National News for November 2015
- Anadarko’s $160 Million Fine for 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Falls Well Below What U.S. Sought
 - XL Catlin Launches Online Data Breach Resource Portal
 - Federal Reserve Votes to Retire AIG Bailout Tool
 - GM Does Not Have to Turn Over Privileged Ignition Switch Documents: Judge
 - Ex-Allstate Exec Lacher Succeeds Southwell as Kemper President, CEO
 - Aging U.S. Nuclear Plants Pushing Limits of Life Expectancy
 - AIG Reported Considering Sale of Blocks of Business to Narrow Focus
 - 19 E.coli Infections Linked to Costco in 7 States
 - Federal Transportation Officials Want Self-Driving Cars Sooner
 - Thanksgiving Safety Tip: Don’t Rinse That Turkey!
 - Highway Death Toll Takes Troubling Turn: Up 8.1% This Year
 - Terrorist Activity Boosts Interest in Travel Insurance
 - Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm
 - What Do Thanksgiving and Climate Change Have in Common?
 - Philadelphia Insurance Launches Craft Brewery & Distillery Coverage
 - Manchester Specialty, Allied World to Offer Miscellaneous Medical Program
 - NAIC Elects Missouri’s Huff President; Other 2016 Officers
 - Judge Allows NFL Player’s Fraud Claims Against BofA to Proceed
 - Uber Drivers’ Class Action Raises Worker Classification, Arbitration, Liability Issues
 - Activist Investor Icahn Ups Pressure on AIG CEO Hancock
 - Google Compare for Mortgages Launched in California, Other States to Follow
 - Fifth Largest AIG Shareholder, Icahn, May Propose New AIG Director
 - Missouri Insurance Director Huff Elected NAIC President
 - MarketScout Launches Professional Liability Practice, Hires McCormick to Lead
 - U.S. to Pursue Covered Agreement with EU for Re/Insurers
 - FAA Task Force Recommends Requiring Registration for Most Drones
 - Markel Names Gayner and Whitt as Co-CEOs; Crowley as President
 - If AIG Is Selling, Greenberg Is Listening, Says Lawyer
 - Drone Registry Task Force to Report on Saturday
 - States Graded  ‘A’ to ‘F’ for Extreme Weather Preparedness
 - NFL Defends $1 Billion Concussion Settlement Against Critics in Court
 - How Long Will Health Insurers Remain Patient with Obamacare?
 - XL Buys Stake in High-Net Worth Insurer PURE
 - ACE’s Souza Named Farm, Agribusiness Manager at AAIS
 - Cyber, Property Risks Not Easily Separated: Security Expert
 - IICF Touts Insurance Industry Volunteer Week Success
 - Insurance Industry Not Alone in Missing the Mark with Millennials
 - Tower Watson Sweetens Willis Merger Offer by Doubling Special Dividend to $10
 - Activist Investor Icahn on High-Yield Bonds, AIG, Interest Rates
 - Everest Insurance, AEGIS to Offer Coverage to Energy Industry
 - XL Catlin Expands Yacht Insurance Risk Appetite
 - Telematics Changing Drivers’ Behavior: Insurance Research
 - Willis Weighs Increasing Offer for Towers Watson, Amid Opposition to Deal
 - If AIG Won’t Split, Then It Should Sell Pieces: Investor Paulson
 - Federal Reserve Pressured to Narrow Emergency Bailout Powers
 - Testing Firm Wins FTC Data Privacy Case But Closes Business
 - RLI Launches Reps & Warranties Liability Policy
 - AIG Eases Bylaws on Nominating Directors
 - Wanted by U.S.: Monitor for Takata Air Bag Recall
 - Top Cyber Threats for 2016 and Next Five Years
 - The Price of Price Optimization in Insurance
 - U.S. Clarifies Policy on Prosecutions of Executives for Fraud
 - Endurance Partners with W. Brown Associates for U.S. Aviation Risks
 - Allianz Specialty Names Christie to Head Global Broker Partnerships
 - Robusto to Leave Chubb to Head CNA Financial in 2016, Succeeding Motamed
 - Jury Finds Ernst & Young Liable for Faulty Madoff Audits
 - Berkshire Hathaway Lowers Investment in Goldman Sachs
 - Consumer Groups, Unions Form Coalition to Oppose Health Insurer Mergers
 - The Competitive Advantage: Agency Prices
 - XL Catlin Expands Equipment Breakdown Insurance Team
 - Everest Re Adds Inland Marine Unit to U.S. Specialty Platform
 - Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford to Sell North American Business
 - More Firms Could Feel Heat from New York AG’s Climate Change Disclosure Win
 - Claims Deadline for Sunken Cargo Ship El Faro Set
 - Paper Fingers Climate Change for California Wildfires
 - It’s 2026, There’s a Food Security Crisis- How Does World Respond?
