National News for October 2017
- Winans Joins Kimball Hughes PR
- AIG Renames Tech-Focused Commercial Insurance Unit Blackboard
- Why States Should Drop Insurance Anti-Rebating Laws: Viewpoint
- Summerville to Head Swiss Re Casualty, Financial and Professional Services for North America
- Shareholder Activists Press Drug Firms on Business Risks of Opioid Crisis
- Test Program Will Alert Owners of Unrepaired Vehicle Recalls
- Investors in Litigation Financing Target Commercial Auto
- QBE Invests in, Links With, Machine Learning InsurTech Startup RiskGenius
- Iron-Excess Names 3 to Specialty Casualty Posts for U.S., London
- Top Technology Investments of Workers’ Compensation Carriers: Novarica
- HR Departments Often Ill-Equipped to Handle Sexual Harassment Claims: Viewpoint
- Not All Expect Hurricanes to Bring 2018 P/C Insurance Hard Market
- What CVS-Aetna Deal Could Mean for Pharmacy Benefit Managers
- U.S. Wants Help Removing Regulations Blocking Autonomous Vehicles
- AIG Expanding Commercial Casualty Policies to Include Cyber Coverage
- Chubb Reports Q3 Loss Due to Catastrophes; CEO Greenberg Sees Prices Firming
- CVS Health Reported in Talks to Buy Aetna
- What Trump Declaring Opioid Crisis a Public Health Emergency Means
- Insurtech Zenefits, Co-Founder to Pay $1M for Misleading Investors
- AIG, Insurer for Disney/ABC, Balks at Paying Part of ‘Pink Slime’ Settlement
- Global Re/Insurers Seek Premium Hikes After Costly 3rd Quarter
- K&K Releases New Insurance Program for Air Shows
- U.S. Cities Ranked Most Vulnerable to Coastal Floods Due to Climate Change
- Marsh & McLennan Total Revenues Up 7% in Q3
- How Employers Can Help Make Workers’ Compensation Work
- Equifax, Wells Fargo May Still Face Class Actions Despite Wall Street Arbitration Win
- 18 States Denied Bid for Emergency Order to Restore Obamacare Subsidies
- U.S. to Expand Testing of Drones
- Best Areas in U.S. to Live to Avoid Natural Disasters
- New Online Weather Insurance Program Available from Abacus Insurance Brokers
- Markel Launches Primary Coverage for Biomedical, Life Sciences Companies
- Government Report Finds Climate Change Costing Taxpayers Billions Each Year
- Brit Global Specialty Adds Nationwide’s Mocio to U.S. Cyber Team
- Insurance Customers Slow to Adopt Mobile Claims Apps: J.D. Power
- Senate Joins House in Passing $36.5B Disaster Aid with Flood Insurance Funds
- Congress Kills Obama Ban on Forced Arbitration in Battle Against Class Actions
- Lockton Appointed Program Administrator of Swiss Re Lawyers PL Program
- Autonomy Getting Closer: Consumers Learning to Trust New Auto Safety Features
- Bipartisan Bill Would Give Small Businesses a Tax Credit for Employee Training
- Former Connecticut Regulator Leonardi Joins AIG in Public Policy Post
- The Case of the $25,000 Toy Model Car
- Senate Expected to Pass $36.5B Disaster Aid Bill Including Flood Insurance Funds
- Another Johnson Talc Cancer Verdict Reversed; Judge Cites Trial Errors, Jury Misconduct
- U.S. Warns of Hacker Attacks on Energy, Aviation, Manufacturing Industries
- Once-Stable P/C Insurance Lines Face Headwinds: Guy Carpenter
- Trump Nominee for Mine Safety Post Is Retired Coal Executive
- The Hartford to Buy Aetna Group Life, Disability Business for $1.45 Billion
- Opioid Abuse Has Leveled Off But Isn’t Declining: ASA Analysis
- Swiss Re Adds Management Liability Coverage for Non-Profits, Private Companies
- Zurich’s Mulligan to Lead Aon Benfield’s U.S. Cyber Practice Group
- How Middle Managers Coerce Employees into Deceiving Upper Management
- Insurance Agency M&A Continues at Fast Pace: OPTIS Partners
- Fighting Drivers of Commercial Auto Frequency, Severity
- U.S. Consumer Bureau Offers Rules for Financial Data Collection
- Congress Questions Youth Football League on Safety
- GM to Pay States $120 Million to Settle Ignition Switch Claims
- Travelers Insurance Reports Solid Q3 Results Despite $700M Cat Losses
- 5 Risk Management Associations to Develop Mutual Recognition of Certifications
- How Nondisclosure Agreements Protect Bosses Like Weinstein
- Assurant to Buy The Warranty Group for $2.5 Billion
- U.S. Healthcare Sector Plagued by Cyber Breaches Caused by Human Error: Beazley
- How to Make a Driverless Car Blameless
- Wells Media Names Simpson to Senior Strategist Post for Branded Content, Research
- How to Make Facebook Liable for Its Content: Viewpoint
- New York Marine & General Insured Las Vegas Festival Targeted by Shooter
- EPA Appears to Ease Nuke Radiation Safeguards for First Responders
- Progressive’s Flo Turned Into Chatbot
- Is Hyperloop Transportation Technology Feasible or Insurable?
