News for September 2019
- College in Washington Fined $135K for Multiple Asbestos Violations
- 3M Halts Work in Alabama Over Environmental Issues
- Johnson & Johnson Appeals $572M Ruling in Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit
- Georgia Elder Facilities Face Allegations of Neglect, Abuse
- South Dakota Regulators Want Bigger Bonds from Oil, Gas Drillers
- Freeport McMoRan to Pay $100M in First Settlement in Louisiana Coastal Damage Suits
- 250 Residents Displaced by Florida Rooftop Pool Leak
- Des Moines, Iowa, to Pay $90K to Settle Suit Over Man Killed by Fleeing Driver
- North Carolina Homeowners, Mobile Home Rates Going Up
- New Orleans Restaurant Pays $55.2K for Labor Law Violations After Child Injured
- Arthur J. Gallagher to Acquire Michigan’s LSG Insurance Partners
- Lloyd’s Reveals Blueprint to Build ‘Most Advanced Insurance Marketplace’
- Exam Doesn’t Find Cause of California Dive Boat Fire
- Council Recommends $4B Plan to Safeguard Oregon from Wildfires
- Study Examines California Workers’ Comp Hospital Inpatient Stays
- Former California Insurance Agent Arrested for Grand Theft
- EagleView Wins $125M Patent Infringement Award, Sales Halt Against Verisk
- New York Court Denies Industry Request to Delay E-Cigarette Ban
- London Market’s Early Modernization Program, LM TOM, Is Being Wound Down
- Massachusetts Man Indicted for $45K Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Massachusetts’ EverQuote Hires Watt as Senior VP of Distribution Services
- Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s Bedrick-Kaitz Agency
- Switzerland’s Helvetia to Begin Underwriting Worldwide Aviation Insurance in October
- Update on Lawsuits Targeting Vaping; Litigation Expected to Grow
- Insured Losses from Typhoon Faxai Estimated at US$5 Billion to US$9 Billion: RMS
- U.K. Embraces E-cigarettes, as U.S. Scrambles to Crack Down on Vaping
- Here’s How EU Officials Rate Chances of Brexit Deal – as Deadline Looms
- Wholesale Broker H.W. Kaufman Buys U.K. MGA and Cyber Specialist Node International
- How Early Signs of Lung Effects of Vaping Were Missed and Downplayed
- Strong E&S Premium Growth in Response to Weak Results; Top 15 E&S Writers: Fitch
- Trump Signs Stopgap Funding for Government That Includes Flood Program
- Analysts See Senate Joining House on Marijuana Banking Law
- Europe’s Money Laundering Scandals Expand with Criminal Probe of ABN Amro
- Lawsuit Says Colorado Railroad Ignited Fires Prior to Wildfire
- AXA XL Appoints Ex-Zurich Executive Longo as Country Leader, Italy
- Parametric Catastrophe Facility CCRIF Pays US$12.8M to Bahamas for Dorian Damages
- Munich Re Syndicate Labuan Promotes Ng to General Manager and Principle Officer
- EU Loses Faith in PM Johnson’s Ability to Deliver Brexit Divorce Deal by Oct. 31
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for New Hampshire’s Concord Group
- Maryland’s B.F. Saul Insurance Hires Raphael as Senior Vice President
- Maine’s The MEMIC Group Appoints Roberts as Senior Production Underwriter
- System Change to Cause Delay in Hearing Dates for Injured Iowa Workers
- Fire Destroys Planes at Small Airport in North Texas
- U.S. Private Flood Insurance: The Journey to Build a New Market
- The Nitsche Group’s Castro Appointed to Board of Austin Contractors, Engineers Assoc.
- Hotels in Nebraska City Scramble to Complete Repairs After Flooding
- Insurers Balk at Study Questioning Value of Municipal Bond Insurance
- Vaping Now Linked to 12 Deaths, 805 Illnesses in U.S.
