News for November 2020
- Liquidation Requested for Texas Nonstandard Auto Insurer, ACCC
- No Increase in Average Washington Workers’ Comp in 2021
- Marsh Names Aons’ Quinteros to Lead Construction Practice in Los Angeles
- Thanksgiving Fire Engulfs Florida Shopping Center
- $17M Award for Woman Injured at Walmart OK’d by W. Virginia High Court
- Century Risk Advisors of Florida Names Brown Manager of Private Client Division
- $300K State Grant to Help New Orleans with Traffic Safety
- Former Michigan Insurance Agent Sentenced to Jail for Embezzlement
- Damage Toll from Hurricane Zeta Totals Nearly $90M in Mississippi
- Recorded Texas Surplus Lines Premium Rose to $629.53 Million in October
- Rawlins to Succeed Moore as President, CEO at Missouri’s Shelter Mutual Insurance
- Michigan Car Insurance Fee for Medical Coverage to Go Down Again
- Tornado Causes Damage, Injuries in Arlington, Texas
- Montana Nursing Home Lawsuit Adding More Claims
- New Mexico Cracking Down on Drunken Drivers
- Minor Earthquake Reported in Massachusetts
- Maryland’s Westminster American Insurance Company Hires Whelan
- HGTV’s ‘Property Brothers’ Sign With American Family Insurance as Spokesmen
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Pennsylvania’s JP Warner Associates
- Trials Delayed, Cases Pile Up as Too Few Jurors Show Up Amid Coronavirus
- Independent Film Productions Shut Down as Virus Insurance Is Hard to Find
- Aviva in Talks to Sell Units in France, Poland and Italy, CEO Confirms
- Latest Tesla Safety Probe Involves 115,000 Vehicles Over Front Suspension
- Q&A on Mental Health Issues Among Employees and How AI Might Help
- Ant Group’s Massive, Suspended IPO May Not Be Revived Until 2022
- Lloyd’s Gets Nod to Transfer European Policies to Lloyd’s Europe in Time for Brexit
- HDI Global Specialty Renews Agreement with German MGA AMANIKI
- Ki Syndicate 1618 Binds 1st Risk with AmWINS’ Broking Unit THB
- AXA Sells Persian Gulf Business for $269 Million to Kuwaiti-Based Group
- Vienna Insurance Bolsters Position in E. Europe with Purchase of Aegon Unit
- Europeans Buy Older Cars to Avoid Public Transport During Pandemic
- Insurers Winning Most, But Not All, COVID-19 Business Interruption Lawsuits
- Meatpacking Plants Linked to Up to 8% of Early U.S. COVID Cases
- Nevada Supreme Court Rules Undocumented Injured Worker Can Get Benefits
- California OKs Workers’ Comp Advisory Rates, No Virus Adjustment for Now
- Louisiana School Superintendents Seeking Looser Quarantine Rules
- Texas Proposes Changes to Agent, Adjuster CE Requirements
- Next Virus Shutdown May Cost Washington Restaurants $800M
- AIA Cuts Coal Investments as Scrutiny Grows on Financial Firms’ Carbon Assets
- PrimeOne Insurance Co. in Utah Has Ratings Outlooks Revised to Stable
- California Regulator Raising Concern with PG&E’s Wildfire Safety Measures
- Established Insurers Could See Market Share Squeezed by Fintechs, EU Says
- Private Equity Investors Pelican Ventures, J.C. Flowers Complete Ariel Re Deal
- Starbucks Barista Who Declined to Wear Gay Pride T-Shirt Sues Over Firing
- Brokerslink, Swiss Re Collaborate on Int’l Program Administration Platform
- UK Insurer and Roadside Recovery Firm, AA Plc, Accepts Private Equity Offer
- Road Rage Lawsuit Has Implications for Police Shootings: Opinion
- Top Biden Tech Advisor Is Critic of Internet Firms; Helped Craft California Privacy Law
- Brexit Trade Talks Make ‘Genuine Progress,’ but Risk of No Deal Remains
- COVID-19 Vaccines Could Be Sent to States Within 24 Hours of FDA’s OK: Official
- Home Depot to Pay $17.5 Million to Settle With States Over 2014 Data Breach Claims
