Monthly Archives: <span>August 2019</span>

Texas Windstorm Insurer: No Rate Hike for 2020

Texas’ provider of last resort for wind and hail insurance for Texas coastal properties won’t be raising its residential and commercial property rates next year. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) said its board of directors voted at its August …

U.S. Northwest Faces Growing Wildfire Threat

Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety over wildfires. The region, famous for its rainfall, has long escaped major burns even as global warming has driven an …

Electric Scooter Rider Killed by Car in Atlanta

Another electric scooter rider has been fatally hit by a vehicle in Atlanta, the third such death since the e-scooters arrived in the city last year. News outlets report Atlanta police say 34-year-old Amber Ford died Thursday after being hit …

Correction: Family of Connecticut Woman Killed in Crash Settles With Trucking Company for $18.75M

In a previous story about a wrongful death settlement, The Associated Press misidentified the company that employed a truck driver involved in a fatal accident. The driver worked for Food Haulers Inc., not Transervice Lease Corp. A corrected version of …

Giannone Tapped to Lead Chicago Office and Central Region for Risk Strategies

Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has selected industry veteran Steve Giannone to run its Chicago office and oversee operations in the firm’s central United States region. Giannone brings almost 30 years of insurance …

Iowa’s LMC Insurance Teams Up with Nationwide on Renters Insurance Program

LMC Insurance and Risk Management (LMC Insurance) in West Des Moines, Iowa, has partnered with Ohio-based Nationwide on a new renters insurance program. Called BluCanopy, the program is powered by Nationwide.com and makes it easy for people to get a …

Next Level Acquires North Texas Employee Benefits Provider, A&H Benefits

Next Level Insurance Agency, a Dallas-based healthcare consulting and employee benefits brokerage firm, has acquired A&H Benefits, also based in North Texas. A&H was formed in 1997 as a corporation to provide employee benefits to new and current business owners …

California Leads Nation in SMB Cyber Insurance Adoption, Report Shows

California leads the nation in small to mid-size business cyber insurance adoption, according to a report released on Tuesday by CyberPolicy. The report shows the highest annual premium in the state totaled more than $16,596, while the lowest annual premium …

Judges May Be Reaching Limit with Copyright Profiteering by Pornography Sellers

Pornography producers and sellers account for the lion’s share of copyright-infringement lawsuits in the U.S. — and judges may have seen enough. The courts are cracking down on porn vendors that file thousands of lawsuits against people for downloading and …

It’s Not Easy to Pin Identity Theft on a Specific Data Breach

Equifax 2017. Marriott 2018. Capital One 2019. Data breaches through hacking attacks are distressingly common these days, and personal details about you can lead to identity theft, such as credit cards and loans in your name. But it’s hard to …