- Local Officials from Across U.S. Pressure McDonald’s on Workplace Harassment Policies
- North Dakota Lawmakers Studying Pros, Cons of Recreational Pot
- South Carolina High School Arson Case Cracked After 23 Years by Fingerprint
- 1 Dead, Several Sick from North Carolina Legionnaires’ Outbreak
- Cyber Insurer Coalition Expands Coverage to Businesses With Up To $1B in Revenue
- McGriff, Seibels & Williams Adds Frist, Gupta to Financial Services Division in Atlanta
- Florida City Faces $200M in Repairs to Sewage, Water Line After Hurricane Michael
- Imelda Blamed for Mass Release of Air Pollutants in Industrialized SE Texas
- House Passes SAFE Marijuana Banking Bill by Big Margin
- Death Toll from Northern California Wildfire Back Down to 85
- Idaho Insurance Agent Loses License for Failure to Handle Premiums
- Families of Injured Patients File California Ballot Measure to Raise MICRA
- Opioid Trial Judge, Overseeing 2,000 Lawsuits, Denies Bias, Refuses to Step Down
- Hackers Target Airbus via Computer Systems of Suppliers, Contractors
- Minor Earthquake Confirmed in Northern Utah’s Box Elder County
- Arkansas Department: Fee Elimination Saves Money for 2020 Health Market Customers
- With Violence on Rise, Louisiana Department Wants Protective Gear for Firefighters
- Insurance Broker Acrisure Plans Michigan Expansion in Grand Rapids
- AI Specialist omni:us Awarded €1.6M from EU to Enhance AI-Powered Claims Platform
- AIG Taps Eccles from Argo, Langdon from Chubb for Senior Global Specialty Roles
- AXA XL, Accenture Partner to Provide Cyber-Security Services to AXA XL Clients
- Everest Insurance Buys Remaining Shares of Canadian IT Consulting Firm Salus Systems
- Man Injured After Wall Collapses in New Hampshire Construction Accident
- Lawmaker Wants Rhode Island to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
- Tractor Trailer Crash Forces Mandatory Evacuations in Upstate New York
- Federal Agency Discusses Findings in Massachusetts Natural Gas Disaster
- Oil from Capsized Cargo Ship Found Along Georgia Coast
- Ocean Marine Insurers Face New Risks, Challenges in Changing Segment
- ClearPath Mutual Hires Sellers as Production Underwriter in Tennessee
- U.N. Science Panel Warns Climate Impacts on Oceans Include Rising Seas, Dry Rivers
- Judge Approves $54M Settlement in Duke University Hiring Lawsuit
- RCV, ACV Policy Changes Are Coming, Texas Windstorm Insurer Says
- Chicago-Area Police Recover $1M in Goods Taken from Rail Cars
- Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau: 8 Fraud-Related Convictions Secured in August
- AM Best Report: Credit Ratings of Farm Bureaus Remain Favorable
- North Carolina Health Departments’ Investigate Legionnaires’ Outbreak at Fair
- InsureTech Connect: Insurance Industry Needs to Understand What Business It’s In
- Boeing Vows New Safety Panel, Design Changes in Response to 737 Max Crashes
- Mutual Insurer Trade Group NAMIC’s CEO Chamness to Retire
- Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group Expands Horse Program Into 6 States
- C3 Risk & Insurance Services in California Names Milligan Managing Director
- Group Behind California’s Data Privacy Law Wants Another One on the Ballot
- 17 Cybersecurity Products the Cyber Insurance Industry Says Are Worthwhile
- Brooks Joins Armor Insurance Services in California
- Parts of Texas in Exceptional Drought; Governor Extends Disaster Declaration
