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Rare decline in losses and significant premium growth in first 9 months.
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- Arrest Made in $1.4M Florida Comic Book Heist
- California’s Massive Wildfires Push Travelers to Seek Higher Premiums
- Former Iowa Agent Convicted of Insurance Fraud
- Arrivals at Newark Were Temporarily Halted Due to Reported Drone Sightings
- Maryland Family Sues for Up to $20M Over Man’s Death at Delaware Junk Yard
- New York City’s Global Excess Partners Promotes Cook to VP, Managing Director
- XPT Group Acquires New York City’s SVA Underwriting Services
- N.J. Congressman Introduces Bill Requiring Rail Safety Probe Notification
- Connecticut Insurance Department Recoups Nearly $8M
- PG&E in California Secures $5.5B in Credit and Loans to Operate During Bankruptcy
- Bayer Wants California Judge to Limit Evidence in Another Roundup Cancer Trial
- Winter Storm in Utah Leads to Avalanche, Crashes, Outages
- CopperPoint in Arizona Names Rachel Davis-Schultz SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
- California’s Massive Wildfires Push Travelers to Seek Higher Premiums
- Edison Trying to Shift Blame for California Mudslides
- California Lawmaker to Introduce Bill to Free up Funding for Retrofits
- Arrest Made in $1.4M Florida Comic Book Heist
- New Florida Gov Wants State Ban on Smokable Medical Marijuana Ended
- Shutdown Stalls West Virginia Recovery From 2016 Floods
- Brightway Adds Staplin as In-House Counsel, Promotes Maddox, Pollard
- Tornadoes Cause Damage in Alabama, Florida Panhandle
- $1.4M Batman Comic Collection Stolen from Florida Storage Unit
- Texas Sunset Board: Legislature Needs to Decide Nature of Windstorm Insurer
- Shofner Joins LP Risk in Texas as Director of Operations
- Oklahoma School District Settles Sexual Abuse Case for $3.5M
- BLS Survey Shows Louisiana Workplaces Among the Safest in 2017
- 3.6 Magnitude Quake Strikes Northwestern Oklahoma
- With Shutdown, Oklahoma’s Rural Fire Departments Fear Funding Issues
- Indiana’s United Health Actuarial Services Acquired by Risk Strategies
- Cannasure Hires Dharia as Client Service Director in Ohio
- Former Iowa Agent Convicted of Insurance Fraud
- K2 Insurance Acquires Assets, Operations of Nebraska’s Mid-America Risk Managers
- Ohio’s David Sichko Agency Joins Smith & Leavitt Insurance Services
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- Robot Detects Spill on Aisle 3 But Human Cleans It Up
- Here Comes the New Generation of Very Rich Americans
- J&J to Pay States $120 Million to Settle Hip Implant Marketing Claims
- AI-Driven MGA Clearcover Raises $43 Million; American Family Among Backers
- Travelers Partners with ASQ Underwriting on Transactional Risk Insurance
- AIG’s Strong Joins Tokio Marine as Business Innovation Officer
East News
- Arrivals at Newark Were Temporarily Halted Due to Reported Drone Sightings
- Maryland Family Sues for Up to $20M Over Man’s Death at Delaware Junk Yard
- New York City’s Global Excess Partners Promotes Cook to VP, Managing Director
- XPT Group Acquires New York City’s SVA Underwriting Services
- N.J. Congressman Introduces Bill Requiring Rail Safety Probe Notification
- Connecticut Insurance Department Recoups Nearly $8M
Midwest News
- Indiana’s United Health Actuarial Services Acquired by Risk Strategies
- Cannasure Hires Dharia as Client Service Director in Ohio
- Former Iowa Agent Convicted of Insurance Fraud
- K2 Insurance Acquires Assets, Operations of Nebraska’s Mid-America Risk Managers
- Ohio’s David Sichko Agency Joins Smith & Leavitt Insurance Services
- South Dakota’s Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Adds Williams, Jones
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Texas / South Central News
- Texas Sunset Board: Legislature Needs to Decide Nature of Windstorm Insurer
- Shofner Joins LP Risk in Texas as Director of Operations
- Oklahoma School District Settles Sexual Abuse Case for $3.5M
- BLS Survey Shows Louisiana Workplaces Among the Safest in 2017
- 3.6 Magnitude Quake Strikes Northwestern Oklahoma
- With Shutdown, Oklahoma’s Rural Fire Departments Fear Funding Issues
Southeast News
- Arrest Made in $1.4M Florida Comic Book Heist
- New Florida Gov Wants State Ban on Smokable Medical Marijuana Ended
- Shutdown Stalls West Virginia Recovery From 2016 Floods
- Brightway Adds Staplin as In-House Counsel, Promotes Maddox, Pollard
- Tornadoes Cause Damage in Alabama, Florida Panhandle
- $1.4M Batman Comic Collection Stolen from Florida Storage Unit
Job Firings Over Marijuana
Researchers say job loss may be an overlooked cost of marijuana use.
West News
- PG&E in California Secures $5.5B in Credit and Loans to Operate During Bankruptcy
- Bayer Wants California Judge to Limit Evidence in Another Roundup Cancer Trial
- Winter Storm in Utah Leads to Avalanche, Crashes, Outages
- CopperPoint in Arizona Names Rachel Davis-Schultz SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
- California’s Massive Wildfires Push Travelers to Seek Higher Premiums
- Edison Trying to Shift Blame for California Mudslides
- California Lawmaker to Introduce Bill to Free up Funding for Retrofits
International News
- France Fines Google $57M for Breaching EU’s Data Privacy Rules Under GDPR
- Commodities Broker Files $284M Suit Alleging Metals Fraud – in Echo of Natixis/Marex Case
- Ship in Black Sea Fire Was Denied Port Entry over U.S. Sanctions Risk: Reuters
- Accounting Fraud Pushes UK’s Patisserie Valerie into Insolvency
- Volvo Recalls 200,000 Cars to Fix Potential Fuel Leakage Problem
- Danske Money Laundering Scandal Damages Denmark’s Reputation: Regulator
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