National News for December 2018
- Judge Dismisses Privacy Suit Against Google Over Facial Recognition Technology
- China Re Completes Purchase of Chaucer Holdings from Hanover Insurance
- Chamber’s List of 2018’s ‘Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits’
- Trial Lawyers Cite ‘Worst Corporate Conduct’ of 2018
- Insurance Journal Top National Stories of 2018
- Major Newspapers Hit by Cyber Attack
- In Reversal, Flood Insurance Program Resumes Normal Operations During Shutdown
- ‘Barista Wrist’ Among Restaurant Industry’s Highest Lost Time Injuries
- Wells Fargo to Pay States $575 Million in Sales Abuse Claims
- Commercial Auto: An Old Dog Up to New Tricks
- Reimagining Health Care After CVS Takeover of Aetna: Viewpoint
- Data Show Car Accidents Up in States That First Legalized Marijuana
- Congressional Report Finds Olympic Leaders Valued Reputation Over Athletes’ Safety
- Victim’s Family Sues Boeing Over Lion Air Flight Crash
- 16.7 Million Recalled Takata Air Bags Still Unrepaired and on U.S. Roads
- P/C Insurer Trade Groups AIA and PCI Agree on Merger, New Name Starting Jan. 1
- Former Insys CEO Babich Pleads Guilty to Opioid Prescription Bribe Scheme
- Ineffective Anti-Drone Systems Leave U.S. Airports Facing Risks Like London’s
- Insurance, Banking Groups Balk at Limits on Flood Insurance Operations During Shutdown
- President Signs Flood Insurance Extension But Government Shutdown Could Limit Operations
- U.S. Signs Agreement with UK Covering lnsurance Regulation Post-Brexit
- GEICO Promotes Pusateri to Vice President of Marketing
- Signs Point to Better New Year for Nonstandard Auto Insurance Market
- Big Pharma Resuming U.S. Price Hikes in January After Pause: Reuters Report
- AIR Estimates Marriott Cyber Breach Direct Losses Could Reach $600 Million
- Cigna Completes $54 Billion Acquisition of Express Scripts
- California Commissioner Pushing Insurer Fossil Fuel Divestment to The End
- Cambridge Mobile Telematics Receives $500 Million SoftBank Funding
- Assessing Wildfires’ Impact on P/C Insurers’ 2018 Results
- Cryptocurrency Industry Says Inadequate Insurance Deters Investors
- J&J Vows to Appeal After Judge Rejects Bid to Set Aside $4.7B Baby Powder Verdict
- Boy Scouts Face Insurance, Bankruptcy Challenges Over Sex Abuse Claims
- Synergy Professional Associates Launches Lawyers PL Programs in Arizona, Texas
- Japan’s Post Holdings Buys 7% of Insurer Aflac
- Marsh Makes Post-JLT Merger Leadership Appointments
- EPIC Holdings to Acquire Integro
- RenaissanceRe Introduces Vermeer, New Reinsurer for U.S. Catastrophe Market
- U.S. Safety Agency Streamlines Autonomous Vehicle Approvals
- Williams-Sonoma Lawsuit Claims Amazon Infringes Furniture Patent, Trademark
- Larger Houses Replace Smaller When Rebuilding After Hurricanes
- Los Alamos Lab Research Findings Could Lead to Earthquake Early Warning System
- Global Insured Losses From Disasters at $79 Billion in 2018: Swiss Re Sigma Estimate
- J&J Launches Defense Against Reuters Report on Baby Powder Asbestos
- Carmakers, Ride-Hail Firms Stress Digital Even As Vehicle Cyber Risks Worsen
- Premium Finance Firm National Partners to be Acquired by Digital Lender WebBank
- JLT Re Partners with Insurtech for Auto Insurance MGA Pact
- Doubts About Hotel Industry Cyber Security Pre-Date Marriott Hacking
- U.S. Drivers Sue Hyundai, Kia Over Car Engine Fires
- Allstate’s Shares Fall Under Weight of Wildfire Losses
- Drugmaker Eyes Reinsurance to Lower Costs, Reports Financial Times
- Effect of Judge Ruling Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional Delayed for Appeal
- Reuters Special Report: J&J Knew About Asbestos in Baby Powder for Decades
- Fitch Sees U.S. P/C Insurers Reducing Investments in Hedge Funds
- Latest Edition of AMA Guides Lowers Impairment Ratings in Workers’ Compensation
- SEC Actions Against Public Companies Surged in Second Half
- Agents Warned About E&O Risks in Claiming Cyber, Cannabis Expertise
- Toy Wars: Lego Sues to Halt Sales of Zuru ‘Copycat’ Figurines at Walmart
- Analysts See Autonomous Flying Vehicles Taking Off
