German Insurtech Wefox Raises $650M in Funding, Valuing Firm at $3B June 1, 2021 By Douglas Busvine BERLIN – Digital insurance startup Wefox said on Tuesday it had raised $650 million from investors, in what it called...
Workers’ Comp Insurer SUNZ Expands into 13 Additional States June 1, 2021 Florida-based SUNZ Insurance Co. is now licensed to write workers’ compensation policies in 13 additional states: Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Nevada,...
Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against County, Insurers Over Fatal 2020 Alabama Marina Fire June 1, 2021 A lawsuit filed over a dock fire that killed eight people at a county marina in north Alabama last year...
Too Little, Too Late? Breaking Down Florida’s Latest Property Insurance Reforms June 1, 2021 By Amy O'Connor A bill passed by the Florida Legislature to address the state’s property insurance crisis has created optimism among some stakeholders,...
U.S. Updates Guidance on COVID Vaccine Mandates, Incentives, Privacy in Workplace June 1, 2021 Federal employment laws do not prevent an employer from requiring all employees physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated for...
AssuredPartners Acquires Anchor Pardue Insurance of Alabama June 1, 2021 AssuredPartners has acquired Anchor Pardue Insurance of Mountain Brook, Ala. Anchor Pardue is the second acquisition in May for Assured...
FEMA Approves More Flood Aid for 22 Kentucky Counties June 1, 2021 Kentucky’s request for individual assistance for 22 additional counties hit by severe flooding has been approved by the Federal Emergency...
Generali Launches $1.4 Billion Bid to Buy Remaining Shares of Italy Rival Cattolica June 1, 2021 By Sonia Sirletti Italy’s largest insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA launched a 1.2 billion-euro ($1.4 billion) bid to buy all the shares it doesn’t...
Employees Sue Texas Hospital Network to Halt Vaccine Mandate May 31, 2021 By Derek Francis A group of 117 healthcare workers at a Texas hospital filed a lawsuit in state court against their employer’s mandate...
5 More Plead Guilty in New Orleans Staged Truck Accident Cases May 28, 2021 By Stephanie K. Jones Five more individuals have pled guilty to their involvement in insurance fraud schemes arising out of staged automobile accidents with...