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
- Uber Driver Charged with Kidnapping New York Woman
- Travelers Q3 Profit More than Doubles on Lower Catastrophe Losses, Higher Premiums
- 15 Emerging Risks from Policies to Playgrounds, Sandboxes to Scooters
- Treasury Erases ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Label on Prudential
- National Safety Board Calls for Standards for Drugged Driving Tests
- 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
- Anti-Hazing Law in Penn State Student’s Name Goes to Governor
- Virginia’s Prosper Insurance Company to Expand Headquarters, Add 75 Jobs
- Everest Insurance Hires Pollert in New York City
- 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
- Insurer Group Hammers Claim that California Prop 103 Saved Drivers Billions
- 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
- Weaker Building Codes in Florida Panhandle Scrutinized After Michael
- Florida Red Tide Not Diminished by Hurricane Michael
- 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
- Texas Pilot Who Crashed Plane for Insurance Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme
- Louisiana Contractor Awarded $62M in Fertilizer Plant Lawsuit
- Floodwaters in Central Texas Destroy Bridge, Force Evacuations
- Texas DOT Report: Crashed Oklahoma School Bus Was Traveling Too Fast
- 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
- Nebraska City Sues Owner of Grain Elevator That Exploded
National News
- National Safety Board Calls for Standards for Drugged Driving Tests
- Tired Employees Common in Industries Using Shift Work
- How to Make Self-Driving Cars Safer on Roads with Humans
- 15 Emerging Risks from Policies to Playgrounds, Sandboxes to Scooters
- Treasury Erases ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Label on Prudential
- Applied Systems Acquires Benefits Software Firm Dynamis
- Travelers Q3 Profit More than Doubles on Lower Catastrophe Losses, Higher Premiums
East News
- 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
- Anti-Hazing Law in Penn State Student’s Name Goes to Governor
- Virginia’s Prosper Insurance Company to Expand Headquarters, Add 75 Jobs
- Everest Insurance Hires Pollert in New York City
Midwest News
- 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
- Nebraska City Sues Owner of Grain Elevator That Exploded
Latest Disasters May Shift Focus to Local Mitigation
Insurers, safety advocates hope for better efforts on mitigation, building codes.
Texas / South Central News
- 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
- Texas Pilot Who Crashed Plane for Insurance Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme
- Louisiana Contractor Awarded $62M in Fertilizer Plant Lawsuit
- Floodwaters in Central Texas Destroy Bridge, Force Evacuations
Southeast News
- 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
- Weaker Building Codes in Florida Panhandle Scrutinized After Michael
- Florida Red Tide Not Diminished by Hurricane Michael
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
- Insurer Group Hammers Claim that California Prop 103 Saved Drivers Billions
International News
- UK’s May Eyes Extension of Brexit Transition Period to Unlock Impasse with EU
- Swiss Re to Post ‘Large’ Q3 Losses from Italy Bridge Collapse, Natural Disasters
- Update: Liberty Mutual Conducts Strategic Review of Pembroke Managing Agency
- RenaissanceRe Estimates Q3 Claims Costs of $155M from Natural Catastrophes
- Gallagher Acquires UK Commercial Broker Portmore
- TigerRisk Adds Retro Specialist Hughes from Aon to London Retro Team
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
- Did You Just Ask That?
