Cannabis Legalization Debate Turns to Questions of Pot Potency April 22, 2021 By Jennifer Peltz As marijuana legalization spreads across U.S. states, so does a debate over whether to set pot policy by potency. Under...
Mental Health Drug Prescriptions on the Rise April 22, 2021 The number of Americans taking mental health prescription medication is up 6.4% in the last year, which means that 65...
Hartford Rejected 3 Acquisition Offers From Chubb From $65 to $70 a Share April 22, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson After its initial offer of $65 per share to acquire The Hartford was rejected, insurer Chubb came back with two...
Geico Customer Data Breach May be Part of Unemployment Insurance Scam April 22, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Auto insurer Geico recently reported that fraudsters have been stealing license numbers of its customers for the past few months...
Insurance Agency Staffs Remain Positive Even Though Pay Is Down April 22, 2021 By Andrea Wells Insurance agency personnel on average made a little less money in 2020 but they were more satisfied with their compensation...
Goldman Survey: Insurers Favoring Private Equity Over Hedge Funds April 22, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn Insurers want to put more money into private equity this year while scaling back on hedge funds, a survey by...
Appalachian Underwriters Expands into Life Insurance Market with Fintech Ethos April 21, 2021 Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has partnered with life insurance provider Ethos to offer the coverage via the fintech’s online platform....
COVID-19 Experiences Show Need for Employment Practices Insurance April 21, 2021 By Patrick Wraight As soon as the first community was shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus or the first announcement...
Businesses Turned to Risk Management Technology More During Pandemic April 21, 2021 Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and public entities increased their reliance on risk management technologies, as vendors expanded their...
P/C Insurers Returned $13B in Premiums Due to COVID-19 Reduced Exposures April 21, 2021 U.S. property/casualty insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums to policyholders in 2020 to reflect reduced exposures from the COVID-19...