football Standout Rape Allegation to be Appealed
- Ohio Court Revives Wrongful Death Claim in Walmart Shooting
- Albertsons, Kroger CEOs to Defend $25B Merger to Skeptical U.S. Senators
- Hilb Group Acquires Sharpline Brokerages of Pennsylvania
- Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Erupts, Sending Ash Nearby
- People Moves: Liberty Mutual New Global Property Product Lead; Canopius Head of U.S. Actuarial; Dresner Takes Everspan CEO Role
- Auto Dealer’s Insurer Not Liable for Auctioneer Employee’s Crash That Killed 5
- SMBC Joins List of Aviation Lessors Suing Insurers Over Jets Stuck in Russia
- People Moves: Aon Reinsurance Solutions Names New APAC Leaders; Cyber Risk Modeler DeNexus Hires Aguilar as VP of Sales, EMEA
- Surfers Accuse UK Water Companies of Illegally Dumping Raw Sewage
- Mosaic Insurance Launches Frankfurt Office to Boost European Growth
- Two Rescued After Plane Crashes Into Power Lines, Causes Outages in Maryland
- Norway to Improve Security Around Submarine Fiber Cables for Oil & Gas Industry
- EU Insurers, Banks Face Tougher Rules on Use of Cloud Computing Giants
- Google Play Fee Suit by Consumers Grows to 21 Million Users
- It’s On: Florida Special Session on Insurance Slated for Dec. 12-16
- After NC Fire, School Employee Charged in Connection with Falsified Alarm Inspections
- Four Florida Cities in Top 10 Most Dangerous for Pedestrians, Affecting Insurance Costs
- Hurricane Ian Runoff May Be Worsening Red Tide on Florida’s SW Coast
- Viewpoint: California Regulatory System Hurting Independent Agents and Their Clients
- Parents Sue Carmaker Over Crash of Stolen Kia That Killed 4
- California Commissioner Issues Moratorium on Homeowners Insurance Cancellations in L.A. and Kern Counties
- Proposed Settlement Bars Financing Firm From Victim Compensation Funds
- Avian Flu Outbreak Wipes Out Record 50.5 Million Birds
- Rokstone to Launch Ohio-Based Farm and Ranch Division
- Private Flood Insurance Market Growing; NFIP ‘Adrift’: AM Best
- Police: 4 Dead at Oklahoma Pot Farm Were ‘Executed,’ Chinese Citizens
- Texas Judge Backs Full $49M Jury Award Against Alex Jones
- Iowa Jury Awards $27M Verdict in Misdiagnosed Flu Case
- Indiana Man Awarded $25M in Lawsuit Against Ex-Cop
- Maryland AG Overrules Past Racially Discriminatory Opinions
- People Moves: Tysers Insurance Brokers Names Former Chubb Exec Kendrick as Chair; Tokio Marine HCC Int’l Promotes Herrero as CEO for European Operation
- Wife of Man Killed by Police on Arizona Settles Suit for $8M
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Bulen & Associates in California
- Walmart Shooting Raises Need for Violence Prevention at Work
- FTX Crash Injects Urgency Into Regulating Crypto Sector: Global Securities Watchdog
- Tesla Recalls More Than 80,000 Cars in China on Software, Seat Belt Problems
- Central Florida’s Insurance Land Joins Renaissance Alliance
- Fidelis Receives Regulatory Nod to Create New MGU, Split Business
- Markel International Merges Professional and Financial Risks Division With Cyber Team
- Climate Activists’ Attacks on Paintings Add to Insurers’ Worries About Threats to Art
- 400 Groups Urge U.S. Lawmakers to Take ‘Immediate Steps’ to Block Potential Rail Strike
- Ford Recalls 634,000 Vehicles Worldwide Over Fire Risks
- Private Equity Firm KKR Nears €2.3 Billion Deal for French Insurance Broker April Group
- Hazard Assessments Lag at Restaurant Companies: Marsh
- Starting Jan. 1, Security Guards at Tenn. Bars Need Extra Training After Fatal Incident
- AI in Connected Cars Can Ease Rush Hour Congestion, Vanderbilt Research Shows
- Carolina TV Station Reeling After Chopper Crash Kills Pilot and Meteorologist
- City of Baltimore Sues Big Tobacco to Recover Costs of Cigarette Litter Damage
- Viewpoint: Closing the Gap on Risk Mitigation Strategy Created by Cannabis Reform
- Wildfire Mitigation Plan Would Cut 2.4 Million New Jersey Pinelands Trees
- FTX Was Run as ‘Personal Fiefdom,’ Faces Hacks and Missing Assets: Attorneys
- Agency Partnerships: SAN Group Adds Woodland Agency of Massachusetts; Vermont’s Barrett Agency Joins Renaissance
- Liberty Mutual Explores $1 Billion Sale of Europe Businesses
- Louisiana Court to Hear Appeal of Rare Policyholder Victory in COVID Claim
- Ohio Dollar General Operator to Pay $341K in OSHA Penalties
- Suspect Sought After 4 Killed at Oklahoma Marijuana Farm
- Indiana Man Gets 50-Year Prison Sentence for Indiana Barn Fires
- Safety Agency Says Wing Broke Before Plane Crash in Washington
- Oregon Hemp Plant Fire Injures 5, Town Temporarily Evacuated
- NAIC Adds ‘Deep Concerns’ to FIO Bid to Collect Climate Change Data From Insurers
- Q3 Combined Ratio for U.S. P/C Industry Highest in 5 Years
- Lindberg’s Investment Firm Objects to Liquidation of His Former Insurance Companies
- Property Cat Reinsurance Rates Likely to Rise by More Than 10% in January Renewals
- Could Recent NotPetya Case Outcomes Pressure Insurers to Reword War Exclusions?
