Preparing for the Unpredictable Talent Considerations for CAT Season July 1, 2019 By Brad Whatley The combined global losses from natural disasters in 2017 and 2018 were the highest ever for a two-year period. While...
Utah Movie-Filtering Company Ordered by Jury to Pay $62M to Studios July 1, 2019 A Utah-based movie-filtering company has been ordered to pay more than $62 million to Disney and other Hollywood studios. A...
Direct Auto Purchasers Show Better Carrier ‘Satisfaction’: J.D. Power July 1, 2019 U.S. auto insurance consumers are quite happy about their coverage, and a growing shift to direct-to-consumer models has driven much...
Supreme Court Offs Ban on Foul Language Trademarks July 1, 2019 By Andrew Chung The Supreme Court in late June struck down a longstanding U.S. ban on trademarks on “immoral” or “scandalous” words and...
Louisiana Tells United HealthCare it Must Pay Insurance Producer Commissions June 17, 2019 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says United HealthCare Services Inc. and/or UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates can’t quit...
A Place for Technology at Every Point in the Claims Process June 17, 2019 By Jim Sams The digital transformation of the insurance industry isn’t just for insurtech startups any more. At Allstate, 60 percent of claims...
Moratorium on Insurance Policy Cancellations in Effect in Arkansas June 17, 2019 The Arkansas Insurance Department at the end of May announced a 60-day moratorium on the cancellation/non-renewal of policies for non-payment...
Early Cannabis Insurance Claims Experience Differs from Expectations June 17, 2019 By Don Jergler It’s still early, but claims experience thus far in the cannabis insurance market is encouraging, according to one leading writer....
CoreLogic: Texas, Louisiana Among States Most at Risk for Storm Surge June 17, 2019 Some 7.3 million U.S. homes with an estimated reconstruction cost of $1.8 trillion are at risk from storm surge, Irvine,...
Agencies Conduct Preliminary Tornado Damage Assessment in 10 Ohio Counties June 17, 2019 Federal and state emergency management teams on June 5 began assessing damage in areas in the 10 Ohio counties impacted...