National News for October 2016
- What Latest U.S. Statistics on Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Reveal
- Tokio Marine America, Continental Underwriters to Offer Hull, Marine Liability
- Trick-or-Treating and Homeowners’ Liability for Injuries: A Guide
- Entrepreneur Shuts Startup After U.S. Questions Safety of Self-Driving Kit
- Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction Highest When Agents File Claims
- Uber Aims High: On-Demand, Unmanned Small Commuter Aircraft in 10 Years
- BrickStreet Mutual, Motorists Mutual Pursue Joint Venture
- The Hartford Reports 15% Higher Q3 Profit; Strong Commercial Lines Performance
- The Hartford Names Bergbauer Head of Middle Market International
- IBM Sees Advantage in Client Owning Watson-Generated Knowledge
- Cancer-Causing Metal Near Wells Tied to Volcanic Soil More Than Coal Ash: Study
- Actuaries Have Disappointing News for Americans Including Millennials
- Willis Towers Watson Makes Additional Senior Management Changes
- Coastal Wetlands Found to Reduce Hurricane Property Damage by 10%-30%
- What to Expect in Commercial Insurance Pricing in 2017
- Homeowners Insurance Claims, Loss Costs Declining, LexisNexis Report Finds
- Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds Miscellaneous Professional Liability Coverage
- AIG Increases Property Terrorism Capacity to $1B
- Ironshore Expands Liability Coverages for Designers, Contractors
- U.S. Homeowners Insurers’ Premiums Growing But Return on Equity Down: Aon
- Ransomware Attacks Are Soaring, Says Beazley in Data Breach Report
- Chubb CEO Greenberg Reports ‘Excellent’ Q3 Results
- U.S. Judge Approves $14.7 Billion Settlement for VW Diesel Car Owners
- Facebook, Google Amassing of ‘Faceprints’ Facing Legal Challenges
- Average Monthly Healthcare.gov Premium Tops $300; 85% Eligible for Subsidies
- Startup Auto Insurer Root Targets Good Drivers with Smartphones
- FDA Cites Hospitals for Under-Reporting of Injuries from Medical Devices
- AARP Suit Says Workplace Wellness Programs Raise Medical Privacy Concerns
- This Bud’s for Uber’s Self-Driving Truck Road Test
- Former Vermont Regulator Donegan Joins NCCI as Chief Regulatory Services Officer
- Progressive’s Barbagallo Elected Chair of PCI
- MetLife, U.S. Renew Court Battle Over ‘Too Big to Fail’
- XL Catlin Introduces Cyber Insurance Endorsements for Specific Industries
- Clune Named Lockton’s U.S. President, Chief Operating Officer
- Businesses Advised to Use Multiple DNS Vendors in Wake of PayPal, Twitter Outages
- Former FBI Cyber Leader Trainor Joins Aon Risk Solutions
- Chinese Insurance Spree Continues as China Oceanwide Bids $2.7 Billion for Genworth
- Verisk Analytics Buys Canadian Real-Time Analytics Firm Analyze Re
- Former Chubb Executive Robusto to Succeed Motamed at CNA Next Month
- Peyton Manning’s Pep Talk to Insurance Leaders: ‘You Are Only as Good as the Team Around You’
- Homesharing Giant Airbnb Faces Rising Legal, Regulatory Risks in Big Cities
- U.S. Seeks Tougher Cybersecurity Standards for Banks
- Want to Know More About Agency E&O? Participate Now.
- Copyright Claim Filed Over The Beatles’ 1965 Concert Film
- AIG’s Ex-CFO Herzog Joins MetLife Board
- Automakers, Chipmakers Race to Equip Autonomous Vehicles
- Obama Thinks His Exit Could Lead to Bipartisan Obamacare Fix
- Insurance Groups AAMGA, NAPSLO in Merger Talks
- Could More State Commissioners Require Climate Disclosure?
- What to Expect for This Winter’s Weather Across U.S.