- New York Expects Lifting of Deadline to Bring Wave of Claims by Adult Sex Abuse Survivors
- Widow Asks $55M From NCAA for Football Player’s Death
- Is Britain Starting to Have Second Thoughts About Brexit?
- Ardonagh Group to Buy Australian Insurance Investment, Distribution Firm Envest
- FTX Collapse Ensnares Creditors Big and Small Across the Globe
- Insurance Journal Releases New Single from First Insurance-Themed Holiday Album
- Cyber Protection as Important as Missile Defense Systems: Retired NATO General
- Australia’s Extreme Weather Events to Worsen as Climate Warms: Report
- Indonesia Earthquake Kills 268 Amid Collapsed Homes, Landslides
- Teva, AbbVie Finalize $6.6B Opioid Settlements
- Electric Air Taxi Company Archer Plans $118M Georgia Factory
- Grants for Home Hardening Now Available Under Florida Wind-Mit Program
- Supreme Court Nixes Virginia School Board Appeal of Sex-Assault Case
- Takeaways from Our Conversation with New York State Insurance Fund Director
- Washington Contractor Faces Theft Charge over $127K in Workers’ Comp
- Oregon Report Shows State’s Workers’ Comp Rates Among Nation’s Lowest
- China’s Fosun International Appoints Deutsche Bank to Sell Stake in Peak Re: Sources
- No Federal Aid to Restart Michigan Nuclear Power Plant
- New York Permitting Out-of-State Adjusters to Expedite Snowstorm Claims
- Missouri Dept. of Insurance Recommends 6.4% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Rates
- TSLA Announces Election of Officers & Directors
- Dept. of Transportation Declares Texas Motor Carriers to be Imminent Hazard to Public Safety
- Former Team Psychologist settles Suit With NBA’s San Antonio Spurs
- Washington Commanders Settle Season Ticket Claims With Maryland
- Zurich Insurance Plc Plans to Redomicile From Ireland to Germany in Post-Brexit Move
- First U.S. Coral Insurance Marks the Rise of the Reef Brigades
- FHA Opens Special Flood Areas to Private Insurers
- California Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to Arraignment Bail Agents
- Insurers Told Expunged Crimes Off-Limits as New York Licenses First Cannabis Shops
- Two Dead After Small Plane Crashes in North Carolina
- Safer Snow Storms: NC DOT Adds Simulator Training for Snow Plow Operators
- Cyber Risk Modeler DeNexus Opens UK Office
- People Moves: Amwins Global Risks Promotes Cody to MD; Markel Bermuda Names Cardoso Head of Office; BMS Re Taps QBE Re’s Larson for Casualty Broking
- U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Dispute Over Nursing Home COVID Suits
- NBA Champion Golden State Warriors Are Sued Over FTX Collapse
- China to Fine Ant Group More Than $1B as Regulatory Revamp Nears End: Sources
- Russia Says It Won’t Sell Oil to Nations That Cap Prices
- People Moves: Renewable Energy Lead at Marsh Specialty; Regional D&O Team Hires at AXA XL; Chubb Names Chief Culture Officer
- Aircraft Lessors Sue Insurers for $6.5 Billion Over Planes Trapped in Russia
- RIMS Sends Letter to FIO in Support of Cyber Insurance Backstop
- West Virginia High Court Issues Slew of Rulings – Some For, Some Against Insurers
- Liberty Mutual Firm Balks at TeamHealth’s $42M Settlement in Whistleblower Case
- Worker Who Inhaled Gas at Los Angeles Airport Accident Dies
- Maine Retreats on Ban on Sales of Pre-Rolled Medical Marijuana Products
- Washington Contractor Faces Felony Theft Charge in Reported Workers’ Comp Scam
- Residents Await Fix for Pennsylvania Methane Leak
- Student Killed, More Than 2 Dozen Injured in Brandeis University Bus Crash
- Root Reports $64M Q3 Net Loss
- Special Report: America’s Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For
- U.S. Proposes Rules to Advance Flying Taxi Operations
