National News for July 2016
- Brokers Assess Current Construction Insurance Market: Thumbs Up
- U.S. Moves to Guard Blood Supply After Reports of Zika Virus in Florida
- Hartford Net Income Down 48% in Q2 on Weakened Underwriting Results, Investment Income
- Hazard Warnings: Who Should Be Warned to Do What and When?
- U.S., China Insurance Regulators Keep Open Dialogue
- Climate Change Modeling is Closer than You Think
- CNA’s Tatum Named Head of AXIS Insurance’s U.S. Programs
- ITC, Compare.com Team Up to Expand Online Auto Insurance Quote Services
- U.S., EU Report on Re/Insurance Covered Agreement Talks
- Beazley Expands Event Cancellation Coverage for Political Violence, Terrorism Incidents
- FBI Warns of More Terrorist Attacks in U.S. as ISIS Is Defeated in Syria
- Meeting of 2 Minds on Worker Safety as Path to Profit
- National Security Cloud Hangs Over Ironshore IPO
- Allianz Unveils Transactional Liability Unit as M&A Surges
- Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors MarshBerry Market & Financial Survey: Participate Now
- Chubb Weathers Q2 Disasters; CEO Greenberg Hits Anti-Trade, Anti-Immigration Politics
- Pressure Building on AIG CEO Hancock
- Federal Workplace Safety Violation Fines Going Up Aug. 1
- $14.7B VW Diesel Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval
- Safety Board Finds Automated Tesla Involved in Crash Was Speeding
- Integro Launches Cyber Risk Practice Focused on ‘Knowledge Assets’
- Guy Carpenter’s Bueler Joins JLT Re
- Obama Signs Bill to Curb Opioid Abuse But Decries Low Funding
- P/C Insurers Face Tough Sledding in 2016, Warns S&P
- National Interstate Accepts $660M Buyout by American Financial
- Everest Re Selling Crop Insurer Heartland to CGB
- Judge Hits Uber’s Background Check on Passenger Bringing Price-Fixing Suit
- How Brexit Raises Risk of Financial Instability for U.S.
- Judge Expected to Allow Suit Against Trump University to Proceed
- Ironshore Files for IPO in U.S. After A.M. Best Review of Parent Firm Fosun
- Houston International Insurance Group Announces Senior Management Promotions
- Health Insurers Could Go on Buying Spree If Big Mergers Blocked
- General Star Expands Products Liability Appetite to 50 New Classes of Business
- Court Rejects Wal-Mart Shareholders’ Claim of Directors’ Liability for Mexican Bribes
- Online Agency Insureon Secures $3B in Capacity from Lloyd’s to Launch MGA for Small Business
- Philadelphia, UCPM to Offer Storage Tank Pollution Coverage
- Cyber Attacks on Financial Firms Up; Ransomware Attacks Way Up: Beazley
- Ex-NFL Player Nakamura Sues Lloyd’s for Denying Concussion Claim
- Wal-Mart Says Move to Label, Reduce Unhealthy Chemicals Affects 700 Manufacturers
- JPMorgan Must Face Discrimination Claim by Arab-American Family Business
- Uptick in Lawyers’ Liability Claims; Business Transactions Top Claim: Study
- Why Republicans’ Plan to Rebuild a Glass-Steagall Wall Is Bad Idea
- Court Battles Begin as U.S., States Sue to Halt Anthem, Aetna Mergers
- MetLife to Change Brand Name of Spinoff Retail Brand to Brighthouse
- CNA Appoints Childs as VP of Underwriting for Construction
- Travelers Hit Hard with Catastrophe Losses in Q2
- How Tesla Liability in AutoPilot Crash Could Turn on Data Collected by Car
- Case Testing FAA Authority to Regulate Drones Advances
- Everest Insurance Expands Umbrella, Excess Casualty Offering
- Risk Managers Fear Cyber and Liability Risks of Autonomous Vehicles: Survey
- Verisk Analytics Deepens Its Energy Industry Presence with Acquisition of Greentech Media
- Beecher Carlson Adds Brainard as Innovation Chief, Names Darrr Practice Leader for National Casualty
- 3 States Sue Volkswagen, Charge Cover-Up of Diesel Fraud Went on for Years
- U.S. Expected to Sue to Stop Anthem, Aetna Deals
- AIG Unleashes New Primary Cyber Policy for Property/Liability Exposures
- U.S. Employers Taking Steps to Help Muslims Feel Safer at Work
- Novamar Insurance Launches Yacht Coverage for U.S. Boaters Heading to Cuba
- BRP to Offer Excess Management Liability Through Great American
- BHSI Expands into Transactional Liability Market with Underhill, 3 Others
- Republican Platform Under Trump: Reinstate Glass-Steagall, Go Slow on Trade Pacts
- Groups Press Dow-DuPont to Reveal Teflon Liabilities Before Merger Vote
- Retired Pro Wrestlers Sue WWE Over Head Injuries
- Autopilot Warning May Not Help Tesla in Crash Defense
- BHSI Launches Commercial Output Policy for Inland Marine Exposures
- BP Raises Liability by $5.2 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Spill
- Workers’ Comp Line Achieves ‘Significant’ Profit in 2015: Fitch
- Mid-Market Firms Fall Short on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management: Assurex Global
- Insurer Competition Vital for Healthcare Consumers: U.S. Health Official
- Sompo Canopius Names Banez as Head of US Financial & Professional Lines
- The ‘Pokemon Go’ Files: 10 Tales of Trespass, Robbery, Murder and More
- Caution: Millions of U.S. Drivers Are Angry, Aggressive or Enraged!