- Snoopy to Retire from MetLife After 30 Years of Service
- Travelers’ Q3 Results Hurt by Auto, Flood Claims
- Fast-Growing Insurance Matchmaker EverQuote Raises $23 Million
- Zenefits ‘Overly Optimistic’ in Revenue Projections
- More Insurers Disclosing Climate Change Risks, Report Shows
- Could Allstate’s ‘5 Minute’ Small Business Policy Transform Commercial Lines Sales?
- Judge ‘Strongly’ Inclined to Approve Volkswagen $14.7 Billion Settlement
- 9 Top Cyber Attacks Reported by Small Businesses; Most Still Unprotected
- First Consumer Class Action Filed Over Samsung Note 7 Smartphone
- Bill Cosby Avoids Liability for PR Reps’ Statements Over Sexual Assault Claims
- Report Shows California and New Jersey Have Highest Workers’ Comp Rates
- Chubb’s ESIS Targets Alternative Markets with Unit Headed by Betancourt
- Teens Who Use Phones While Driving Also Prone to Other Risky Behaviors
- Bad Attitudes That Get in the Way of Success at Work
- Auto Claims Startup Snapsheet Attracts $20 Million in Funding
- EPIC Launches Cyber Risk Insurance Platform for Small, Mid-Sized Businesses
- Supreme Court Weighs How to Figure Design Patent Damages in iPhone Case
- Trial Starts in Defamation Suit Over Rolling Stone Rape Story
- Insurers Take Risk in Not Growing Technology Budgets in Age of Disruption: Novarica
- U.S. Says Trade Talks with Britain Not Possible Until Brexit Resolved
- 10 Takeaways from the Future of Insurance and InsureTech Connect Conference
- Citing Shield Law, Judge Dismisses Sandy Hook Families’ Suit Against Gun Manufacturer
- Take1 Insurance Launches Terrorism, Crisis Coverage for Special Events
- XL Catlin Adds Cyber Insurance For Design Professionals
- Chubb, Assurance, American Financial Tops in P/C Insurer Performance: Fitch Rating
- AIG Pulls $7 Billion from Asset Manager to Manage In-House
- Small Trucking Firms Fear Being Driven Out of Business by Electronic Log Rule
- U.S. Adjustments to Rules on Tax Inversions Include Exemption for Insurers
- IMA’s Cohen Elected Chairman of Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
- AIR Estimates Hurricane Matthew Insured Losses at $8.8 Billion
- MarshBerry Enters Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- CEO Succession at U.S. Aviation Underwriters: Brogan to Succeed McKay in 2017
- Samsung’s Smartphone Recall Is Big But Far From Worst in History
- Using Big Data to Predict Terrorist Acts Amid Privacy Concerns
- LIU Launches War and Terrorism Coverage for U.S. Businesses
- Patrick Ryan on Today’s E&S Business and Using Aon Experience to Build RSG
- OSHA Proposes 18 Changes to Safety Standards to Reduce Employer Costs
- Older Teen Drivers Remain High Risk for Crashes Despite Graduated Licensing Laws: Report
- U.S. Scrutiny of Fosun’s Ironshore Sends Signal on Other China Deals
- Putz to Succeed Brunner as Head of Programs for Zurich North America
- Court Limits Director’s Power But Lets U.S. Consumer Protection Bureau Survive
- BreweryPak Introduces Workers’ Comp Coverage for Breweries
- Commercial Lines Tech Startup Embroker Now Open for Business
- Insurance Agent, Industry Leader Bolton Remembered as Friend and Mentor
- How Self-Driving Cars Will Make Motorcycles Safer
- Marsh Names IBM’s Drab as CEO of Technology Provider Dovetail Insurance
- Lawsuit Alleges Yahoo Discriminated Against Men in Employment
- Supreme Court Will Hear Apple-Samsung Patent Damages Dispute
- Clinton Was Urged to Back Reinstating Glass-Steagall Wall: Wikileaks
- FM Global Enhances Cyber Coverage With Cyber-Related Loss Endorsement
- Church Mutual to Offer Weather Monitoring Technology for Places of Worship
- Everest Insurance Adds AIG, Starr Veterans to Wholesale Property Teams in Boston, Tampa
- Liberty Mutual’s Peters Joins Startup Lemonade as Chief Underwriting Officer
- Medical Malpractice Liability Premiums Remain Flat: Survey
- GEICO Expands Ridesharing Product to 10 Additional States
- Esurance Doubles-Down on Election Coverage Prank with Sweepstakes
- Startup P2P Insurer Lemonade Reveals How First 48 Hours of Business Went
- Catastrophe Bonds Fell Most in 4 Years on Hurricane Matthew Risk
- Why Claims Under Americans with Disabilities Act Are Rising
- Could Hurricane Matthew’s Insured Losses Surpass Sandy’s?
