Insurance News from March 20, 2019
National News
Burning Down a House to Show How to Build for Wildfire Defense
After only a year into his job as CEO and president of the Insurance Institute for...
International & Reinsurance News
Next-to-Last Flight of Lion Air’s Doomed 737 MAX Was Saved by Off-Duty Pilot
As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing Co. 737 MAX 8, they got help...
Norsk Hydro Using Backup Servers to Restore Systems After Ransomware Attack
Norsk Hydro Cyber Attack Exposes Risks of Global Supply Chain Disruptions
Ransomware Attack on Aluminium Producer Norsk Hydro Is Similar to Other Breaches
UK Prime Minister to Ask EU for Brexit Delay – But How Much Time Is Needed?
East News
Mass. Court Finds Insurer Duty to Defend Subcontractor in Property Damage Case
A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that an insurance company is responsible for...
West News
Study Examines Impact of California Workers’ Comp Formulary
Since California implemented its workers' compensation formulary last year, an...
Southeast News
Florida Insurance Agent Arrested in $16K Commission Fraud Scheme
A licensed insurance agent out of Orlando, Fla., was arrested this month for allegedly...
Texas / South Central News
Houston-Area Petrochemical Blaze Extinguished, Company Says
Firefighters on Wednesday extinguished a fire at a Mitsui & Co. petrochemical...
Midwest News
‘Devastation Is Everywhere’ in Flooded Communities Along Missouri River
A string of small Missouri towns prepared for the next deluge along the raging Missouri...