FEMA to Texans with Post-Harvey Group Flood Insurance: Plan for Standard Coverage February 27, 2020 Following Hurricane Harvey in late August 2017, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued three-year group flood insurance policies (GFIPs) to...
Time Is Now for Agents to Address Privacy of Customer Data February 27, 2020 By Tom Wetzel New regulations, insurer pressure and growing consumer alarm about online security will force agents to act this year to protect...
Cause of Fire that Destroyed Businesses in Minnesota Town Still Unknown February 27, 2020 Investigators worked to learn what caused a massive fire that wiped out part of downtown Alexandria in western Minnesota. More...
IMA Group Acquires Behavioral Health Firm PsyBar February 27, 2020 Tarrytown, N.Y-based employment services firm The IMA Group (IMA) has acquired PsyBar, a specialty provider of behavioral health, independent medical...
Windhaven Insurance Ceasing Operations, Assets to be Auctioned Off February 27, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Auto and home insurer Windhaven Insurance has alerted its agents and employees in Florida that it is winding down the...
California Wildfire Victims Fear They’ll Be Last in Payout February 27, 2020 By Michael Liedtke and Daisy Nguyen A $13.5 billion settlement between victims of California’s catastrophic wildfires and the utility blamed for causing them was supposed to...
Congress Urged to Uphold, Not Override, State Privacy Laws February 27, 2020 By Nandita Bose California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Tuesday sent a letter to four top U.S. lawmakers urging them not to pre-empt...
AM Best Downgrades Argo’s Credit Ratings After a Disappointing Q4 February 27, 2020 By Mark Hollmer Argo Group International Holdings, already reeling from a tough 2019 fourth quarter and year, now must deal with downgraded credit...
Supreme Court Rejects Stricter Deadline for Employee Claims Against Retirement Plans February 27, 2020 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to back stricter deadlines for workers to sue retirement plans over alleged mismanagement,...
Broker Investor Group Selects 12 Insurtechs for First Cohort February 27, 2020 BrokerTech Ventures, an investor group and accelerator program led by nine insurance brokerages, has selected 12 insurtechs for its first...