National News for April 2021
- Neptune, Transverse to Expand Flood Offering with $30M Premium Capacity Program
- Lack of Travel Has Harmed Business Relations, Chubb Survey Finds
- GM Says It Has Software Fix for Electric Car Bolt’s Battery Fires
- As Ransomware Criminals Get More Ruthless, Experts Call for Multi-Pronged Response
- Biden’s Labor Chief Walsh Weighs Employee Status for Many Gig Workers
- Judge Wants NRA to Name Insurance Witnesses in Claims Against New York
- Watchdog Warns Withdrawal of Actuarial Principles Could Harm Consumers
- Uber, Lyft, Other Gig Firms Worried About U.S. Push to Reclassify Workers as Employees
- MarshMcLennan Fills Its Talent Pool in the Wake of Aon-Willis Merger
- D&O Line Still on Losing Track Despite Big Rate Hikes: Fitch
- CDC Promises Speedier Approvals for Restarting U.S. Cruises
- Chubb CEO Sees ‘Outstanding’ Q1 and Lots of Options for Growth Without Hartford
- Global Aviation Safety Campaign Targets ‘Bunch of Garbage’ to Ease Pilot Overload
- Automakers Support Guidelines for Advertising Partially Automated Vehicles
- EU Set to Approve Aon-Willis Merger; More Concessions Unlikely: Reuters
- Security Firm ADT Accuses Rival Ring of Trademark Infringement Over Blue Signage
- P/C Insurance Firms Lead as Global Insurtech Investment Soars to $2.55B in Q1
- MarshMcLennan Reports 9% Revenue Growth in Q1
- SEC Eyes Guidance on SPAC Projections, Clarity on Liability Shield
- Biden Administration Considering Intellectual Property Rights Waiver for COVID Vaccines
- Supreme Court Smacks Down Pro Wrestlers’ Appeals on Head Injury Claims
- Agency Start-up Sigo Serving Latinx, Immigrant Drivers Raises $1.5M
- How Tech Firms From Amazon to YouTube Ban Users for Off-Site Behavior
- Shipping Containers Plunge Overboard as Supply Race Raises Risks
- Senators File Bill to Mandate Driver Monitoring Systems
- Integrated Specialty Coverages Launches Vacant Property Program
- Tech Firm Luminar, Planemaker Airbus Partner to Test Autonomous Flights
- Supreme Court Seeks Biden Administration Input on VW Emissions Lawsuits
- Digital Leader Kerridge Named CEO of Hiscox USA
- How Agents Can Help Construction Businesses Get Back on Track
- No Delays Found in Medical Care for Workers’ Compensation Claimants During COVID
- Small Insurance M&As Create More Value Than Large Deals: McKinsey
- W.R. Berkley Reports Gains for Q1
- CEO Swift Optimistic About The Hartford’s Position as Economic Recovery Begins
- Pet Insurance Outshines Travel, Other Inland Marine Coverages Cut by COVID: AM Best
- For Some Buyers, Commercial Insurance Market Is Going to Get Better, Easier: Willis
- Insurity Completes Acquisition of Instec
- Citing China, Senators Bid to Accelerate U.S. Self-Driving Vehicle Industry
- Plaintiff Lawyers Accuse Bayer of ‘Pay to Appeal Scheme’ in Roundup Litigation
- Insurance Technology: Bold Penguin and Thimble, Vertafore and Nationwide, eMaxx
- Cannabis Legalization Debate Turns to Questions of Pot Potency
- Mental Health Drug Prescriptions on the Rise
- Hartford Rejected 3 Acquisition Offers From Chubb From $65 to $70 a Share
- Geico Customer Data Breach May be Part of Unemployment Insurance Scam
- Insurance Agency Staffs Remain Positive Even Though Pay Is Down
- Goldman Survey: Insurers Favoring Private Equity Over Hedge Funds
- Appalachian Underwriters Expands into Life Insurance Market with Fintech Ethos
- COVID-19 Experiences Show Need for Employment Practices Insurance
- Businesses Turned to Risk Management Technology More During Pandemic
- P/C Insurers Returned $13B in Premiums Due to COVID-19 Reduced Exposures
- How U.S. Plans to Protect Power Grid From Foreign Hackers
- More Assertive SEC Smacks Down SPACs: Viewpoint
- Insight: Tesla Drives on Autopilot Through Regulatory Limbo
- Jabs on the Job: Companies, Unions Offering COVID-19 Vaccines
- AssuredPartners’ Riley Resigns as CEO After 4 Months
- People Moves: 2 From Willis to Lead Marsh Government Practice; CNA’s Robb Heads BHSI’s Cyber
