Insurers Report Estimated Q1 Catastrophe Losses April 20, 2021 Carriers are starting to report their pretax catastrophe loss estimates for the 2021 first quarter, and the numbers are significant....
How Meatpacking Plants’ COVID-19 Cases Hurt Counties April 20, 2021 An estimated 334,000 COVID-19 cases are attributable to meatpacking plants, resulting in $11.2 billion in economic damage, according to a...
With Claims Rising, Cyber Insurers Need More Than Sizable Rate Increases: Fitch April 20, 2021 Cyber insurance underwriters are reporting substantially higher claims losses in 2020 than in prior years and as a result face...
Digital E&S Broker Pathpoint Releases Lessor’s Risk Commercial Package April 20, 2021 Pathpoint, a digital excess and surplus lines insurance distributor, has launched its Lessor’s Risk Only (LRO) Commercial Package for agents...
70 Homes Across Mississippi Damaged by 4 Tornadoes April 20, 2021 Four tornadoes that moved across Mississippi earlier this month caused damage to around 70 homes, emergency officials said Thursday. Four...
Insurers Have Paid Nearly $1.7B Property, Auto Claims from Texas Winter Storm April 19, 2021 As of late March, Texas policyholders had filed 386,108 property and auto insurance claims related to the winter storm that...
Police to Demand Texas Tesla Crash Data; Musk Denies Autopilot Use April 19, 2021 By David Shepardson and Hyunjoo Jin Texas police will serve search warrants on Tesla Inc. on Tuesday, April 20, to secure data from a vehicle that...
California Welder Arraigned on Felony Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges April 19, 2021 Ahmad Zaki Noori, 41, of Sacramento, Calif., was arraigned on two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after allegedly...
Texas House OKs Bill Allowing Carrying of Handguns in Public Without Permit April 19, 2021 By Paul J. Weber Texas handgun owners would no longer need a license or training to carry their weapon in public under a bill...
Floor Collapses During Huge Party Near University of Georgia April 19, 2021 At least 25 people were hurt when a floor collapsed during a massive party at a two-story house near the...