- California School District Paying $15.75M in Teen’s Asthma Death
- Four Die in Washington After Alaska Company’s Plane Crashes
- TDI Recognizes Animal Nutrition Company With Workplace Safety Award
- Iowa Fire That Killed 4 Children Blamed on Power Strip
- People Moves: Branch Names Patel as First Chief People Officer; Burns & Wilcox Adds McCarty in Michigan
- COP27 Delivers Climate Fund Breakthrough at Expense of Progress on Emissions
- Chicago Suburb to Pay $10M to Settle Hit-and-Run Lawsuit
- West Texas Earthquake Causes Damage Hundreds of Miles Away
- Maryland Condo Explosion That Injured 14 Linked to Suicidal Resident
- Biden Declares Emergency for Snowed-In New York Counties
- People Moves: Liberty Specialty Mkts Names Intact’s Conran as CUO; Arch Taps WTW’s Bradley as Cyber U/W; Rokstone’s iFarm Underwriting Recruits from Marsh, Geo
- Justices Asked to Hear Dog Toy Dispute. Will They Bite?
- Temporary Bridge Planned Over Giant Sinkhole on West Virginia Road
- 5 Killed in Wrong-Way Crash in Alabama
- ‘Stronger Than the Surge:’ Florida Businesses, Residents Rebuilding after Ian
- Florida Bar Charges ‘Mobile Claim Center’ Deceived Hurricane Victims
- Lloyd’s of London Estimates Claims From Hurricane Ian of US$2.3B-US$3B
- Louisiana Town Amends March Ordinance, Settles Suit With Protest Group
- Maersk Settles Rape Case That Raised Awareness of Struggles of Women Seafarers
- FTX Collapse Shows Need to Regulate Crypto World: Bank of England
- Tesla Safety Is Focus of South Korean Criminal Trial Over Fiery, Fatal Crash
- Persistent ‘Underperformance’ at SCOR Prompts S&P Downgrade to ‘A+’
- Rodgers, NFL Players Urge League to Nix Turf, Go With Grass
- Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Theranos Fraud
- Pay Gap at Nike Persisted After Changes, Lawsuit Alleges
- Towne Insurance Acquires Lockhart Agency in Charlotte
- Kreidler Issues $111K in Fines for Violations in October
- Report: 158 Priests in Baltimore Accused of Abusing 600 Victims Over Decades
- Massive Snowfall Buries Western and Northern New York
- Lemonade Records Net Loss, Top and Bottom Line Growth
- Court Won’t Reconsider Block of Arkansas Trans Care Law
- Texas Agency, Lawmakers Aim to Tighten Pollution From Concrete Plants
- Indiana House Explosion Injures 3; Gas Leak Blamed in Blast
- Lawsuit Accuses Largest U.S. Meat Producers of Wage Fixing
- 10,000 Mink Loose, Missing After Vandalism at Ohio Farm
- Coach in California Convicted of Sexual Assault of Teen Players, Lawsuit Pending
- Officials: Monkeypox Contributed to Indiana Resident’s Death
- The Newest Fronts in Climate-Change-Related Legal Battles
- California Paper Plant to Pay $385K Settlement Over Race Harassment Lawsuit
- Commercial P/C Rates Up for 20th Straight Quarter: CIAB
- Santa Ana Winds Lash Southern California
- SUV Hits 25 LA County Sheriff’s Academy Recruits on Run
- U.S. Opens Civil Probe of Worcester Police Over Excess Force, Racial and Gender Bias
- United Airlines to Pay Buddhist Pilot $305K to Settle Religious Discrimination Claim
- 4 German Carmakers, Bosch Manipulated Emissions Software, Environment Group Says
- King Insurance Buys up Tallahassee-Based Hunt Insurance Group
- Chubb Gets Regulatory Nod to Raise Stake in China’s Huatai to 83.2%
- Airbnb Aims to Convince More People to Rent Out Their Homes
- Florida Judge Dismisses NFL Kicker Josh Lambo’s Lawsuit Against Jaguars, For Now
- Explosive Residue Found at Site of Nord Stream Leaks, Confirming Sabotage: Sweden
- Taiwan’s Financial Services Firms Cut China Exposure by 20% to Record Low
- China’s Sunshine Insurance Gets Approval for $1 Billion IPO: Sources
- UK Government Pushes Forward With Long-Awaited Insurer Reforms
