Insurance News from January 18, 2019
National News
Insurance Agents Assured of Trump Pass-Through Tax Break Under Final Treasury Rule
The U.S. Treasury today issued final regulations and other guidance on a provision of...
International & Reinsurance News
What’s Next for Brexit After UK Parliament Rejects May’s EU Divorce Deal?
Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has been thrown out by Parliament. She's now...
Climate Change, Shrinking Glaciers Threaten Rhine River Shipping Access
Germany, China Agree to Expand Market Access in Insurance, Banking, Finance
Marex Spectron’s Metals Financing Deal Triggers Fraud Lawsuit, Insurance Dispute
Hiscox Stages Cyber Attack to Show Small Businesses What It’s Like to Be Hacked
East News
Boston Marks the 100th Anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood
Slow as molasses? This treacle didn't trickle. It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that...
West News
PG&E Says It Won’t Commit to Paying Settlements With 2015 California Fire Victims
PG&E Corp. is so cash-starved that it won't commit to paying settlements reached...
Southeast News
Florida Jury Awards Family $500M in Wrongful Death Suit Over Car Shooting
A Florida jury has awarded nearly $500 million to the family of a woman fatally shot...
Texas / South Central News
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Interstate Insurance Underwriters in Louisiana
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Shreveport, Louisiana-based Interstate...
Midwest News
New Suits Filed Over Pain Meds Given to Near-Death Patients in Ohio
An Ohio man said on Jan. 16 he was stunned to learn of allegations that his wife's...