Louisiana 2020 Hurricane Insured Claim Costs Still Rising April 30, 2021 Insurers have increased by 25% since the end of last year estimates of the claims costs for three hurricanes that...
People Moves: InterWest Names Espinosa Senior Director in California, IMA Adds Washington to Executive Leadership April 30, 2021 InterWest Insurance Services has named Brad Espinosa senior director in its surety division. He will be based in Sacramento, Calif.,...
Watchdog Warns Withdrawal of Actuarial Principles Could Harm Consumers April 30, 2021 By Alwyn Scott U.S. regulators should strengthen their oversight of insurers to prevent potential overcharging and discrimination in selling coverage for cars and...
China Continues Crackdown on Fintech Firms April 30, 2021 By Tony Munroe and Cheng Leng BEIJING — Chinese financial watchdogs on Thursday summoned 13 internet platforms engaged in finance business, including heavyweights Tencent and ByteDance,...
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Against Affluent Montana Club April 30, 2021 By Matthew Brown Dozens of Jamaican citizens recruited to work as cooks, servers and housekeepers at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich...
Uber, Lyft, Other Gig Firms Worried About U.S. Push to Reclassify Workers as Employees April 30, 2021 By Tina Bellon Under growing threat by a new U.S. administration insistent on reclassifying ride-hail and food delivery workers as employees with full...
HG Holdings to Acquire National Consumer Title Insurer From Southern Fidelity April 30, 2021 North Carolina-based HG Holdings said it has agreed to acquire 100% of the equity of Florida-based National Consumer Title Insurance...
Halfway Done, Georgia Shipwreck Demolition Still Months Away from Completion April 29, 2021 By Russ Bynum Demolition of a cargo ship that overturned on the Georgia coast reached the halfway mark Monday as a towering crane...
Commentary: Proposed Florida PIP Repeal a Bad Deal for Consumers, Industry April 29, 2021 By Don Moser While the intent may be good, a bill currently under consideration by the Florida Legislature will be disastrous for the...
Texas House Passes Bill That Would Expand State’s Medical Cannabis Program April 29, 2021 By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune The Texas House gave approval on April 28 to a bill that would expand the state’s medical cannabis program to...