- ID.me’s Claim on Scope of Unemployment Fraud Baseless, U.S. Congress Says
- ‘Wave’ of Lawsuits Over FTX Expected, but Investors Will Face Legal Hurdles
- Florida Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of 16 Auto-Glass AOB Suits vs. Progressive
- New York Declares State of Emergency as Upstate Braces for Intense Snowstorm
- New Hampshire Body Shop Owner ‘Winging’ Own Case Beats State Farm in High Court
- Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s Vinton Insurance Services
- NHTSA Confirms New Ford Death Due to Faulty Air Bag Inflator
- Worker who Inhaled CO2 in Los Angeles Airport Accident Dies
- TDI to Hold Brown Bag Series on Dispute Resolution Process
- EPA Fines Kansas, Missouri Home Renovators for Lead-Based Paint Violations
- Missouri’s M&T Insurance Agency Merges With Powers Insurance & Risk Management
- Could Blockchain Make Data Integration a Reality for Insurers?
- Risk Strategies Acquires Texas’ Wallace Specialty
- Carolina Agent, Missouri Attorneys Indicted on Tax, Insurance Fraud Charges
- NFP Acquires Philadelphia Staffing Firm Juno Search Partners
- Insurer FM Global Upheld in Firing of Longtime Executive Who Claimed Age Bias, Retaliation
- FBI Director Says TikTok Poses National Security Concerns
- Florida Citizens Expects 5,000 claims and $63 Million in Losses from Nicole
- People Moves: Generali’s GC&C Names Marcato to Lead Financial Lines; BHSI Promotes Taylor for Property in ANZ; Optio Taps Hartford’s Barrett for Financial Lines
- Report: 90% of U.S. Counties Hit With Disaster in Last Decade
- Gayner to Become Markel Corp. CEO on Jan. 1
- Turkey to Demand Oil Tankers Have Proof of Insurance, Adding Teeth to Russia Sanctions
- Trump Firm’s Longtime CFO, Still on Payroll, Testifies on Tax Scheme at Fraud Trial
- UK Insurers Provide Test Case for Post-Brexit ‘Unshackling’ From EU Capital Rules
- Allianz CEO Baete Sees ‘Huge Opportunity’ From Asset Management in China
- IRB Brasil Re’s CEO Carvalho Resigns; Board Elects Falcao as Successor
- NFP Acquires Dublin-Based Life & Health Adviser, Tailored Finance Ltd.
- Bank of England Chief Questions Government Plan for Post-Brexit Financial Rules
- Studies Find Automatic Braking Can Cut Crashes Over 40%
- Walmart Offers to Pay $3.1B to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
- ShoreOne Names Burton VP of Operations
- California Workers’ Comp Benefits to Increase in 2023
- DWC: Designated Doctor Sales Tax Requirement Delayed
- RMS: Less Than $2B in Insured Losses from Hurricane Nicole
- Lawsuit in Idaho Settled over Antiquated Law
- Dallas Air Show Victims Named; NTSB Investigation Underway
- Truck Driver Charged After Indiana Crash Injures Hockey Players
- Illinois’ GCG Financial Rebrands as Alera Group
- PCF Insurance Acquires Wisconsin’s Milz Health
- People Moves: Yancy President of American Family Group; 16 Promotions at H.W. Kaufman
- Hacker of Crypto Exchange FTX Revealed as One of Biggest Holders of Token Ether
- Relation Insurance Buys Garrity Agency in Massachusetts
- Judge Approves $56M Settlement Over COVID Deaths in Veterans’ Home in Massachusetts
- FTX’s Bankman-Fried, Celebrity Promoters Sued by Crypto Investors
- Two Farmers Indicted in Kentucky Crop Insurance Fraud
- Jury Adds $2.5M in Damages to Rape Verdict as Filmmaker Haggis Vows to Appeal
- Viewpoint: The Metaverse – Hype vs Reality
- One County in Florida Took the Brunt of Hurricane Nicole with $522M in Damage
- Ryan Specialty Transactional Risks International Opens Office in Copenhagen
- Psychosocial Barriers Not Uncommon in Workers’ Comp Recoveries
- Counting the Rising Cost of Climate Change With Top Most Costly Natural Disasters
- UK Insurtech, Send Technology, Raises £9 Million to Expand in UK and U.S.
