National News for April 2018
- Beazley’s Digital Weather Policy: Plain English and Personalized
- Smith Joins GSJ Re as Executive Vice President
- How Parametric Products Work to Supplement Indemnity Policies: RIMS
- Passenger Sues Southwest Airlines, Engine Manufacturers Over Fatal Explosion
- Elites Ponder Applying Market Principles to Harassment, Other Social Problems
- Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty to Offer Drone Safety Products Through ParaZero
- Worldwide Facilities Completes Acquisition of Sullivan Group
- Chubb CEO Greenberg Is Patient Over M&A But Not With London Market ‘Drunks’
- Using Insurance Records to Anticipate Future Medical Needs and Reduce Costs
- 3 States Ask Court to Revisit Decision Against Fiduciary Rule for Advisors
- Money Talks When Getting Teens to Stop Texting While Driving
- Swiss Re to Create Standalone E&S Unit for U.S.
- U.S. Insurers Not Doing Enough on Sustainability, New Report Shows
- FEMA Proposes Allowing Owners to Rebuild Homes After Taxpayer Buyouts
- Insurers Say Cyber Insurance Underwriting Is Profitable for Now: PwC
- Liberty Mutual Launches New Umbrella, Contractor’s Equipment Policies
- Court Nixes $151 Million Hip Implant Verdict Against J&J
- Merck Loses Bid to Collect Patent Infringement Damages from Gilead
- IRS Asked to Clarify Trump Tax Deduction for Pass-Through Businesses
- ‘Best Pricing in Quite Some Time’ Helped Chubb Weather Catastrophes for Solid Q1
- Willis Towers Watson Names 3 to Senior Posts in Corporate Broking
- NAS Expands Cyber Liability Policy to Include Breach Prevention Services
- Supreme Court Denies Human Rights Claims Against Foreign Bank
- Supreme Court Upholds Patent Review Process Favored by High-Tech
- Monkey Loses Court Fight Over Selfie Copyright to Human
- Insurers Fear U.S. Economic Slowdown, Inflation: Goldman Sachs
- Travelers Enhances Workers’ Comp Claims Platform for Injured Employees
- Travelers Boosts Q1 Profit; Talks Central Underwriting, Potential with Nationwide Agents
- Supreme Court ‘Buckets of Money’ Case Targets Power of SEC’s Administrative Judges
- Report from Sustainability Advocate Shows U.S. Insurers Lag Peers
- Insurers Broadening Architects, Engineers Liability Coverage: Survey
- Pricing Insurance to Reflect Distracted Driving Risk
- Why Coastal Living Is Becoming Affordable for Only the Rich
- Medical Marijuana Users May be More at Risk for Non-Medical Drug Use: Study
- Hartford Insurtech Hub Gives 10 Startups Shots at Partnerships with Insurers
- U.S., Europe Order Emergency Checks on 700 Engines Like One in Southwest Accident
- Wells Fargo to Pay $1 Billion Fine for Mortgage, Insurance Sales Abuses
- Blackstone Wants to Manage More Insurance Money
- K&K Insurance Launches Program for eSports Teams, Events
- ProSight Specialty Kicks Off Direct Sales Platform With Online Offering for DJs
- Southwest Sends $5K to Each Passenger on Engine Failure Flight
- Business Risk Partners Teams With Aspen on Agents Professional Liability Coverage
- How Insurance Brokers, Risk Managers View the Political Dysfunction in Washington
- W.R. Berkley Names Gilbert as Executive VP, Douglas as President of BerkleyNet
- XL’s Vidovich Joins AIG’s General Insurance as Chief Claims Officer
- How to Make Implants, Pacemakers and Other Medical Devices Safer
- Data Breach Victims Get Second Chance Against Barnes & Noble
- Sedgwick Adds 6,000 Claims Specialists with Acquisition of Cunningham Lindsey
- Trump Administration Proposes Curbs on Opioid Manufacturers
