National News for March 2019
- Judge Nixes Trump Administration’s Low-Cost Association Health Plans for Small Firms
- New Investment Management Coverage from Berkley Targets Asset, Fund Managers
- FDA Medical Panel Opposes Restrictions on Breast Implants at This Time
- Judge Allows Suit Over Nestle Claim Its Poland Spring Water Is From Natural Spring
- Final Four a ‘Big-Ticket’ for Insurers Covering NCAA Tournament
- House Committee Passes Bill to Protect Banks, Insurers Serving Marijuana Businesses
- Rates, Lower Loss Frequency, Innovation Drove Personal Auto Market Turnaround
- Court Rules Dating App Not Liable for Harassing Content
- California Commissioner Yet to Move on Petition from Climate Activists for More Insurer Regs
- Supreme Court May Overturn Tradition of Courts Deferring to Regulatory Agencies
- Distracted Driving Habit Is Proving Tough for Americans to Break
- How One Company, AT&T, Is Using Models to Prepare for Natural Disaster Costs
- Jury Clears Johnson & Johnson in Talc Asbestos Case; J&J Settles 3 Other Cases
- Bayer Must Pay $80 Million in Monsanto Roundup Cancer Trial, Says Jury
- Supreme Court Upholds SEC on Scope of Securities Fraud Liability
- Every Day, More Than 200 Cars with Keys Inside Are Stolen in U.S.: NICB
- FDA Vows Tougher Testing as More Manufacturers Outsource
- ISO Offers Policy Rule, Rating Factors for Insuring Cars with Driver Assist Features
- FAA Plans Major Overhaul of Aviation Safety
- Despite Licensing Hassles, More Doctors Moving to Telemedicine
- Trump Now Sides With Those Hoping to Pull Plug on All of Obamacare
- Marsh Partners with Insurers on Program to Help Firms Pick Best Cybersecurity Products
- Berkley FinSecure Launches Embezzlement Insurance for Investors
- Trump Eyes Bipartisan Deals on Infrastructure and Drug Prices
- J&J, Bayer Deny Liability But Settle 25,000 Xarelto Lawsuits for $775 Million
- Employers Using Robots to Catch Fraud in Expense Reports
- Supreme Court Rejects Copyright Claim Against Nike’s Michael Jordan Image
- How to Turn Today’s Confusion Into a Sustainable Cyber Insurance Market
- Cohen & Co. Insurance Acquisition Corp. Raises $150 Million in IPO
- Supreme Court Denies Amazon’s Bid to Halt Suit Over Hack of Zappos
- Analysis: Warren Buffett Champions an Inferior Product in THREE Policy
- This Corn Syrup Ad Lawsuit from MillerCoors Is For You, Bud Light
- Marsh & McLennan Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle to Close on Buying JLT on April 1
- FEMA Gave Private Contractor Personal Data on 2.3 Million Hurricane, Wildfire Survivors
- Microsoft Exec Says It’s Time to Revisit Big Tech’s Responsibility for Its Content
- Relationship Between Boeing, FAA Safety Regulators Under Scrutiny
- New Coalition Cyber Policy for Manufacturers Covers Security Failures, Data Breaches
- While You Were Busy, You May Have Missed These
- Most of Country at Risk for Major Flooding This Spring
- Only Few Who Need Them Get Medicines for Opioid Addiction, Says Medical Group
- Analysis: Jury Upends Bayer’s Roundup Defense Strategy
- Mine Worker Advocates Worried Coal Firm’s Tax Cut Jeopardizes Black Lung Fund
- 9 Insurance Agency Start-Ups: Why and How They Set Out on Their Own
- Why Science Can’t Prove Roundup Weed Killer Causes Cancer: Viewpoint
- AmWINS Announces New Hires, Promotions Across Country
- IPO-Bound Lyft Tells Investors Lowering Insurance Costs Is Priority
- Union Claims Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Employee
- Supreme Court Casts Doubt on $8.5 Million Google Privacy Settlement
- Conservation, CarFax-Like Disclosure, Means-Test in Mix of Flood Insurance Reforms
- Burning Down a House to Show How to Build for Wildfire Defense
- Assaults Are Among Most Common Cause of Workplace Injuries for Women
