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

Aon Launches Real-Time Loss Forecasting for U.S. Hurricanes, European Windstorms

Aon plc has launched Automated Event Response (AER), designed to enable insurers to view real-time portfolio risks from two of the costliest perils: U.S. hurricane and European windstorm. Insurers, which aim to indemnify customers as soon as possible after a …

Space-Faring Nations Need Regulations to Prevent Satellite Collisions: Opinion

Last week, the European Space Agency reached out to to warn Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. that one of its satellites might collide with a SpaceX communications satellite. When ESA first raised such concerns in late August, the chances …

Arkansas Nominee Selected as the 2019 National Outstanding CSR of the Year

Austin, TX, September 9, 2019 – Mary Katherine Henderson, CIC, Account Manager for Insurance Center, Inc., in Little Rock, AR, has been awarded the most prestigious honor available to insurance customer service representatives: National Outstanding CSR of the Year. The …

Fire Sprinkler Contractors Insurance Program Webinar to be Held Tuesday, September 10

Atlanta, GA, September 9, 2019 — Bob Leonhart and Cricket Thomas, CRIS, both executive vice presidents and program directors at Blue River Underwriters, will host an informative webinar on the Fire Sprinkler Elite Contractors Insurance Program for interested agents and …

Residents of North Carolina’s Outer Banks Take Stock of Dorian’s Damage

Skies cleared and floodwaters receded Saturday from North Carolina’s Outer Banks, leaving behind a muddy trail of destruction wrought by Hurricane Dorian, which turned north and began lashing parts of eastern Canada. Dorian’s worst damage in the U.S. appeared to …

Automated Driver Assist Cars Still a Work in Progress

To the human driver, it would have been an obvious obstacle: a police car and fire truck, emergency lights blazing, blocking the lane ahead. But to the Tesla Inc. Model S traveling down a Southern California freeway last year on …

Kentucky Hospitals Sue Opioid Makers

A group of Kentucky hospitals is suing dozens of opioid makers and distributors saying the companies misrepresented the benefits and dangers of the painkiller. The complaint filed in Warren County Circuit Court in south-central Kentucky includes hospitals in Bowling Green, …

Burns & Wilcox to Offer Wildfire Management Services to Policyholders in the West

Burns & Wilcox has formed an exclusive partnership with Wildfire Defense Systems, Inc. (WDS) to provide WDS’ full suite of wildfire prevention and mitigation services to homeowners, with no minimum property value required to participate. Services will be available on …

Online Tool from Brightway Helps Franchise Owners Recruit Agents

Brightway Insurance has introduced a new online tool for its franchise owners designed to improve how franchisees recruit agents. The Predictive Index talent optimization platform will be available to franchisees in 21 states across the U.S. According to Scott Pollard, …

Starr Insurance Sues to Rescind Coverage for Plane Used by Lawyer Avenatti

An insurance unit of Starr International Company Inc. on Friday sued Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer known for his battles with U.S. President Donald Trump, to rescind coverage of an airplane that Avenatti used, according to a court document. Starr …