- Justice Department to Review Cigna’s Bid to Buy Express Scripts
- Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Foreign-Based Patent Damages
- Safety Advocates Accuse Tesla of Inflating Crash Reduction Data
- Traumatic Stress Claims Expected from Southwest Airlines Engine Failure
- Patent Litigation Insurer RPX Insurance Services Partners with Great American
- Regulators Had Concerns About Engine Type That Blew in Southwest Plane
- InfoWars Host Jones Faces Defamation Suit by Sandy Hook Victims’ Families
- Fearing Collisions, Airlines Support Global Drone Registry
- Marsh Enhances Cyber Risk Products to Address Business Interruption Risks
- Southwest Fatality First for a U.S. Airline in 9 Years
- Small Businesses Hampered by Uninsured Damage After 2017 Hurricanes: Fed Reserve
- Glatfelter Expands School Bus Contractor Coverage to 8 New States
- After Amazon Conquers Banking, Insurance Could be Next
- Terrorist Attack Victims Seek to Restart Lawsuit Against Facebook After Zuckerberg Testimony
- Technology Is Outpacing Risk Management: Marsh-RIMS Report
- U.S. & U.K. Blame Russia for Global Cyber Attacks on Governments, Businesses
- How Agencies Grow Today: Channel Harvest Survey
- Toyota Plans to Sell Talking Cars in U.S. Within 3 Years
- Facebook Facing Potential Multi-Billion Dollar Liability in Biometric Litigation
- Nationwide Switching to Independent Agency Distribution Model by 2020
- Willis Towers Watson Partners with IBM Security to Expand Cybersecurity Services
- Marsh Develops Commercial Blockchain Solution for Proof of Insurance
- Markel Revamps Excess Casualty Leadership Team
- NOAA to Retire Hurricane Names Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate
- 200 Million Eggs Recalled Due to Suspected Salmonella Contamination
- Car Makers Urged to Relay Limitations, Downplay Hype in Marketing Autonomous Systems
- Republican Farm Bill Calls for Changes to Food Stamps, Renewal of Crop Insurance
- Uber Drivers Are Not Employees Under Federal Law, Judge Rules
- Effects of Cyber Breaches on Corporate Bottom Line: Viewpoint
- Climate Change Act: Commit New York to Being Powered by 100% Renewables
- Chubb Launches Online Cyber Risk Index
- Insurer Hagerty’s 10 ‘Hot’ Future Collectible Cars from 2018 Models
- XL Catlin Adds Construction, Renovation Endorsement to Property Insurance Program
- Affordable ‘Smart’ Jewelry Detects Assaults and Falls Then Calls for Help
- Cal Inspection Bureau, Legacy P&C Form Nationwide Premium Audit Firm
- What to Expect in Commercial Insurance Pricing for Rest of 2018: WTW Spring Forecast
- CNA Names AIG’s James as Senior VP for Global Reinsurance
- MetLife Seeks ‘First-Mover’ Tech Advantage by Joining MIT Media Lab
- J&J $80 Million Damages Award Could Signal More Talcum Cancer Claims
- Tesla Insists Driver to Blame for Fatal Crash; Family Hires Lawyer
- Judge Sets Schedule for Opioid Lawsuits Against Drug Companies
- Specialty Insurance Group Launches Online Coverage Portal for Special Events
- Cautious Facebook CEO Tells Congress ‘Details Matter’ On Any Privacy Regulation
- FEMA Criticized for Suppliers Not Delivering Hurricane Aid as Promised
- Safety Worry: Keeping Humans In and Around Autonomous Vehicles Engaged
- EPIC Holdings Names Beecher Carlson’s Denton as President
- Cyber Risk Score Could Help Insurers Refine Cyber Coverage
- Court Rules Employers Cannot Use Salary History to Justify Gender Wage Gap
- Uber Wants Pay Inequality Accord to Also Settle Sex Harassment Claims
- State-by-State Study Shows Drivers Are Texting More Despite Bans
