National News for December 2016
- How Flood Risk in U.S. Is Changing: Increasing in North, Decreasing in South
- Top 10 ‘Most Ridiculous’ Lawsuits of 2016: Chamber of Commerce
- Why Free Market Believers Should Naturally Accept Climate Change Science
- Republicans Ready to Repeal Obamacare, Work Out Replacement Later
- How Agents Feel About Their Compensation from Carriers… and Other Matters
- Trump vs. California Climate Battle Brewing
- New Year’s Day Is Deadliest For Alcohol-Related Crashes: IIHS
- Why Young Insurance Agents Are So Optimistic
- Fidelity National Unit Reported Close to Settlement Over Robo-Signing
- Obamacare Individual Market Profitability Outlook Improving, Says S&P
- Chubb Expands Cyber Risk Mitigation Offerings
- Celebrity Chefs Flunk Food Safety Test
- U.S. Launches Safety Probe of Brakes on 2007-09 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan
- Ex-Players Drop Case to Force NFL to Pay Workers’ Compensation for Concussions
- Update on the Opioid Epidemic in U.S.
- Top 12 Insurance Trends and News Stories of 2016: Countdown
- Halliburton Settles Securities Fraud Class Action for $100 Million
- Top 10 Personal Auto Insurers and Today’s Market: A.M. Best
- Exiting U.S. Mine Safety Chief Hopeful Safety Progress Will Continue
- State Regulation Report Card: R Street Grades Them from Best to Worst
- Startup Insurer Lemonade Is Going National; Files for Licenses Countrywide
- 6.4 Million Have Signed Up for Obamacare Since Nov. 1, Says HHS
- Trump Taps Billionaire Icahn, Activist Investor and Dodd-Frank Critic, as Regulation Advisor
- Google Confidentiality Agreement Is Unlawful, Claims Employee in Lawsuit
- Record Number of Miners Being Diagnosed with Black Lung Disease
- VW Claims Costs in U.S. for Emissions Scam Top $17 Billion with More to Come
- Twitter, Google, Facebook Sued by Orlando Shooting Victims’ Families
- XL Catlin Launches Active Assailant, Terrorism Threat Coverage
- How Santa Shapes Up as Role Model for Health and Safety
- Credit Suisse Facing $5-$7 Billion Penalty by U.S. for Toxic Mortgage Securities
- Republicans Prepare Assault on Obama’s Final Regulations
- Climate Scientists Coming to Terms with Skeptical Trump Administration
- Guidewire to Acquire Insurance Cloud Software Firm ISCS for $160 Million
- QBE North America Names Liberty Mutual’s Hill as Chief Financial Officer
- JLT Re Acquires StoneHill Reinsurance Partners
- How Much Do Health Insurance Subsidies Cost Taxpayers?
- U.S. Investigators Blame Autopilot in Facebook’s Big Drone Crash
- Anthem-Cigna Merger Trial Pits Efficiency Claims vs. Loss of Competition Claims
- Delaware Court Delays Patriot National Dividend, Stock Repurchase Plans
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners Elects 2017 Officers
- Here’s Some Litigation to Go with That Christmas Cheer
- Hartford’s Execs Make Plea to End ‘Real Issue, Real Pain’ of Distracted Driving
- Is Climate Change Causing Colder Weather and More Snow in Eastern U.S.?
- False Claims Settlements in 2016 Top $4.7 Billion: Justice Department
- Metromile: New App Resolves Some Claims in an Hour
- Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Patent Litigants’ ‘Friendly Court’ Shopping
- U.S. Issues New Safety Rules for Underground Gas Storage Facilities
- Allstate Continues Its Technology Drive, Invests in Autonomous Vehicle Research at Stanford
- 52 Million Americans Under Age 65 Have Pre-Existing Health Conditions: Kaiser
- Next Insurance, Munich Re to Offer Coverage for Commercial Photographers
- Great American Insurance Promotes Sullivan, Thompson Within P/C Operations
- XL Catlin Adds Chubb’s McGowan, DLA Piper’s Laws to M&A Insurance Team
- U.S. Sees Mandate on Talking Vehicles Cutting Road Crashes, Deaths
- Fate of Anthem-Cigna Merger Now in Judge’s Hands
- State Marijuana Laws Are Changing But Employer Attitudes, Federal Law Aren’t
- Wanted: Young Insurance Professionals to Help Recruit Others
- Transportation Insurer National Interstate Promotes Skuggen, Adds AIG’s Blankenship
- Vanliner Insurance Promotes Grimm to President
- Q&A with FEMA’s Fugate: Capitalism, Socialism and Disaster Mitigation
- D&O Prices Down, Auto Up in Q3; Other Commercial Lines Stable
- Fate of DuPont Chemical Lawsuits Rests on Wording in 2004 Pact
