It’s Clear Insurance Agency Data Is Valuable. Who Owns It May Not Be So Clear. August 24, 2020 By Andrea Wells Independent agencies, like every other business, are living in a data-driven world. The value of data — including how and...
Earthquake Shakes Southeast Corner of Michigan August 24, 2020 A magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred on Aug. 21 near Monroe in the southeastern corner of Michigan, the U.S. Geological Survey...
FBI Investigating South Dakota COVID-19 Data Breach Linked to Netsential August 24, 2020 The FBI is investigating a data breach that may have compromised the identity of people with the COVID-19 virus in...
FEMA Aid OK’d for Iowa County Hardest Hit by Storm August 24, 2020 President Donald Trump has approved Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for eastern Iowa’s Linn County, which was the county that...
Two Bodies Found, Two Missing After Explosion in Texas Port August 24, 2020 The bodies of two missing crew members of a dredging boat were found on Saturday, Aug. 22 following an explosion...
EPA to OK Use by American Airlines of Surface Coating to Fight COVID-19 August 24, 2020 By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to announce it will issue an emergency exemption to the state of Texas...
How the Coronavirus Spread So Quickly Across U.S. August 24, 2020 As the United States exceeds 5 million reported coronavirus cases — the world’s first country to do so — epidemiologists...
China Regulator Pledges Continued Backing of Hong Kong as Financial Center August 24, 2020 China’s banking regulator pledged its backing for Hong Kong as a finance hub and reiterated a commitment to opening up...
Hedge Fund Collects $3 Billion in Bet on Wildfire Insurance Claims August 24, 2020 By Michael McDonald and Mark Chediak Baupost Group, the hedge fund run by Seth Klarman, received more than $3 billion in July from its bet on...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Adds ERGO’s Keune to Head Executive Lines in Germany August 24, 2020 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Dr. Carsten Keune as head of Executive & Professional Lines in Germany. Carsten...