National News for November 2019
- More Storms. Less Damage. But 2019’s Slow Hurricanes Leave Sense of Foreboding.
- Argo Activist Shareholder Voce Renews Battle to Elect Independent Board Members
- Opioid Makers, Distributors Could Face U.S. Criminal Charges
- Thanksgiving Risk Management Alert: Don’t Wash That Turkey!
- Senate Democrats’ Bill Would Establish Consumer Rights Over Internet Data, Privacy
- Confie Rebrands Standard Business as InsureOne; Keeps Freeway for Nonstandard
- Farewell 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season: 18 Storms, 6 Hurricanes
- Lawmakers Question Airbnb Over Rental Listings in Violation of Local Laws
- Vegan Suing Burger King Over Its ‘Impossible Whopper’ Has a Real Beef: Viewpoint
- Up-Market Home Insurtech Openly Opens for Business in 2 States After Raising $7.6M
- E-Cigarette Maker Juul Pulled Into Tobacco Product Liability Case
- FEMA Envisions High-Tech Flood Insurance Program Using Parametrics, Blockchain
- Can Ethics Be Taught? Study Assesses Ethics Training on Financial Sector Behavior
- Why E&S Carriers Aren’t Winners Over the Long Term
- Confessions of a Diehard Insurance Data Fan: Part 2
- BerkleyMed and Berkley Healthcare Merged Into One
- Sexual Abuse Victims Claim Catholic Church Pressured Them Into Unfair Settlements
- Trump Regulatory Rollback Targets Safety Rules Prompted by Industrial Disasters
- Home Insurance Insurtech Hippo Buys Home Services Startup Sheltr
- How ‘Intelligent’ Insurers Grow and Create Value: ACORD Study
- Confessions of a Diehard Fan of Insurance Data: Part 1
- PURE Group Names Hourihan from AIG’s Private Client Group as Chief Growth Officer
- U.S. Offers $30 Million in Grants to Help Coastal Areas Mitigate Flooding, Rising Seas
- Former Ironshore, Lexington CEO Kelley to Retire at Year’s End from Liberty Mutual
- McDonald’s Employees’ Suit Claims Store Redesign Abets Workplace Violence
- Disappointed Fans Lose Fight Over Mayweather-Pacquiao Boxing Match
- Uber Audio, Video Recording of Trips for Safety Raises Privacy Worries
- Report Urges Insurers to Eye Impact of Climate Change on Underwriting, Investments
- Trump Signs Month-Long Government Funding That Includes Flood Insurance Program
- Medical Association Calls for Immediate Ban on All E-Cigarettes, Vaping Devices
- Munich Re’s Libman Joins Liberty Mutual’s Shared Economy/New Mobility Team
- #MeToo Changed Norms, Not the Law: Viewpoint
- Auto Safety Advocates Oppose FCC Plan for Sharing Unused Spectrum With Wi-Fi
- Lawsuit Alleges Uber ‘Cheats’ Public by Avoiding Worker Insurance Payments, Taxes
- Watch Out Finance, Business, Tech Workers. Artificial Intelligence Is Coming.
- Markel Corp. Chairman Kirshner to Retire Next May; Steven Markel to Succeed Him
- Senate Banking Committee Advances Terrorism Reinsurance Renewal
- Groups Seek Consensus on What to Call Newfangled Driver Assistance Technologies
- Aon to Acquire CoverWallet, Small-Medium Business Digital Insurance Agency
- Salesforce Unveils Software Using Amazon AI to Speed Up Call Center Responses
- U.S. Safety Agency Faults Uber, Driver in Probe of 2018 Autonomous Car Crash Death
- Federal Reserve Approves BB&T and SunTrust Banks Merger
- Despite Smart Cars, There’s Still Money to Be Made from Damaged Vehicles
- House Passes Terrorism Reinsurance Renewal; Senate to Take Up Measure
- S&P Upgrades CNA Financial Strength Rating to A+
- Insurer Market Conduct Troubles Often Traced to Claims Handling Errors
- Shareholder Suit Claims Boeing Board Liable in 737 MAX Problems
- AIG Names Barrett to Head Multinational, General Insurance
- Civilian Plane Crash Deaths Rose 15% in 2018
- After Arbitration, Many Accused Harassers Return to Work
- Science, Enforcement Lag as Car Accidents, Claims Rise in Legal Cannabis States
- Demand for M&A Insurance Sees Significant Growth: Aon
- Epstein Estate Vows Compensation for Accusers Who Drop Damage Lawsuits
- Supreme Court Will Hear Google’s Latest Effort to End Oracle’s Copyright Claim
- Financial Institutions Offering from Hanover Targets Asset Managers, Depositories
- FCC Seen Backing Away from Reserving More Airwaves for Automakers’ Talking Cars
- Allstate’s Armstrong Takes Helm as Casualty Actuarial Society President
- For 2020, Expect Biggest Commercial Insurance Hikes in Years: Willis Towers Watson
- Supreme Court Weighs Legal Standard in $20B Racial Bias Claim Against Comcast
- Best’s Report Sees Identity Theft Becoming Standalone Personal Cyber Insurance
- Wall Street Taking Closer Look at Climate Change Risks
- Ex-DuPont CEO Backtracks, Says Chemours Liabilities ‘Uncapped’
- Zurich Adds Cyber Endorsements for Manufacturing Industry
- Top Risks Facing Cannabis Industry in 2020 Not What You Think
- Nationwide Names Sirota as Chief Pet Officer
- Former Executive Sues MetLife Alleging Gender Bias; Insurer Denies Claims
- Hail Has Damaged Insurance Market for Car Dealers. Parametric Insurance May Help.