- Facing Bias Claims, Facebook Will Revamp Its Platform for Housing, Jobs, Credit Ads
- Another Jury Finds Roundup Weed Killer Causes Cancer in First Phase of Trial
- Alliant to Offer AmWINS Program for Waste Operators, Haulers
- Why Drivers, Like Pilots, Should Be Trained to Use Autonomous Features
- Regulators Wonder If One Farm’s Tainted Milk Is Isolated Case or Broader Problem
- U.S. Safety Agency Weighs Bids for Putting Automated Vehicles on Roads
- Brightway Insurance Independent Agent Program Kicks Off in 6 States
- Supreme Court Finds Manufacturers’ Duty to Warn Sailors Where Asbestos Added Later
- Tesla Defends Factory Worker Safety as Injury Days-Off Rise
- Berkley Launches Private Company Primary Management Liability Policy
- Investigation Found FAA Employees Warned of Boeing Influence Over Safety Approvals
- PwC to Pay $335 Million to Settle Negligence Claim Over Colonial Bank Audits
- Researchers Aim to Spot a Liar Using Online Polygraph
- Government Overhaul of National Flood Insurance Cheered by Climate Resilience Experts
- U.S. Fintech Firm to Buy Worldpay for $35B in Biggest Ever Digital Payments Deal
- Nuclear Power Industry Pushes for Fewer Inspections
- Real Life Examples Show Why Businesses Must Boost Their Cyber Defenses
- CBS Settles $1.25M Investor Lawsuit over ‘Improper’ Redstone Compensation
- Berkshire Hathaway’s Vice Chairmen Jain, Abel Each Made $18 Million in 2018
- How Laws Will Tell Humans From Robots Is No Joke: Viewpoint
- Online Flood Insurer Neptune Expands Coverage to 6 New States
- SEC Sues VW, Ex-CEO over Diesel Emissions Scandal, Alleging Massive Investor Fraud
- Lessons from the Grounding of the Boeing 737 Max: Viewpoint
- Sandy Hook Families Can Sue Gunmaker Remington, Court Rules
- Boeing Faces Spate of Lawsuits After Second 737 MAX 8 Crash
- Pioneer Underwriters Names Former XL Catlin Executive Greggains as Its U.S. CEO
- Most Americans Continue to Be Very Afraid of Self-Driving Cars: AAA Survey
- NYC Mayor Proposes $10B Plan to Flood-Proof Manhattan as Climate Risk Grows
- Climate Activists to Pressure U.S. Insurers Underwriting Fossil Fuel Industry
- Lexington’s Grippo Joins Sompo Pro to Lead U.S. Architects & Engineers Practice
- U.S. Weather Center Still Predicts Weak El Niño Through This Summer
- Disabled Workers Paid Less Than Minimum Wage Sue Non-Profit for Wage Theft
- Insurers Remain Cautious About Marijuana Insurance Market
- Insurtech Corvus Launches Smart Cyber Excess Insurance with $10M Limit
- More Employers Helping Employees with Money Worries: Viewpoint
- California Jury Orders J&J to Pay $29 Million in Talc-Linked Cancer Trial
- U.S. Joins Nations Grounding Boeing 737 MAX Planes Following New Data
- Marsh Launches Intellectual Property Product With Broad Defense Coverage
- Aon, Insurtech Zesty.ai Partner to Enhance Property Underwriting with AI Data
- Moderating Auto Insurance Rates Help Explain Low Inflation
- Startup CEO Exonerated from Crimes, Seeks Compensation for Firing
- Trump Budget Would Cut Crop Insurance Subsidies
- As It Prepares IPO, Uber Settles Driver Classification Disputes for $20 Million
- Roundup Weed Killer, Not Hepatitis, Caused Plaintiff’s Cancer, Argues Lawyer
- U.S. FAA Reaffirms Safety of Boeing 737 Max as Groundings Continue Across Globe
- CRC Group Launches Insurisk Brand, Partners with AMRISC on Property Products
- Honda to Re-Recall 1 Million Cars in U.S. to Replace Faulty Air Bag Parts
- Wells Fargo CEO Grilled at Congressional Hearing Probing Customer Abuse Scandal
- Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Could Rise in Flood-Prone Areas Under Trump Plan
- FAA Signals Confidence in Airworthiness of Boeing 737 MAX After 2nd Deadly Crash
- Mississippi, Ohio River Communities, Businesses Brace for Spring Floods
