Insurance News from March 30, 2021
National News
Regulators, Watchdog at Odds With Insurance Actuaries Over Withdrawn Documents
A task force of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is asking the board...
Number of Independent Agencies Dips a Bit: Future One Study
Global Insurers Paid $89 Billion for Natural, Manmade Disasters in 2020: Swiss Re
Supreme Court Grapples With Investor Class Actions in Goldman Sachs Securities Case
Insurance Technology: Marble Opens Up Wallet; AXA Funds Idelic’s Analytics; Markel Backs Counterpart Platform
International & Reinsurance News
Global Insurers Paid $89 Billion for Natural, Manmade Disasters in 2020: Swiss Re
Natural and man-made catastrophes cost the insurance industry US$89 billion in 2020, in...
Lengthy Legal Battles Expected from Suez Canal’s Longest Closure in Almost 50 Years
Insurance Unlikely to Cover All Shipowners’ Expenses Incurred in Suez Closure Chaos
Japan Chipmaker Renesas Says Normal Production at Fire-Hit Plant to Take 100-120 Days
Britain Shouldn’t Blindly Adopt EU Rules Just to Keep Business in London: BoE’s Brazier
East News
Pennsylvania Gas Driller to Pay $1.9M for Damage to Wetlands, Waterways
One of the most active natural gas exploration firms in Pennsylvania has agreed to pay...
West News
California County Paying $4M in Misconduct Suits
San Diego County has so far spent more than $4 million to settle a dozen lawsuits...
Southeast News
‘Treating Us Like Robots’: Alabama Amazon Workers Seek Union
Linda Burns was excited at first to land a job at the Amazon warehouse outside...
Texas / South Central News
Texas Legislation Would Overhaul State’s Electricity Market, Require Weatherization
The Texas Senate has unanimously approved a sweeping bill that would overhaul the...
Midwest News
Illinois Governor Vetoes Personal Injury Prejudgment Interest Legislation
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has vetoed a bill that would have provided for prejudgment...