National News for June 2020
- Aon Reverses Salary Cuts Implemented in May for Most Employees
- U.S. Commercial Auto Insurers Report Worst Losses in Decade: AM Best
- Safeco, Heritage Agree to Offer Renewals to AIG’s Upper Middle Market Clients
- FCCI Insurance Names Welch President/CEO, Replacing Johnson Who Was Fired
- Car Crashes Became Deadlier During Lockdowns Across Globe: Reuters Insight
- North Carolina-Based BB&T Rebrands as Truist Insurance Holdings
- Nationwide’s Transition to Independent Agency Insurance Company Complete
- Brit Global Specialty USA Transfers Renewal Rights for Cargo Business to Falvey Cargo
- Data and Analytics Firm CoreLogic Weighs Unsolicited Acquisition Bid
- Liberty Mutual Re Taps Steiner from RenRe for U.S. Casualty Treaty Team
- Government-Produced Flood Maps May Have Underestimated Properties at Risk
- Tesla Sued Over Highway Crash When Model 3’s Airbags Malfunctioned
- Italy’s Generali Eyes Possible Acquisition of U.S. Asset Manager Brightsphere: Sources
- Top Agencies: Deadline Approaching to Submit for 2020 Ranking
- Cybersecurity Firm Exposes Chinese Tax Software’s Malware That Endangers Networks
- Trump Administration Backs GOP Governors’ Supreme Court Bid to Repeal Obamacare
- Municipal Bond Insurance Industry Busier Than Ever After Decade-Long Slump
- Even With $11 Billion Settlement, Bayer Still Has 30,000 Claims to Roundup
- The Institutes to Add Insurance Information Institute to Its Affiliates Roster
- Orchid Insurance, Specialty Lines Startup CrossCover Form CAT-Focused MGU
- Insurer Lemonade Seeks to Raise $286 Million in IPO
- Bayer Gambles on Science to Let It Keep Selling Roundup, Mitigate Future Claims
- Senators Propose ‘Scalpel, Rather Than Jackhammer’ to Reform Internet Liability
- The Future of Work in America Is in the Office: Opinion
- FAA Issues Final Directive on Boeing 737 MAX Airplane Inspections
- Exclusive: How P/C Insurance Pros Are Faring Working From Home During Pandemic
- Bayer to Settle 100,000 Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Claims for $10.9 Billion
- National Safety Agency Opens Probe Into Touchscreens on Tesla Model S Cars
- Upmarket Homeowners Insurance Platform Openly Raises $15 Million
- U.S. Economic Losses from Severe Weather During May Topped $4 Billion: Aon
- Synagogue Shooting Victims Sue Smith & Wesson for Negligence
- Judge Sides with Trump Over Hospitals on Price Disclosure Rule
- Minor League Baseball Teams Sue Insurers for Coronavirus Business Income Losses
- Rival Wholesale Brokers Ryan Specialty Group and All Risks Agree to Merge
- Berkley One Launches Recreational Marine Product, Enhances Other Offerings
- Court Rejects J&J Bid to Toss Baby Powder Verdict But Cuts Damages to $2.1B
- Business Cyber Losses Soar but Firms Fight Back with Extra Security Spending: Study
- Millions of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Pose Environmental, Health Risks
- LGBTQ Employees Still See Equality Gaps After Supreme Court Ruling on Firing
- Bayer Reported to Be Near $8-10 Billion Roundup Settlement: Handelsblat
- A Picasso, an $18M Hole, a Casino Owner, an Auctioneer, an Insurer and a Contractor
- Hiscox, Thimble to Offer Short-Term Business Insurance Plans
- Supreme Court Upholds But Curbs SEC’s Power to Force Ill-Gotten Gains in Fraud Cases
- There’s Plenty of Room for Improvement in U.S. Commercial Lines: Fitch
- AXA XL’s Mackie Joins Liberty Mutual Re to Head U.S. Property Business
- In U.S., 1 in 4 COVID-19 Deaths Are Residents of Nursing Homes
- Online Used Car Retailer Shift Talking Merger With Insurance Acquisition
- Colleges Asking Returning Athletes to Sign COVID-19 Risk Forms
- AmTrust Exec Launches Commercial Crime Product for Businesses
- AI-Powered Supply Chain Software in Demand Amid Coronavirus Disruption
- Supreme Court Rejects Appeals Over Police ‘Qualified Immunity’
- Justice Department Outlines Proposed Overhaul of Social Media Immunity
- What It Takes for a New Insurance Agent to Succeed
- Hotels’ Coronavirus Recovery Offerings Include Robots, Purifiers, Nonstop Elevators
- Insurers Alert to Avoiding Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreaks as Buildings Reopen
