National News for June 2016
- 95% of Post-Recession Jobs Went to College Educated: Study
- Even with Rescue, Puerto Rico Default Likely; Insurers Still at Risk for Millions
- How Medical Schools Are Altering Their Training to Address Opioid Epidemic
- Uber Using Software to Track Drivers’ Behavior
- 73% of U.S. Drivers Welcome Commuting with Robot Behind the Wheel: Survey
- Brexit, Climate Change and Clean Air
- Religious Extremists, ‘Lone Wolf’ Attacks Changing Political Risk Landscape
- RLI Launches Cyber Liability Insurance for Medium, Large-Sized Firms
- GE Erases ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Tag with Sale of Financial Businesses
- 5 Specialty Insurance Coverages Reserved for Municipal Airports
- The Hartford’s Berner Joins Allied World’s Public D&O Team
- Chubb’s Sandelands Joins CNA as Senior VP, Commercial Underwriting Services
- Senate Zika Funding Fails as Democrats Balk at Strings Attached
- Anthem Says It’s Not Walking Away from Cigna Merger
- How U.S. and EU Differ in Handling Volkswagen Diesel Scandal
- Study: Economic Costs of Pandemic in U.S. Could Be $34-45 Billion
- Ironshore’s Pembroke Agency Adds Cyber Coverage to Financial Institution Crime Policies
- U.S., China, EU Vow Crackdown on Unsafe Products Sold Online; Eye Hoverboard Standards
- AIG’s Inselberg Joins Starr Companies as Senior VP, Financial Lines
- China’s Fosun to List U.S. Insurer Ironshore ‘As Soon as Possible’: Reuters
- Out-of-Pocket Hospital Costs Were Rising 6.5% a Year… Before Obamacare
- Update: Volkswagen’s U.S. Diesel Settlement Tab to Top $15 Billion
- NFP Completes Sale of Majority Stake in Kestra Financial to Stone Point Capital
- Wedding Vendors Account for Most Costly Claims: Travelers
- Putting Drone Deliveries of Disaster Relief to the Test
- How Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway’ Win Could Affect Music Copyright Liability
- All Risks Adds New Classes for Occupational Accident Product
- IBHS Receives 2016 IMCA Innovation Torchbearer Award
- Alliant’s Mondshine Joins USI Insurance as Personal Risk Operations Director
- Authors, Backers of Dodd-Frank Criticize Court for Cutting MetLife ‘Too-Big-To-Fail’ Tag
- ERMI Launches Pollution Protection Product for M&A Transactions
- Hanover Stone Partners, USA Risk Group to Offer Captive Management Services
- Jury Backs Led Zeppelin in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Trial
- Selective Insurance Enhances Personal Watercraft Coverage
- Munich Re U.S. Names Hochburger, Ludwig to Reinsurance Posts
- Insurers, Agents Together Need to Lower Distribution Costs: Berkley
- Lockton Names Spencer to Succeed Lumelleau as CEO in 2017
- Meeting with Antitrust Official Key Moment for Anthem-Cigna Merger
- Democratic Senators Oppose Health Insurer Mergers
- Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Case Goes to Jury
- Crawford & Co. Names Agadi President and CEO
- AXIS’ Pesce Joins Navigators to Launch Surety Unit
- New U.S. Rules Seen ‘Major Step’ for Drone Industry; Rules on Deliveries Still to Come
- U.S. Issues Final Commercial Drone Regulations
- Bank Selling Hiscox Cyber Insurance to Its Business Customers
- Opioid Alternatives Can Be Hard-to-Find and Costly
- Financial Watchdogs Caution on Risks of Marketplace Lending
- Older Drivers Favor High-Tech Auto Features
- General Star Adds Artisan Contractor Coverage in Select States