- Atlanta Workers Now Required to Undergo Active Shooter Training
- Texas Windstorm Insurer: New Laws Bring Organizational Changes
- Southtown Insurance Agency in St. Louis Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
- Texas Insurance Department Promotes 4, Names New Internal Audit Director
- Found Guilty of Fraud, Former Deputy Sheriff Owes Ohio BWC $235K
- Ratings of First Chicago Insurance, United Security Health and Casualty Upgraded
- PG&E Cuts Power to 48K California Customers to Avert Wildfire Risk
- One Dead After Underground Tank Explodes at New York Gas Station
- Massachusetts’ XS Brokers Announces New Executive Leadership Structure
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Maryland’s American Insurance Marketing
- Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s Pro Safety Services
- Apollo’s Insurer Unit, Athene Holding, Quietly Settles Harassment Case Against CEO
- Tropical Storm Jerry Takes Aim at Bermuda, Just Days After Humberto’s Battering
- Broker Clements Worldwide Buys Dutch Financial Services Broker, The Financials
- Uber Must Show London Regulator Its Drivers Are Insured, Trained, for License Renewal
- Insurers Continue to Cover Beach Resorts Despite Spate of Caribbean Hurricanes
- Insurers to Offer up to $5B in Capacity to Hike Developing Nations’ Climate Resilience
- Chubb Names Hobson, Formerly with Aon, to New Flood Insurance Post
- Marsh Pilots Blockchain-Powered Insurance Placement and Binding Process
- Rent Default Coverage Available to Real Estate Investors, Property Managers
- U.S. Aviation Regulator Denies It Misled Congress on 737 Max Inspectors
- Men and Women Respond Differently When Natural Disasters Strike, Researchers Say
- How U.S. Is Attempting to Manage Risk from ‘Insider’ Terrorist Threat in Aviation
- Profitability Returning to D&O Liability as Rate Hikes Take Hold: Fitch
- Hurricane Florence, A Year Later: Many North Carolinian’s Lack Resources to Recover
- The Hanover Enters Vermont Personal Lines Insurance Market
- Policygenius to Open 2nd Headquarters in North Carolina, Create 377 Jobs in State
- Mississippi Woman Ordered to Pay $2M Over Car Crash Caused by Loose Donkey
- Thousands of Californians Face Power Shutoffs Due to Wildfire Risk
- California Commissioner: Data Shows ‘Disturbing’ Disparities in Auto Insurance Discounts
- Washington Dairy Bottling Plant Hit with $1.8M Fine for Safety Violations
- Washington Insurance Commissioner Orders Alaska Air Captive to Pay $2.5M
- Florida Children’s Hospital Facing Massive Fines Over Issues in Heart Unit
- Report: Louisiana Sees 13 Consecutive Quarters of Personal Income Growth
- North Carolina Gov Asks for More Disaster Aid After Dorian
- AmTrust E&S Insurance Services Taps Lynn to Lead New Excess Casualty Division
- Michigan Tire Distributor to Pay $55K to Settle Racial Harassment, Retaliation Lawsuit
- Minneapolis Federal Reserve: With Flooding Comes a Torrent of Data
- Texas Insurance Department’s New Division to Focus on Health Market
- Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Acquires Global Captive Management
- Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to Drop 5% in Oklahoma Next Year
- Travelers Gives Agents Aerial Property Damage Viewer to Expedite Disaster Claims
- U.K. PM Johnson Vows to Exit EU (With or Without a Deal) After Historic Court Defeat
- Alaska Has This Year’s Most Expensive Wildfire in U.S.