- Marsh, AXA XL Launch Usage-Based Delivery Coverage for Businesses
- Beazley, Vizient Insurance Services to Offer Active Shooter Coverage
- Sustainable Recovery Plan Pitching Pandemic as Opportunity to Grow Greener
- AmTrust, Ex-CFO to Pay $10.5M to Settle SEC Charges Of Improper Reporting
- US Assure to Issue Residential Builders Risk Policies Via New Online Application
- U.S. Automakers Revving Up Production, Stressing Covid Safety at Work and Home
- Reuters: Google Chrome Users Targeted in Major Spyware Campaign
- Update: Lloyd’s of London Apologizes for Its ‘Shameful’ Role in Atlantic Slave Trade
- Air Safety Regulator, Boeing Made Mistakes on 737 MAX, Says Federal Aviation Chief
- Health Workers Processing Shock of Virus Fight, Uneasiness in Current Quiet
- Lawmaker Wants Government to Require Masks for Airline Passengers
- Insurtech Buckle Acquires Atlas Financial’s Commercial Auto Subsidiary, Gateway
- How Americans Feel About Social Media Content Liability, Moderation
- Trump Administration to Unveil Proposal for Changing Immunity for Tech Platforms
- Liability Waivers Not Always Effective But Employers Take ‘Better Safe Than Sorry’ View
- Investors’ Suit Alleges Firm Inflated Stock with Misleading Claims About Its Covid Test
- SUVs More Deadly to Pedestrians Than Passenger Cars, Insurance Study Says
- Appeals Court Strikes Down Trump TV Ad Drug Price Rule
- Morgan Stanley Sued by Ex-Diversity Officer Alleging Racial Bias in Firing
- Beazley to Offer Occurrence-Based Media Liability Policy for SMEs
- Health Experts Caution Over Disinfectants, Cleaning Methods Used in Rush to Reopen
- Aon’s Seyfried Joins AXIS Cyber Insurance Leadership in U.S.
- Smart Cameras at Amazon Provide Real-Time Social Distancing Feedback to Employees
- Aon Expands Cyber Risk Assessment to Address Exposures of Remote Work
- Next LGBT Legal Battle for Supreme Court Will Be Religious Exemptions: Analysis
- Airlines Vow to Ban Passengers Who Refuse to Wear Masks
- Amid COVID-19, Cyber Criminals Push Phishing, Ransomware Scams
- Axon Underwriting Forms Product Recall Crisis Management Division
- Supreme Court Bans Employment Bias Against Gay, Transgender People
- Software Allows Drones to Monitor Social Distancing, Face Masks
- Nationwide Insurance Joins Investors in Planck’s $16 Million Financing Round
- Absenteeism at Meatpacking Plants Tied to Workplace Safety Concerns
- Companies Press Insurance Brokers for Workarounds to Rising D&O Costs
- U.S. to Publicly Share Autonomous Vehicle Testing Data
- Federal Reserve Warns of ‘Long Road’ Ahead to Economic Recovery
- Senators Draft Bill to Reform How U.S. Approves New Plane Designs
- After Being Sued by Sonos, Google Sues Sonos Alleging Patent Infringement
- Edge Computing, Supply Chains, Deepfakes Among 2020’s Top Emerging Risks: Swiss Re
- Some Question Insurers’ Estimates of Coronavirus Business Interruption Claims
- Nautilus Insurance Promotes Buckhardt, Joyce to Executive Vice President Posts
- Safety Agency Warns of Tail Strikes, Off-Course Flying by Near-Empty Airplanes
- Sompo Forms Technology Industry Unit, Taps Carroll to Lead
- For Entertainment Insurance Specialists, Coronavirus Intermission Is Looking Long
- How Coronavirus Could Further Stress an Already-Stressed D&O Insurance Market
- Enstar Boosts Capital of StarStone U.S. by $610M with Noonan, Consolino as Execs
- Coronavirus Survey Last Call: How Have the Pandemic and Lockdowns Affected You?
- Do Auto Insureds Prefer Insurer Websites Over Agents? J.D. Power Thinks So.
- Duck Creek Technologies Attracts $230 Million in Investments
- Judge Extends Time for Local Boy Scout Councils to File for Protection
- Coronavirus Spreading Among U.S. Fruit, Vegetable Packers Raising Concern
- Qualified Immunity Suggests Police Are Above the Law: Opinion
- Senate Weighs Broad Coronavirus Liability Shield for Employers
- States’ Lawsuit Accuses 26 Drugmakers of Price Fixing of Generic Drugs
- A.M. Best Affirms North American Casualty Group Companies’ Ratings
- Global Insurers Pulled into Epicenter of COVID-19 Crisis, Firmly in Uncharted Territory
- Captives Can Be an Insurtech Accelerator
- Measuring the Moment: How Will George Floyd’s Death Matter to Insurance Industry?
