Florida’s Hurricane Irma Recovery: The Cost, The Challenges, The Lessons November 30, 2017 By Amy O'Connor The hurricane season is officially over, but it didn’t go by without leaving a major mark on Florida and its...
New Sensors Tracking Earthquakes Across Texas November 29, 2017 By Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Note: This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune. Three years ago, a series of quakes rattled North Texas —...
Texas’ Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Ratings on CreditWatch; Harvey Cited November 29, 2017 S&P Global Ratings has placed its ‘B+’ financial strength ratings for Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance Assoc. (HPFMIA) and its...
Safety National Awards 3 Safety First Grants November 29, 2017 St. Louis, Missouri-based insurer, Safety National, has awarded its annual Safety First Grant to three policyholders for their creative risk...
Munich Re’s Ergo Decides Not to Sell Run-Off Life Policies as Offers Too Low November 29, 2017 By Arno Schuetze and Alexander Hübner Munich Re’s ERGO unit has dropped plans to sell run-off life insurance policies, saying non-binding offers received by the company...
Michigan, Enbridge Reach Deal to Boost Pipeline Safety November 29, 2017 By John Flesher Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian oil transport company Enbridge Inc. announced a timeline for determining the future of twin...
Plant Death Leads to $224K in Fines for Indiana Company November 29, 2017 State regulators have fined a southern Indiana auto parts plant $224,000 for alleged safety violations discovered following a worker’s death....
Wildfire Risk High Remains in Arkansas November 29, 2017 State forestry officials say the risk for wildfires remains high throughout Arkansas as dry conditions persist. The Arkansas Forestry Commission...
Lincoln, Nebraska, Studying Uses for Driverless Vehicles November 29, 2017 The city of Lincoln, Nebraska, has signed a nearly $100,000 contract with an engineering consultant to study how the city...
Lloyd’s Pays Claims of $1.7B for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma & Maria – So Far November 29, 2017 The Lloyd’s market has paid claims worth US$1.7 billion, to date, in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Earlier...