- Markel, EMC Join Global Insurance Accelerator to Assist Startups
- New Forecasting, Damage Assessment Tools Track Hurricane Matthew
- Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management, Air Centurion to Cover Aviation & Aerospace Risks
- The Hanover Expands BOP for Small Businesses, Increases Coverage Limits
- You Should Be Able to Buy Stock in This Climate-Friendly Beer
- Workers’ Comp Benefits for Injured Workers Reach Historic Lows: Report
- Judge Allows Age Bias Suit Against Google
- Greenberg Denies Getting Involved in Details of Reinsurance Deals
- MetLife Decides to Spinoff U.S. Retail Division
- Betting on the Insurance Industry of Tomorrow at InsureTech Conference
- Assurant Partners with Website Security Firm on Cyberattack Prevention for Small Businesses
- Everest Taps Former Lexington Exec Curtin to Head E&S Property
- Zurich Launches Multiline Coverage Product for Mid-Sized Energy Companies
- P/C Insurers Report $1.5B Net Underwriting Loss in First Half of 2016
- CoverHound’s Cyber Insurance Site Now Open for Small Businesses
- Wells Fargo Account Scandal Included Small Businesses, Says Senator
- U.S. Sees Automakers Complying with Voluntary Guidelines for Autonomous Vehicles
- How Uber Plans to Transform the Long-Haul Trucking Business
- Prospect General Launches Real Estate Investor Insurance Program
- Aon Launches Enterprise-Wide Cyber Coverage Targeting All Industries
- Insurers Hiscox, American Family Back Bunker, a Startup Broker for Gig Economy
- Obama: Political Gridlock Worsens Obamacare Woes
- Former XL, AIG Executive Maag Joins Hamilton Insurance as CEO for U.S.
- SEC May Use Yahoo Case to Set Data Breach Disclosure Rules
- Edgewater Holdings, Brit Global to Offer Cyber Security Coverage
- Paul Hanson, Move-Pak Offer Risk Services to Moving Industry
- CNA Appoints Korte to Commercial Customer Segments Senior VP
- Hamilton, AIG, Two Sigma Small Business Platform to Launch Q4
- Berkshire’s Applied Underwriters Defends Workers’ Comp Products, Says Brokers Should Not Be at Risk
- Supreme Court Denies GEICO Appeal on Claims Investigators’ Overtime Pay
- Judge May Split Anthem-Cigna Merger Trial into Two Parts
- Jury: Costco Should Pay $5.5 Million Plus Damages for Selling Fake Tiffany Rings
- JPMorgan’s Tamassia Joins AIG as Chief Enterprise Architect
- Young, Old Adults Respond Similarly When Taking Control of Semi-Autonomous Vehicle
- Widow Sues Saudi Arabia for Sept. 11 Attacks Under New Law
- Worldwide Facilities Adds Motor Truck Cargo/Auto Physical Damage Program
- Supreme Court Could Block NFL’s $1 Billion Concussion Settlement
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