- Travelers Is ‘Off to a Terrific Start’ in 2021 with Q1 Results
- Lemonade Revving Up to Enter Car Insurance Market
- Insurers Report Estimated Q1 Catastrophe Losses
- How Meatpacking Plants’ COVID-19 Cases Hurt Counties
- With Claims Rising, Cyber Insurers Need More Than Sizable Rate Increases: Fitch
- Digital E&S Broker Pathpoint Releases Lessor’s Risk Commercial Package
- Transportation Insurer Lancer to Merge Into Core Specialty
- Cyber Attacks on the Rise for Businesses, Pushing Many to the Brink: Hiscox
- FDA Halts Vaccine Manufacturing at Plant Where Doses Were Wasted
- P/C Insurers Need to Hike Key Commercial Rates Even More: A.M. Best
- Telehealth Care Could Lead to More Follow-Up Visits
- Proximity Protect Brokerage Targets Coworking, Flex Space Industry
- Pandemic-Delayed Trials Over Drugmakers’ Marketing of Opioids to Begin
- Auto Insurers Lead 2020 U.S. Property/Casualty Impairments: AM Best
- Risk of COVID-19 Exposure on Airlines Drops when Middle Seats Are Empty: Study
- Many Climate Scientists Moving from Fieldwork to Jobs in Financial Services
- Russian Spy Agency SVR Responsible for SolarWinds Hack: White House
- Zywave Acquires Risk Management Solutions Provider, Enquiron
- People Moves: Chubb Appoints Execs in Construction, A&H; Hippo Adds to Legal & Compliance; Alleyne Named Chief Legal Officer at Munich Re US
- Corvus, Skyward Specialty to Offer Cyber Coverage for Cargo Risks
- American Modern Launches Digital Social Media Toolkit for Agents
- McDonald’s to Require Employee Training to Combat Harassment, Discrimination
- Hallmark Financial Plans to Pursue IPO of Specialty Commercial Business
- Boy Scouts’ Lawyers Eye New Reorganization Plan After Criticisms from Abuse Victims
- White House Rushes to Strengthen Security of U.S. Power Grid as Hacking Threats Grow
- IBM Uncovers More Cyber Attacks on COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain
- N.J. Supreme Court Upholds Order to Reimburse Workers’ Comp Claimant for Marijuana
- NIF Group Joins MiniCo Insurance Agency; New Programs Added
- Mastermind of Largest Known Ponzi Scheme, Bernie Madoff, Dies in Prison at 82
- Juul Labs Fails to Knock Out Racketeering Claims in Lawsuits About Marketing Conduct
- Chubb CEO Greenberg Reiterates Call for Litigation Reform
- Court Orders Chubb Subsidiary to Pay for Merchandise Lost in Warehouse Bankruptcy
- EU Antitrust Regulators Extend Deadline to July 27 for Decision on Aon-Willis Deal
- Allstate Sees Surge in Demand for Pay-Per-Mile Insurance During COVID Shutdowns
- Aon’s Concessions to EU May Not Be Enough to Close $30B Willis Deal: Sources
- Aon Collaborates with Insurer Partners to Protect Global COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments
- U.S. Recommends Pausing Use of J&J COVID Vaccine over Rare Blood Clots
- Insurance Startup Clearcover Raises $200M, Creating Unicorn Valued at $1B: Reuters
- The Zebra Raises $150 Million to Expand Online Insurance Comparison Operations
- SEC Throws Another Wrench into Wall Street’s SPAC Machine
- OSHA Prepares to Issue Emergency Regulations to Protect Workers from COVID-19
- U.S. Safety Agency Investigates Air Bags Made by Takata Successor Joyson
- Simply Business Launches Liability Insurance for Social Workers
- Church Official Warns of Financial Flood from Clergy Sex Abuse Claims
- U.S. P/C Insurers Report 2020 Underwriting Profits Despite Costs of COVID-19: Fitch
- U.S. Raises Average Number of Named Storms for Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Hathaway to Lead RT Specialty Transportation; Beecher Named President at Interstate
- Update: Aon Offers to Sell Assets to Gain EU Antitrust Approval for $30B Willis Bid
- $1B Insurance Price Tag for U.S. Severe Weather in March (and Other Global Events): Aon
- Amwins Forms National Employee Benefits General Agency
- IRS Urges Participants in ‘Abusive’ Micro-Captives to Get Out Now
- Surplus Lines Broker, Agent or Both? It’s Complicated.
