7 Areas of D&O Liability to Watch in 2019
Woodruff-Sawyer’s Huskins sees mergers, #metoo, cyber on the risk horizon.
Big Tech Flirted with Insurance in 2018
Google, Amazon renewed interest in insurance, sparked speculation future.
- Trump EPA Chief Tells Senators Climate Change ‘Not the Greatest Crisis’
- Markel Faces Investor Lawsuit Over CATCo Loss Reserves
- Research Suggests Marijuana Users More Likely to Be Fired or Laid Off
- Deploying Drones, 3D Printing to Reduce Secondary Accidents at Crash Sites
- Kansas Insurance Department Issues Alert on Potential Auto Insurance Scam
- New York, New Jersey Governors Set 2019 Goals to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
- Mass. SJC Says Police Can Make Drugged Driving Arrest Based on Observations
- New York, New Jersey Governors Set 2019 Goals to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
- Cuomo Proposes Banning Stretch Limos from New York Roads
- Kaplansky Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ KW Insurance
- Family Behind Purdue Pharma Pushed Opioid Marketing, Massachusetts Says
- Cuomo Criticizes Predatory Lending Approach Involving New York Courts
- 3-in-5 Californians Cite Housing Displacement Issues After Severe Weather Events: Poll
- 3.7M Earthquake Hits Northern California
- Woodruff Sawyer in California Names Mckenna National Healthcare Practice Leader
- Bhatia Joins California’s Preferred Employers Insurance as Sr. Underwriter
- Montana Hospital Pays $10M to Settle Suit Over Radiology Services
- Mudslide, Traffic Snarls Accompany 1st of Expected SoCal Storms
- North Carolina Businesses Without Workers’ Comp Coverage Fined $3.2M
- Kentucky Distillery Employee Dies After Falling from Facility Walkway
- South Carolina Lawmakers Try to Legalize Medical Marijuana, Again
- Cabrillo Coastal Launches Flood Coverage for Dwelling Fire Policies in Florida
- Kentucky High Court Finds Medical Malpractice Review Panels Unconstitutional
- New Florida Gov Signs Order to Fight Algae, Red Tide
- Normandy Insurance Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage to Texas
- AIG’s Bernal Joins AXA XL’s Broker/Client Management Team in Texas
- Rich Joins EPIC Insurance Brokers in Houston
- Johnson & Johnson Acquires Louisiana’s Strickland General Agency
- NetVU’s Ambers Named Chief Growth Officer at AVYST in Dallas
- 4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Oklahoma
- Michigan Senate GOP Priority: Cutting Car Insurance Rates
- Brown & Brown Subsidiary Acquires Illinois’ Izzo Insurance Services
- AM Best: Credit Ratings of Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Downgraded
- RLI Promotes Kirk, Schick Within Surety Group
- Fox Takes Over as Michigan Insurance Department Director
- Cities Sue Companies over Sealant Pollution in Minnesota Ponds
National News
- Enviro Risks, Climate Change Lead Concerns in World Economic Report
- Deploying Drones, 3D Printing to Reduce Secondary Accidents at Crash Sites
- Trump EPA Chief Tells Senators Climate Change ‘Not the Greatest Crisis’
- Research Suggests Marijuana Users More Likely to Be Fired or Laid Off
- Markel Faces Investor Lawsuit Over CATCo Loss Reserves
- New Zodiac Insurance D&O Policy Targets Small Global Financial Institutions
- Finchum Named Head of MetLife Auto & Home
East News
- Mass. SJC Says Police Can Make Drugged Driving Arrest Based on Observations
- New York, New Jersey Governors Set 2019 Goals to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
- Cuomo Proposes Banning Stretch Limos from New York Roads
- Kaplansky Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ KW Insurance
- Family Behind Purdue Pharma Pushed Opioid Marketing, Massachusetts Says
- Cuomo Criticizes Predatory Lending Approach Involving New York Courts
Midwest News
- Michigan Senate GOP Priority: Cutting Car Insurance Rates
- Brown & Brown Subsidiary Acquires Illinois’ Izzo Insurance Services
- AM Best: Credit Ratings of Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Downgraded
- RLI Promotes Kirk, Schick Within Surety Group
- Fox Takes Over as Michigan Insurance Department Director
- Cities Sue Companies over Sealant Pollution in Minnesota Ponds
Insurers Sue California Utility Over Wildfires
Allstate, State Farm, USAA lawsuits are on top of ones by victims.
Texas / South Central News
- Normandy Insurance Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage to Texas
- AIG’s Bernal Joins AXA XL’s Broker/Client Management Team in Texas
- Rich Joins EPIC Insurance Brokers in Houston
- Johnson & Johnson Acquires Louisiana’s Strickland General Agency
- NetVU’s Ambers Named Chief Growth Officer at AVYST in Dallas
- 4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Oklahoma
Southeast News
- North Carolina Businesses Without Workers’ Comp Coverage Fined $3.2M
- Kentucky Distillery Employee Dies After Falling from Facility Walkway
- South Carolina Lawmakers Try to Legalize Medical Marijuana, Again
- Cabrillo Coastal Launches Flood Coverage for Dwelling Fire Policies in Florida
- Kentucky High Court Finds Medical Malpractice Review Panels Unconstitutional
- New Florida Gov Signs Order to Fight Algae, Red Tide
Wildfires, Michael Top 2018's Costliest Disasters
Munich Re calls for action on building codes, land use to mitigate losses.
West News
- 3-in-5 Californians Cite Housing Displacement Issues After Severe Weather Events: Poll
- 3.7M Earthquake Hits Northern California
- Woodruff Sawyer in California Names Mckenna National Healthcare Practice Leader
- Bhatia Joins California’s Preferred Employers Insurance as Sr. Underwriter
- Montana Hospital Pays $10M to Settle Suit Over Radiology Services
- Mudslide, Traffic Snarls Accompany 1st of Expected SoCal Storms
International News
- Failure to Mitigate Climate Change, Cyber Attacks Are Top Global Threats: WEF
- Brexit Update: City of London Prepares for Worst, Hopes for Best
- Germany, China Discuss Ways to Improve Market Access for Insurers, Banks
- Guy Carpenter Forms New Division, Makes Post-JLT Merger Leadership Appointments
- Severe Weather in Canada Cost Insurers C$1.9 Billion in 2018: IBC
- Final Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Friederike/David Estimated at €1.7B: PERILS
Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns
- We Need Your Voice
- When Words Collide: A Year Long Academy Event
- Is That the Message You Were Trying to Send?
- California Wildfires: Where Do We Go From Here?
- Holiday Policy Language: Christmas 2018 Edition
- Take a day and STOP, Part 3
