National News for January 2019
- The Polar Vortex And Climate Change
- W.R. Berkley’s Reinsurance Results Falter
- Insurers with Best Service Win More Business from Independent Agents
- MMC Acquisition of JLT on Track to Close in Spring
- Judge Nixes $50 Million Yahoo Email Breach Settlement
- FEMA Renews $1.3 Billion Reinsurance Program with 28 Carriers
- Everest Launches Not-For-Profit Management Liability Policy
- CIA Says China, Russia Pose Biggest Cyber Attack Threats to U.S.
- Insurtech Geared to Autonomous Vehicle Coverage Grabs $5 Million in Funding
- Thefts, Scams of Cryptocurrencies Surge 400% to $1.7 Billion in 2018
- What to Know About Super Bowl’s Effects on Investments and Influenza
- Lawsuit Alleges Marriott Failure to Protect Employee Against Guests’ Sexual Misconduct
- Lawyer Suit Says FaceTime Eavesdropped on Talks with Client
- Irwin Siegel Agency Launches Active Assailant Insurance Program
- I.I.I. Adds Ruiz, NAIC’s Holeman to Communications Team
- Last Chance: Participate in the 2019 Agency Salary Survey
- Travel Insurer Allianz Predicts More New England Than Los Angeles Fans at Super Bowl
- Private Equity Again Drove Agency M&As in U.S., Canada in 2018: OPTIS
- Accenture Software Now Does What 40,000 Employees Used to Do
- Judge Denies Monsanto Bid to Block Certain Evidence from Roundup Trials
- Who Pays for Injuries Blamed on E-Scooters?
- Assessing Effects of Government Shutdown on Wildfires, Workforce, Research
- Small Businesses Under Scrutiny Over Classifying Independent Contractors
- How Cell Phone Use While Driving Is Changing
- Report Warns of Robots Taking Restaurant, Trucking, Clerical Jobs
- AmWINS Launches Social Engineering Crime Insurance Product
- Workers’ Compensation Insurtech Pie Insurance Enters 5 Additional States
- Why Many Americans Will Never Be Able to Retire: Viewpoint
- Boeing Sees Flying Cars Revolutionizing Urban Transportation, Package Delivery
- Progressive Embarks on Hiring Binge: 10,000 People in 2019
- Everest Insurance Adds Coverages to Life Sciences Product Offering
- Progressive Takes Aim at Multi-Line Insurers
- Sometimes Bad Things Happen in Sports That Lawsuits Can’t Remedy: Viewpoint
- Court Rules Federal Age Bias Law Protects Only Current Employees, Not Applicants
- U.S. Privacy Regulation Tested by Facebook Scandals
- Insurers Advised Political Volatility, Economic Slowdown, Floods Among Top Risks
- Private Flood Insurers Not Yet Ready to Fill Massive U.S. Protection Gap
- Businesses View Cyber, Business Interruption as Bigger Risks Than Catastrophes
- Travelers Partners with ASQ Underwriting on Transactional Risk Insurance
- AIG’s Strong Joins Tokio Marine as Business Innovation Officer
- AI-Driven MGA Clearcover Raises $43 Million; American Family Among Backers
- What to Watch for in Workers’ Compensation in 2019
- 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
- Travelers Grew Q4 Profit Despite California Wildfire, Hurricane Michael Losses
- Fund Manager LJM Sues to Find Those Behind Market Volatility Losses
- From Banks to Telecoms, Large Firms Disclose Risks, Opportunities of Climate Change
- Insurance Covered $90B of Natural Disaster Losses in 2018, Leaving 60% Protection Gap
- 2 Markel CATCo Execs Leave After Reserves Inquiry Unveils ‘Personal Relationship’
- Corporate Culture, Cyber Risk Are Top of Mind for D&O Underwriters
- Insurance Agents Assured of Trump Pass-Through Tax Break Under Final Treasury Rule
- Former Farmers, AIG Direct, 21st Century Exec DeSantis Named President, CEO of The General
- NAIC Names 34 Insurance Consumer Representatives for 2019
- Employers Reminded that Feb. 1 Is Injury Report Posting Deadline
- P/C Insurers Pulled Off Underwriting Turnaround in First 9 Months
- The Bright Side in a Graying U.S. Workforce: Viewpoint
- Firms in Patent Feud Over U.S. Mandated Railroad Safety Technology
- Method Insurance Launches Workers’ Comp Program for High-Hazard Risks
- Enviro Risks, Climate Change Lead Concerns in World Economic Report
- Deploying Drones, 3D Printing to Reduce Secondary Accidents at Crash Sites
- Finchum Named Head of MetLife Auto & Home
- New Zodiac Insurance D&O Policy Targets Small Global Financial Institutions
- Trump EPA Chief Tells Senators Climate Change ‘Not the Greatest Crisis’
- Research Suggests Marijuana Users More Likely to Be Fired or Laid Off
- Markel Faces Investor Lawsuit Over CATCo Loss Reserves
- Former CNA CEO Motamed Joins AIG Board
- Multiple Smaller Natural Disasters in 2018 Created ‘Unusual’ Insured Loss Picture: Willis
- Court Upholds $440 Million Patent Infringement Judgment Against Apple
- Big 3 Drive Personal Auto Insurance Recovery; Signs of Rate Hike Fatigue Ahead
- U.S. Charges Traders, Ukrainian Hackers with Stealing SEC Filings on Corporations
- AAIS Adds Carrier, Regulator Reporting Features on Blockchain Platform