- Third Point Re and Sirius Group Get Shareholder Nod for $788M Merger
- SCOR CEO Expects Double-Digit Reinsurance Rate Hikes in January Renewals
- Rawlins to Become CEO of Shelter Mutual as Moore to Retire
- University of Pennsylvania Vows $100M to Fix School Building Hazards
- Pennsylvania House Votes to Impose Fees on Electric Cars
- Best Agency to Work for East: Stanton Insurance Group
- Hippo Gets $350M Investment, Reinsurance Treaty From Mitsui Sumitomo
- Best Agency to Work For Southeast: Darr Schackow Insurance
- Debris Leaks Out from Cargo Ship on Georgia Coast During Removal
- Death of West Virginia Miner Marks 6th US Coal Mining Fatality of 2020
- South Dakota Law Officers Sue to Overturn Pot Legalization Vote
- Trucks Keep Striking Missouri Overpass, Again and Again
- Schumacher to Lead Midwest Underwriting, Sales at Frankenmuth Insurance
- Crest Insurance in Arizona Adds Sunbelt’s Bouve as Commercial Broker
- Woodruff Sawyer in California Adds Pearson to Launch Family Office Group
- Best Agency to Work For: Upshaw Insurance Agency
- Safety Group Lists Its Top 10 ‘Worst’ Toys of This Holiday Season
- Best Agency to Work For West: The Buckner Co.
- Travel Insurance Surges Along with Coronavirus This Thanksgiving
- Best Agency to Work For Midwest: Korotkin Insurance Group
- Lawsuit: Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Did Not Protect Workers from Virus
- Alabama Insurance Department Launches New Website
- Coal Financing Drying Up as More Countries Target Zero Carbon Emissions
- No-Deal Brexit Would Cause More Damage to UK than COVID: BoE’s Bailey
- Louisiana Virus Aid Funds Run Low with Small Business, Local Requests Unmet
- Louisiana Ag Commissioner Pushing Farmers, Ranchers to Apply for Virus Aid
- Usage-Based Insurer Metromile to Become Public Company
- Minnesota Fraud Bureau: Insurance Fraud Referrals Up in 2019 but not for Agents
- Finnis Named a Central Region VP at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
- Zywave Acquires Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC)
- Colorado Outfitter Sues Former Guide, Claims ‘Trade Secrets’
- Carnival’s Princess Cruise Lines Must Face Passengers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit
- COVID Passports Could Speed Up Revival of International Travel
- Former Virginia Attorney Indicted on Multiple Fraud Charges
- COVID-19-Related Data Breach Affects Thousands in Delaware
- Best Agency to Work For East: Deland, Gibson Insurance
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Hires Allianz’ Baacke as Head of Risk Engineering Services
- Cigna’s CEO and Board Sued for ‘Black-Ops-Style’ Tactics to Kill Merger with Anthem
- UK Insurer Aviva Sells Stake in Italian Life Unit for $475 Million
- Best Agency to Work For Southeast: Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance
- Pork Producer Smithfield Settles Nuisance Lawsuits in N.C. as Court Affirms Verdict
- Thanksgiving Fowl Play? No Problem. Whole Foods, Progressive Offer ‘Turkey Insurance’
- States Prepare Second Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google for December
- Best Agency to Work For Midwest: DSP Insurance Services
- Eberl in Colorado Names Morris Vice President of Sales
- Best Agency to Work For West: Liberty Company Insurance Brokers
- Best Agency to Work For South Central: INSURICA
- California Electrician Arraigned in $63K Workers’ Comp Scheme
- Mississippi Casino Sues Insurer Westchester for Not Paying COVID-19 Loss
- Louisiana’s Main Street Recovery Program to Award Another $2.3M in Grants
- Kemper to Acquire American Access Casualty in Illinois for $370M
