Google Invests in Agency Tech Firm Applied Systems
Applied says independent agents should not fear Google’s interest in the firm.
Softbank Plans Major Investments in Insurance
Tech investor sees new insurtechs serving its portfolio companies.
- Google Invests in Insurance Agency Software Firm Applied Systems
- AIG Estimates Q3 Catastrophe Losses Will Be $1.5 Billion
- Update: Liberty Mutual Conducts Strategic Review of Pembroke Managing Agency
- 15 Emerging Risks from Policies to Playgrounds, Sandboxes to Scooters
- The Changing Risk and Liability Landscape: New Tech, New Loss Scenarios
- Aon Forms New Ventures Group, Led by Chief Innovation Officer Goland
- Boston Cop Who Was Shot Sues Online Gun Dealer for Negligence
- New York Is Considering Blocking Parts of $68B CVS, Aetna Merger
- Merchants Insurance Group Names Winkworth to Agents Council for Technology
- New Hampshire Insurance Company Trains Workers on Overdose Reversal Drug
- Uber Driver Charged with Kidnapping New York Woman
- Mo’s Seafood in Maryland to Pay $1M to Workers Who Sued Over Pay
- Alaska Pilot Awarded $500K in Airplane Safety Whistleblower Case
- California to Cite Utilities More than $13M for Safety Violations
- Woodruff Sawyer Names Hessel Casualty Practice Leader in California
- Cavignac & Associates in California Names White Human Resources Risk Advisor
- EPIC Insurance Brokers Adds Harnetiaux in California
- WCIRB Studied Impact of Medical Fraud Enforcement in California
- GenX Undetected in Bloodstreams of North Carolina Chemical Plant Neighbors
- Judge Orders Tennessee to Stop Suspending Licenses Over Traffic Fines, Court Costs
- Regulators, Industry Seek to Keep Florida AOB Abuse In Check After Michael
- Rural Communities Hit by Michael Face Tough Recovery
- Waccamaw River in South Carolina Finally Below Flood Stage After Florence
- Justice Family Coal Firm Ordered to Pay $478K Settlement
- NTSB: Texas Driver’s Drug Use Led to Deadly Church Bus Crash
- Nearly $2M Spent Fight Over Proposed Arkansas Lawsuit Damage Limits
- Louisiana Company Recalling 15 Tons of Packaged Restaurant Fare
- Glen Mulready, Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
- Texas Windstorm Insurer’s Request to Hike Liability Limits Denied
- Louisiana Citizens’ Commercial Insurance Policy Rates to Drop Next Year
- Appalachian Underwriters Adds St. Clair as Garage Underwriter for Midwest
- Firms Sued Over Missouri Duck Boat Sinking Seek Mediation, Cite 1851 Law
- Seeman Holtz P&C Acquires Missouri Agency, Redel Insurance
- Lockton Names Gibson Sr. VP, Director of Marketing, Communications, External Affairs
- Illinois County Pay $3M to Settle Case Over Missing Stop Sign in Fatal Crash
- Fiery Indiana Freight Derailment Blamed on Buckled Track
National News
- Google ‘Definitely’ Interested in Other Insurtech Investments Following Applied Systems
- The Changing Risk and Liability Landscape: New Tech, New Loss Scenarios
- Time to Upgrade Airline Black Boxes, Says Safety Board
- Everest Appoints McKeon to Lead Both Risk Management, Commercial Casualty
- National Safety Board Calls for Standards for Drugged Driving Tests
- Tired Employees Common in Industries Using Shift Work
- AIG Estimates Q3 Catastrophe Losses Will Be $1.5 Billion
- 15 Emerging Risks from Policies to Playgrounds, Sandboxes to Scooters
East News
- Boston Cop Who Was Shot Sues Online Gun Dealer for Negligence
- New York Is Considering Blocking Parts of $68B CVS, Aetna Merger
- Merchants Insurance Group Names Winkworth to Agents Council for Technology
- New Hampshire Insurance Company Trains Workers on Overdose Reversal Drug
- Uber Driver Charged with Kidnapping New York Woman
- Mo’s Seafood in Maryland to Pay $1M to Workers Who Sued Over Pay
Midwest News
- Appalachian Underwriters Adds St. Clair as Garage Underwriter for Midwest
- Firms Sued Over Missouri Duck Boat Sinking Seek Mediation, Cite 1851 Law
- Seeman Holtz P&C Acquires Missouri Agency, Redel Insurance
- Lockton Names Gibson Sr. VP, Director of Marketing, Communications, External Affairs
- Illinois County Pay $3M to Settle Case Over Missing Stop Sign in Fatal Crash
- Fiery Indiana Freight Derailment Blamed on Buckled Track
Latest Disasters May Shift Focus to Local Mitigation
Insurers, safety advocates hope for better efforts on mitigation, building codes.
Texas / South Central News
- NTSB: Texas Driver’s Drug Use Led to Deadly Church Bus Crash
- Nearly $2M Spent Fight Over Proposed Arkansas Lawsuit Damage Limits
- Louisiana Company Recalling 15 Tons of Packaged Restaurant Fare
- Glen Mulready, Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
- Texas Windstorm Insurer’s Request to Hike Liability Limits Denied
- Louisiana Citizens’ Commercial Insurance Policy Rates to Drop Next Year
Southeast News
- GenX Undetected in Bloodstreams of North Carolina Chemical Plant Neighbors
- Judge Orders Tennessee to Stop Suspending Licenses Over Traffic Fines, Court Costs
- Regulators, Industry Seek to Keep Florida AOB Abuse In Check After Michael
- Rural Communities Hit by Michael Face Tough Recovery
- Waccamaw River in South Carolina Finally Below Flood Stage After Florence
- Justice Family Coal Firm Ordered to Pay $478K Settlement
Relax, Uber’s Not Interested in Entering Insurance
Insurance chief says it’s focused on being an “intelligent purchaser.”
West News
- Alaska Pilot Awarded $500K in Airplane Safety Whistleblower Case
- California to Cite Utilities More than $13M for Safety Violations
- Woodruff Sawyer Names Hessel Casualty Practice Leader in California
- Cavignac & Associates in California Names White Human Resources Risk Advisor
- EPIC Insurance Brokers Adds Harnetiaux in California
- WCIRB Studied Impact of Medical Fraud Enforcement in California
International News
- The Changing Risk and Liability Landscape: New Tech, New Loss Scenarios
- Can Go-Slow Brexit Breathe New Life into Flagging Divorce Talks?
- Aon Forms New Ventures Group, Led by Chief Innovation Officer Goland
- Danish Insurer Qudos Ceases Underwriting, Pending Restructuring
- Mad Cow Disease Confirmed on UK Farm – First Case Since 2015
- UK’s May Eyes Extension of Brexit Transition Period to Unlock Impasse with EU
Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns
- A Drive Through the Panhandle After Michael
- How Much Coverage Do They Really Need?
- Laying the Bike Down. Where Insurance and Motorcycles Meet
- The New DUI
- Guest Post: Post-Disaster Readiness: The Psychology of Downed Trees
