Insurtech Investments Break New Records
Q1 had highest number of P/C insurtechs, highest funding, reports Willis Towers.
Claims from California Wildfires Top $12B
The state’s estimate is up $600 million from January.
- Insurance Agency Tragedy: 3 Hilb Group Executives Die in Plane Crash
- Why Employers Should Stop Hiring Based on Work History
- MGM Sees $800 Million Las Vegas Shooting Settlement; $751 Million Covered by Insurance
- State Farm Cuts Homeowners Rates by 14.4% in Florida
- Claims Insurtech Snapsheet Raises $29 Million to Expand Into All P/C Lines and Globally
- Hartford to Close on $2.1 Billion Acquisition of Navigators on May 23
- New York Firefighters Seek Insurance Payments for Ambulance Funding
- Massachusetts Restaurant Customers Warned of Potential Hepatitis Exposure
- Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Hires Stroili in New York City
- New Jersey Chemical Plant Fire Prompts Warnings, Bridge, Road Closures
- Baltimore to Get Property Sales Moving Amid Cyber Attack
- Is Sea Rise Wrecking Coastal Home Values? The Answer: Maybe
- Monarch E&S Insurance Services in California Names Romano Vice President
- Direct Written Premium Fell in California Workers’ Comp System in 2018
- Court Approves San Francisco’s Uber-Nuisance Probe
- Army Corps of Engineers Raises Risk Assessment on Southern California Dam
- Greenlight Re Invests in California Dispute Resolution Business Fairclaims
- Frederick H. DiMeo Acquires Ozwald and Speaker in California
- State Farm Cuts Homeowners Rates by 14.4% in Florida
- Country Star Travis Tritt’s Tour Bus Involved in Fatal Wreck in South Carolina
- Florida Gov Signs Bill Making Texting While Driving Primary Offense
- African American Strippers in Mississippi Awarded $3M in Discrimination Case
- Motorist Deaths Prompt Speed Limit Reduction on West Virginia Interstate
- Florida InsurTech HoneyQuote to Offer Technology Platform to Business Partners
- Tornadoes Rake Texas, Oklahoma, Plains
- New Orleans Council Backs Strong Short-Term Vacation Rental Limits
- Louisiana Court: Law Doesn’t Prohibit Forum Selection Clause in Commercial Policy
- Willis Towers Watson’s Ross and Team to Join Higginbotham in Oklahoma City
- Louisiana House Gives Nod to Medical Marijuana Inhaler Bill
- Austin Association of Insurance Professionals Installs 2018 Officers And Directors
- Safe Auto in Ohio Files Registration Statement with SEC for IPO
- Michigan Governor Not in Favor of Zero Coverage Option for Drivers
- Equal Pay Lawsuit Settled With Kansas School District
- Grinnell Mutual in Iowa Promotes Brunk and Augustin
- Missouri Statute Update Shields Insurers from Certain Bad Faith Litigation
- Ohio Launches Campaign Urging Safety Belt Use by Drivers
National News
- U.S. Post Office Testing Driverless Trucks Between 2 Cities
- Computerized Eyewear Looking for Success in Factories and Field
- Facing Complaints, McDonald’s Outlines New Anti-Harassment Policy
- Supreme Court Sends Merck Warning Label Case Back to Lower Court
- Zurich North America Names Winters Head of U.S. Commercial Insurance Sales
- Insurance Agency Tragedy: 3 Hilb Group Executives Die in Plane Crash
- Billionaire Paying Off College Students’ $40 Million Debt Has Ties to Insurance Industry
East News
- New York Firefighters Seek Insurance Payments for Ambulance Funding
- Massachusetts Restaurant Customers Warned of Potential Hepatitis Exposure
- Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Hires Stroili in New York City
- New Jersey Chemical Plant Fire Prompts Warnings, Bridge, Road Closures
- Baltimore to Get Property Sales Moving Amid Cyber Attack
- Is Sea Rise Wrecking Coastal Home Values? The Answer: Maybe
Midwest News
- Safe Auto in Ohio Files Registration Statement with SEC for IPO
- Michigan Governor Not in Favor of Zero Coverage Option for Drivers
- Equal Pay Lawsuit Settled With Kansas School District
- Grinnell Mutual in Iowa Promotes Brunk and Augustin
- Missouri Statute Update Shields Insurers from Certain Bad Faith Litigation
- Ohio Launches Campaign Urging Safety Belt Use by Drivers
Marsh/JLT Sues NFP, Alleges Poaching
Suits focus on 13 former employees of JLT’s real estate unit in California.
Texas / South Central News
- Tornadoes Rake Texas, Oklahoma, Plains
- New Orleans Council Backs Strong Short-Term Vacation Rental Limits
- Louisiana Court: Law Doesn’t Prohibit Forum Selection Clause in Commercial Policy
- Willis Towers Watson’s Ross and Team to Join Higginbotham in Oklahoma City
- Louisiana House Gives Nod to Medical Marijuana Inhaler Bill
- Austin Association of Insurance Professionals Installs 2018 Officers And Directors
Southeast News
- State Farm Cuts Homeowners Rates by 14.4% in Florida
- Country Star Travis Tritt’s Tour Bus Involved in Fatal Wreck in South Carolina
- Florida Gov Signs Bill Making Texting While Driving Primary Offense
- African American Strippers in Mississippi Awarded $3M in Discrimination Case
- Motorist Deaths Prompt Speed Limit Reduction on West Virginia Interstate
- Florida InsurTech HoneyQuote to Offer Technology Platform to Business Partners
U.S. to Require Drug List Prices in TV Ads
Trump Administration hopes ads will help drive down prices.
West News
- New Mexico Mayor’s Plan Would Bill Drivers for Emergency Costs
- Nevada Reaches Tentative Settlement Homeowners and Insurers in Wildfire Suit
- Monarch E&S Insurance Services in California Names Romano Vice President
- Direct Written Premium Fell in California Workers’ Comp System in 2018
- Court Approves San Francisco’s Uber-Nuisance Probe
- Army Corps of Engineers Raises Risk Assessment on Southern California Dam
International News
- UK Financial Services Industry Will Emerge Stronger from Brexit: Gov’t Ministers
- China’s Ant Financial Provides Health Coverage to 65 Million Clients for Pennies a Month
- MS Amlin Buys Equity Stake in Specialist Reinsurance MGA Envelop Risk
- Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Minority Stake in India’s Edelweiss Insurance Brokers
- Vale’s Gongo Soco Mine Tailings Dam Faces 10%-15% Risk of Collapse: Brazil Official
- Nigeria Raises Insurers’ Minimum Capital Requirement
- Sompo International Taps Pützer from Amlin as Head of Financial Lines in Germany
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