- Lloyd’s Culture Survey Reveals ‘Ugly’ Levels of Sexual Harassment
- Excess & Surplus Market Soars as Standard Carriers, Lloyd’s Drop Accounts
- Boeing 737 Fund Will Pay Crash Victims’ Families $145K Each
- Police Investigate $350K in Jewelry Thefts at Manhattan’s Trump Tower
- Investigators Wrap Up Work at Explosion Site in Maine
- Massachusetts’ Activer Solutions Hires Cassata as Assistant Vice President
- Risk Strategies Appoints Gabbard as Senior Vice President to Health Care Practice
- Allianz, MS&AD, Other Suitors in Race to Buy Aviva’s Asia Units for Up to $2.5B: Sources
- Many Major Central Banks, Minus U.S. Fed, Taking Action on Climate Change Risks
- BHSI Opens Office in Spain, Names Almazan from RSA as Country Manager
- Travelers to Transfer European Business to Dublin Subsidiary in Preparation for Brexit
- Rethinking the Limits of Parametric Insurance
- Monarch E&S Insurance Services Opens Florida Branch
- How Medical Community Can Overcome Error of Its Ways in Opioids and Vaping: Opinion
- Canal Insurance Co. of South Carolina Appoints Rzepinski CFO
- Insurers Join Call for Climate Action at U.N. Summit
- Hub Acquires Assets of Colorado-Based Inter-Mountain Retirement Partners
- Liberty Company in California Names Caswell Director of Information Technology
- PG&E Attacks Plan for Paying California Wildfire Victims Before Insurers
- Tennessee Appeals Court Says Opioid Producers Can Be Sued
- Nichols Exiting Role as Workers’ Comp Manager at Insurance Council of Texas
- Residents Near Tennessee Coal Plant Ask State to Test Falling Particles
- Chair of Iowa Insurance Pool Defends Out of State Resort Meetings
- Gulf Coast Seafood Biz Slammed by Freshwater from This Year’s Floods
- North Carolina Insurance Donor Wants Political Bribery Case Dropped
- Widespread Damage, Five Deaths in Texas Linked to Imelda
- More Than 60 Rescued from Flooding after Heavy Rains in Alabama
- Michigan Classic Auto Insurer, Hagerty, Driving Into the Future
- Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Plans $1.5B in Employer Dividends
- Watchdog Asks California Attorney General to Investigate Insurance Commissioner
- CAC Specialty Names Former Aon, JLT Specialty Executive Rice as CEO
- 2 Vaping Sellers Settle Suit in Los Angeles for $350K, Won’t Sell to Minors
- Dive Boat, Ghost Ship Fires in California a Lesson in Proving Negligence
- Bus in Utah With Chinese-Speaking Tourists Crashes in, Killing 4
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Quincy Mutual Group Members
- Hub International Acquires Pennsylvania’s WhartonHill Advisors
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Pennsylvania’s Allied Insurance Brokers
- ‘Putrid’ Smell of Carcasses Over Newark Prompts New Jersey Lawsuit
- Airlift from Drugstore to Doorstep: Walgreens, Google’s Wing Testing Drone Deliveries
- C3 Risk & Insurance Services Acquiring Mission West in California
- U.K. Travel Insurer Saga Secures Flights for Clients Hit by Collapse of Thomas Cook
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Appoints Semprini from HDI Global as Head Italy
- Dangers of Booming Securitized Loan Market Highlighted by Bank for Int’l Settlements
- Bellomi to Replace Semprini Who Will Step Down as HDI Global’s Head of Italy Branch
- Typhoon Tapah Disrupts Hundreds of Domestic Flights in Japan and South Korea
- Brazil Police Accuse Mining Firm Vale, Auditor of Fraud Related to Deadly Dam Collapse
- Good Leaders Challenge the Status Quo-and Themselves: SCOR’s Conoscente
- Staying Profitable in an Increasingly Fragmented World: SCOR Global P&C CEO
- Commercial Lines Insurtech Bold Penguin Raises $32 Million in Latest Round
- Music Copyright Law in Search of New Standard for Infringement
- Judge Allows Tesla Investor’s Claim Over Musk’s ‘Extraordinary’ $56B Performance Pact
- How Forested Communities Are Trying to Adapt to Growing Wildfire Threat
- House OKs Government Stopgap Funding That Extends Flood Insurance Until Nov. 21
- Former California Adjuster Hit With 180-day Sentence for Stealing $130K
- Zurich Insurance Taps Giger from Swiss Regulator, FINMA, as Group Chief Risk Officer
- Omaha National Promotes Senff to VP, Company Development
- Michigan School District to Pay $107K to Settle Federal Retaliation Lawsuit
- Ohio AG: Opioid Settlement Should Be Spent Locally
- Louisiana Commissioner Donelon: Tort Reform Needed to Fix Auto Insurance Crisis
- Essary Out as Executive Director of Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office
- Transgender Man Can Sue Catholic Hospital Over Hysterectomy
- California Now Looking for Ways to Preserve Environmental Clout
- Starr Promotes Puffer and Geoghean in the Western U.S.
