Finding Niches: Reinsurance MGAs Carving Out Special Market Slices September 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard Reinsurance managing general agents are a rare breed as opposed to their more prevalent insurance-focused counterparts. The successful reinsurance MGAs...
Close Call with Laura Renewed Debate over Houston Storm Surge Barrier September 29, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano Houston, a Gulf Coast city that barely rises above sea level, has long worried about a worst-case weather scenario —...
Florida Supreme Court Caps High School Shooting Liability at $300K September 29, 2020 The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a school district can’t be forced to pay more than $300,000 total to...
CAC Specialty Adds Martin, Flynn, Kasperkowiak to M&A Solutions Group September 29, 2020 CAC Specialty has made several new hires to its M&A Solutions Group. Cameron Martin and Katie Flynn have been named...
NFP Acquires Hutch Hubby & Associates in Austin September 29, 2020 National insurance broker NFP has acquired the Austin, Texas-based employee benefits firm, Hutch Hubby & Associates. The acquisition is NFP’s...
White House Vows 150 Million Rapid COVID Tests for Schools, Seniors September 29, 2020 By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal President Donald Trump, under fire over his handling of the coronavirus epidemic, announced on Monday the federal government would ship...
U.S. Pension Funds Sue Allianz After $4 Billion in Coronavirus Losses September 28, 2020 By Tom Sims Pension funds for truckers, teachers and subway workers have lodged lawsuits in the United States against Germany’s Allianz, one of...
Oregon Insurance Division Issues Amended Wildfire Emergency Order September 28, 2020 The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Division of Financial Regulation has issued an amended wildfire emergency order. The...
California Ban on Fracking by 2024 Criticized as Too Late September 28, 2020 By Don Thompson California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved Wednesday to end issuing new hydraulic fracturing permits by 2024, a delay criticized by many...
Report: COVID-19 Accounts for 1-in-9 California Workers’ Comp Claims in 2020 September 28, 2020 The California workers’ compensation COVID-19 claim count continued to grow in August, albeit at a much slower rate than in...