National News for December 2021
- Tesla Recalls 475K Vehicles Over Camera, Trunk Safety Issues
- Toxins in Household Products Leave FDA Chasing a Vapor Trail
- Top 10 National Insurance Journal Stories of 2021
- Opioid Scripts Decreased But Fatal Overdoses Increased. Doctors Urge New Approach.
- Purdue Bankruptcy Judge Extends Sacklers’ Lawsuit Shield Until February
- WSIA’s Diversity, Inclusion Director Sees Industry Progress, Commitment to Change
- Car Makers Like Some Tech Features More Than Car Buyers Do
- Firms Want U.S. to Support EU Proposals to Rein In Big Tech Platforms
- Pro Athletes Like the ‘Greek Freak’ Are Going After Trademark Violators
- Study Links Exposure to Formaldehyde at Work to Cognitive Problems Later
- Aon Offers Last Mile Delivery Insurance Program in Partnership With CarrierHQ
- Despite Slow Going, P/C Insurers Still Love Advanced Analytics. Except Maybe Telematics.
- Complaints of Hyundai-Kia Engine Fires Trigger Safety Probe
- Businesses Can Expect to Spend $13.5 Billion on Repairs Due to Flooding in 2022
- Employers and Employees: How to Avoid a Burnout Crisis
- Study Finds Pandemic Lockdowns Only Work for a Limited Time
- Workplace Fatalities Fell 10.7% During Pandemic in 2020 But Severe Illness Cases Rose
- Hallmark Financial Cancels Plans for Specialty Insurance Spinoff and IPO
- Capital One Cyber Settlement to Cost $190 Million
- Did Builder Groups Block Insurance Industry Move to Require More Storm Shelters?
- Supreme Court to Take Up COVID Mandate Jan. 7
- Unions Say Meat Plants Relaxed COVID-19 Safety Measures After Outbreaks
- People Moves: Petersen Named Head of WTW Broking; Moore Joins Olive.com Board; Kinetic Insurance Names 3 Leaders
- EPA to Revisit Bayer Dicamba Herbicide Risks After 3,500 Reports of Crop Damage
- The $1M Bad Faith Case and the Missed Deadline
- Active 2021 Hurricane Season Revealed ‘Unsettling’ Trends: AIR Worldwide
- Private Equity Firm Kelso Invests in ReSource Pro, Takes Majority Interest
- National African American Insurance Association Charters 3 New Chapters
- Cyber Disruptions of Infrastructure Networks Can Cost Millions in a Day
- Tornadoes Have Pushed Insurers’ Weather Claims Above $105B for 2021
- Medical Boards Under Pressure to Discipline Doctors Pushing False Covid-19 Claims
- Ransomware Attacks Not High-Profile or Front Page News But Still Happening Frequently
- Regulators Warn of Climate Change, Stablecoins as Systemic Financial Risks
- People Moves: Chubb Changes Commercial P/C Leadership; BHSI Promotes Meyer in Life Sciences; AIG Adds Hunter to ESG; J.D. Power Hires Ellingsworth
- EPA Releases $1 Billion to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites in 24 States
- Infrastructure Investment Package Expected to Boost Surety Market: AM Best
- UK Brokerage Insurtech Eyes U.S. Expansion After $7.9M Capital Raise
- Ruling Against Purdue’s Sacklers Puts Controversial Bankruptcy Tactic in Spotlight
- Court OKs Biden Covid Vaccine Mandate for Employers; Supreme Court Appeal Likely
- Update: After Latest Court Ruling, Must Employers Follow Biden’s Vaccine Mandates?
- Judge Rules Dominion Defamation Suit Against Fox News Can Move Forward
- ‘Keep Delivering’: Amazon Tornado Tragedy Raises Emergency Safety Training Questions
- Administration Asks Supreme Court to Lift Lower Courts’ Hold on Vaccine Mandate
- Insuring Cannabis Summit: Tribal Cannabis Broker in Lonely, Rewarding Space
- Judge Tosses $4.5B Deal Shielding Sacklers From Purdue Opioid Claims
- Meteorological Society Details Extreme Weather Made More Likely by Climate Change
- People Moves: Chubb Names O’Brien to Global Risk, Robic to Division President Posts; Zurich Appoints Way as Sustainability Chief
- Fox Point Expands E&O Liability Program for Small Business Risks
- ‘Cat-Focused’ Kin Insurance Acquires Shell for Expansion; Expects SPAC Closing in Q1
- New Research Warns Rare Winter Tornadoes May Get More Intense
- McDonald’s Settles With Ex-CEO Easterbrook Over Claim He Lied About Sexual Affairs
- Supreme Court to Weigh State Law That Circumvents Arbitration Agreements
- Biden Auto Safety Nominee Vows to Address Jump in Traffic Deaths
- Insurance Technology: SiriusPoint Invests in LuckyTruck; Hiscox Offers Real-Time Quotes With RMS Location API; ActZero Security Adds Cyber Coverage From Measured
- NFL Requiring Coaches, Team Staffs to Get COVID-19 Boosters; Players Exempt
- EEOC Addresses When COVID-19 May Be a Disability Requiring Accommodation
- Texting the Witness During Video Deposition. There’s an App to Prevent That.
