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Doctors, Insurer Propose Tracking Patients’ ‘Social Conditions’ for Referrals

If you get struck by lightning or bitten by a pig, a physician can record that information with a code shorter than your phone number. But if you can’t afford your bills, doctors and health plans have no consistent way …

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Says He Backs Regulation of Internet Content, Privacy

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg called for new global regulations governing the internet, recommending overarching rules on hateful and violent content, election integrity, privacy and data portability. In a statement that was also published as an op-ed in …

NSM Insurance Group Acquires Embrace Pet Insurance

Program specialist NSM Insurance Group has acquired Embrace Pet Insurance, a Cleveland-based national provider of pet health insurance for dogs and cats. No terms of the transaction were disclosed. Embrace offers an accident and illness insurance plan that is underwritten …

Americans Still Don’t Trust Autonomous Vehicles: Reuters/Ipsos Poll

Half of U.S. adults think automated vehicles are more dangerous than traditional vehicles operated by people, while nearly two-thirds said they would not buy a fully autonomous vehicle, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll. In the same poll, about …

Uber Wins Dismissal of Investor Suit Over Acquisition of Truck Firm Otto

Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of ride-hailing company Uber, and the company’s directors won the dismissal of an investor lawsuit that sought to hold them liable for a fight over trade secrets that slowed Uber’s push into autonomous vehicles. The lawsuit …

How to Get Top Dollar When Selling an Insurance Agency

Whenever agency principals get together, the topic of agency valuations is sure to come up. Someone will start talking about an agency that sold at an unbelievably high multiple. Pretty soon, everyone’s nodding their head and saying there’s a killing …

Labor Department Moves to Ease Franchisor Liability

The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday issued a proposal that would make it more difficult to prove companies are liable for the wage law violations of their contractors or franchisees, a top priority for business groups. If adopted, the …

Chubb Adds Policy Translation, Other Enhancements to Worldview Platform

Chubb has added new features and improved functionality on its proprietary digital Worldview platform for multinational clients and brokers, including adding a policy translation option. According to Matthew Merna, division president, Chubb North America Major Accounts, Chubb Global Services provides …

Last Chance: Take the 2019 Young Agents Opinion Survey Today

Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent? Insurance Journal is searching for young insurance agents to participate in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion Survey. Tell us what you …

AIG Names Baich, Formerly with Wells Fargo and NSA, as Information Security Officer

American International Group announced that Rich Baich will join the company as senior vice president, chief information security officer, effective April 22. In this role, Baich will lead the firm’s global cybersecurity risk management program and help drive information security …

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