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Insurance Survey: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry?

Jun 4 2020 // No matter where you work in the P/C insurance industry, your experience is important. How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting you now? Going forward? What do you expect to change? When will you be ready to travel? How do...

EPA Report: North Carolina Chemours Plant Chemical Release Went Unchecked for Years

Jun 3 2020 // Environmental regulators did not inspect a North Carolina chemical facility for eight years even though it was under a federal agreement to prevent the release of a potentially toxic substance known as PFAS. WRAL reports...

Hawaii Survey Says Doctors Struggling Under New Payment Plan

Jun 3 2020 // A survey of Hawaii primary health care providers reveals struggles to stay in business following changes to compensation by the state’s largest insurer. More than 80% of providers surveyed believe the Hawaii Medical...

How Florida’s Strained Insurance Market is Facing COVID-19, Hurricane Season

Jun 3 2020 // From the threat of insurer ratings downgrades to mounting carrier losses because of excessive litigation to increasing insurance rates, Florida’s insurance market got off to a rocky start in 2020. Then came the...

Insurance Survey: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry?

Jun 3 2020 // No matter where you work in the P/C insurance industry, your experience is important. How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting you now? Going forward? What do you expect to change? When will you be ready to travel? How do...

Maine Believes Increase in Unemployment Claims Tied to Fraud

Jun 2 2020 // Another 24,500 individuals have filed initial claims for unemployment benefits last week – more than double the number of claims the previous week, the Maine Department of Labor said Thursday. The large number of...

Insurance Survey Asks: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry?

Jun 2 2020 // How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting you and your work? Now and going forward? No matter where you work in the P/C insurance industry, your experience is important. Learn how your experience compares with that of your...

Pandemic-Hit Re/insurers Expect a Costly Hurricane Season – and Rates Are Rising

Jun 1 2020 // The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season on Monday could signal more steep losses for insurers and reinsurers, already battered by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their underwriting and investment...

Less Cars Doesn’t Equate to Fewer Fatalities During Coronavirus Quarantine. Fatality Rate Up 14%.

Jun 1 2020 // As Americans have been driving less and covering fewer miles, the emptier roads have become more lethal. Preliminary data from the National Safety Council indicate a year-over-year 14% jump in fatality rates per miles...

Insurance Survey Asks: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry?

May 29 2020 // How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting you and your work? Now and going forward? No matter where you work in the P/C insurance industry, your experience is important. Learn how your experience compares with that of your...

Insurance Survey Asks: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry?

May 29 2020 // How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life and your work? Now and going forward? No matter where you work in the P/C insurance industry, your experience is important. Learn how your experience compares with that...

Survey: Florida Residents More Concerned for Hurricane Season Amid Pandemic

May 29 2020 // As Florida gets ready to officially start hurricane season, a new survey shows a majority of residents are more concerned for this year’s potential storms than in previous years, given the simultaneous continuing...

Texas Unemployment Rate Hits 12.8% in April, Worst on Record

May 27 2020 // The state’s April jobless rate was 12.8% — Texas’ worst monthly tally on record. That number, included in the Labor Department’s monthly report released on May 22, is the government’s clearest and...

Join the Big Coronavirus Survey for the Entire Property/Casualty Insurance Industry

May 27 2020 // How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting you, your life, your work and your industry? Now and going forward? No matter where you work in the P/C insurance industry, your experience is important. Learn how your experience...

Pacific Hurricane Forecast Complicated by Coronavirus

May 22 2020 // The Central Pacific basin including Hawaii should expect to see between two and six tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said this week. The annual National Weather Service prediction came as wary...

Roads Are Emptier But Riskier During Coronavirus Quarantine. Fatality Rate Up 14%.

May 21 2020 // As Americans have been driving less and covering fewer miles, the emptier roads have become more lethal. Preliminary data from the National Safety Council indicate a year-over-year 14% jump in fatality rates per miles...

Report: Regulators Sat on Complaint as Virus Outbreak Grew at Iowa Plant

May 19 2020 // State safety regulators declined to inspect an Iowa pork plant after receiving a complaint alleging workers were exposed to the coronavirus in crowded conditions — a decision that critics said allowed a burgeoning...

Gaps in Coverage Remain Despite Most Firms Having Some Cyber Liability Insurance: Survey

May 18 2020 // The majority of businesses are insured against traditional cyber risks, such as breaches of personal information, but most remain vulnerable to emerging risks, such as malware and ransomware, revealing a potential gap in...

Insurtechs Will Not Shape the Industry’s Future Alone

May 18 2020 // Insurtech was once the Wild West of the insurance industry. Many of Insurtech’s early players came from outside insurance after observing the industry struggle to deliver what was, in their view, a competitive...

COVID-19 Clouding Cannabis Industry Pitfalls Amid Upbeat Outlook

May 18 2020 // The cannabis industry is being affected by COVID-19 much like other business sectors, but the complexities of this budding industry make its eventual recovery from the pandemic and ensuing economic fallout even harder to...