Highway Fatalities Level Off After Years of Increasing Rates: National Safety Council March 4, 2019 For the first time since the Great Recession, the U.S. has experienced three straight years of at least 40,000 automobile-related...
Louisiana Citizens Shedding More Policies in 12th Depopulation Effort March 4, 2019 Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort has completed another round of policy depopulation — its 12th, the state insurance department...
Cyber Criminals’ Threats to Expose Employee’s Use of Adult Sites Emerges as New Cyber Risk: Beazley March 4, 2019 A new form of online bribery is emerging where cyber criminals attempt to extort cryptocurrency by claiming to have potentially...
North Dakota Insurance Department Appeals Court Ruling on Air Ambulance Balance Bills March 4, 2019 The North Dakota Insurance Department has appealed a ruling from a U.S. District Court invalidating a law protecting individuals with...
2019 Outlook: Rates, Deductibles Likely to Rise Again in Texas Homeowners Insurance Market March 4, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones Texas independent insurance agents might want to warn their homeowner insurance customers that premium hikes and/or increases in deductibles could...
Insurtech Investments Continued Climb in Q4: Willis Towers Watson March 4, 2019 There were 63 insurtech investment deals worth nearly $1.6 billion in the 2018 fourth quarter, according to a new Willis...
Nationwide Is Cutting Many More Jobs in Iowa than Originally Announced March 4, 2019 Nationwide Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, has more than doubled the number of Des Moines, Iowa, job cuts it announced...
U.S. Plans Regional Response Teams for Oil Train Derailments March 4, 2019 By John Raby Federal transportation officials are requiring railroads to establish regional response teams along oil train routes following a series of fiery...
Michigan Medical Marijuana Patient Loses Appeal over Rescinded Job Offer March 4, 2019 Michigan’s Court of Appeals has ruled against a woman whose offer of conditional employment by a public entity was rescinded...
Small Business Risks in a Cyber World – Why Main Street Needs to Lean on Insurance Partners March 4, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield When it comes to cyber security events, “hours make a difference, let alone days” in terms of response time, according...