Insurance News from July 21, 2016
National News
Court Battles Begin as U.S., States Sue to Halt Anthem, Aetna Mergers
U.S. antitrust enforcers roundly rejected a pair of proposed deals that would...
International & Reinsurance News
Global Insured Losses Hit $30B in 1H 2016, 30% of Economic Losses: Aon Benfield
Preliminary global economic losses reached US$98 billion during the first half of 2016,...
Fintech Startup Gets German Banking License – with Plans to Offer Insurance
So. Africa’s Discovery Enters Japan Market with Sumitomo & SoftBank Partnership
SoftBank & Honda Aim to Develop Talking Cars that Read a Driver’s Emotions
BHSI Launches Cyber Liability Cover in Australia; Osgood Leads Product Line
East News
New York Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs Going Up Oct. 1
New York has approved a 9.3 percent average hike in workers' compensation loss costs....
New York Seeks $1 Million Insurance Limits for Boxing, Legalized Mixed Martial Arts
U.S. Can’t Seize Manhattan Building Over Iranian Terror Claims: Court
Miraculously, No One Seriously Hurt in Crane Collapse onto Tappan Zee Bridge at Noon
BUA Launches Prize & Promotion Insurance Services, Taps Woodbury to Lead
West News
Idaho Investment Firm at Heart of Trade-Secret Lawsuit
An Idaho-based software company is being sued after it hired two former employees from...
Southeast News
South Carolina Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Going Up, New Filing Requirements Take Effect
New requirements regarding the implementation of changes in workers' compensation loss...
Texas / South Central News
Can States Stop Man-Made Earthquakes?
Stopping an earthquake before it starts? It sounds like a feat possible only for a...
Midwest News
Enbridge, U.S. Reach $177M Settlement Over Pipeline Spill
Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Inc. has agreed to pay $177 million in penalties...