Insurance News from October 31, 2019
National News
Automakers Face Independents in Battle Over Car Tech Repair Aftermarket
The rapid rise of crash-avoidance technology has set carmakers and repair shops on...
States Eye Private Flood Insurance Model Law Industry Thinks Is Unnecessary
Bain, Vista Said to Be Weighing Sale of Software Firm Vertafore. Could It Bring $5 Billion?
Report: Cannabis Dispensaries May Become ‘Most Profitable’ Specialty Stores
Insurance Cost Strategy Key to Lyft’s Path to Profitability
International & Reinsurance News
All Countries at Risk from Spread of African Swine Fever: OIE
African swine fever will spread further across Asia where it has devastated herds, and...
East News
Fire That Killed Woman, Girl in Pennsylvania Blamed on Overloaded Circuit
Authorities say an early morning fire that killed a woman and a six-year-old girl was...
West News
A.M. Best Says Insurers Challenged by ‘New Normal’ of California Wildfires
While the number of burned acres in 2019 is still well below the number reported last...
Southeast News
Officials Say Warehouse Fire Most Costly in Alabama City’s History
Officials say a fire at an Alabama warehouse is the most disastrous in the city of...
Texas / South Central News
Houston-Area Residents Get Encroachment Letters as Flood Control Projects Proceed
On a Friday night in August, Diane and Ted Simpson got home from work to find a...
Midwest News
Farm Bankruptcies Up 24% on Strain from Trump Trade War
U.S. farm bankruptcies in September surged 24% to the highest since 2011 amid strains...
Issuer Credit Outlook Revised to Positive for Upland Mutual Insurance in Kansas
Certified Diversity and Inclusion Professional, White, Joins Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance
J.M. Wilson Promotes Russon to Corporate Trainer in Michigan
Indiana Environmental Regulators: Steelmaker Too Slow to Act on Chemical Spill