Insurance News from September 30, 2021
National News
Approval of Funding Until Dec. 3 Averts Government Shutdown, Renews Flood Program
Congress on Thursday passed a last-minute, short-term funding measure, averting a...
Workers’ Compensation Underwriting Results Again Beat Other Lines in 2020
Citigroup Asks Appeals Court to Let It Recoup $504M Lost in Revlon Loan Pre-Pay Error
Amazon Reaches Private Settlement With Workers Who Criticized Warehouse Conditions
Boy Scouts Preparing for Abuse Victims’ Vote on $1.6 Billion Compensation Fund
International & Reinsurance News
Re/Insurance Cyber Rates Could Double Before 2023, as Attacks Skyrocket: S&P
The pandemic caused economic and insured losses from cyber attacks to skyrocket, which...
UK Financial Services Sector Calls for Eased Visa Requirements to Keep Competitiveness
Allianz Transfers Legacy Life Portfolio to Resolution Re, Using Quota Share Reinsurance
Hong Kong Firms, Including FWD, Are Flagging China Risks in U.S. IPO Filings
Funds Demand Science-Based Emissions Targets From 1,600 Most Polluting Firms
East News
Rhode Island Woman Is Awarded $1.3M After Botched Surgery
A jury has awarded $1.3 million to a Rhode Island woman who underwent gallstone surgery...
West News
GM, Alphabet Win California’s First Autonomous Permits for Passenger Rides
General Motors Co.'s Cruise and Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo self-driving car subsidiaries on...
Southeast News
Florida Appeals Court Finds Workers’ Comp Judge Used Flawed Logic
If doctors offer differing opinions on a work injury, a judge must appoint a third...
Texas / South Central News
Ida Damage Keeps Tens of Thousands of Louisiana Students Out of School
About 70,000 students across southeast Louisiana remain out of school because of...
Midwest News
Bipartisan Michigan Bills Would Give Sex Abuse Victims More Time to Sue
State lawmakers are poised to consider bipartisan bills aimed at helping potentially...