- QBE North America Names Nationwide’s Bleich as VP for Agriculture Underwriting
- Why Customer Satisfaction Is Falling for Large Auto Insurers, Rising for Small: J.D. Power
- Google, Facebook, Twitter Sued by Father of Victim of Paris Terrorist Attack
- Supreme Court Muddies Healthcare Liability Waters
- Gunmakers Say Federal Law Shields Them from Sandy Hook Negligence Claims
- Don’t Expect Surge of Private Flood Insurance Products: S&P
- Supreme Court Dismisses South Africans’ Apartheid Claims Against IBM, Ford
- Supreme Court Upholds Quick Patent Cancellation Process in Speedometer Case
- Orlando Victims Watching Sandy Hook Gun Manufacturer Liability Case Opening Today
- Talking Cadillac Tries to Be Heard Over Silicon Valley on Airwaves
- U.S. Says Judge Nixing MetLife Too-Big-to-Fail Tag ‘Profoundly Mistaken’
- U.S. Targets Internet Sites Selling Illegal Prescription Medicines
- CAMICO to Offer Enhanced Coverage for CPA Firms Through New Berkley Company
- Video-Sharing Site Vimeo Wins Appeal of Copyright Infringement Claim
- Viewpoint: Fiduciary Rule Fight Isn’t About the ‘Little Guy’
- Supreme Court Limits Fraud Claims Against Federal Contractors
- Legal Experts Expect Disney to Settle If Family Sues Over Alligator Attack
- Insurers Ignore FinTech Revolution at Their Long-Term Peril: PwC
- Smart Choice Agency Network Tops 5,000 Members
- Judge Skeptical of Widow’s Claim Twitter Aided Terrorist Group ISIS
- W.R. Berkley Taps Morgan Stanley’s Abbey for Strategy Post
- RLI’s Dunn Named Carolina Casualty CEO
- How Much Teen Drivers Add to Parents’ Auto Insurance Bill by State
- As On-Demand Economy Grows, Professor Sees New Kind of Capitalism Emerging
- Zeppelin’s Page Testifies He Never Heard Song with Contested ‘Stairway’ Riff
- AIG CEO Hancock Finds Common Ground, Transparency with Activist Directors
- PaCRe Exit Eased Tax Scrutiny on Offshore Reinsurers: Third Point Re CEO
- Citigroup Sues AT&T, Says It Owns Trademark to ‘Thank You’
- Allied World Addresses Non-Payment Exposure With Accounts Receivable Coverage
- Uber Offers $7.5M to Settle Lawsuit Over Drivers’ Background Checks
- Zika Virus Could Make Scoring Event Insurance More Difficult
- ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Trial Opens
- Startup Embroker CEO Miller Pursues ‘Massive Improvement’ Over Disruption in Commercial Insurance Brokerage
- Startup Health Broker Zenefits Cuts More Jobs; CEO Vows ‘Total Redesign’
- XL Catlin Launches Wholesale Contractors’ Pollution, Professional Coverage
- Farmers Insurance Expands Rideshare Insurance Coverage to 3 States
- HSB Introduces Personal Lines Cyber Insurance Program
- Allstate’s Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign Targets Financial Abuse
- New .Insurance Domain Names Become Available Today
- Storm Model Forecasts Beach Changes and How Far Ocean Will Overrun
- Supreme Court Makes Room for Triple Damages for Intentional Patent Infringement
- Ironshore Names Aggarwal, 4 Others from Allied World to Global M&A Insurance Team for Americas
- Commercial Insurance Pricing Inched Up in Q1: Willis Towers Watson
- Lunch with Buffett Charity Bid Tops $3.46M
- Companies Rely More on Tips Than Technology to Detect Fraud: KPMG
- Amica Mutual to Offer Auto Insurance Through Compare.com
- XL Catlin Names Chubb’s Oh as President of E&S Business in U.S.
