Casualty Losses to Drive 2019 Rate Firming
WTW cites ‘relentless loss activity’ in liability lines.
FEMA to Renew Private Reinsurance Program
Seeks quotes for $2 billion to backup flood insurance losses.
- Cyber Expert Says Industry Over-Complicates Cyber Insurance
- Insurance Agent at Heart of Heartbreaking California Wildfire
- Jury Finds J&J Not Liable in Talcum Powder Cancer Case in California
- Solutions to Wildfires in Time of Climate Change Are Costly, Unpopular
- New Jersey Court Ruling Could Erase 20K Drunken Driving Convictions
- Safety Board Hearing Probes Fatal Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Explosion
- Mass. Contractor Faces $311K in Penalties for Exposing Workers to Safety Hazards
- New Jersey Court Ruling Could Erase 20K Drunken Driving Convictions
- Officials Confirm Five More Measles Cases in Central New Jersey Community
- Former Connecticut Altar Boy Sues Church Over Alleged Sexual Abuse
- Pennsylvania Insurance Department Plans Review of Two Workers’ Comp Filings
- New York’s SterlingRisk Insurance Hires Jones as Vice President
- California Issues Emergency Declaration to Allow Out-of-State Adjusters to Help with Fire Claims
- Wells Media Group Names de la Mora Sales Manager of Claims Journal
- Insurance Agent at Heart of Heartbreaking California Wildfire
- Jury Finds J&J Not Liable in Talcum Powder Cancer Case in California
- PG&E’s Camp Wildfire Liabilities Could Exceed Renewed Insurance
- Hawaii Honeymooners Sue Over Hotel Workers Strike
- USG Adds Adame As A Producer in Arizona
- North Carolina Ag Chief Says $250M in Aid Needed for Farmers After Florence
- Worker Killed in North Carolina Industrial Accident at MillerCoors Plant
- Normandy Insurance of Florida Promotes Lieberman to VP of Sales, Marketing
- Jury Sides With Workers Sickened During Tennessee Coal Ash Cleanup
- Severe Weather Leads to Threat of Flooding in Alabama, Parts of Georgia
- Weather Service Confirms Several Tornadoes Hit Northeast Mississippi
- Ratings of Missouri’s Savers Property and Casualty Insurance Under Review
- Tower Hill Specialty Expands Property Insurance Offerings to Missouri
- Nebraska Seeking New Ways to Warn Drivers About Deer
- Company Faces OSHA Fines Due to Farmworker’s Death in Nebraska
- Hasten, Platek Tapped to Lead Victory Park Capital’s Insurance Investment Unit
- Iowa Adds New Insurance Producer Licensing Test Center at Camp Dodge
National News
- Cyber Expert Says Industry Over-Complicates Cyber Insurance
- Ambulatory Centers’ Surgery Costs Below Hospitals’, Workers’ Comp Research Finds
- Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Regulate Proxy Advisors
- Safety Board Hearing Probes Fatal Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Explosion
- Markel Completes Acquisition of Investment Manager Nephila
- New ISO Management Liability Program Targets Private Companies’ Increasing Risks
- Jury Finds J&J Not Liable in Talcum Powder Cancer Case in California
East News
- Mass. Contractor Faces $311K in Penalties for Exposing Workers to Safety Hazards
- New Jersey Court Ruling Could Erase 20K Drunken Driving Convictions
- Officials Confirm Five More Measles Cases in Central New Jersey Community
- Former Connecticut Altar Boy Sues Church Over Alleged Sexual Abuse
- Pennsylvania Insurance Department Plans Review of Two Workers’ Comp Filings
- New York’s SterlingRisk Insurance Hires Jones as Vice President
Midwest News
- Ratings of Missouri’s Savers Property and Casualty Insurance Under Review
- Tower Hill Specialty Expands Property Insurance Offerings to Missouri
- Nebraska Seeking New Ways to Warn Drivers About Deer
- Company Faces OSHA Fines Due to Farmworker’s Death in Nebraska
- Hasten, Platek Tapped to Lead Victory Park Capital’s Insurance Investment Unit
- Iowa Adds New Insurance Producer Licensing Test Center at Camp Dodge
Tallying Losses from October's Global Cats
Hurricane Michael, Italy’s floods, Asia’s typhoon YuTu among costliest.
Texas / South Central News
- Gas Leak Blamed for Deadly Texas Hospital Blast
- Universal Insurance Adds Anderson in Oklahoma
- Benefitfocus Opens New Tulsa Office
- Texas Automobile Insurance Plan to Raise Rates in 2019
- Researchers Raise Concerns About Texas Coastal Barrier Plan
- Lowack Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Dallas
Southeast News
- North Carolina Ag Chief Says $250M in Aid Needed for Farmers After Florence
- Worker Killed in North Carolina Industrial Accident at MillerCoors Plant
- Normandy Insurance of Florida Promotes Lieberman to VP of Sales, Marketing
- Jury Sides With Workers Sickened During Tennessee Coal Ash Cleanup
- Severe Weather Leads to Threat of Flooding in Alabama, Parts of Georgia
- Weather Service Confirms Several Tornadoes Hit Northeast Mississippi
Pennsylvania Charges 60 with Insurance Fraud
AG competes statewide sweep covering multiple types of insurance.
West News
- California Issues Emergency Declaration to Allow Out-of-State Adjusters to Help with Fire Claims
- Wells Media Group Names de la Mora Sales Manager of Claims Journal
- Insurance Agent at Heart of Heartbreaking California Wildfire
- Jury Finds J&J Not Liable in Talcum Powder Cancer Case in California
- PG&E’s Camp Wildfire Liabilities Could Exceed Renewed Insurance
- Hawaii Honeymooners Sue Over Hotel Workers Strike
- USG Adds Adame As A Producer in Arizona
International News
- Global Regulators Delay, Rethink ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Designation for Insurers
- Brexit Plan in Chaos After Cabinet Resignations
- Brexit Uncertainties Remain for City of London – Despite Approval of Draft Deal
- U.S. Multinationals Flee No-Tax Caribbean Havens, in Favor of Low-Tax Havens
- Cathay Pacific’s Data Breach Scrutinized by 27 Regulators in 15 Jurisdictions
- Danske Bank’s Money Laundering Could Implicate Other Banks: Whistleblower Lawyer
- JBA Risk Management Launches India Crop Model for Re/Insurers as El Niño Looms
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Appoints Tardif as Head Aviation Canada
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