- EU Monitors FTX Collapse as Major Crypto Law Enters Final Stages
- UK Government in Advanced Talks With Regulators on Insurance Capital Reforms
- U.S. Charges Suspect Linked to Notorious Ransomware Gang
- Directors of Florida’s Largest Homeowners Association Charged with Millions in Theft
- 10 in Miami Charged with Cheating on Elevator Safety Certificate Exams
- Lawsuit: 2 Wyoming Mental Patients Dead, Procedures Ignored
- Lawyers Barred From Madison Square Garden Score Partial Victory
- District’s AG Sues Commanders’ Snyder, NFL, Goodell Alleging They Deceived Fans
- Viewpoint: A New California Law Means New Obligations for Insurance Producers
- Understory, Skyward Specialty Launch Insurance Captive Solution for Auto Dealer Market
- Houston Business to Pay $300K For Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud
- Illinois Contractor Faces $277K in Fines for Deadly Fall Hazard Exposure
- After Election, Marijuana Advocates Look to Oklahoma, Other States
- SEC Assessed Record Penalties in Fiscal 2022
- House Fire Kills Two Babies in Rural Georgia
- European Countries Face Strikes, Protests Due to High Energy Prices, Cost of Living
- New Response Truck to Assist at Kentucky Natural Disasters
- FEMA’s Home Buyout Program Weighted in Bureaucracy, Lacks Equity: Cornell
- OSHA Cites Massachusetts Roofing Company for Fifth Time
- Florida Citizens Revises Ian Loss Estimate to $3.8B, Including Litigation Expenses
- The Spectacular Fall of FTX: Considerations About Crypto Custody and Insurance
- Five Iran-Connected Oil Tankers Lose Their Flags Following U.S. Sanctions
- AI-Powered Claims Specialist omni:us Closes €12M Financing Round
- Families of California Mass Shooting Victims Splitting $8M Settlement
- Goldman Sachs Paid Over $12M to Bury Partner’s Claim of Sexist Culture
- People Moves: Marsh Names Adamantiadis CEO, Continental Europe; SCOR Taps Chubb’s Bartolo for EIL; Chubb Global Mkts Promotes Driscoll in Financial Lines
- Gallagher Acquires NC-based Intellectual Property Insurance Firm
- 16 Hurt When Semitrailer Strikes Bus Carrying Hockey Team in Indiana
- Antares Bermuda Receives Approval From Lloyd’s to Write Business as Coverholder
- People Moves: Coppola New CUO at QBE; FloodFlash Names N.A. CEO; Liberty Mutual Hires in Energy, Construction
- Vintage Aircraft Collision at Dallas Air Show Kills 6
- AI Algorithms, Strict Place-of-Work Rules Potential Trouble Spots for Employment Claims
- Delos in California Launches New Program to Expand Wildfire Insurance Options
- PennDOT Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Open Ditch Hit by Motorcyclist
- World Insurance Acquires JR Tallman in Massachusetts
- Brown University Criticizes ACLU Statement on Women’s Sports Case
- Aircraft Lessor BOC Aviation Sues 16 Insurers Over Claims for Jets Stuck in Russia
- Ohio St. Pays $875K For Failure to Disclose Professor’s Foreign Government Support
- OSHA Proposes $145K Fine Against Caterpillar After Worker Death in Ohio
- Google to Pay About $400 Million to Settle Location-Tracking Lawsuit
- Skyward Specialty in Texas Files Registration Statement for IPO
- Chicago-based Hub to Offer Cannabis Dispensary Insurance Digital Platform
- Legacy Specialist Enstar Completes Loss Portfolio Transfer With Argo Group
- Elon Musk Trial Opens to Decide Fate of His $56B Tesla Pay
- California Sues Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ That Taint Water
- Captain of Burning Dive Boat in California Pleads Not Guilty in 34 Deaths
- Mindfulness Program Hopes to Alleviate Stress After Hurricanes
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