Private Flood Could be Boon for Claims Ops
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Customer Loyalty Is Declining. Here's Why.
Auto insurers have inadvertently undermined loyalty.
- Applied Underwriters Sold to Founder in $920M Deal
- Auto Insurance Customer Loyalty Is Declining. Here’s Why.
- Actuaries Estimate Four Years of Opioid Crisis Cost Economy $631 Billion
- Wisconsin Jury Awards $450K in Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuit
- AIG Could Become Involved in Defamation Claim Against ‘Illiquid’ Elon Musk
- Florida Officials Say Insurers Not Doing Enough to Settle Hurricane Michael Claims
- Safety Board Report Says Ruptured Pipe Elbow Led to Philadelphia Refinery Fire
- FM Global Opens $16M Electrical Hazards Laboratory in Rhode Island
- Investigators Can’t Determine Cause of Maine Supply Company Fire
- The Hilb Group Acquires New Jersey’s New Agency Partners
- Gas Explosion, Fire Displaces 150 People in Boston
- Ryan Specialty Group Acquires Assets, Operations of Pennsylvania’s The Suitelife
- California Governor’s OK of Cannabis Tax Bill Among Several Industry-Related Bills He Signed
- Authorities Looking for Cause of California Fuel Fire
- California-based Chip Maker Intel Paying $5M in Pay Discrimination Allegations
- Burnham Risk in California Names Huttinger Executive Vice President and Partner
- Higher Than Usual Number of Items Could be Added at California Surplus Export List Hearing
- Willis Towers Watson Adds Lyft’s Hurley in California
- Florida Officials Say Insurers Not Doing Enough to Settle Hurricane Michael Claims
- Tennessee Reports 49 Cases of Lung Injury Linked to Vaping
- Florida CFO Patronis Appointed to FEMA National Advisory Council
- Timber Farmers in Florida Panhandle Face Tough Choices Year After Michael
- North Carolina to Create Program to Help Dorian Victims After FEMA Rejection
- Atlanta-Based Prime Risk Partners Joins EPIC Insurance Brokers
- Oklahoma Judge Says He Miscalculated Award in Opioid Case by $107M
- Possibility of Tropical Weather Adds to Worry at New Orleans Collapse Site
- Texas Insurance Department Issues Warning About Imelda-Soaked Vehicles
- Unstable Building, Cranes Hamper Rescue After New Orleans Hotel Collapse
- Formosa Plastics Agrees to Pay $50M to Settle Texas Water Pollution Suit
- Credit Rating of Texas’ Pinnacle National Insurance Co. Upgraded
- Wisconsin Jury Awards $450K in Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuit
- Wisconsin’s SECURA Insurance Moves to New Home Office Location
- Michigan’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Blocked by Judge
- Suit Challenges Michigan Insurance Director Fox over $250K Benefit Cap
- Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance Expands Ownership, Welcomes New Partners
- Nearly 2,000 Competitive Racing Pigeons Killed in Indiana Fire
National News
- Actuaries Estimate Four Years of Opioid Crisis Cost Economy $631 Billion
- Bipartisan Group Calls for Pulling Internet Firms’ Liability Immunity
- Privacy Law Favored by Tech Firms Gains Support Among House Democrats
- Lyft, Uber Bypass House Panel Hearing on Transportation Safety and Labor Conditions
- Private Flood Insurance Growth Could be Boon for Claims Professionals
- Applied Underwriters Sold to Founder in $920M Deal
East News
- Safety Board Report Says Ruptured Pipe Elbow Led to Philadelphia Refinery Fire
- FM Global Opens $16M Electrical Hazards Laboratory in Rhode Island
- Investigators Can’t Determine Cause of Maine Supply Company Fire
- The Hilb Group Acquires New Jersey’s New Agency Partners
- Gas Explosion, Fire Displaces 150 People in Boston
- Ryan Specialty Group Acquires Assets, Operations of Pennsylvania’s The Suitelife
Midwest News
- Wisconsin Jury Awards $450K in Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuit
- Wisconsin’s SECURA Insurance Moves to New Home Office Location
- Michigan’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Blocked by Judge
- Suit Challenges Michigan Insurance Director Fox over $250K Benefit Cap
- Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance Expands Ownership, Welcomes New Partners
- Nearly 2,000 Competitive Racing Pigeons Killed in Indiana Fire
Vaping Injuries to Trigger Cannabis Industry Litigation
Expect increase in products liability claims throughout supply chain.
Texas / South Central News
- Oklahoma Judge Says He Miscalculated Award in Opioid Case by $107M
- Possibility of Tropical Weather Adds to Worry at New Orleans Collapse Site
- Texas Insurance Department Issues Warning About Imelda-Soaked Vehicles
- Unstable Building, Cranes Hamper Rescue After New Orleans Hotel Collapse
- Formosa Plastics Agrees to Pay $50M to Settle Texas Water Pollution Suit
- Credit Rating of Texas’ Pinnacle National Insurance Co. Upgraded
Southeast News
- Florida Officials Say Insurers Not Doing Enough to Settle Hurricane Michael Claims
- Tennessee Reports 49 Cases of Lung Injury Linked to Vaping
- Florida CFO Patronis Appointed to FEMA National Advisory Council
- Timber Farmers in Florida Panhandle Face Tough Choices Year After Michael
- North Carolina to Create Program to Help Dorian Victims After FEMA Rejection
- Atlanta-Based Prime Risk Partners Joins EPIC Insurance Brokers
London on Top as Financial Center Despite Brexit
Firms shift assets but not many people or activities thus far.
West News
- California Governor’s OK of Cannabis Tax Bill Among Several Industry-Related Bills He Signed
- Authorities Looking for Cause of California Fuel Fire
- California-based Chip Maker Intel Paying $5M in Pay Discrimination Allegations
- Burnham Risk in California Names Huttinger Executive Vice President and Partner
- Higher Than Usual Number of Items Could be Added at California Surplus Export List Hearing
- Willis Towers Watson Adds Lyft’s Hurley in California
International News
- U.K. and EU Clinch 11th Hour Brexit Deal but Johnson Faces Parliament Hurdle
- EU-Based Britons Fuel Growth in Healthcare Insurance as Post-Brexit Fears Grow
- AXIS Capital Sets Clean Energy Policy Designed to Reduce Climate Risks
- Explosion at Chemical Plant in Southern China Kills at Least 4
- London-Based MGA Castel Specialty Enters Construction and Engineering Market
- BHSI Names 3 Product Line Leaders in Spain, Hired from RSA, Chubb and Allianz
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