- Buffett Gives $2.8 Billion in Shares to Charities Including Gates Foundation
- P/C Insurers’ Net Income Fell 26% in Q1
- Allied World, Great Point Partner on Online Small Business Umbrella Program
- Industry Balks as Treasury Adopts 2% Formula for Defining Auto Insurance Affordability
- Growth Partners: Equity Firm Kohlberg Invests in Wholesaler U.S. Risk
- Insurers Expect Lower Returns in Face of Low Interest Rates, Heightened Competition
- Allianz Names XL Catlin’s Posner Senior Underwriter for Terrorism Insurance in North America
- Court Removes GM Bankruptcy Shield on Ignition Switch Claims
- Insurers Applaud FAA Reauthorization Provision on Drone Use in Disasters
- Insurers Lose Bid to Dismiss Suit Over Bear Stearns Financial Crisis Settlement Costs
- Climate Change Exposes U.S. Infrastructure to Natural Hazards, Rand Corp. Says
- A.M. Best’s ‘A-‘ Rating Not as Good as It Seems: Fitch
- Zurich’s Kevelighan to Succeed Hartwig as Insurance Information Institute CEO
- Philadelphia Insurance Names Zurich’s Kilroy as National VP of Marketing
- Ironshore Specialty Adds Third Party Product Recall Cost Endorsement
- Kemper Estimates Q2 Catastrophe Losses of $52 Million
- AXIS Names Paccione Executive VP of Commercial Management Liability
- Fox News’ Ailes Says Anchor’s Harassment Suit Against Him Belongs in Arbitration
- Firefighting Camps for Girls Catching On Across Country
- Insurance Safety Institute Says Small SUVs Flunk Headlight Tests
- Critics Say SEC’s Reforms of In-House Trials Fall Short
- 21st Century Fox Quietly Settles Unpaid Intern Litigation
- Chubb Estimates Q2 Cat Losses to Rise 54% from Q1 2016
- BHSI Launches A&E Professional Liability Policy with Cyber Insurance
- AIG’s Alexandru Joins Aspen to Head New U.S. Crisis Management Line with Product Recall
- Munich Re Partners with Startup Slice to Offer On-Demand Insurance Products
- U.S. Warned to Expect More Superbug Cases in Coming Months
- Pauli Joins Strategy Meets Action
- Study: 43% of Insurers’ Prescription Payments Going to Specialty Drugs
- Survey: Agents Value Carrier Underwriting More Highly Now Than 5 Years Ago
- Safety Agency to Investigate Complaints Over Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Brakes
- Schinnerer Partners With Cloud Provider on Cyber Security Protection
- Coal Industry Worried About Expanded Liability Following Blankenship Conviction
- Correction: Obama Nominates Additional Directors But Producer Registry NARAB Still Falls Short
- Probe of Tesla Crash to Address Broader Safety Issues of Automation in Cars
- More Former College Football Players Join Concussion Lawsuits Against NCAA
- The Politics of Safety, Affordability and Building Codes: Viewpoint
- P/C Insurance Results for Q1 Hurt by High Catastrophe Losses, Low Investment Income
- Hulk Hogan Moves to Take Down Gawker’s Liability Shield in Bankruptcy
- Marijuana Ties May Signal ‘Risky Lifestyle’ to Insurers
- Alpha Natural Resources Reaches Deal with U.S. to Exit Bankruptcy, Clean-Up Mines
- Justice Department Has ‘Significant Concerns’ with Aetna-Humana Marriage
- Reports of Fires, Explosions Lead to Huge Hoverboard Recall
- How to Identify Older Adults at Risk for Unsafe Driving
- Insurers with High Customer Ratings Rewarded with Higher Returns: Study
- Encompass to Use Aerial Technology in Inspecting Homes for Insurance
- Tesla Says AutoPilot Not a Factor in Pennsylvania Crash
- Erie Insurance Veteran Dufala to Head P/C Unit for Kemper
- Top Risks Facing Executives in Natural Resources Industry
- Cities Explore Expanding Text-to-911 Services
- McPhillips Named Head of U.S. Primary Casualty at Aspen
- 23 States Get Funds for Injury, Violence Prevention Programs
- Tesla CEO Musk Defends Reporting Autopilot Fatality 9 Days After Accident
- AIG Appoints JPMorgan’s Lewis as Chief Digital Officer
- Excess & Surplus Lines Insurer Kinsale Files for IPO
- Gen Re Seeks to Add Brokerage Business Through Hookup with TransRe
- Commercial Insurance Rate Cuts Slowed in June: MarketScout
- DataPath Launches System to Monitor Workers’ Comp Medicare Settlement Funds
- OSHA Penalties Going Up Starting August 1
- Transportation, Tragedy and Lessons from Tesla Autopilot Fatality
- Health Insurer Merger Interest Could Turn to Smaller Plans
- Marsh: Industry Must Adapt to Meet Changing Terrorist Threats
- Treasury Recommends Some Terrorism Premiums Be Retained for Future Claims
- Colorado State Ups Atlantic Hurricane Forecast to 15 Storms
- Barraclough Named President of Admiral Insurance, Succeeding Zeitman Who Becomes Chairman
- U.S. Issues Call for Urgent Repairs on 300,000 Hondas, Acuras with Takata Air Bags
- Regulators Investigating Fatal Collision of Tesla on Autopilot
- Railroad Industry Being Left Behind in Drive to Autonomous Transportation
- Berkley Life Sciences Launches Political Risk Coverage for Life Science Companies
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