Insurance News from January 14, 2019
National News
Hedge Fund Baupost Reported to Hold $1 Billion in PG&E Insurance Claims
Seth Klarman's Baupost Group has been the poster child of the hedge fund industry's...
Regulators Disagree Over Giving Fintechs Federal Charter to Skirt State Rules
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Federal Consumer Agency But Others on Way
Jan. 1 Renewals Saw ‘Muted Impact’ from 2018’s Catastrophes: Guy Carpenter
Players Accuse NFL of Trying to Delay, Rewrite $1 Billion Concussion Settlement
International & Reinsurance News
Jan. 1 Renewals Saw ‘Muted Impact’ from 2018’s Catastrophes: Guy Carpenter
The overall impact of catastrophe losses on property rates was muted at the Jan. 1,...
East News
Man Dies During Demolition Work at Old Delaware GM Plant
Delaware authorities say a demolition company leader died while supervising work at an...
West News
Hedge Fund Baupost Reported to Hold $1 Billion in PG&E Insurance Claims
Seth Klarman's Baupost Group has been the poster child of the hedge fund industry's...
California Comp Insurers Won’t See Insurance Guarantee Assessment, a First in 20 Years
PG&E Bankruptcy Looms With $30B in Potential Liabilities from California Wildfires; CEO to Exit
‘Goat Fund Me’ Campaign Launched by California Town to Prevent Wildfires
Fatalities on Nevada Roads Reached 10-Year High Last Year
Southeast News
Florida’s Record Rainfall in 2018 Leaves Farmers Reeling Over Destroyed Crops
Rodney Helton stood in a cotton field in Atmore, Ala., on a Thursday morning, just over...
Texas / South Central News
Bill Would Prevent Texans from Unknowingly Buying Homes in Flood-Prone Areas
State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, has legislation that would require sellers of...
Midwest News
Missouri Insurance Department Study Criticizes High Costs of Air Ambulances
Sick or injured Missouri residents who need air ambulance services face thousands of...