Insurance News from January 08, 2020
National News
Teens Still Not Driving Like Teens Used To: Viewpoint
The much-discussed collapse in teenage driving in the U.S. seems to have ended a few...
Trump Administration Seeks to Limit ‘Overreach’ of Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
Natural Catastrophes Cost $150B in 2019, with Insurers Paying $52B: Munich Re
Lawyers Try Unusual Legal Path to Advance Sex Abuse Claims Against Boy Scouts
Ex-Lexington Insurance Exec Heads New National Specialty Broker One80
International & Reinsurance News
Insurance Industry Calls for Action to Mitigate Climate Risk as Australia Bushfires Widen
As the devastation from Australia's bushfires widens, the insurance industry is calling...
Natural Catastrophes Cost $150B in 2019, with Insurers Paying $52B: Munich Re
Tensions Between U.S. and Iran Hamper Probe of Boeing 737-800 Crash near Tehran
British Regulator Warns Insurance Industry to Stamp Out Bad Behavior – or Else
Update: U.K.-Based Foreign Exchange Firm, Travelex, Crippled by Ransomware Attack
East News
New Jersey Man Awarded $3.64M After Injuring His Back at Staples Store
A New Jersey man who sued Staples Inc. after injuring his back when he fell in a store...
West News
Judge to Approve $215M Settlement for USC Gynecologist’s Patients
A federal judge is likely to approve a $215 million class-action settlement with...
Southeast News
Appeals Court Rules Workers Can’t Sue Alabama Over Blocked Minimum Wage Boost
Fast food workers can't sue the Alabama attorney general over a 2016 state law that...
Texas / South Central News
New Policy Contracts Now in Effect at Texas Windstorm Insurer
Texas' insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the coast says new terms and...
Midwest News
$190K Fine Proposed After North Dakota Grain Bin Death
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Columbia Grain...