- Judge Questions FedEx Liability for Illegal Drug Shipments
- Why June Storms Are No Harbinger of What’s to Come
- FDA Told to Speed Up Food Recalls
- How Zoo Emergency Response Teams Handle Dangerous Animals
- Making It Possible for Hospitals to Be Honest About Medical Errors
- Beazley Launches Combined Event Cancellation Coverage
- Pandemics and Climate Change Present Opportunity for Insurers
- WCRI Study Finds ‘Noticeable’ Drop in Opioid Prescriptions in Workers’ Compensation Cases
- Security Vendors, Partnerships Offer Key to Simplifying, Selling Cyber Insurance Online: CoverHound CEO
- U.S. Wants Safety ‘Two Times Better’ for Autonomous Cars
- Here’s How Autonomous Car Sales Will Accelerate in Next Two Decades
- GM CEO Says Keep Steering Wheels, Brakes in Self-Driving Cars
- Assurant, MyDigitalShield to Offer Small Business Data Breach Support
- U.S. Treasury Unit Reviews Fosun’s Acquisition of Ironshore
- AIG’s Homand Joins Ironshore as Global Property Chief Underwriter
- Casualty Actuarial Society Honors 4 Universities
- Congress Passes Bill Updating Chemical Safety Law
- Court Hears Appeal of Expanded Joint Employer Liability Rule
- Republican Plan Would Scrap Much of Dodd-Frank Financial Regulation
- Ironshore Introduces Political Risk Coverage For Film Producers
- Aspen Grabs Ladeau, 3 Underwriters from Allied World for U.S. Cyber Team
- Sapiens Acquires P/C Insurance Software Firm Maximum Processing
- Meyer to Succeed Dunn as President of RLI Transportation Division
- Allianz Corporate Specialty Adds 3 to Cyber Insurance Team for North America
- Will 2016 See More Atlantic Hurricanes? Scientists Disagree
- Supreme Court Rejects Google Appeal of Class Action by Adwords Advertisers
- Hub International Acquires Certain Assets of Puerto Rico’s FirstBank Insurance Agency
- Top 100 Metro Areas for Vehicle Theft: NICB’s ‘Hot Spots’
- What Insurance Industry Can Learn from Amazon About Customer Satisfaction
- Grange Insurance Launches Cyber Coverage for Businesses
- Allied World Names Enright, Anderson to North America M&A Underwriting Team
- How Gig Economy Is Using Private Arbitration to Win on Labor Classification
- Federal Reserve Unveils New Proposed Capital Rules for Large Insurers
- Worldwide Facilities Appoints Moulder as VP, Adds Transportation Markets
- Abacus Insurance Brokers Launches Professional Small Business Program
- Lying About Gulf Oil Spill Size to Investors to Cost BP $175M
- Critics of Uber’s $100M Driver Settlement Have Day in Court
- Liberty Mutual Announces 3 Commercial Insurance Leadership Appointments
- Financial Industry Files Suit Against Obama Fiduciary Standard for Retirement Plan Brokers
- Insurer Fossil Fuel Divestment Focus of Washington Climate Change Summit
- U.S. Insurer, Tech, Business Groups Balk at China’s Rules on Insurance Cybersecurity
- Greenberg Facing Trial in New York AG’s Case Tied to AIG Reinsurance Deal
- AIG to Appeal Ruling Letting PIMCO Suit Over Financial Crisis Investments Proceed
- Insurance Rates Unlikely to Rise a Lot Even If Hurricane Season is Above Normal: Fitch
- Atlantic Coast Should Expect Normal Hurricane Season, Says Colorado State
- QBE North America CFO Dziadzio to Join Assurant
- Erie Insurance Names NeCastro to Succeed Cavanaugh as Next CEO
- Munich Re America Taps Stuhl for Broker Relations Senior VP Post
- Reinsurance Rates Continued Stabilization Trend at June Renewal; Florida Down Just 3.1%: JLT
- Atlantic, Gulf States, Metro Areas Ranked by Homes Exposed to Storm Surge: CoreLogic
- Chipotle Serves Up Lessons for Restaurant Brokers and Their Insureds
- GOES-R Satellite Promises Less Art, More Science in Storm Forecasting
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