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#1 As Complaints Against Pharmacists Rise So Does the Cost to Defend Them
Sep 22 2023 // The cost to defend complaints against pharmacists to their State Board has increased more than 100% in the last decade, according to a newly released claim report published by Healthcare Providers Service Organization...
#2 California Commissioner Wants FAIR Plan Changes, Modeling to Improve Insurance Market Conditions
Sep 22 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a package of sweeping executive actions that include changes to the FAIR Plan, new rules for the review of climate catastrophe models, and public meetings exploring...
#3 US Supreme Court Takes Up Case Over Corporate Trend Disclosures
Sep 29 2023 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether shareholders can sue companies for fraud when they flout a rule requiring them to disclose trends expected to affect their bottom line in a case involving a suit...
#4 Policygenius Finds Average Home Insurance Prices Up 21%
Sep 14 2023 // Online insurance marketplace Policygenius has found that home insurance premiums at renewal increased 21% on average from May 2022 to May 2023. The state that saw the highest average increase for homeowners insurance...
#5 Mercury Introduces New Umbrella Policy as Bodily Injury Costs Rise in California
Sep 15 2023 // Mercury Insurance is introducing a new personal umbrella insurance policy for Californians that is designed to offer extra protection with bolstered coverages as the company notes that bodily injury payouts continue to...
#6 Environmental Groups Urge Regulators to Shut Down California Reactor Over Safety Concerns
Sep 19 2023 // Environmental groups called on federal regulators to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant until tests can be conducted on critical machinery they believe could fail and...
#7 Viewpoint: Biometric Litigation Is Significant Emerging Risk for Insurers
Sep 28 2023 // Executive Summary: Biometric litigation is a significant emerging risk that insurers must now take into consideration, says Jim Blinn, vice president, Client Solutions, Zywave. States are increasingly passing biometric...
#8 AM Best Revises Outlook for Georgia Farm Bureau Companies
Sep 18 2023 // The AM Best financial rating firm has slightly downgraded the credit rating outlook for two Farm Bureau companies after weather losses and a rise in reinsurance costs and inflation. The financial strength rating remained...
#9 New MGA in Florida Shows More Growth in Private Flood Market
Sep 28 2023 // The private flood insurance market continues to expand, with a new managing general agent starting up in Florida. Titan Flood Inc., based in Tampa, is being launched by Stephanie Lee, the co-founder and chief operating...
#10 Target Closes Nine NYC, West Coast Stores to Stop Losses From Rising Theft
Sep 27 2023 // Target Corp. is closing nine stores in four states to stem losses from rising retail theft. One Manhattan location will be shuttered, along with two in Seattle, three in Northern California and three in Portland, Oregon,...
#11 California’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $16 Per Hour in 2024
Sep 26 2023 // California’s minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour for all employers on Jan. 1, 2024. In 2023, the minimum wage was $15.50 for all employees regardless of employer size. Some cities and counties in California...
#12 AM Best Tweaks State Farm Outlook to Negative After Weather, Regulatory Issues
Sep 25 2023 // The AM Best financial rating firm has downgraded its outlook for multiple State Farm insurance companies due to weather losses and regulations that the firm said hinder the insurance giant’s ability to adequately...
#13 Rising Claims Costs Limit US P/C Profitability in 2023
Sep 27 2023 // While the profitability outlook for the U.S. P/C industry this year is mixed, Swiss Re predicts a stronger year in 2024, as premium increases and interest rates improve industry results. According to the U.S. Property...
#14 Texas Comptroller: State Revenue Driven by Increasing Insurance Premiums
Sep 29 2023 // When Texas lawmakers meet next month for a special session on funding public education, they will have more money available to them to spend than they anticipated when they passed the state’s $321.3 billion budget...
#15 Unlocking the Future: Remote Work’s Impact on the Insurance Industry
Nov 16 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The concept of working from home isn’t entirely new. In fact, it’s been around since well before the digital age, although most “work from home”...
#16 Ukraine Black Sea Attacks Signal Expanding War; Russia Insurance Costs Likely to Rise
Aug 7 2023 // The footprint of President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is growing fast after a weekend in which sea drones crippled a Russian naval vessel and an oil tanker. For the first time, the attacks put at risk...
#17 Google’s Search Dominance Challenged in Biggest Antitrust Trial in Decades
Sep 13 2023 // Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice charged Tuesday at the opening of the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter...
#18 FedEx Faces Safety Issues as Driver Accidents, Insurance Costs Rise
Aug 16 2023 // FedEx Corp. is pressuring delivery contractors to improve safety after mounting accidents helped trigger a near-tripling of insurance costs over the decade. FedEx is requiring contractors that deliver packages on behalf of...
#19 Despite Insurance Costs, Lux Condos Going Up: Miami Tower to Have $150M Penthouse
Dec 1 2023 // (Bloomberg) — A roughly 13,000-square-foot, full-floor penthouse and roof at the Rosewood Residences, a 17-story condo tower designed by Peter Marino in Miami’s South Beach, could soon be the most expensive in...
#20 Cannabis Insurance Specialists See Optimism in 2024 Data, Planning for Growth and More Capacity
Dec 15 2023 // From a broad view, data from the cannabis industry fails to paint an informative picture of what lies ahead for the business in 2024 or what the year holds for insurance professionals specializing in servicing the...
