Insurance News from May 07, 2021
National News
If Covid-19 Vaccine Patents Are Waived, Legal Options For Drug Firms Are Limited
A potential World Trade Organization waiver of patent and trade secret protections for...
International & Reinsurance News
China Insurtech Waterdrop Raises $360M in New York IPO: Reuters
Chinese online insurance technology firm Waterdrop Inc. has raised $360 million by...
East News
New Hampshire Bill Would Make Employers Pay for Any Required COVID-19 Test
Employers who require COVID-19 tests for applicants or workers would be required to pay...
West News
50-Plus Insurers Met Deadline to Comply With Washington’s Credit Rule
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announced today that more than 50...
Southeast News
4 People Killed When Plane Crashes into Mississippi Home
A small plane crashed into a house in Mississippi late Tuesday, killing a man inside as...
Texas / South Central News
Texas Fetal “Heartbeat” Bill Expands Lawsuit Liabilities Well Beyond Patient, Provider
Texas lawmakers are poised to enact sweeping restrictions on access to abortions,...
2 Injured in Hydrogen Fluoride Leak at Marathon’s Galveston Bay Refinery
NTSB: Lack of Monitoring Aggravated $900K Louisiana Shipyard Fire
People Moves: Janes Joins Woodruff Sawyer in Texas; Hamel Named Sr. VP, Sales at AMERISAFE
Texas Requiring Email for All Insurance Licensed Entities, Including Agents
Midwest News
Outlooks to Revised to Positive for Ohio’s Grange Insurance, Subsidiaries
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial...