National News for July 2018
- Senate Agrees with House to Renew Flood Insurance Program for 4 Months
- ProHost Launches Wine Valuation Endorsement for Restaurant Wine Collections
- Nationwide Invests in Online Business Financing Startup BlueVine
- Court to Revisit Dismissal of $210 Million Hyundai-Kia Fuel Economy Settlement
- Business Email Attacks on the Rise; Office 365 Users Hardest Hit: Beazley
- Travelers Seeks Review of Court Ruling on Crime Insurance Loss Involving Email Fraud
- Hanover Hires Munich Re’s Cernak to Head Cyber Practice
- Supreme Court Lets Teens’ Climate Lawsuit Proceed to Trial
- Uber Halts Driverless Truck Manufacturing to Focus on Cars
- Flood Insurance Program Will Lapse If Senate Does Not Act
- Where Oil Prices Meet Trucker Fatalities: ‘Death Highway’
- Jury Awards IBM $83 Million in Closely-Watched Patent Dispute with Groupon
- Jury Awards $1.25 Million in University Harassment Case But Denies Retaliation Claim
- First Facebook Investor Suit Filed Over Plunge in Shares
- New NAS Cyber Product Targets High Net Worth Individuals
- Hartford’s Q2 Results Reflect Big Commercial Lines Gain
- Gun Control Advocates Take Aim at 3-D Printed Guns Deal by Trump Administration
- Engine Flaws Similar to Southwest’s Found at Other Airlines
- Crypto Prediction Market on Blockchain Raises Regulatory Concerns
- Rivera Named CEO of Tokio Marine HCC
- XL Catlin to Build On-Demand Cyber Insurance Product With Slice Labs
- Marsh & McLennan Reports Q2 Revenues Up
- Corporate Fines, Penalties Plummet Under Trump Administration
- Marsh to Sell Risk Management Software Unit ClearSight to Riskonnect
- Jury Could Define University Liability in Sexual Harassment Trial
- Trump, EU Agree to Trade Talks; Place Auto Tariffs on Hold
- Global H1 Insured Natural Disaster Losses 40% Lower than 10-Year Average: Aon
- San Francisco May Screen Insurers for Their Fossil Fuels Investments
- House Passes Another Stop-Gap Flood Insurance Extension; Senate Expected to Follow
- K&K Launches Program for Aerial Attractions
- Ascot Creates U.S. Trade Credit Division; Hires Collins, Barrett to Lead
- Chubb Q2’s Results Reflect Continued P/C Pricing Momentum
- Lyft Faces Patent Suit by Professor Over Ridesharing Model
- Study Warns of Cyber Hacking Risk to Firms Using SAP, Oracle Management Software
- Flood Model Development Helps Hiscox Re & ILS Enter U.S. Flood Protection Market
- BondExchange Upgrades Surety Bond Agent Platform
- M&A Deals Likely to Become More Challenging as Sellers Seek High Deal Values
- National Security Agency Chief Forms Task Force to Counter Russian Cyber Threats
- The Legal Engine Driving More Than 800 Lawsuits Against Opioid Makers
- Metromile Secures $90M in Financing Led by Tokio Marine, Others
- U.S. Flood Models Still in Infancy, So Underwriters Must Be ‘Cautious Consumers’
- What’s New in Today’s Construction Insurance Market
- Bayer to Discontinue Sales of Essure Birth Control Device as U.S. Lawsuits Mount
- Interest in Crypto Insurance Grows, Despite High Premiums, Broad Exclusions
- Texas Stamping Office: National E&S Insurance Premium Up 9.4% at Mid-Year
- Protective Insurance, AmWINS to Offer For-Hire Commercial Trucking Product
- Court Allows Trial in Children’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Over Climate Change
- U.S. Energy Regulator Pushes for Disclosure of Cyber Attacks on Electric Grid
- Climate Change Is Beginning to Shift Planet’s Seasons: Scientists
- Drug Firms Sue Illegal Web Sites for Opioid Crisis
- Wells Fargo Begins Refunds of Add-On Product Fees
- Cybersecurity Tops D&O Liability Risks
- Safety Agency Finds 10% of Veteran Coal Miners Have Black Lung Disease
- Bond Insurer Urges Receiver for Puerto Rico’s Bankrupt Utility
- Travelers Q2 Profit Dips Due to Hail, Harvey
- Philadelphia Launches Pool, Spa Contractors Program
- Lawmakers Eye Holding Social Media Firms Liable for User Posts
- MGM Facing Boycott for Suing Las Vegas Shooting Victims
- Safety Agency Faulted for Delayed Action on Auto, Airbag Recalls
- Auto Insurers Warn Tariffs on Auto Parts Could Raise Insurance Costs
- AIG Completes $5.5 Billion Acquisition of Validus
- ISO Grows Fire Hydrant Database by 700K
- Doctors Sue Anthem Over Denial of Emergency Room Charges
- MGM Files Suit to Limit Liability for Las Vegas Shooting
- U.S. Labor Judge Nixes McDonald’s Deal to Avoid Joint Employer Tag
- Ford to Pay Consumers $299 Million to Settle Takata Airbag Lawsuit
- QBE, AmWINS Launch E&O Coverage for Architects, Engineers, Design Businesses
- Court Finds Travelers Crime Policy Covers Money Transfer Loss Due to Email Spoofing
- Chubb Hires Everest’s Watt to Lead North America Claims
- Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Seen as Business Friend, Regulation Skeptic
- Travelers: Use Current Auto Insurance Model for Autonomous Future
- Industry Needs to ‘Question and Call Out’ Rogue MGAs, Says Chilton of Gallagher
- CFA Institute Adds Cryptocurrency, Blockchain to Curriculum
- FDA Cites Drug Warning Scam Over Online Medications
- Willis Towers Watson Names Botkin as Health Care Industry Lead
- JLT Re Hires Guy Carpenter’s MacColl to Head Credit, Surety for North America
- Legal Experts See Obstacles for J&J Appeal of $4.7 Billion Talc Verdict
- Insurance Industry Is Rethinking Cat Modeling After Last Year’s Disasters
- P/C Insurers Double Q1 Profit on Tax Changes, Growing Economy, Lower Cat Losses
- Trump Administration Forms Financial Frauds Task Force
- U.S. Intelligence Warning: Cyber Threats Against U.S. Occurring Daily
- Liberty Mutual Increases Per Risk Property Insurance Capacity to $800M
- Zurich North America Names PCI’s Manna as Head of Government Relations
- How Distancing Oneself May Lead to Better Decisions for All
- It’s Too Soon to Regulate Self-Driving Cars, Says U.S. Safety Official
- What’s Next for Major Blockchain Firm R3? IPO or Sale?