- Cyber Security Specialists Warn Wi-Fi Vulnerable to Hacker Attacks
- Risk Cooperative Becomes Lloyd’s Coverholder for Cyber Insurance Facility
- Trump Pulls Support for Senators’ Bipartisan Deal to Save Obamacare Subsidies
- Distracted Driving Is More Deadly Than Data Shows: Special Report
- Court Reverses $72M J&J Talc Injury Verdict Citing Supreme Court
- K&K Launches General Liability Program for Yoga Instructors
- Common Reasons FEMA Denies Disaster Funds
- Freelance Workforce Keeps Growing, Increasingly by Choice
- Citing ‘Social Good,’ Insurer Lemonade Adds Restrictions to Firearms Coverage
- U.S. Homeowners’ Premiums Grow Despite Insurers’ Decreasing Return on Equity: Aon Benfield
- Berkley Regional Specialty to Rebrand as Berkley Aspire
- Carriers, Reinsurers Under Review as A.M. Best Changes Credit Rating Methodology
- AmWINS Acquiring 15 Insurance Programs from Willis Towers Watson
- Supreme Court to Rule on Email Privacy and Government’s Access to Servers
- Hiscox Re Offers Private Label Flood Insurance Endorsement for U.S. Insurers
- S&P No Longer Expects Global Re Rate Drops at Jan. 1
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Tailors Policy for Tesla Electric Car Drivers in U.S.
- FAA Can’t Keep Up with Requests for Drone Flights in Restricted Areas
- Insurance Journal, Insurance Careers Movement Partner on ‘Cool’ Job Contest for Under-40 Pros
- Trump Defends Killing Off Obamacare Subsidies; 18 States Sue in Uphill Battle
- How Insurers, Employers Can Help Close Income Gap in U.S.: Zurich Insurance Research
- Argo Names The Hartford’s Higley to Head U.S. Property, Inland Marine
- Jury Misconduct, Judge’s Mistake to Blame for $417M Talc Verdict, Argues J&J
- Lloyd’s Outlook Is Negative on Hurricane Losses; Ratings Affirmed: S&P
- Hurricane-Battered Flood Insurance Program In Need of Funding
- House Approves $36.5B Disaster Aid with Puerto Rico, Wildfires, Flood Insurance Funds
- Trump Ends Health Insurer Subsidy; Allows Association Health Plans, Expense Accounts
- Insurtech CoverWallet Secures $18.5 Million to Expand Small Business Insurance Platform
- $36.5 Billion House Disaster Aid Bill Includes Funds for Puerto Rico, Wildfires, Flood Insurance
- Gun Industry Immunity Again Tested with Las Vegas Shooting Lawsuit
- Supreme Court Hears Law on Human Rights Suits Against Firms
- Insurtech Lemonade Opens Its Sales Platform for All to Use
- How Aerial Imaging Is Speeding Hurricane Claims Settlements
- Future of Drone Industry Clouded by Panel’s Failure to Agree on Security
- It’s Complicated: U.S. Business Stance on China Over Intellectual Property Theft
- Waymo, Nonprofits Team Up for Safety Campaign on Self-Driving Cars
- Hanover Insurance Taps Roche for CEO as Zubretsky Departs for Molina
- Trump Administration Begins Repeal of Obama Clean Power Plan
- Las Vegas Shooting Victims Sue Bump Stock Manufacturers
- Supreme Court Turns Down Cases Testing Hacking Law
- ExpressScripts to Acquire Benefits Manager eviCore
- 10 Critical Job Skills of the Future
- Is It Time to Say So Long to Social Security Numbers?
