Moody’s Acquisition Could Signal Shift in Pricing of Climate Risk: Viewpoint July 31, 2019 By Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg Opinion The acquisition of California-based Four Twenty Seven, Inc., by Moody’s Corporation could signify the beginning of a major shift in...
Sexual Harassment Scandal Rocks Florida CFO’s Office; Banking Regulator Fired July 31, 2019 By Bobby Caina Calvan The Florida Cabinet fired the state’s top banking regulator last week, a week after the release of a state investigator’s...
Kentucky Teen’s $250M Defamation Suit Against Washington Post Dismissed July 31, 2019 By Dylan Lovan A federal judge has thrown out a Kentucky teen’s lawsuit accusing the Washington Post of falsely labeling him a racist...
Why Agencies Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Insurtech and Need to Adopt It – Now July 31, 2019 By Amy O'Connor There’s been a barrage of insurtech products hitting the market for several years now, creating confusion for some agency owners...
Epoq Legal Introduces Business Risk Protection Service for Legal Claims July 31, 2019 Insuretech service provider Epoq Legal has rolled out a new service designed for small- to medium-sized enterprises as either an...
North Carolina Residents Hit by 2 Hurricanes Still Waiting on Long-Term Aid July 31, 2019 By Amanda Morris The heating and air conditioning in Carrie Johnson’s home – damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016 – still wasn’t fixed...
California Self-Insurers Board Greenlights Workers’ Comp Alternative Security Program July 30, 2019 The board of the California Self-Insurers’ Security Fund has approved the 2019/20 Alternative Security Program. The ASP provides a financial...
Alliant Names Droz Vice President in Employee Benefits in California July 30, 2019 Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Michelle Droz vice president within the employee benefits group. Droz will be based in...
A Year after GDPR, How Can U.S. Insurers Prepare for Data Privacy Regs Closer to Home? July 30, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield More than a year after the European Union implemented its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), U.S. insurers are examining what...
Sompo Global Risk, VGM Insurance to Offer Golf Course, Country Club Coverage July 30, 2019 Bermuda-based specialty insurance provider Sompo International Holdings Ltd. subsidiary Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS) has entered into a strategic partnership...