 - U.S. Health Care Cost Increases at Lowest Rate in Nearly 20 years: Aon
 - Allianz Launches Transportation Unit in North America
 - Doctors Seek to Block 2 Health Insurance Mergers
 - Supreme Court Justices Question Tyson Claims Against Damages Formula
 - U.S. Charges 3 in ‘Securities Fraud on Cyber Steroids’ Scheme
 - Drone Registry Could Be Paper-Free and Fee-Free for Owners
 - U.S. Must Hold Takata Accountable for Air Bag Recall: Senators
 - Volkswagen Offers Diesel Owners $1,000 ‘Goodwill’ Payment
 - Liberty International Names Finnegan Chief Underwriting Officer for U.S.
 - Trying to Fit In at Work, Veterans Downplay Military Service, Injuries
 - Kate Becomes 4th Atlantic Hurricane of 2015
 - BHSI Launches Homebuilders Liability Coverage
 - RLI Launches Personal Jewelry Insurance Product
 - V3 Insurance Launches Management Liability Package
 - Many Have Died in ‘Subpar’ Atlantic Hurricane Season
 - Judge Rules Punitive Damages Possible for GM in Ignition Case
 - Supreme Court in Bind Over Insurer’s Right to Insured’s Damages Money
 - A Conversation on Innovation and the Industry’s Future with ACORD’s Hartnett
 - Kinsale Launches New Law Enforcement/Police Professional Product
 - Forrest T. Jones Launches Accountants Professional Liability Program
 - ‘Best Practices’ Agencies Continue to Build Value: Big ‘I Study
 - Cyclone-Heavy Hurricane Season Not Over Yet
 - Gender Gap in Risk Manager Compensation Closing: Survey
 - House, Senate Transportation Bill Compromise to Address Auto Safety
 - Supreme Court to Review Religious Groups’ Claims Over Obamacare Birth Control Benefit
 - AAIS Releases New Builders’ Risk Coverage Form
 - CITA Insurance Services Launches Insurance Agents E&O Program
 - Independent Agency Profitability, Organic Growth Dipped in Q3: Reagan Consulting
 - 5 Recent Reports on Businesses and Cyber Security, Liability and Insurance
 - Toyota $1B Research Labs Near Stanford, MIT to Develop Autonomous Vehicles
 - Credit Markets Oppose Splitting Up AIG
 - ACORD Names 2 Insurance Innovation Challenge Winners: Livegenic, Insurity
 - OneBeacon Names Garganigo as Senior VP, Professional Liability
 - Technology Enables Insurers to Verify Garaging Location, Mileage and More
 - Top 10 Market Conduct Actions Against P/C Insurers
 - AIG CEO to Employees: Expect Fewer Lifetime Jobs
 - Ironshore Launches Product Liability Endorsements for Manufacturers
 - CAMICO Broadens Protection for Continuously Renewing CPA Policyholders
 - Penn National Insurance Adds Cyber Security Coverage
 - Best Agency to Work For – Overall: Rogers & Gray Insurance
 - The Case for Independent Agency Optimism
 - Treasury Names 12 to Federal Insurance Advisory Committee
 - Automatic Brakes to Be Part of 5-Star Safety Ratings
 - Allstate Profit Down in Q3 as Auto Claims Rise
 - AIG CEO Hancock Rejects Icahn’s Breakup Plan
 - ACE Launches Small Business Online Service Portal
 - Marsh Launches Excess Casualty Coverage for Product Liability Risks
 - Supreme Court Justices Divided Over Spokeo Internet Injury Class Action Case
 - Buganski Named Chief Operating Officer for Willis Personal Lines
 - Agent, Cyber-Educate Yourself – and Your Clients
 - Odyssey Partners Completes Acquisition of Broker Integro
 - Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers
 - As Activist Investors Circle, AIG Posts Q3 Loss; Plans to Cut 400 Jobs
 - Moody’s Says Splitting Up AIG Would Be Credit Negative
 - Ace Names North American Claims Team with Chubb’s Miller, Ace’s Poetzsch as Executive VPs
 - Fireman’s Fund’s Skrynecki Joins QBE North America as VP Agriculture
 - Insurance Journal’s Jergler Wins Folio Award; Carrier Management Recognized
 - El Faro Owner Seeks U.S. Maritime Liability Limit on Death Claims
 - Supreme Court to Hear Spokeo ‘Non-Injury’ Class Action Today
 - Big Health Insurers Still View Obamacare as Big Opportunity
 
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