Casualty Losses to Drive 2019 Rate Firming
WTW cites ‘relentless loss activity’ in liability lines.
FEMA to Renew Private Reinsurance Program
Seeks quotes for $2 billion to backup flood insurance losses.
- Solutions to Wildfires in Time of Climate Change Are Costly, Unpopular
- QBE North America Sells National Farmers Union to National General
- How Insurance Industry Might React to ‘New Normal’ of California’s Historic Wildfires
- Marsh Forms Specialty Business, ‘Marsh-JLT Specialty;’ Names Executive Team
- PG&E’s Camp Wildfire Liabilities Could Exceed Renewed Insurance
- California Wildfire Insured Losses at Billions of Dollars and Climbing
- Former Connecticut Altar Boy Sues Church Over Alleged Sexual Abuse
- Pennsylvania Insurance Department Plans Review of Two Workers’ Comp Filings
- New York’s SterlingRisk Insurance Hires Jones as Vice President
- Ex-Cafe Manager in Connecticut Ordered to Repay Owner $200K
- New York Man Charged With More Than $15K in Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Brown & Brown of Massachusetts Acquires Assets of Rodman Insurance Agency
- Insurance Agent at Heart of Heartbreaking California Wildfire
- Jury Finds J&J Not Liable in Talcum Powder Cancer Case in California
- PG&E’s Camp Wildfire Liabilities Could Exceed Renewed Insurance
- Hawaii Honeymooners Sue Over Hotel Workers Strike
- USG Adds Adame As A Producer in Arizona
- Wells Media Group Names Berg Sales And Marketing Coordinator
- North Carolina Ag Chief Says $250M in Aid Needed for Farmers After Florence
- Normandy Insurance of Florida Promotes Lieberman to VP of Sales, Marketing
- Jury Sides With Workers Sickened During Tennessee Coal Ash Cleanup
- Severe Weather Leads to Threat of Flooding in Alabama, Parts of Georgia
- Weather Service Confirms Several Tornadoes Hit Northeast Mississippi
- Maximum Adds Livingston to Team in Tampa, Florida
- Texas Automobile Insurance Plan to Raise Rates in 2019
- Researchers Raise Concerns About Texas Coastal Barrier Plan
- Lowack Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Dallas
- Awareness Campaign Aims to Curb Auto Burglaries/Thefts in Texas
- Texas Associates Insurors Adds Loaeza, Rodriguez in Employee Benefits Division
- Early Bills Filed for 2019 in Texas Include Insurance-Related Measures
- Hasten, Platek Tapped to Lead Victory Park Capital’s Insurance Investment Unit
- Iowa Adds New Insurance Producer Licensing Test Center at Camp Dodge
- Iowa’s Dubuque County Mulls Allowing ATVs on Public Roads
- Retired Players, NHL Reach Settlement in Concussion Lawsuit in Minnesota
- Ohio’s Scott Molino Agency Joins Smith & Leavitt Insurance Services
- ISMIE Mutual Insurance Partners with Osteopathic Associations on MPL Program
National News
- Cyber Expert Says Industry Over-Complicates Cyber Insurance
- Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Regulate Proxy Advisors
- New ISO Management Liability Program Targets Private Companies’ Increasing Risks
- Jury Finds J&J Not Liable in Talcum Powder Cancer Case in California
- Solutions to Wildfires in Time of Climate Change Are Costly, Unpopular
- National Hockey League Reaches $19M Concussions Settlement with Retired Players
- Seeman Holtz Agency Acquires Insurtech Goji
- Tesla Settles Most Sudden Acceleration Claims
- AIG, Carlyle Complete Deal Creating Run-Off Reinsurer, Fortitude Re
- Take1 Insurance to Offer Escape Room Coverage for Association Members
East News
- Former Connecticut Altar Boy Sues Church Over Alleged Sexual Abuse
- Pennsylvania Insurance Department Plans Review of Two Workers’ Comp Filings
- New York’s SterlingRisk Insurance Hires Jones as Vice President
- Ex-Cafe Manager in Connecticut Ordered to Repay Owner $200K
- New York Man Charged With More Than $15K in Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Brown & Brown of Massachusetts Acquires Assets of Rodman Insurance Agency
Midwest News
- Hasten, Platek Tapped to Lead Victory Park Capital’s Insurance Investment Unit
- Iowa Adds New Insurance Producer Licensing Test Center at Camp Dodge
- Iowa’s Dubuque County Mulls Allowing ATVs on Public Roads
- Retired Players, NHL Reach Settlement in Concussion Lawsuit in Minnesota
- Ohio’s Scott Molino Agency Joins Smith & Leavitt Insurance Services
- ISMIE Mutual Insurance Partners with Osteopathic Associations on MPL Program
Tallying Losses from October's Global Cats
Hurricane Michael, Italy’s floods, Asia’s typhoon YuTu among costliest.
Texas / South Central News
- Texas Automobile Insurance Plan to Raise Rates in 2019
- Researchers Raise Concerns About Texas Coastal Barrier Plan
- Lowack Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Dallas
- Awareness Campaign Aims to Curb Auto Burglaries/Thefts in Texas
- Texas Associates Insurors Adds Loaeza, Rodriguez in Employee Benefits Division
- Early Bills Filed for 2019 in Texas Include Insurance-Related Measures
Southeast News
- North Carolina Ag Chief Says $250M in Aid Needed for Farmers After Florence
- Worker Killed in North Carolina Industrial Accident at MillerCoors Plant
- Normandy Insurance of Florida Promotes Lieberman to VP of Sales, Marketing
- Jury Sides With Workers Sickened During Tennessee Coal Ash Cleanup
- Severe Weather Leads to Threat of Flooding in Alabama, Parts of Georgia
- Weather Service Confirms Several Tornadoes Hit Northeast Mississippi
Pennsylvania Charges 60 with Insurance Fraud
AG competes statewide sweep covering multiple types of insurance.
West News
- Insurance Agent at Heart of Heartbreaking California Wildfire
- Jury Finds J&J Not Liable in Talcum Powder Cancer Case in California
- PG&E’s Camp Wildfire Liabilities Could Exceed Renewed Insurance
- Hawaii Honeymooners Sue Over Hotel Workers Strike
- USG Adds Adame As A Producer in Arizona
- Wells Media Group Names Berg Sales And Marketing Coordinator
International News
- New Global Insurance Accounting Rule Could Be Delayed One Year
- SCOR Forces Board Resignation of CEO of Covéa (Biggest Shareholder, Spurned Suitor)
- UK’s RSA Plans to Exit Three London-Based Global Business Lines
- Biggest Airline Data Breach Lasted for Months, Confirms Cathay Pacific
- Willis Towers Watson Opens Office in Kazakhstan for Re/Insurance Business
- Ageas Agrees to Acquire 40% Stake in India Non-Life insurer RSGI
- Threat of Cyber Attack Keeps One UK Energy Executive Awake at Night
- AIG, Carlyle Complete Deal Creating Run-Off Reinsurer, Fortitude Re
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