- Marsh, Endurance Launch Habitational Casualty Program
- Main Street America’s Surety Bond Capacity Increased to $98M
- Supreme Court Refuses to Block NFL’s $765 Million Concussion Accord
- Supreme Court Denies Greenberg Bid to Halt New York AG’s Reinsurance Case
- National General Purchases Non-Standard Auto Renewal Rights from Nationwide
- Aetna CEO Denies Obamacare Exits Were Retaliation for U.S. Opposing Humana Merger
- NAIC Taps Former Pennsylvania Commissioner, Transamerica Exec Consedine as CEO
- Crawford Buys Majority Stake in ‘Uber-Like’ Field Inspection Firm WeGoLook
- Reinsurer Beechwood Seeks Buyer in Wake of Backlash Over Platinum Ties: Reuters
- Kallo to Succeed McAuliffe as President of Berkley Regional Specialty
- Insurance Institute’s Top Safety Pick List Shrinks Under New Headlight Standards
- A Conciliatory Airbnb Offers Guidelines for Cities’ Homesharing Regulation
- Judge Sides with Insurer in Greg Allman Movie Producer Coverage Dispute
- Do’s and Don’ts for Making the Company Holiday Party Work for You
- Urine Test for Fatigue Could Help Prevent Accidents
- La Niña to Lessen Over Next Few Months: U.S. Weather Service
- Berkley Downplays Effects of Trump, Brexit Elections; Remains Optimistic for Insurance
- Johnson & Johnson to Challenge $1 Billion Hip Implant Verdict
- Insurers Lobby for Clarity as Republicans Move to Repeal Obamacare
- A Look Back at 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Supreme Court ‘Easily’ Settles Insider Trading Liability Question
- Insurance Crime Watchdog Reveals Mystery Device Used by Vehicle Thieves
- Over-Compensating Data Breach Victims Can Backfire
- Gruber to Succeed Larson as President of Great American Insurance Co.
- Health Insurers Warm to Replacing Individual Mandate with Incentives
- Report Criticizes FAA Safety Oversight of Drones as Lax
- Supreme Court Upholds Katrina Fraud Verdict Against State Farm
- Supreme Court Orders Refiguring of Samsung’s Damages in Patent Fight with Apple
- Verisk Teams with Driveway Software on Smartphone Telematics for Autos
- Swiss Re Veteran Hudzik to Head North America Casualty Operation
- Apple Urges Regulators to Go Easy on Autonomous Vehicle Testing
- Court Delays Appeal Over Obamacare’s Insurer Reimbursements Until After Trump Takes Office
- Berkley to Launch High Net Worth Personal Lines Brand ‘Berkley One’
- Supreme Court Takes Up Case on Liability When Police Provoke Violence
- House Labor Panel Chair Foxx Ready to Take on Unions, Democrats
- PCI Viewpoint: Role of Government in Automated Driving Revolution
- Insurers’ Financial Strength, Brokers’ Expertise Drive Satisfaction in Large Commercial Market: J.D. Power
- Insurtech Lemonade Wins $34 Million in New Funding As It Readies for West Coast Expansion
- Liberty Mutual to Acquire Ironshore from China’s Fosun for $3 Billion
- Supreme Court to Hear Hospitals’ Religious Exemption from ERISA
- Wal-Mart to Settle Bias Suit Over Gay Benefits for $7.5 Million
- Pimco to Pay $20 Million to Settle Charges It Misled Investors
- Plans Underway for Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference 2017 for C-Suite Professionals
- Insurance Associations AAMGA, NAPSLO Move Forward with Merger Talks
- Insurers Praise House Approval of Systemic Risk Reform Bill
- Liberty Mutual Names Dwortz President of Helmsman
- Audit Hits Regulator for Not Testing Brokerage Firms’ Cyber Security Policies
- Senate Bill Would Let Wells Fargo Customers Sue in Court, Bypass Arbitration
- FM Global Explores Next-Generation Fire Sprinklers
- J&J Hit with $1 Billion Verdict in Hip Implant Product Liability Case
- How GM’s ‘Super Cruise’ Self-Driving Car Is Evolving
- Swiss Re’s U.S. Solar Power Plant is One Part of Its Climate Change Commitment
- As Reinsurance Market Evolves, So Must Distribution, Say Experts at Forum
- H.W. Kaufman/Burns & Wilcox Promotes Paulin, Bates, Manuelidis, Shipley, 14 Others
- House Passes Bill to Speed Up Drug Approvals
- Trump Transportation Chief’s Record Signals Slowdown in Safety Regulation
- Dairyland and Direct Writer Elephant Auto to Provide Motorcycle & ATV Coverage
- Why Auto Insurance Claimants Hire Attorneys
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