Insurance News from April 22, 2019
National News
Supreme Court to Weigh If U.S. Job Bias Law Protects Gay, Transgender Employees
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether federal law bars employers from...
International & Reinsurance News
Why It’s Difficult to Insure Iconic Properties Such as Notre Dame
Rebuilding Notre Dame, the 800-year-old Paris cathedral devastated by fire last week,...
AI Startup Cytora Raises $32.5M to Expand Commercial Insurance Products, Geographies
Hannover Re Cuts Exposure to Coal-Based Risks, Limiting Investments, Underwriting
Some Passwords to Avoid: Team Names, Fictional Characters, Pop Stars and ‘123456’
SCOR Global P&C Grows Reinsurance Premiums by 9.6% During April Renewals
East News
New Hampshire Senate Passes Bill to Boost Workplace Safety
The 2016 death of a Northfield Highway Department worker has led to the passage of bill...
West News
Montana Passes Workers’ Compensation Law for Firefighters
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has signed a bill to make it easier for firefighters to...
Southeast News
NOAA Upgrades Hurricane Michael to Category 5
Hurricane Michael, which devastated a swath of the Florida Panhandle last fall, has...
Texas / South Central News
Wuthrich Named Executive Director of Houston Independent Agents Group
The Independent Insurance Agents of Houston (IIAH) has named David Wuthrich as the...
Midwest News
Tokio Marine’s ProAg to Acquire AmTrust Financial’s Crop Insurance MGA
Producers Ag Insurance Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Leawood, Kan.-based managing...