- Antidiscrimination Rules for Businesses OK’d by Georgia County Commissioners
- Best Agency to Work For Southeast: SouthGroup Insurance Services
- RSG’s Trident Marine Managers, Global Special Risks Join Forces in Houston
- Torrent Technologies Adds Palomar Admitted Coverage to Flood Platform
- Howden Buys Cyber and Tech Specialist Broker Safeonline
- Oregon Man Arrested After Tesla Crashes, Sends Batteries Flying
- Vallejo $750K to End Lawsuit Over Police Beating
- Hamilton Launches New Bermuda Special Purpose Insurer Called ‘Ada Re’
- Kemper to Pay $370M for Specialty Insurer Focused on Hispanic Market
- BMS Names Madell as Director in New Financial Lines Division
- Ping An’s Goal to Pivot from Finance Group to Tech Giant Is Now Threatened
- Theater at Renowned Jacob’s Pillow Dance Center in Massachusetts Burns Down
- Connecticut Town Officials Charged in Probe of Hazardous Waste Dumping
- Huge Vestas Wind Turbine Collapses in Northern Sweden in Rare Accident
- Johnson & Johnson to Pay $120 Million in NY Baby Powder Case
- Best Agency to Work For East: William A. Smith & Son Insurance
- Praedicat Develops Insurance Tool for COVID-19 Liability
- Digital Lloyd’s Syndicate Ki Goes Live with List of Broker Trading Partners
- UK Finance Minister Is Optimistic About Brexit Deal – But Not at Any Price
- New Insurance Group Inigo Raises $800M of Capital; Founded by Former Hiscox Execs
- 5 Leaders Promoted at SECURA Insurance in Wisconsin
- Best Agency to Work For Midwest: The Starr Group
- Best Agency to Work For Overall: RightSure Insurance Group
- Best Agency to Work for West: Wood Guttman & Bogart
- Best Agency to Work for South Central: G&G Independent Insurance
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- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Cuevas to Florida Office
- Zurich Insurance in Talks to Acquire MetLife Unit for $4 Billion
- Judge Declines to Halt Michigan’s Recent Ban on Indoor Dining
- A Dozen Items Slated to Be Considered for California Export List
- Judge Upholds Washington’s Orders Against Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network
- SPG Names Lamitola Chief Sales Officer, Stavrakis Takes Helm of Monarch
- Louisiana a Founding Member of ‘Cannabis Regulators Association’
- NTSB: Offshore Louisiana $750K Liftboat Loss Caused by Faulty Preload Procedure
- What Congress Should Do, or Not Do, to Rescue Businesses in Future Pandemics
- Tire Chain to Pay $16M to Oregon Employees Over Lunch Breaks
- Reno Fire Department Says Wildfire Destroyed 5 Homes, Damaged 24
- Wrongful Death Suit Filed in California Over Naya Rivera’s Drowning
- Pittsburgh Agency Admits Pumping Sludge into Allegheny River
- Maine Man Dies in Work Accident When Scissor Lift Tips Over
- Health Officials Hope New Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps Attract More Users
- Chief Actuary Antonello to Be Next CEO of Employers Holdings
- Aon Hires Marsh’s O’Donnell as Client Director in PFI and Infrastructure Team
- Insurtech Blink Launches Non-Damage Business Interruption Parametric Solution
- Hudson to Acquire Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Group and Its Surety Operations
- South African Insurer Santam to Appeal COVID-19 Business Interruption Ruling
- UK Hasn’t Compromised Enough for Brexit Trade Deal as Deadline Looms, EU Warns
- Swiss Re Confirms Financial Targets Despite Pandemic
- Lawmakers Aim to Ensure UK Financial Services Stay Competitive Globally After Brexit
- Road Paving Companies to Pay West Virginia $101.3M Over Antitrust Violations
- 3 Weeks Later, Alabama Awaits Federal Relief for Zeta Damage
