Insurance News from July 30, 2019
National News
Misdiagnosis a Leading Cause of Medical Malpractice Claims, Studies Show
Two recent research papers both point to the significance of diagnostic errors as a...
Captives Remain Profitable, Outperform Commercial Insurers, Reports A.M. Best
Viewpoint: What Insurance Industry Should Acknowledge About Small Business Cyber
U.S. Urges Ships to Keep Tracking Devices Turned on for Safety, Transparency
With $100M in New Financing, Digital Agency Hippo Plans Further U.S. Expansion
International & Reinsurance News
UK Aims to Renegotiate a Brexit Deal – with Resistant EU
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend the next few weeks pressing the European...
East News
A Year after GDPR, How Can U.S. Insurers Prepare for Data Privacy Regs Closer to Home?
More than a year after the European Union implemented its General Data Protection...
West News
California Self-Insurers Board Greenlights Workers’ Comp Alternative Security Program
The board of the California Self-Insurers' Security Fund has approved the 2019/20...
Southeast News
Challenges Facing the Florida Insurance Market: A Reinsurer’s Perspective
Hurricanes Irma and Michael served as a reminder that Florida, more than any other...
Texas / South Central News
Rice U. Says Its Hurricane Plan for Houston Better Than $20B Coastal Barrier
For about a decade, two of Texas' top universities have pushed dueling plans to protect...
Midwest News
New Norman-Spencer Insurance Program Targets Delayed Real Estate Closings
Norman-Spencer Agency, based in Dayton, Ohio, is now offering an insurance program that...