- Mediation Underway Between Bayer, Plaintiffs Over Roundup Claims
- FAA Chief Vows Improved Safety Reviews of New Aircrafts and Pilot Technology
- FBI Warns on Rise in Sophisticated Cyber Crimes
- Insurtech Root Expands Into Renters Market; Product Launched in 3 States
- HUB Names Virdi as Chief Cannabis Insurance Sales Officer
- ‘Problematic’ Cannabis Use Has Risen for Adults, Teens Since Legalization: Research
- Fixing Ride-Hailing Will Take Fewer But Better Drivers, More Money: Viewpoint
- Employee Lawsuit Claims McDonald’s Fails to Address Sexual Harassment
- How Brokers Influence Specialty Insurance Product Innovation
- Nationwide ‘Express’ Portal Promises Agents Multiple Product Quotes in 2 Minutes
- Insurtech Sales Platform Cover Genius Raises $10M for Expansion
- Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Families’ Liability Lawsuit Against Gunmaker
- What to Expect in Commercial Insurance Market Conditions Heading Into 2020
- Corporations Grow Nervous as Compensation for Directors Rises
- Program Manager Victor O. Schinnerer Rebrands as Victor US
- EPIC Launches Site Pollution Liability Insurance Program for Cannabis Risks
- Microsoft Vows to Honor California’s Consumer Privacy Law Countrywide
- FEMA Postpones Switch to New Risk-Based Flood Insurance Rating Until 2021
- Reuters Report: How Plaintiff Lawyers Help Corporate America Keep Its Secrets
- Marsh Taps Army Veteran, JLT Exec Sawyer to Lead U.S. Cyber Risk Consulting
- Kaufman Group, Burns & Wilcox Promote 23 Associates Including D’Antoni
- AM Best Reviews Argo Group’s Ratings in Reaction to SEC Probe, Watson Exit
- Companies That Are Open About Cyber Risks Fare Better With Investors
- Why James River Insurance Dumped Uber Account
- Coalition Makes Cyber Risk Assessment Tool Available for Free to Small, Midsize Firms
- Are Employees Pushing Insurers to Shun Coal in Climate Change Movement?
- SEC Enforcement Activity Up From Last Year; One Case Affected 8,400 Investors
- Imagining How Technology Might Transform Risks and Insurance by 2030
- Uber’s Self-Driving Car That Killed Pedestrian Lacked Tech to Detect Jaywalkers
- Changes at Top at Lockton: Clune to Become CEO; Ron Lockton to Chairman
- Google Parent Company Investigating How Sexual Misconduct Claims Were Handled
- Scores of U.S. Dams in Poor Condition Pose Danger to Thousands
- Pioneer Programs Launches Targeted Violence Program
- Worldwide Facilities Promotes Kitchen to President, MGA Division
- Hartford’s Q3 Net Income Rebounds, Rising 21% to $524 Million
- Philadelphia Fire Highlights Dangers of Old Infrastructure at U.S. Refineries
- Boosting Resilience to U.S. Wildfires Should Be Insurance Industry Priority: I.I.I.
- Walmart Settles Lawsuit Against Tesla over Rooftop Solar Panel Fires
- Ergonomic Tracking Helps Cut Workers Comp Claims but Privacy Concerns Remain
- Argo Group CEO Watson Steps Down as SEC Continues Its Probe of Insurer
- Going Public: BRP CEO Baldwin On the Company’s IPO, What’s Next
- Program Business Revenue Increases 12% to $40.5B in 2018
- Microsoft Women Face Skeptical Appeals Court over Unequal-Pay Case
- Court Orders California Insurance Company Conserved in Another Round in Applied Battle
- States’ Climate Change Litigation Could Be Useful Tool Against Big Oil: Opinion
- Ascot Launches U.S. Management Liability and Financial Institutions Unit
- Vaping Firm Juul Disregarded Early Signs It Was Hooking Young Users: Reuters
- Exits of McDonald’s Executives Show Risks of Missteps in #MeToo Era
- Study Questions Vaping’s Role as Gateway to Teen Smoking
- High Court Rejects Charter Appeal Over Patent Verdict
- Argo Group Announces New Reporting Structure for Americas
- Broker BMS Taps Willis Re’s Irvan as Chief Property Officer, U.S. Reinsurance
- Berkshire Hathaway’s Q3 Profit Tops Expectations
- RLI, Gridiron Form Excess Liability Binding Authority Partnership
- AIG’s P/C Underwriting Results for Q3 Hit by Catastrophes But Not as Badly as Year Ago
- Online Shopping Site EverQuote Adds Commercial Insurance Markets
- Suit Against Facebook Alleges Age, Gender Bias in Financial Services Ads
- Benefitfocus Adds Toggle, a Renters Insurance Subscription Product from Farmers
- Ironshore Names Leahy as President of Professional Liability Unit IronPro
- Vaping Safety Debate Between Researchers, Activists Intensifies with Mystery Illness
- Hiscox Names Karpp to Head Executive Risks and Cyber Practice in U.S.
- CEO Greenberg Says Chubb Has Been Able to ‘Reshape Portfolio’ in Wildfire Zones
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