- Kentucky Aims to Slow Virus Spread with New Restrictions on Restaurants, Events
- Kentucky AGC Self-Insurers’ Fund to Return $18.5M In Dividends, Decrease Rates
- Crest Insurance in Arizona Promotes Baldwin to Senior Vice President
- Allstate Hires Only Banks Owned by Minorities, Women, Veterans for Big Bond Sale
- Tyson Suspends Meat Plant Managers Accused of COVID Betting Pool
- Flint, Michigan Water Lawsuit Settlement Rises to $641M
- Aon Targets M&A Market with Intellectual Property Assessment Offering
- Workers at North Dakota Company Go on Strike over COVID-19 Safety Concerns
- Missouri Couple Wins $4M Wrongful Death Suit Against Gun Dealer, Manufacturer
- Study: St. Louis Mask Mandates Cut Virus’ Spread
- Louisiana Issues Hurricane Zeta Data Call
- Insurance Executives Seek More Diversity in Executive Ranks
- Boston Mayor Pledges EV Charging Stations at 10-Minute Walk Intervals
- Texas Reported 925 Traffic Deaths Involving Unbuckled Drivers, Passengers in 2019
- W. Virginia High Court Nixes AG Consumer Protection Claim in Catholic Church Suit
- Hub Acquires Assets of Michigan’s-Based United Shortline Insurance Services
- New York Fines NRA $2.5M, Halts Its Insurance Business in the State for Five Years
- Aon Secures $70M in Alternative Capital Capacity to Transfer Systemic Cyber Risk
- UC San Diego Engineers Experimenting in Space to Help Prevent Mudslides
- Pace of Broker Acquisitions Picks Up in 2nd Half, After COVID-Linked Lull in Q2
- Several Northern California Agencies Suing PG&E Over 2019 Wildfire
- N.Y. Woman Sentenced for Stealing More Than $3K in Workers’ Comp Benefits
- Massachusetts’ Sayata Labs Hires Reardon, Regilio
- Mobile Home Owner Files Lawsuit Stemming from Maine Blast
- RLI Corp. CEO Michael to Retire in 2021; Kliethermes Will Replace Him
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Promotes Rootenberg, Scully to Claims Leadership
- Transportation Chief, Car Makers Say FCC’s Wi-Fi Ruling Undermines Auto Safety
- General Motors to Sell Use-Based Auto Insurance Through Onstar
- Roberts Appointed as Global Renewable Energy Leader, Marsh JLT Specialty
- HSB Canada Launches ‘Sensor Systems by HSB’ to Help Cut Commercial Water Claims
- AXA XL Promotes Harris to Head of Energy, UK & Lloyd’s Market
- Canada’s Intact Financial Caps Decade of Acquisitions with $9.4 Billion RSA Deal
- Global COVID-19 Insurance Losses to Be Higher than Early Estimates: Lloyd’s Chairman
- Etier Appointed Assistant VP at Dwight Andrus Insurance
- Homeowners of America Insurance Expands into Illinois
- How Lloyd’s Underwriters Are Viewing Today’s U.S. Casualty Insurance Environment
- The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Adds Rodgers
- Deadlines Set by Mississippi Supreme Court in State Medical Marijuana Battle
- Intact, Resilience Insurance to Provide Cyber Risk Coverage, Services
- AM Best Upgrades Rating of T.H.E. Insurance Co. of Florida
- U.S. Administrator Claims of Tennessee Adds Goff, Whalen as Managers
- Minnesota Insurance Agent Charged with Stealing $524K From Clients
- Starr’s Greenberg Sees Opportunity for Fresh Start for U.S.-China Relations Under Biden
- Restaurants Sue to Stop New Michigan Governor’s Ban on Dining
- Texas Officer, City Sued by Family of Black Woman Shot Through Window
- Washington Man Faces Theft, Fraud Charges After Filing $65K in Claims
- Kliethermes to Take Over as CEO of Illinois’ RLI When Michael Retires
- Illinois Fines Continental Indemnity, Applied Underwriters $250K for Unapproved Sales
- University of California Reaches $73M Sex Abuse Settlement
- Bindley Capital, ForeSight Medical Ex-CEO Acquire Workers’ Comp Dental Provider