- Trump Appointees Expected to Reorient Equal Employment Commission
- Insurers, Reinsurers Tally Maria, Irma, Harvey and Other Disaster Losses
- Traffic Accident Deaths Still Increasing as Distracted Driving Reports Decline
- Nobel Prize Awarded to ‘Nudge’ Theorist, Behavioral Economist Thaler
- White House $29B Disaster Aid Includes Flood Insurance Changes
- Why Mandating Cyber Reporting, Basic Coverage Makes Sense: Cyence Exec
- After Hurricane, Bond Insurer Drops Lawsuit Against Puerto Rico
- Estimated $2.5 Billion Gulf Coast Damage from Nate Less Than First Feared
- Sunday Update: Weakened Tropical Storm Nate Brings Rain, Tornado Warnings to South
- Q3 2017 Likely to Be One of Costliest for Natural Disasters: Aon Report
- P/C Insurer Software Provider Guidewire to Acquire Data Science Firm Cyence
- Gulf Coast on Hurricane Watch As Tropical Storm Nate Strengthens
- GM Says Driverless Cars Faultless in 6 Accidents in September
- Crowdsourced Insurer Rater Clearsurance Raises $4 Million
- Future Reports to Include Both Private, Public Flood Insurance Loss Estimates
- Wells Fargo C-Suite Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Fake Accounts: Judge
- Trump Wants to Halt Government Flood Insurance for New Homes in Flood Zones
- Insurtech Slice Raises $11.6M; Will Offer Its On-Demand Platform to Other Carriers
- Carpenter Appoints Yoder to Lead Global Innovation & Product Development
- Hurricane Cars Declared ‘Total Losses’ by Adjusters Are Now Back on Roads
- Trump Administration Seeks $29B in Hurricane Disaster Relief Funds
- U.S. Senate Panel Gives Green Light to Bill to Speed Use of Self-Driving Cars
- Starr Adds Commercial Auto Coverage for Aviation Insureds
- Workers’ Comp Costs and Benefits Decline as a Share of Payroll: Study
- AIG to Sell Medical Stop-Loss Operations to Tokio Marine HCC
- Insurtech Pie Insurance Eyes Slice of Workers’ Comp Market with $4.3M Funding and Pricing Tool
- Why the Insurance Industry Needs a Toothbrush and Other Notes from Record-Breaking InsureTech Connect Conference
- Where Trump’s Regulatory Rollback Is Having Impact
- Senators Quiz Wells Fargo CEO, Express Doubt Bank Will Change Ways
- Safety Groups Oppose Autonomous Driving Bill Backed by Car Makers
- Driver Concerns Over the Future of Autonomous Vehicles: AIG Study
- Social Issue Investors Pressuring Employers on Pay Equity and Paid Leave Policies
- States May Copy California’s Law to Give Employees Right to File Class Actions
- Wells Fargo CEO to Face Senators Over Consumer Lending, Auto Insurance Sales Scandals
- Supreme Court Justices Appear Split Over Employee Class Action Case
- Eyewitness to Destruction, Hope: TOPA Insurance CEO Shares Caribbean Hurricane Experiences
- Las Vegas Mass Shooting Raises Concerns Over Safety at Live Events
- Hurricane Claim Insurance Checks Drive New Car Sales
- Supreme Court to Decide Future of Workers’ Class Action Suits Against Employers
- Insuretech Connect Conference in Las Vegas to Go On as Scheduled
- Finance Industry Sues to End U.S. Rule Curbing Forced Arbitration for Consumers
- U.S. Regulator Lifts Systemic Risk Tag on Slimmed-Down AIG
- Court Overturns $663 Million Fraud Judgment Against Guardrail Maker Trinity
- New Association for Insurance Agency Networks Forming
- Puerto Rico Power Outage to Mean More Business Interruption Claims
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