Allstate’s Growth Plan Includes Shift in Agent Commissions
Insurer also plans to boost its advertising spend.
Gaining Risk Manager Seat at Technology’s Table
RIMS President Langone sees risk management as part of strategy for tech firms.
- Everest Insurance Adds 4 Underwriters to E&S Casualty Excess Group
- Atlantic Casualty to Create 83 Jobs, Invest $11.8M in North Carolina Operations
- California Commissioner, Lawmakers Intro ‘Hardened Homes’ Wildfire Bill Requiring Admitted Market to Offer Coverage
- Employment Liability Insurers See Plenty to Worry About, From Biometrics to Harassment
- Homeland Security Reports Ransomware Attack Shut Gas Pipeline Facility for Two Days
- Swiss Re’s iptiQ and IKEA Partner to Offer Home insurance
- New Jersey Mall Worker Seriously Injured in 30-Foot Fall from Roof
- Risk Strategies Acquires Virginia’s UNIRISC
- Abrams Fensterman Brings Insurance Defense Group to Brooklyn
- Massachusetts Chemical Plant Re-Opens a Day After a Series of Explosions
- Suit Alleges Ex-Pharmacist in Pennsylvania Fired for Not Trying Medical Marijuana
- Insurance Office of America Merges with New Jersey’s RDA Benefit Services
- Icy Roads Caused Dozens of Crashes in Utah
- Insurance Underwriter Enters Race for Montana State Auditor
- California Commissioner, Lawmakers Intro ‘Hardened Homes’ Wildfire Bill Requiring Admitted Market to Offer Coverage
- RIMS Workshop at University of Southern California Drawing Broader Insurance Professional Audience
- Group Sues California Commissioner over Public Records of Dealings with Insurance Executives
- Washington Senate Advances Data Privacy Rules
- Soggy Neighborhoods Under Flash-Flood Warning in Mississippi
- Atlantic Casualty to Create 83 Jobs, Invest $11.8M in North Carolina Operations
- Salvage Firm Wants Judge to Halt Removal of Capsized Cargo Ship in Georgia
- Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services Adds 3 Agencies to Florida Network
- HCI Approved by Florida Regulator to Replace Anchor P&C Coverage for 43K Insureds
- Officials Warn Mississippi Flooding Could Worsen as Water Continues to Rise
- Texas Windstorm Insurer Sets Funding at $4.2 Billion for 2020 Cat Year
- Refinery Fire Doused in South Texas, No Injuries
- Viewpoint: 3 Ways Technology Makes Insurance Broker RFP Responses Easier
- Trial Over Arkema Chemical Plant Fire During Harvey Set to Begin
- Louisiana Student Hospitalized After Pushup Punishment Awarded $183K
- In Houston, a City with No Zoning, Warehouse Blast Prompts Safety Debate
- United Fire in Iowa Reports 4Q Earnings Loss
- Fire Destroys 3 Businesses in Busy South Dakota Town
- Suit: Iowa’s Drake U., Fraternity Negligent in Dangerous Hazing Event
- Viewpoint: 3 Ways Technology Makes Insurance Broker RFP Responses Easier
- Ohio Bill Would Make Using Hand-Held Device While Driving a Primary Offense
- Iowa District to Pay $4.8M to Settle Suit Over Deadly School Bus Fire
National News
- Employment Liability Insurers See Plenty to Worry About, From Biometrics to Harassment
- Justice Department Targets Internet Firms’ Liability Shield
- The State of Autonomous Driving: Shuttles vs. Moonshots in Big Stakes Race
- Homeland Security Reports Ransomware Attack Shut Gas Pipeline Facility for Two Days
- 4Q Earnings Briefs: Trupanion, United Fire, Fidelity National
- RLI to Offer Samsara IoT Loss Control Services to Trucking, Commercial Auto Clients
- Everest Insurance Adds 4 Underwriters to E&S Casualty Excess Group
East News
- New Jersey Mall Worker Seriously Injured in 30-Foot Fall from Roof
- Risk Strategies Acquires Virginia’s UNIRISC
- Abrams Fensterman Brings Insurance Defense Group to Brooklyn
- Massachusetts Chemical Plant Re-Opens a Day After a Series of Explosions
- Suit Alleges Ex-Pharmacist in Pennsylvania Fired for Not Trying Medical Marijuana
- Insurance Office of America Merges with New Jersey’s RDA Benefit Services
Midwest News
- United Fire in Iowa Reports 4Q Earnings Loss
- Fire Destroys 3 Businesses in Busy South Dakota Town
- Suit: Iowa’s Drake U., Fraternity Negligent in Dangerous Hazing Event
- Viewpoint: 3 Ways Technology Makes Insurance Broker RFP Responses Easier
- Ohio Bill Would Make Using Hand-Held Device While Driving a Primary Offense
- Iowa District to Pay $4.8M to Settle Suit Over Deadly School Bus Fire
How Comparing Prices Lowers Drug Costs
Favors lowest prices to patients over highest rebates to benefit managers.
Texas / South Central News
- Texas Windstorm Insurer Sets Funding at $4.2 Billion for 2020 Cat Year
- Refinery Fire Doused in South Texas, No Injuries
- Viewpoint: 3 Ways Technology Makes Insurance Broker RFP Responses Easier
- Trial Over Arkema Chemical Plant Fire During Harvey Set to Begin
- Louisiana Student Hospitalized After Pushup Punishment Awarded $183K
- In Houston, a City with No Zoning, Warehouse Blast Prompts Safety Debate
Southeast News
- Soggy Neighborhoods Under Flash-Flood Warning in Mississippi
- Atlantic Casualty to Create 83 Jobs, Invest $11.8M in North Carolina Operations
- Salvage Firm Wants Judge to Halt Removal of Capsized Cargo Ship in Georgia
- Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services Adds 3 Agencies to Florida Network
- HCI Approved by Florida Regulator to Replace Anchor P&C Coverage for 43K Insureds
- Officials Warn Mississippi Flooding Could Worsen as Water Continues to Rise
UK, EU Still at Odds Over Market Access
Britain left the EU last month. Its financial firms will lose privileged access to EU customers.
West News
- Icy Roads Caused Dozens of Crashes in Utah
- Insurance Underwriter Enters Race for Montana State Auditor
- California Commissioner, Lawmakers Intro ‘Hardened Homes’ Wildfire Bill Requiring Admitted Market to Offer Coverage
- RIMS Workshop at University of Southern California Drawing Broader Insurance Professional Audience
- Group Sues California Commissioner over Public Records of Dealings with Insurance Executives
- Washington Senate Advances Data Privacy Rules
International News
- World Bank Pandemic Bond Losing Value, Facing Criticism as Coronavirus Spreads
- UK Issues Severe Flood Warnings as Rivers Peak After Storm Dennis
- FACTBOX: China Takes Steps to Bolster Coronavirus-Hit Economy
- Global Warming Creating ‘Irreversible’ Ice Melt in Antarctica: Scientist
- Argo Group Appoints Bradley as Chairman; Rehnberg Named CEO
- 12 Chinese Insurers Co-Launch Coverage for Businesses Hit by Coronavirus
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