Insurance News from July 23, 2019
National News
Equifax’s $700 Million Data Breach Settlement Criticized
Credit-reporting company Equifax Inc will pay up to $700 million to settle claims it...
Largest U.S. Data Breach Settlements with Government Include 3 Insurers
U.S. Close to $5 Billion Penalty Against Facebook Over Cambridge Analytica Data
Travelers Profit Up 6.3% in Q2 on Lower Catastrophe Losses, Higher Investments
More Funds Sought for Those Exposed to Radiation from Nuclear Weapons Test
International & Reinsurance News
Britain Reviews How to Improve Financial Services Regulation After Brexit
Britain has kicked off a review of how regulation of finance could be improved after...
East News
Philadelphia Energy Solutions Files for Bankruptcy After Refinery Fire
Philadelphia Energy Solutions filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company...
West News
Big Cannabis Bills That Await California Lawmakers Include Banking and Hemp Products
Next month could be big for California's cannabis industry. Among legislation...
Southeast News
Duke Energy Sued Over Environmental Damage to Dan River from 2014 Coal Ash Spill
The federal, North Carolina and Virginia governments asked a court Thursday to declare...
Texas / South Central News
New Barry Insured Loss Estimate: Not More Than $500M, RMS Says
Global risk modeling and analytics firm, RMS, has estimated that the insured U.S....
Midwest News
With Commissioner’s OK, Wisconsin Workers’ Comp Rates to Fall by 8.8%
Wisconsin's chief insurance regulator has approved an overall 8.84% decrease in...