- Generali Aims to Become Top Player in Asset Management
- Task of Tracking COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Falls to Multiple Federal Agencies
- Three Arrested for Dresden Museum Theft – But Jewelry Is Still Missing
- Nantucket Rattled by House Explosion That Injured Two
- 24 Vehicles Damaged in Vermont Condo Complex Carport Fire
- Connecticut’s Summit Financial Group Joins Satellite Agency Network Group
- S&P Finds U.S. Insurers Made Modest Gains in Diversity Over Decade
- FAA Safety Agency Clears Boeing 737 MAX to Fly Again
- Pfizer Reports 95% Success Rate in COVID-19 Vaccine Final Trial
- Enstar to Sell Starstone’s Lloyd’s Managing Agency to New Re/Insurance Venture Inigo
- Norwegian Cruise Ship Operator SeaDream Cancels All Sailings After Virus Outbreak
- Aon Launches Asia Pacific Capital Advisory Unit to Assist Re/insurer Clients
- The Insuring Cyber Podcast Episode 2: Forget the Stars, Insurers are Shooting for the Cloud
- UK Insurer RSA Accepts $9.6 Billion Cash Takeover Offer
- South African Insurer Santam Loses COVID-19 Business Interruption Test Case
- Atlanta-Based INSUREtrust Adds Waldrep as Account Manager
- West Virginia Boarding School Settles Abuse Lawsuit for $52M
- HSCM Bermuda Takes Majority Stake in Florida Insurer Southern Fidelity After Merger
- Insurers Using Counter-Intuitive Arguments to Escape COVID Liabilities: UK Regulator
- Gray Surplus Lines Insurance to Launch Dec. 1 in Louisiana
- Despite Warnings and Laws, Drivers Continue to Be Distracted by Phones
- Allied World Sells Majority Stake in High-Net Worth Insurer Vault
- Nearly 90,000 Sexual Abuse Claims Filed Against Boy Scouts in Bankruptcy
- Crest Insurance in Arizona Names Wimmer Personal Lines Manager
- Oklahoma Places New Restrictions on Bars, Restaurants Amid Virus Surge
- Columbus, Ohio, Plans to Pay $1M to Family of Woman Killed by Officer
- Tornado in Arkansas on Sunday Injured 4 People, Destroyed Homes
- Hine Elected President of Texas Surplus Lines Association
- California Co-Workers Charged for Insurance Fraud and Arson
- Washington Insurance Agent Charged with Wire Fraud in Alleged $750K Scheme
- Kentucky High Court Says Governor Can Restrict Businesses in Virus Fight
- Texas Issues Call to Insurance Companies for 2019 North Texas Storm Data
- South Carolina County Mulls Loosening Mining Regulations
- Market Value of Insurers, Drugstores Drops on Amazon Plans to Sell Prescription Drugs
- Michigan Governor Says She Has Authority for Virus Stay-Home Order
- All Risk’s Foley Named National Personal Lines Leader at Risk Placement Services
- HIIG in Houston Rebrands as Skyward Specialty Insurance Group
- Kansas College Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Over Athlete Recruitment
- Babineaux Named Chief Sales Officer at Louisiana’s Dwight Andrus Insurance
- Cyber Security Top Concern for Businesses in ‘Age of Risk:’ Marsh & McLennan’s Glaser
- Arch Insurance N. America Hires Former Guarantee CEO Ruschak as EVP, Surety
- Zywave Snatches Up Advisen in Move to Accelerate Global Growth
- Specialty Re/Insurer Convex Group Raises $1B in Additional Capital
- 20 Farms in Washington Fined for Not Protecting Workers From COVID-19
- Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Confirmed in Remote Corner of Nevada
- Flexible Work Could Boost Applications from Women for Senior Roles by 20%: Zurich
- Two Dead, One Missing in Blast at Veterans Hospital Outbuilding in Connecticut
- Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Hires Mancebo as a Partner in New York City
- Connecticut’s TigerRisk Partners Appoints O’Keefe as Head of Strategy