- Insurance Regulators’ Group NAIC Names 2019 Key Committee Leaders
- Great American’s Kefauver Joins OneBeacon Management Liability as President
- Pension Trustees Seek Corporate Disclosure of Sexual Harassment Costs, Policies
- 2019 Cyber Insurance Predictions: Strong Drivers for Growth Ahead
- Berkley One Expands into Florida, Ohio; Adds Flood Insurance in Select States
- U.S. Plan for Major Expansion of Drone Uses Allows Flights at Night, Above Crowds
- Hedge Fund Baupost Reported to Hold $1 Billion in PG&E Insurance Claims
- How Lighting Could Make Autonomous Vehicles Safer for Pedestrians
- Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Federal Consumer Agency But Others on Way
- AmWINS to Acquire The Flood Insurance Agency
- Regulators Disagree Over Giving Fintechs Federal Charter to Skirt State Rules
- Players Accuse NFL of Trying to Delay, Rewrite $1 Billion Concussion Settlement
- Jan. 1 Renewals Saw ‘Muted Impact’ from 2018’s Catastrophes: Guy Carpenter
- Insurers SUNZ, Cimmaron to Offer Standalone Workers’ Comp Program to PEOs
- Different Rates of Opioid Prescriptions Linked to Worker, Employer, Injury Traits
- Eli Lilly Posts Drug Price on Website But Not in TV Ads
- Drug Advertising Drives $30 Billion Medical Industry Marketing Machine
- How Commercial Insurance Rates Changed in Q4 and 2018: IVANS
- Judge Lets Berkshire Hathaway’s Dairy Queen Sue Over ‘Blizzard’ Trademark
- Alphabet Directors Sued Over Exit Pay, Coverups Tied to Harassment Allegations
- Brightway Goes ‘All In’ on Independent Agents, Unveils No-Cost Path to Agency Ownership
- There’s 65% Chance That Weak El Niño Will Emerge in Spring, Says U.S. Weather Service
- Neiman Marcus Settles Data Breach Claims With States for $1.5 Million
- U.S. Says Air Travel Safe After Workers Warn of Risks of Shutdown
- Former Insys CEO Pleads Guilty to Opioid Bribes; Agrees to Work with Prosecutors
- Fiat Chrysler to Pay $700M to U.S., States, Car Owners Over Diesel Emissions Claims
- Medical Marijuana Patients Admit Driving While Under Influence
- Landy Agency Offers Crime Program for Small-Medium Firms
- Liberty Mutual Again Taps Capital Markets Via Reinsurance Sidecar, Limestone Re
- Supreme Court Justices Appear to Favor Merck in Drug Warning Case
- Newly-Privatized AmTrust Announces Leadership Changes
- Supreme Court Backs Arbitration in Kavanaugh’s First Written Opinion
- U.S. Government Steps Up Warnings to Businesses Over Foreign Hackers
- 7 Areas of Directors & Officers Liability to Watch in 2019
- California Wildfires, Hurricane Michael Top List of 2018’s Costliest Natural Disasters: Munich Re
- Safety Sharing Economy: Toyota Offers Its Driver Assistance Technology to Competitors
- Khalaf to Take Over as MetLife CEO from Kandarian on May 1
- Supreme Court Won’t Hear Bid to Reinstate Trinity Guardrail Fraud Judgment
- Smart Car Makers See Safety Enhancements Turning Into Revenue Opportunities
- CorPro Underwriting Managers Expands AIG Management Liability Offering
- U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Fiat-Chrysler Appeal in Auto Hacking Case
- Exxon Bid to Halt Climate Change Probes Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court
- Los Angeles Sues IBM’s Weather Channel for Use of Location Tracking
- New House Finance Chair Waters Under Pressure; Flood Insurance on Bipartisan Agenda
- Ford Recalls More Than 953,000 Vehicles Globally to Replace Air Bag Inflators
- AGCS, Praedicat to Offer Product Safety Resource to Industrial Companies
- Marriott Says Fewer Records Stolen in Starwood Hack Than First Thought
- Nationwide Acquires Liability Insurance Program Manager E-Risk Services
- Mixing Up Occupancy for Commercial and Residential Properties
- Trump Administration Delay with Storm Mitigation Funds Frustrates States
- Learning by Doing and Undoing: Insurtech Pilots and Pivots
- Judge Grants Monsanto Request Limiting Evidence in Roundup Cancer Claims Trials
- Southern California City Asking Residents for Suggestions on Battling Climate Change
- Former Big ‘I’ Executive Evans Joins Employment Services Firm WAHVE
- Letter Reveals Why Vatican Halted U.S. Bishops’ Steps to Address Sex Abuse: AP
- How Big Tech Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Stop Hackers
- Robots Haven’t Eliminated Many Jobs – So Far: World Bank
- Marsh Launches Cyber Self-Assessment Tool for Clients
- Smart Home Product Security Risks Can Be Alarming
- 2019 President Brosius, Board Members Take Helm at RIMS
- How Big Tech Flirted with Insurance in 2018
- Senior Care Facilities and Their Insurers Try to Keep Up with Aging America’s Falls
- Reinsurance Prices Drop – Despite 2018’s Big Natural Catastrophe Losses: JLT Re
- Competition in Artificial Intelligence Is Like New Space Race: Viewpoint
- Carlyle Group Completes Acquisition of Majority Ownership in Sedgwick
National News Archives