- Before Heading to Prison, Attorney Apologizes for Major Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Trump’s Proposed 2020 Budget Includes School Safety, Paid Family Leave
- U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Inched Up in Q4
- Best-Selling Boeing 737 Under Scrutiny After Another Deadly Crash
- Chemical Safety Board Again Targeted in Trump’s Proposed Budget
- Lockton Expands Reinsurance Brokerage Globally; Hires 3 Guy Carpenter Executives
- Turning Sharing Into a Sales Pitch for Pricier New Cars
- OSHA Scraps Obama Workplace Injury Reporting Rule; 6 States Sue
- 5 Questions to Ask Small Businesses to Uncover Their Cyber Blind Spots
- How One Agent Adopted a Nonprofit Niche
- How to Serve Today’s Nonprofit Insurance Market
- Technology Helping Adjusters More Quickly Identify Legitimate Claims
- Improved Tornado Forecasting Doesn’t Prevent All Deaths
- Emerging Markets to Drive Global Insurance Growth over Next Decade: Swiss Re’s Sigma
- Trump Administration Unveils Higher Threshold to Expand Overtime Pay
- Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Health Care Venture Gets a Name: Haven
- Jurors Told How Insys Chief Used Competitors’ Data to Drive Own Opioid Sales
- How Reading the Fine Print in Insurance Policy Paid Off for Teacher, Students
- Stanley Black & Decker in Craftsman Trademark Dispute with Sears
- The Time Donald Trump Filed Huge Insurance Claim: O’Brien
- The Story Behind the Aon and Willis Towers Watson Deal that Died a Quick Death
- Aon Partners with Insurtech Skytek to Track Marine Risk Accumulations
- Credit Rating Downgrades on U.S. P/C Insurers Doubled in 2018, Says A.M. Best
- Allianz Specialty Moves Ossena to U.S. to Head North American Marine Business
- Recording Indicates Amazon Cargo Plane Crew Lost Control Seconds Before Crash
- Employers May Have to Begin Reporting Gender Pay Data This Spring
- Aon Will Not Pursue Merger with Willis Towers Watson
- Companies Still Learning About Fire Risks Around Robots
- FDA Warns of Asbestos in Claire Cosmetics; Seeks New Rules on Talc
- New York Regulator Subpoenas Insurance Broker About Trump Organization
- Update: Aon Considers Bid to Buy Willis Towers Watson
- Pie Keeps Growing; Workers’ Comp Startup Raises $45 Million in Latest Round
- Carmakers on Mobility Utopia: ‘Show Us the Money’
- Trump Administration Allows Lawsuits Against Some Businesses in Cuba
- Industry Eyes Renewal of U.S. Terror Reinsurance and Alternatives Should Congress Fail
- Why Insurance Marketing Reps Are Still Worth the Money
- NIP Group, AXA XL Partner on Greenhouse, Garden Center, Nursery Insurance Program
- Supreme Court Rules Railroad’s Payments to Injured Workers for Lost Wages Are Taxable
- With Opioid Litigation Mounting, Purdue Pharma Exploring Bankruptcy: Reuters
- Marsh Names AIG’s Bauer as Sharing Economy, Mobility Practice Leader
- Groundwater Near Most Coal Plants Polluted by Coal Ash: Environmental Groups
- Insurance Agencies’ Profitability Fell But Organic Growth Continued in 2018: Reagan
- Lyft, Uber Shift Some Risk to Captive Insurers
- Pedestrian Fatalities Continue to Rise
- 2 Fatal Tesla Crashes in Florida Trigger Federal Safety Investigations
- Democrats Propose Ban on Mandatory Arbitration in Employment, Consumer Contracts
- The $900 Billion Auto Aftermarket: Where Total Losses Turn Into Big Gains
- Lawmakers Cite Own Experiences in Grilling Drug Executives on Prices
- Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds Commercial Package Product
- Virgin Islands Storm Repairs May Be Jeopardized by FEMA, Contractors Dispute
- White House Eyes Panel to Question Climate Threat to Security
- How People Rationalize Bad Choices
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