- Is the Aviation Insurance Market Ready for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
- Swiss Re Names Kitsikis as Head of Client Markets P&C for Canada, English Caribbean
- Ten Largest Insurance Markets Likely to See 4.5% Drop in GDP During 2020
- Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane of 2020 Hits Central America
- Canada’s Banks, Insurers to Participate in Pilot Climate Risk Project
- Federal Reserve Raises Questions Over Life Insurers’ Risk of Coronavirus Claims
- U.S. Safety Agency Expands Probe Into 159,000 Teslas Over Touchscreen Failures
- State Farm Fire Prevention Pilot Tests Sensors That Detect Electrical Wiring Defects
- M.J. Hall Adds Marsh from Risk Placement Services in Arizona
- Topa Insurance in California Names Pavone Vice President of Underwriting
- Nurses in North Dakota Worry About Working with Sick Colleagues
- Lawrence to Lead Tennessee Insurance Department
- Citizens People Moves: Thomas Joins Board, Beruff Becomes Chair, Dunbar to Rep FIGA
- Parts of Florida, Carolinas Take Beating from Tropical Storm Eta
- King Tides Could Bring Flooding to South Florida
- Risk Placement Services Launches Online Commercial Crime Product
- World Encouraged by Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines’ Success in Trials
- Labor, Civil Rights Groups’ Lawsuit Claims Iowa Failed to Protect Workers
- Oklahoma Ice Storm Damage Up to $27M; Disaster Declaration Requested
- 6 Louisiana Parishes Named Disaster Areas: USDA
- 3 Typhoons in 3 Weeks Kill 100-Plus People in Philippines, Causing Damages of $518.5M
- California Couple Charged with Insurance Fraud After 4-Car Collision
- Insurers Tell UK Supreme Court They Cannot Provide Unlimited Cover During Pandemic
- Hub Acquires Assets of The Vitolo Company in Washington
- Massachusetts Septic Hauler to Pay Fine to Settle Illegal Dumping Lawsuit
- Independent Agents Seek Digital, Product Support From Carriers to Battle Direct Writers
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Virginia’s Danaher-Skewes & Associates
- Alera Group Names Parker as VP of Employee Benefits Technology & Services
- Obsidian Specialty Insurance Company Receives A- Rating from AM Best
- Update: Hurricane Iota Threatens Honduras, Nicaragua, Just Days After Storm Eta
- U.S. Expected to Grant Safety Clearance for Boeing’s 737 MAX This Week
- Specialty Re/insurer Chaucer Launches Bermuda Reinsurance Branch for U.S. Business
- HSB Offers Consultancy Services in UK, Ireland to Help Firms Improve Life of Equipment
- Medical Costs of COVID Patients 50% Higher Than Before Hospitalization: German Study
- AXA Disputes Ruling that It Must Pay Millions of Euros in Back Taxes: News Report
- Flooding in North Carolina Prompts State of Emergency
- Lockton Hires Aon’s Stine as Midwest Series VP in St. Louis
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Indiana’s Ball Insurance
- GM Recalling 69,000 Chevy Bolt Electric Cars Over Fire Risk
- Kevelighan: Talks with Institutes on Creating 21st Century Triple III Began Years Ago
- McDonald’s Plans Safety Checks of All Restaurants as COVID Cases Surge
- Texas Automobile Insurance Plan’s 4.8% Commercial Auto Rate Hike Approved
- Orchid Insurance, Homesite Launch Homeowners Insurer TRUE in Florida
- HUB Acquires Assets of Miss.-Based Larry Dean Massey, Jr.
- Judge Throws Out Trump Campaign’s Libel Claim Against CNN
- 25K Virus-Linked Claims Filed with Texas Workers’ Comp Carriers Through June 30
- Commissioner Says Insurance Industry Spent $2.1B with California Diverse Businesses
- Washington Construction Firm Fined More Than $92K After Safety Inspection
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