- Court Approves $380M Settlement of U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Sex Abuse Case
- Biden Auto Safety Agency Nominee to Face Senate Committee
- ‘Catch-Up Care’ Helps Explain Rise in Employers’ Health Insurance Costs: Mercer
- AM Best Sees Tornado Losses as Manageable for Insurers
- Are Too Many Comp Claims Being Opposed? Some Major Employers Think So
- Chubb Agrees to Pay $800M Toward Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Claims Deal
- People Moves: Lezaj to Lead Zurich Complex Casualty; MMC Names Bouchard as Climate Director
- Supreme Court Turns Away J&J’s Bid to Avoid State’s Talc Warning Lawsuit
- Supreme Court Seeks Biden Administration View on Bayer Weedkiller Appeal
- Insurtech Coalition Forms Captive Insurer to Enhance Cyber Insurance Capacity
- Reinsurer Says U.S. Should Regulate $17 Billion Litigation Funding Industry
- Major Companies Rush to Fix Software Flaw Before Hackers Strike
- Wells Media Group Transitions Ownership to Its Employees
- Other Services Beat P/C Insurers in Providing Digital Customer Experience: J.D. Power
- Rising Insurance Costs Add to Public Finance Sector’s Cyber Pressures
- M&A Insurance Rates Nearly Double After Explosion of Dealmaking During Pandemic
- SEC Chairman Says Tougher Rules for SPACs Under Consideration
- Insuring Cannabis Summit: Broker Who Fought Cancer Sees Hope in Cannabis Business
- Toyota Offering Auto Insurance With Farmers’ Toggle in 5 States With More to Come
- People Moves: Garland to Be President of State Auto After Liberty Mutual Acquisition
- Bankruptcy Judge Ousts Boy Scouts Mediator; Extends Deadline
- Google Sues Russians for Alleged ‘Borderless’ Organized Cyber Crime Operation
- Judge Rules Goldman Sachs Must Again Face 2008 Securities Fraud Class Action
- Attention Young Professionals: Wholesale Insurance Is ‘Where the Magic Happens’
- AbbVie Pays $200M to Settle Opioid Marketing Case Right Before Trial Ends
- Whistleblower Claim Prompts SEC Probe of Tesla Over Solar Panel Fire Risks
- Chewy Chases Share of Growing Pet Insurance Market With Trupanion
- Goosehead Insurance to Enter Life Insurance Market with Ethos
- Jeep, Dodge, Fiat Automaker Stellantis Plans Usage-Based Insurance Offering
- How Big Tech Is Faring in U.S. Lawsuits and Probes
- People Moves: Sartain Heads Marsh Specialty; AXA XL Adds 2 Underwriters to E&S Team
- Heading Into 2022, P/C Insurers Face ‘Massive’ Political Risks, Economic Uncertainty
- Wholesale Brokers Look to Continue Offering Value While Addressing Talent Gap
- Sackler Family Denies Scheme to Abuse Bankruptcy System and Avoid Liability
- Regulator Warns Banks That Ransomware Attacks Are Rising
- AM Best Raises Outlook for P/C Commercial Lines to Stable From Negative
- U.S. Issues New Cybersecurity Directives for Rail Airport Operators
- Meteorologists Say Unusually Warm Weather Is Due to Stuck Jet Stream, La Nina
- Judges Mull Whether Trump’s Rape Claim Reply Is Protected Because He Was President
- Update on Vaccine Mandates for Businesses, Health Workers and Federal Contractors
- Climate Modeling Confirms Historical Records Showing Rise in Hurricane Activity
- People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Names Kaufman President; Arturo Adds Tulsiani; Robinett Joins NFP
- USDA Revises Rules on Crop Insurance for Hemp Producers
- Safety Advocates Are Worried As Teen Truckers Hit the Road
- Insuring Cannabis Summit: What Will the Market Look Like 5 Years from Now?
- U.S. Calls for Outer Space Norms After ‘Irresponsible’ Russia Test
- Facebook Whistleblower Tells Congress ‘Time Is of Essence’ in Social Media Law Reform
- Climate Report: ‘Low- to No-Snow’ Will Worsen Water Shortages in U.S. West
- How Personal Lines Insurance Sector Will Fare in 2022
- Joyn Insurance Goes Live With E&S Offerings in 28 States
- Construction Industry Faces ‘New Age’ Risks Along with Strong Growth Outlook
- Fed’s Powell Prepares for Possible Pivot With Inflation Risks Rising
- Update on Court Challenges to Biden Covid Vaccine Rules
- Four Employees Sue Claiming Bristol Myers Refused Vaccine Religious Exemptions
- Despite COVID, Comp Claims and Severity Declined in 2020, NCCI Says
- Insurance Technology: Chubb Enhances Cyber; Sompo Teams with Praedicat; Willis, CodeEast Eye Product; FMl Adds Home Help
- Judge Tosses $10B Advertising Bias Lawsuit Against McDonald’s for Insufficient Evidence
- Amazon’s New FleetWise Transfers Vehicle Data to Cloud to Aid Safety, Design
- High Street Acquires 27 Former Nationwide Agencies
- Labor Group Calls for Probe of Amazon’s Reporting of Covid Cases at Facilities
- Biden Administration Extends Comment Period on OSHA Vaccine Rule to Jan 19
- Judge Asks If Opioid Maker Purdue’s Owners Abused Bankruptcy to Shield Assets
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