- Insurance Industry Showcases Philanthropic, COVID Relief Initiatives
- P/C Insurers Liberty Mutual, Starr Join Investors in Bitcoin Firm NYDIG
- LinkedIn Profiles Posted For Sale by Hackers
- SEC Warns SPACs Aren’t a Way to Avoid Securities Laws
- Applied Analytics Isn’t Just for Insurers. Startups Help Claimants Get In On the Action.
- Researchers Predict Above-Average Hurricane Season This Year
- Flexible Workspace Software Firm Adds Insurance Agency for Owners, Tenants
- Farmers Completes Acquisition of MetLife Auto & Home Business for $3.9 Billion
- How Big Data Can Help Finance Big Infrastructure Plans
- Accounting-Related Cases Make Up 80% of Securities Class Action Settlement Dollars
- Consumers Worry Connected Cars Are Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
- GM Sees Insurance As Part of Growing Its Business Beyond Cars, Trucks
- Agents, Stand Together in Helping Businesses Understand Standalone Cyber Insurance
- Sex Abuse Victims Say Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Falls Short in Compensation, Details
- How SpottedRisk and TigerRisk Tamed ‘Live Cat’ COVID Event for Entertainment Insureds
- 1 in 3 COVID Survivors Suffers Neurological or Mental Disorders, Study Finds
- After Years of Waiting for OK, Genworth Ends Buyout by China’s Oceanwide
- Viewpoint: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Pain in Workers’ Compensation Cases?
- Amazon’s Firing of 2 Critics Was lllegal, Rules National Labor Board
- First Quarter Activity Signals Record Insurance Carrier M&A Deals Ahead in 2021: S&P
- CNA Central, CNA Surety Now Back Online; Work on Other Portals Continues
- Supreme Court Sides With Google in Software Copyright Battle Against Oracle
- Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals on Workplace Religious Bias
- People Moves: AIG Names BlackRock’s Wade as Digital Chief; Great American Promotes DeSoto; AXIS Adds to Cyber; Cover Genius Adds Execs
- CNA Says Email Now Safe As Cyber Attack Recovery Progresses
- NY’s Cyber Guidance Could Boost Risk Management for Insurers, Insureds Across U.S.
- Next Insurance Funding Hits $881M After Latest $250M Round
- Homeland Security Chief Prioritizes Disrupting Ransomware in Cyber Efforts
- Catastrophe Bonds Positioned to Tap Into Demand for Socially Responsible Investments
- New Federal Flood Insurance Rating Plan to Start Oct. 1
- New Starr Environmental Shield Product Targets Manufacturing-Related Risks
- Three Tales of Troubled Insurance Relationships
- New York City Loses Appeal Seeking to Hold Oil Firms Liable for Global Warming Effects
- Homeland Security Orders Cyber ‘Sprints’ as Part of U.S. Plan Against Hacks
- Insurers Have Not Yet Embraced Cryptocurrency Craze Despite Demand
- American Family’s Stauffacher, Yancy, Others Assume Key Leadership Posts
- Union Cheers as Court Halts Trump Hog Slaughter Line Speed Rule
- Alaska Wary of ‘California Style’ Blackouts; Study Assesses Global Hailstorm Trends
- SPAC Mania Anxiety Grows; Bankers, Regulators, Insurers Try to Keep Pace
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