- Massachusetts Man Indicted in Connection with $110K Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
- The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative Hires Brown in Pennsylvania
- Hub International Acquires New York’s EPIC Retirement Services Consulting
- Alliant Insurance Services Hires Riley as Vice President in New York
- Aviation Industry Braces for Double-Digit Premium Hikes After 737 MAX Groundings
- Sectors Under Pressure, Such as Insurance, Remain Private Equity Targets: Apollo Exec
- African Swine Fever Spreads in Philippines
- Generali Launches U.S. Specialty Insurance Division, Focusing on Warranty Services
- Pilot Chuck Yeager, Who Broke Sound Barrier, Sues Airbus for Trademark Infringement
- France’s CNP Assurances Reaches Bancassurance Deal with Brazil’s Caixa Worth $1.7B
- Re/insurers Rethink Climate Change Risks as Losses Grow from Wildfires, Floods, Hail
- Bermuda’s Brit Re Gets ‘A’ Rating from AM Best as Firm Prepares to Write Casualty Treaty
- Hurricane Humberto Grazes Bermuda, Causing Little Damage
- AXA Liabilities Managers Buys Non-Life Legacy Portfolio of Munich Re Malaysia
- Marsh’s Torrent Technologies Expands Private Flood Coverage for Small Businesses
- Florida Governor Wants Stiffer Fines for Cities That Pollute
- South Carolina Farmers Say Crops In Danger as Drought Grows
- Nearly $80K in Wigs Stolen from South Florida Warehouse
- EPIC Adds Beazley’s Bejean to Georgia-Based Greyling Division
- Davis Promoted to Asst. Personal Lines Underwriter at J.M. Wilson
- Texas Seeks Comments on Proposed Rules for Surprise Medical Bill Law
- Imelda Brings Flooding, Disaster Declaration to Southeast Texas
- Cannabis Risk Management Group Wants to Impact Claims Via Best Practices
- Beazley Launches Title IX Coverage for Educational Institutions
- Texas Auto Insurer of Last Resort Files for Rate Increases
- Coal Mine Electrician Dies in Accident at West Virginia Mine
- Gulfstream Insurance of Florida Appoints Thompson as General Counsel, VP of Legal & Compliance
- Consumer Watchdog: California Commissioner’s Calendar Suggests He Made Contact in ‘Pay to Play’
- Insurance Broker Burns & Wilcox Expands, Relocates in Chicago
- Nebraska Dry Cleaner Owner Faces Arson, Insurance Fraud Charges
- Texas Mutual Pays $623.3K Dividend to Lone Star Auto Dealers Safety Group
- Ohio Director Froment Named to Federal Insurance Advisory Committee
- Improvements to Tulsa-Area Levee System Proposed
- Federal Settlements in South Dakota Wildfire Total More Than $700K
- Arkansas Plant Board Approves New Rules for Dicamba Use in 2020
- Agencies Form Venture to Accelerate, Invest in Insurtech Startups for Agents, Brokers
- Insurance Highway Institute Gives Tesla’s Model 3 Top Safety Rating
- California Retailer to Pay $1.2M to Settle Sex-Assault Claims
- Idaho Insurance Agent Fined $46K for Submitting Unauthorized Applications
- Group Says FEMA’s Flood Home Buyouts Take Too Long
- Lloyd’s to Open Miami Office to Expand Its Latin American and Caribbean Business
- JGS Insurance Acquires Maryland’s John Manougian Insurance Agency
- U.S. Consumer Agency Says Financial Complaint Database to Remain Public
- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Signs Executive Order on Gun Safety
- Delaware Woman Indicted for Insurance Fraud Following Motor Vehicle Accident
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Rhode Island’s Bucci Insurance Group
- Markel Hires Slade from Hamilton Capital as President of New ILS Fund, Lodgepine
- Arch Insurance (UK) and Marsh Launch ‘Blue Vault,’ Insurance Cover for Digital Assets
- Atlantia CEO Resigns 13 Months After Fatal Genoa Bridge Collapse
- As Brexit Fatigue Grows, the Political Will to Prevent No-Deal Exit Is Evaporating
