A Mix of Flood Insurance Reforms
CarFax-like disclosure, means-testing for premiums among ideas on Capitol Hill.
Drivers, Like Pilots, Need Autonomous Features Training
Airline experience shows automation brings new types of crashes.
- Florida Insurance Agent Arrested in $16K Commission Fraud Scheme
- Lloyd’s Comments on Reports of Rampant Sexual Harassment in the Marketplace
- AmWINS Announces New Hires, Promotions Across Country
- Next-to-Last Flight of Lion Air’s Doomed 737 MAX Was Saved by Off-Duty Pilot
- Government Overhaul of National Flood Insurance Cheered by Climate Resilience Experts
- Microsoft Exec Says It’s Time to Revisit Big Tech’s Responsibility for Its Content
- Vermont Hospital Email Hack Exposes Info of More Than 72,000
- New Jersey Sues California Company Over ‘Ghost Guns’
- NTSB Says Impaired Truck Driver Likely Cause of GOP Train Crash in Virginia
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Virginia’s McLean Insurance Agency
- Q&A: Mitchell International’s Hatamian Talks Workers’ Comp’s Tech Transformation
- New York Man Arrested for Alleged Car Dealership Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Lockton, Children’s Bureau Honored by Insurance Industry
- California Worker’s Compensation Institute Elects 2019 Board
- Paralyzed California Man Settles Shooting Lawsuit for $2.5M
- Hailstorm That Slammed Southern California Unusual, Though Not Unheard of
- Climate Activists Petition for Carriers in California to Reveal Fossil Fuel Insureds
- Washington High Court Hears Case on Carbon Pollution
- Kentucky Investigating Drug Overcharges by Pharmacy Benefit Managers
- Alabama High Court Backs $1.25M Wrongful Termination Settlement
- BRP of Florida Appoints Galbraith as Chief Operating Officer
- Florida CFO: More Than $40M Recovered for Insurance Consumers in 2018
- Bill Limiting Suits Against Mississippi Property Owners Heads to Governor
- W. Virginia Electric Company Worker Killed in Accident at Customer Home
- Houston Channel Still Closed as Chemical Fire Cleanup Continues; Texas Sues ITC
- Texas Senate Passes Harvey Relief Package
- Arkansas ‘Truth in Labeling’ Bill Signed by Governor
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas to Pay $75K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
- Benzene Levels Rise near Petrochemical Fire Site; Residents Told to Shelter-in-Place
- Houston-Area Petrochemical Blaze Probe Weighed by Federal Investigators
- Missouri, Kansas Residents Rush to Fill Sandbags as Floodwaters Move Downstream
- PURE’s Johanson Joins Executive Team at H.W. Kaufman Group
- Bitter Debate Over Health Reinsurance Plan Erupts in Minnesota House
- Indiana’s Give Away Goal:10,000 Smoke Alarms Within 2 Years
- Ohio Judge Sides with Dum-Dum Makers in Lollipop Lawsuit
- QBE NA Appoints Zimmerman Health Care Risk Lead in Nebraska
National News
- Relationship Between Boeing, FAA Safety Regulators Under Scrutiny
- Analysis: Warren Buffett Champions an Inferior Product in THREE Policy
- Marsh & McLennan Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle to Close on Buying JLT on April 1
- FEMA Gave Private Contractor Personal Data on 2.3 Million Hurricane, Wildfire Survivors
- Microsoft Exec Says It’s Time to Revisit Big Tech’s Responsibility for Its Content
- Supreme Court Denies Amazon’s Bid to Halt Suit Over Hack of Zappos
- This Corn Syrup Ad Lawsuit from MillerCoors Is For You, Bud Light
East News
- Vermont Hospital Email Hack Exposes Info of More Than 72,000
- New Jersey Sues California Company Over ‘Ghost Guns’
- NTSB Says Impaired Truck Driver Likely Cause of GOP Train Crash in Virginia
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Virginia’s McLean Insurance Agency
- Q&A: Mitchell International’s Hatamian Talks Workers’ Comp’s Tech Transformation
- New York Man Arrested for Alleged Car Dealership Insurance Fraud Scheme
Midwest News
- Missouri, Kansas Residents Rush to Fill Sandbags as Floodwaters Move Downstream
- PURE’s Johanson Joins Executive Team at H.W. Kaufman Group
- Bitter Debate Over Health Reinsurance Plan Erupts in Minnesota House
- Indiana’s Give Away Goal:10,000 Smoke Alarms Within 2 Years
- Ohio Judge Sides with Dum-Dum Makers in Lollipop Lawsuit
- QBE NA Appoints Zimmerman Health Care Risk Lead in Nebraska
Insurance Agents' Profitability Fell in 2018
But organic growth continued, says Reagan.
Texas / South Central News
- Houston Channel Still Closed as Chemical Fire Cleanup Continues; Texas Sues ITC
- Texas Senate Passes Harvey Relief Package
- Arkansas ‘Truth in Labeling’ Bill Signed by Governor
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas to Pay $75K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
- Benzene Levels Rise near Petrochemical Fire Site; Residents Told to Shelter-in-Place
- Houston-Area Petrochemical Blaze Probe Weighed by Federal Investigators
Southeast News
- Kentucky Investigating Drug Overcharges by Pharmacy Benefit Managers
- Alabama High Court Backs $1.25M Wrongful Termination Settlement
- BRP of Florida Appoints Galbraith as Chief Operating Officer
- Florida CFO: More Than $40M Recovered for Insurance Consumers in 2018
- Bill Limiting Suits Against Mississippi Property Owners Heads to Governor
- W. Virginia Electric Company Worker Killed in Accident at Customer Home
Burning Down a House for Wildfire Defense
IIBHS shows how homes can be built to defend against wildfires.
West News
- PG&E Pushes Back on Judge’s Proposals to Prevent Wildfires
- Washington Teacher Agrees to $850K to Withdraw Discrimination Suit
- Weather Service Reports Record Gust During Colorado Springs Blizzard
- Lockton, Children’s Bureau Honored by Insurance Industry
- California Worker’s Compensation Institute Elects 2019 Board
- Paralyzed California Man Settles Shooting Lawsuit for $2.5M
International News
- UK Financial Services Firms Share Gloomiest Outlook Since 2008 Crisis: Survey
- Marsh & McLennan Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle to Close on Buying JLT on April 1
- RenaissanceRe Completes $1.5B Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re
- Lloyd’s to Include Women on Governance Committee After Harassment Reports: Times
- Australia Mining Firms Report Some Impact from Cyclones as Clean Up Begins
- Massive Explosion at Chinese Pesticide Plant Kills at Least 64
- Brazil Mining Giant Vale Warns Another Tailings Dam Could Collapse
- Willis Re Names Claims Veteran Robson as Head of London Market Reinsurance Claims
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