- 5Star Specialty to Assume Distribution of Protective Insurance’s Public Auto Offering
- How Different Generations of Business Owners Feel About Insurance Agents
- Mother’s Voice More Effective in Smoke Alarm for Kids Than High-Pitch Tone
- New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief Outlines Priorities
- Current Congress Unlikely to Pass Federal Bill to Speed Up Driverless Vehicles
- Senate OK of Farm Bill Sends It to President Trump Who Is Expected to Sign It
- AXA XL’s E&S Casualty Insurance Names 2 U.S. Product Leaders
- Willis Towers Watson Names Creedon Construction Leader for North America
- J&J Begins Settling Pinnacle Hip Implant Defect Claims
- Senate Passes Farm Bill with Crop Insurance, Food Stamps, Hemp Farming
- AIG Arranges First CLO Deal Since Financial Crisis
- U.S. Intends to Sign Post-Brexit Insurance Pact with Britain
- Sompo International Forms Cyber Team, Expands Insurance Offering
- Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame Inducts 9 Scammers
- U.S. Warns on Uptick in Chinese Hacking Setting Stage for Future Attacks
- A Guide to What Matters to Gen Zers, the Next Class of Insurance Recruits
- Learning from Equifax Breach Where Growth Outpaced Security
- Olympus to Pay $85 Million for Failing to Report Medical Device Contamination Risks
- Fed Chair Says Wells Fargo Must Address Risk Management Before Any Growth
- Commercial Lines Insurance Prices Up Slightly in 3Q 2018 Over 2017
- A.M. Best Sees Private Passenger Auto Turnaround, Stable Outlook for 2019
- How to Deliver Restaurants from Risks of Take-Out Boom
- The Bad News About High Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction
- AIG Expands Coverage as Whisky Collecting Gains Among Wealthy
- Markel CATCo Reports U.S., Bermuda Inquiries into Reserves
- Aon Cites Need for Mitigation as Insured Wildfire Losses Top $10B for Second Year
- Senators Seek Ban on ‘Confessions’ Tactic Used by Predatory Small Business Lenders
- Romaine Lettuce Outbreak Highlights Safety Measures in Produce Industry
- Public Transit Systems See Rise in Liability Losses
- Congress to Extend Government Funding, Including Flood Program, Until Dec. 21
- Distracted Driving Laws Save Motorcyclists’ Lives, Research Finds
- AIG Chief Data Officer DalleMule Jumps to Insurtech Startup Planck
- Phillips to Head Allianz Global Entertainment Business in North America
- Chinese Manufacturer Ninebot’s Dominance Has Startups Sharing Scooter Product Risks
- USA Gymnastics, Short on Funds to Pay Sex-Abuse Claims, Files for Bankruptcy
- A Cautious Uber to Try Self-Driving Vehicles on Roads Again
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Names Vetter Head of E&S North America
- Marriott CFO Says Too Early to Estimate Cyber Breach Costs
- How Insurance Broker A.J Gallagher Cleans Up on Clean Coal Subsidies: Reuters
- Waymo Self-Driving, Fare-Generating Taxis Hit the Road in Arizona
- Judge Questions Government’s Approval of CVS Acquisition of Aetna
- Medtronic Ends U.S. Medical Device Probes with $51 Million Payment
- AIG Names Lyons as CFO, Succeeding Sankaran
- Computer Model Identifies Risky Restaurants in Near Real Time
- Small Business Insurtech CoverWallet Expands to Offer Its Tech, Markets Access to Agents
- U.S. Comptroller Joins Federal Reserve in Warning on Rise in Risky Loans
- Troubled Opioid Seller Insys Looks to Cannabis to Save Itself
- Pros and Cons of the Rise of Online Insurance Platforms: Geneva Association
- Self-Driving Vehicle Regulation Bill Gets Late Push in Senate
- Supreme Court Weighs Liability for Sharing Fraudulent Securities Information
- Progressive to Offer Online Cyber Marketplace to Small Business Owners
- The Hartford Acquires Sharing Economy Insurance Specialist Y-Risk
- 9 Month Results Show U.S. P/C Insurance Pivot to Big Profit: A.M. Best
- Marriott Starwood Data Breach Highlights Silent Cyber Risk in Acquisitions
- Actuaries Face Uncertainty Amid Encroachment by Data Scientists
- VW Investors’ $48M Diesel Settlement Receives Preliminary OK
- Expert Sees a ‘Strong Need’ for Insurance for Cannabis Industry
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