- Half of Parents Use Cell Phones While Driving with Kids in Car
- Jury Says J&J Should Pay Record $4.7 Billion in Talc Cancer Case
- Willis Towers Watson Launches Cyber Coverage for Construction Industry
- Survey Shows More Americans Believe There is ‘Solid Evidence’ of Global Warming
- New Pass-Through Tax Guidance Now Expected by End of July
- Court Rules Airport Screeners Shielded From Passenger Abuse Claims
- Ascot Brings On Navigators’ Piazza to Head New U.S. Marine Insurance Team
- AXA, XL Choose Name for Combined P/C, Specialty Operations: ‘AXA XL’
- Veteran Legge Joins RT Specialty’s Transactional Liability, Private Equity Practice
- Top 10 Metro Areas for Car Theft
- How One Hedge Fund Has Pursued $360M Financial Fraud Claim Against Big Bank
- More Employers Adopting Continuous Background Checks on Employees
- All Those World Cup Headers Could Throw Players Off-Balance
- Commercial Lines Rates Hardened in Q2: IVANS Index
- Markel to Welcome Chubb’s Cox as Insurance Operations President, COO; Promotes Kiscaden, Sanders
- Appeals Court Upholds Volkswagen’s $10 Billion Diesel Settlement with Owners
- Insurtech Next Insurance Raises $83 Million to Expand; Nationwide, Munich Re Among Investors
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Names Link to Head E&S Casualty for North America
- Regulators Try to Navigate Legal, Social, Safety Issues Raised by Autonomous Vehicles
- Lawsuits Against Monsanto’s Roundup Cleared for Trial
- Cyber Business Interruption Risks Still Difficult to Figure
- Females More Likely Than Males to Engage in Distracted Driving
- Teen Crash Risk Highest First 3 Months After Getting License
- Marsh Names Accenture’s Richards as Global Head of Cyber Risk Consulting
- P/C Insurers Way Behind in Digital Customer Service: J.D. Power
- How the U.S. Cyber Insurance Market Is Performing: Aon Report
- Ironshore Forms Onshore Middle Market Energy Equipment Facility
- Impact of Court Ruling Chubb Unit’s Crime Policy Covers ‘Spoofed’ Wire Transfer
- Google Claims Google Documents Safe Despite Russian Search Engine’s Warning
- Jury Convicts Press Release Hackers Involved in Illegal Trading Scheme
- Court Upholds Federal Authority to Regulate Hobbyist Drone Use
- Some Health Insurers Say They’ll Be Squeezed by Obamacare Subsidy Freeze
- Beryl, Season’s First Hurricane, Weakens; Caribbean Islands, Puerto Rico Face Uncertainty
- How Real-Time Bridge Monitoring Sensors Work to Detect Structural Defects
- Global Insurance Premiums Rise by 1.5% in 2017, Driven by Emerging Markets: Swiss Re
- Lawsuit Claims Guggenheim Defrauded Insurance Buyers to Buy Baseball Team
- Robots Portend Grim Future for Working Class: Viewpoint
- ‘Incredibly Shrinking Airline Seat’ Not a Safety Concern, Says FAA
- Trade Credit Insurance Could Get Boost from Trade War
- Judge Overturns $140M Verdict Against AbbVie, Orders Retrial
- Forecasters Now See Below-Average Activity for Rest of Hurricane Season
- World’s Largest Tech Companies May Be Violating EU’s New Data Privacy Law
- Media Faces Challenge in Keeping Online Threats from Escalating
- A.M. Best Downgrades AmTrust As Insurer Prepares to Go Private
- On-Demand Insurance Agency Trōv Expands Into U.S., Launches in Arizona
- Burand’s State of P/C Insurance Industry: How P/C Insurance is Becoming Less Valuable
- Consumer Group Warns Off-Highway Vehicle Rider Deaths Peak in July
- Rebranded Liberty Mutual Re Enters U.S. Marine Market, Launches in Italy
- Top Private Flood Insurers and Market Report
- How Much Americans Could Save by Ridesharing Driverless Cars Over Owning
- Fear of Wildfires Leads to July Fourth Fireworks Cancellations
- Swiss Re No Longer Offers Re/Insurance to Firms with More Than 30% Coal Exposure
- New ACT Website Seeks to Help Agents Improve Customer Buying Experience
- Kemper Completes Acquisition of Specialty Auto Insurer Infinity P&C
- Momentum for Rate Hikes Dissipates During June/July Renewals: Willis Re Report
- AXA Art Names Buchmann as President, CEO of Americas
- Navigators Promotes Savarese, Vaughan in Specialty Primary Casualty Unit
- Fireworks Facts: 8 Deaths, 12,900 Injuries in 2017; $900M Sales Expected as States Ease Curbs
- Supreme Court to Review Merck Drug Warning Liability Case
- Coal Industry Needs ‘Fundamental Shift’ to Address Black Lung Disease: Report
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