- Wells Fargo Facing Possible Record Fine for Insurance, Mortgage Sales Abuses
- Ethics and Incentives Behind Driverless Car, Insurance, Other Algorithms: Viewpoint
- Next Insurance to Offer Online Coverage for Handyman Professionals
- Siech Succeeds Denton as Beecher Carlson CEO; Davis Named COO
- Worldwide Facilities to Acquire Sullivan Group
- As Opioid Prescriptions Decline, Abuse Treatment Costs Rise for Health Plans
- JPMorgan Reaches Confidential Settlement Over Reduced $8 Billion Jury Award
- JPMorgan, Amazon, Berkshire Venture to Target Health Issues Using Data, Technology
- FEMA Chief Says Puerto Rico Needs $50 Billion to Rebuild
- 10% of All Workplace Fatalities Due to Homicides
- CFC Enhances Cyber Coverage for U.S. Healthcare Providers
- Former Scottsdale Insurance Chief Miller to Start New E&S Carrier, Ategrity
- BB&T Insurance to Acquire Regions Insurance Group
- What Cyber Exposures and Coverage Gaps Keep Risk Managers Up at Night
- This Just In: Early Forecasts for 2018 Hurricane Season
- Maleno to Lead Chubb North America Field Operations; Merna to Lead Major Accounts
- Dog Bite Claims Cost Insurers $700 Million
- Everest Insurance Launches Private Company Management Liability Policy
- CyberPolicy Expands Cybersecurity Offerings for Small Businesses
- Wright Leaving FEMA to Head IBHS, Succeeding Rochman
- FEMA to Issue First Catastrophe Bond for Flood Insurance Program
- Delta, Sears Report Data Breach by Service Provider
- Insurance Agent Juror Says Giant $8 Billion Award Was Message to JPMorgan
- Lawsuits Against Facebook Pile Up Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
- How Predictive Analytics Boost Commercial Insurance Profits, Smooth Cycles
- Navigators to Offer Protective’s Workers’ Compensation as Part of Multiline Offerings
- New Endeavor Cyber Product Designed to Protect Manufacturers From Physical Damage
- Facebook Says ‘Most’ of Its 2 Billion Users Could Have Had Their Data Accessed
- Tech-Focused Private Equity Firm Invests in Agency Tech Provider ITC
- Hurricanes Have Minor Effect as April Reinsurance Prices Stay Flat but Demand Grows
- Terror Attack Victims Lose Appeal to Supreme Court in Suit Against PLO
- Chubb $380M Q1 Cat Loss Estimate Includes California Wildfires, East Coast Storms
- Safety Experts Weigh In on Autonomous Car Standards After Uber, Tesla Fatal Crashes
- XL Catlin Enhances Design Professionals Professional Liability Platform
- How Medical Marijuana Reduces Opioid Use; Saves Lives, Money
- Study Finds 36% of Forestry Workers with Noisy Jobs Suffer Hearing Loss
- Workers’ Compensation Insurer Stonetrust Enters Missouri, Tennessee
- Armed Security Officers Present in Growing Number of Schools
- U.S. AG Sessions Seeks Role in Talks to Settle State, Local Opioid Lawsuits
- SkyWatch, STARR to Offer Usage-Based Insurance to Drone Industry
- Late Broker’s Estate Sues JPMorgan Claiming Wrongful Death
- White Mountains Buys Majority Stake in Program Manager NSM
- Everest Unveils Cyber Insurance Policy for Companies in All Industries
- Federal Flood Insurance Average Premium to Rise 8%
- U.S. Safety Board ‘Unhappy’ Tesla Released Crash Information
- Exxon Loses Bid to Stop States from Probing If It Lied About Climate Change
- Judge Certifies Class Action Accusing Goldman Sachs of Gender Discrimination
- Top 10 States for Hail Claims: State Farm
- More Relatives of Victim of Uber Driverless Car Crash Hire Lawyer
- Insurtechs Continue to Perform Miracles for Policyholders
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