- How Pharmacies Are Resisting Amazon’s Attempt to Corner Their Business
- Nationwide’s Digital Storefront Targets Small Business Market
- BHSI Taps Executives from AIG and AXA XL as Claims & Product Line Leaders in France
- Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen Asks Judge to Dismiss Roy Moore Defamation Suit
- Hurricane Humberto Knocks Out Power Lines, Plunging Bermuda into Darkness
- Damaged Barge Removed After Spilling 117K Gallons of Oil in Mississippi Waterway
- Montana’s State Fund Declaring $30M Dividend
- Drop in Workers’ Comp Rates in Washington Proposed for 3rd Straight Year
- North Carolina Attorney General Plans to Sue Purdue Pharma Family
- Report: More Than 70 Kids in North Carolina Poisoned by E-Cigarettes
- Arkansas Senate Leader Proposes New Regulations, Tax on Vaping
- Arnold, Palsgraaf Appointed to New Positions at North Dakota Insurance Department
- Man Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud Must Repay $7.2K to Texas Mutual
- Board of Iowa Public Entities Insurance Pool Criticized for Out-of-State Travel, Expenses
- Favorable Results Bring FCCI Insurance Dividends for Indiana/Kentucky Contractors
- Humberto Becomes Major Hurricane but Bermuda Could Be Spared Direct Hit
- Russell Promoted to Accounting, Finance Specialist at J.M. Wilson in Michigan
- Weakened Imelda Aims Foot or More of Rain at Flood-Prone Houston
- Spencer Educational Foundation Taps Miller for New Executive Director Position
- California Spending $20M on Campaign to Warn Public of Vaping Dangers
- Cover in California Names Mercury’s Houlihan Chief Insurance Officer
- PG&E Tells Fire Safety Critics Utility is Going Beyond Call of Duty
- New York Moves to Enact Statewide Flavored E-Cigarette Ban
- Hub International Acquires Assets of New York’s StoneStreet Pearl River
- Americans Failing to Act on Cyber Risk Concerns, Chubb Survey Finds
- Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C. Hires Crawford to Northeast Office
- Conner Strong & Buckelew Hires Trullinger, Keating in New Jersey
- FAA Invites Global Regulators to Meet Over Boeing 737 Status
- Business Leaders Spend Less Than 1 Day a Year Focusing on Cyber Risk: Marsh Survey
- Risk of No-Deal Brexit Is Now ‘Palpable,’ Says EU’s Juncker
- Lloyd’s Expects ‘Sobering’ Results from Survey of Workplace Culture
- Lloyd’s Names Sansom Chief Risk Officer, Announces Departure of Chief People Officer
- Lloyd’s Returns to Profit in 1st Half After 2 Full Years of Losses
- BNP Broker Wins Sex Discrimination Lawsuit, Highlighting Unequal Pay, Laddish Culture
- As Legacy Acquisitions Boom, What Will Happen to Deal Pricing?
- Insurtechs Poised to Challenge Traditional Home Insurers: J.D. Power
- Gays’ Job Rights at Stake in Upcoming Supreme Court Cases
- New Hog Slaughterhouse Rules Please Firms, Worry Food Safety Advocates
- Southern Fidelity Insurance Recruiting New Agents in Mississippi
- Georgia Man Accused of Faking Burglary to Business for Insurance Payout
- Chubb Personal Auto Service Protects Insured Info for Total Loss Vehicles
- California Workers’ Comp 2020 Temporary Total Disability Rates to Rise
- Update: Tropical Storm Imelda Makes Landfall on Texas Coast
- Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Names Lalsa Chief Financial Officer
- Lawsuit Claims Poor Information About Pipeline Led to Fatal Blast in Alabama
- Low-Pressure System Off Texas Coast Expected to Bring Heavy Rain, Flooding
- Chicago-Area Contractor Cited, Fined $250K for Fall, Scaffolding Hazards
- Indiana’s Protective Insurance Names Barnett as CFO, Omidfar as CIO
- Louisiana Farm Program Receives More Funding for Flood Recovery
- Gall Named CEO of Texas’ Tricolor Insurance
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