P/C Insurers Pulled Off Underwriting Turnaround
Rare decline in losses and significant premium growth in first 9 months.
Boston’s Great Molasses Flood of 1919
Giant tank with 2.3 million gallons of molasses flattened a neighborhood within seconds.
- Insurance Agents Assured of Trump Pass-Through Tax Break Under Final Treasury Rule
- 2 Markel CATCo Execs Leave After Reserves Inquiry Unveils ‘Personal Relationship’
- Marsh & McLennan Agency to Acquire Bouchard Insurance of Florida
- California’s Massive Wildfires Push Travelers to Seek Higher Premiums
- Here Comes the New Generation of Very Rich Americans
- Travelers Grew Q4 Profit Despite California Wildfire, Hurricane Michael Losses
- 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
- Bayer Wants California Judge to Limit Evidence in Another Roundup Cancer Trial
- 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
- Alliant in California Forms Partnership with PSP Investments
- Driverless Shuttle Making Debut in Utah State Capitol
- 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
- Marsh & McLennan Agency to Acquire Bouchard Insurance of Florida
- Investigators Probe Gas Leaks at South Carolina Apartment Complex
- Texas Sunset Board: Legislature Needs to Decide Nature of Windstorm Insurer
- 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
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Interstate Insurance Underwriters in Louisiana
- Oklahoma Securities Agency’s Computer Files Breached, Firm Says
- Indiana’s United Health Actuarial Services Acquired by Risk Strategies
- Cannasure Hires Dharia as Client Service Director in Ohio
- Former Iowa Insurance 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
National News
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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
- AIG’s Strong Joins Tokio Marine as Business Innovation Officer
- Travelers Grew Q4 Profit Despite California Wildfire, Hurricane Michael Losses
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 Insurance 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
- 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
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Interstate Insurance Underwriters in Louisiana
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
- Marsh & McLennan Agency to Acquire Bouchard Insurance of Florida
- Investigators Probe Gas Leaks at South Carolina Apartment Complex
Job Firings Over Marijuana
Researchers say job loss may be an overlooked cost of marijuana use.
West News
- Bayer Wants California Judge to Limit Evidence in Another Roundup Cancer Trial
- 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
- Alliant in California Forms Partnership with PSP Investments
- Driverless Shuttle Making Debut in Utah State Capitol
- 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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