- Neptune Flood Expands With Product for Small, Mid-Sized Commercial Lines
- Oil & Gas Companies Seek More D&O Insurance as Bankruptcies Loom
- The BIG Idea for Business Interruption Coverage: What It Is and Isn’t
- Starr Launches Usage-Based Aviation Insurance for Pilots Who Rent
- Lemonade Files Planned IPO Worth Up to $100M
- S&P Pegs Coronavirus Losses at $15-$30B. Chief Risk Officers Think That’s Low.
- About-Face: IBM to Exit and Oppose Facial Recognition Technology
- Facing Workers Compensation Challenges During the Pandemic: NCCI
- Commercial Lines Prices Rose 6% in Q1- Except Workers’ Compensation
- Coronavirus Lockdowns Substantially Slowed the Pandemic, Research Says
- Huhn-Kenzik to Lead New Sompo Environmental Unit for U.S.
- Willis Towers Watson Faces Shareholder Lawsuits in U.S. Over Sale to Aon
- Businesses Opening Despite Shutdown Could Face Questions Over Coverage
- Autonomous Car Makers Dispute Insurance Study’s Low Estimate of Crashes
- Amazon’s Heavily Automated, Frugal HR Leaves Sick Workers in Limbo
- The Hartford, AARP Extend Member Insurance Program to 2033
- Trade Credit Insurers Seek $60B from U.S. Towards Pandemic Payouts
- Stadiums May Test Fans’ Privacy Boundaries With Virus Prevention Technologies
- Zaffino, AIG’s No. 2, Fights to Turn Around the House That Hank Greenberg Built
- Insurance Survey: Industry’s Pandemic Response, Readiness for Travel, Changes Ahead
- Does Invoking the ‘Insurrection Act of 1807’ Affect Property Coverage?
- Insurtech MGA Hippo to Buy Its Carrier Partner Spinnaker Insurance
- Diverging Views: Is COVID a One-Off Catastrophe or Not?
- Businesses Hurt First by Coronavirus Then by Looting Have New Insurance Questions
- Report Calls for Regulators to Tackle ‘Systemic Risk’ from Climate Change
- PAK Programs Expands Drone Risk Assessment Service to Breweries
- Kang Joins Allianz From Willis Towers Watson to Head Cyber in North America
- Court Rebuffs EPA, Blocks U.S. Sale of Dicamba-Based Herbicide by Bayer, Rivals
- Zebra Technology Adds Social Distancing Alerts to Warehouse Workers’ Scanners
- Senators Seek to Expand U.S. Sanctions to Insurance for Russia-Europe Pipeline
- More Americans Traveling Abroad Won’t Leave Home Without Insurance
- Did Debate Over Business Income Insurance Just Get More Complicated?
- As Doctors Prescribe Fewer Opioids for Injured Workers, What Do They Offer Instead?
- The Hanover Enhances Accountants Professional Lines Product
- National Safety Board Urges Helicopter Manufacturers to Add Crash-Data Recorders
- Tech Group Sues Trump Over Order Weakening Social Media Immunity
- Court Hears Bayer’s Appeal of $289M Roundup Cancer Verdict
- Riots in Wake of Floyd’s Death Could Become Most Costly Civil Disorder for Insurers
- Basketball Players Lose Copyright Infringement Bid Over ‘Fortnite’ Dance
- $5 Billion Lawsuit Accuses Google of Tracking Users’ Private Internet Activity
- AXA XL Construction Ecosystem Platform Offers Risk Insights for Contractors
- Big Publishers Sue Digital ‘Emergency Library’ Offering Free Books During Coronavirus
- How Family-Work-Neighbor Networks May Make Things Worse in Disaster Response
- QBE North America Promotes Gransbury to Head New Specialty Unit; Krauss to A&H
- States Adding Laws to Shield Businesses From Liability for Coronavirus Claims
- How COVID-19 Court Lockdowns May Turn the Social Inflation Tide
- Pandemic Stay-at-Home Experience Raises P/C Insurers’ Bar for Delivering Digitally
- Federal Court Allows Counties’ Clean Air Claims Against VW for Diesel Scandal
- Aon Appoints Rieth as U.S. Practice Leader for E&O/Cyber Broking Team
- Boy Scouts Filing Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Face Deadline Agreed to in Bankruptcy Deal
- Ecoroofs, Bioswales, Water Gardens: Cities Get Creative To Tame Stormwater Floods
- Investors, Bondholders Sue Occidental Over Anadarko Merger
- Sign Here First: Reopening Businesses Turn to Liability Waivers, Disclaimers
- Pandemic-Hit Re/insurers Expect a Costly Hurricane Season – and Rates Are Rising
- Coronavirus Could Complicate Hurricane Response, Warns Catastrophe Modeler
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