Insurance News from February 06, 2019
National News
Chronic Pain is Top Reason Patients Use Medical Marijuana
The stigma surrounding marijuana use appears to be slowly fading in the U.S. New...
Bipartisan Bill Would Boost Generic Drugs to Lower Prices
Safety Agency Pulls Obama Proposal to Require Event Data Recorders in Cars, Trucks
Generali Global Assistance Acquires Travel Insurance Agency Trip Mate from A.J. Gallagher
Chubb Took $500M Hit from Catastrophes in Q4 But Saw Better Pricing, Investments
International & Reinsurance News
Munich Re Reports 56% Drop in Q4 Profit on Spate of Natural Disasters
German reinsurer Munich Re on Wednesday reported a 56 percent decline in fourth quarter...
Being Independent, Nimble and Niche: Keys to SSL Endeavour’s Aim to Put Clients First
UK Online Grocer Ocado Warns of Sales Hit from Fire at Robotic Distribution Center
Audit of Burst Brazil Tailings Dam Raised Concerns over Drainage, Monitoring
Volvo’s Autonomous Car Venture to Begin Testing on Swedish Roads
East News
Vermont Lawmakers Seek to Eliminate Insurance Pre-Authorization
Vermont legislators are seeking to ban insurance companies or Medicaid from requiring...
West News
Lee Appointed VP, Commercial Lines at Island Insurance in Hawaii
Island Insurance, a Honolulu, Hawaii-based property and casualty (P/C) insurance...
Southeast News
Florida Insurance Commissioner Altmaier Elected VP of the NAIC
Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has been elected by members of the...
Texas / South Central News
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Group
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from B+ (Good) and the...
Midwest News
Credit Ratings of South Dakota’s Northwest G.F. Mutual Insurance Upgraded
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from B+ (Good) and the...