Daily Archives: <span>September 5, 2018</span>

Contractors and Roofing Insurance Program Webinars to be Held for Agents in September

Atlanta, GA, September 5, 2018— Blue River Underwriters will hold two separate informational program webinars this month. The first webinar on the Contractors Elite program this Thursday, September 6 from 11:30 a.m. to Noon EST will provide agents the opportunity …

Merrill Lynch Reverses Broker Fiduciary Rule Policy

Bank of America Corp.’s wealth management arm Merrill Lynch is reintroducing brokerage capabilities to its retirement accounts, reversing a policy put in place to comply with Obama-era regulation. In response to requests from customers, the company expects to add a …

JPMorgan Settles Black Advisers’ Job Bias Lawsuit for $24 Million

As racial diversity tumbles on Wall Street, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a settlement with financial advisers who say they were treated poorly because they’re black. Six current and former employees at the largest U.S. bank filed what they …

South Carolina Insurer Data Security Law Should Be Nationwide Role Model

In October 2017, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted the Insurance Data Security Model Bill, also known as the NAIC “Model Law.” NAIC’s Model Law seeks to establish a guiding framework that provides actionable expectations to regulated entities …

Florida Insurance Chief Warns of AOB Scams as Storm Gordon Lingers Over Gulf Coast

Florida’s top insurance regulator has issued a warning to residents facing damage from Tropical Storm Gordon, the first major storm to impact the state in the 2018 Hurricane Season. Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier, an outspoken critic of ongoing assignment …