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Top 10 International Insurance Journal Stories of 2021

For the third consecutive year, the tale of Aon’s on-again, off-again bid to acquire Willis Towers Watson dominated international stories published by Insurance Journal. In fact, most of the top 10 international articles and nearly 25% of the top 100 …

Lighthouse Raises $65M for Debt Refi, Growth of Insurance Carrier

Lighthouse Management LLC has raised $65 million in capital, the company announced. The senior notes, issued in a private placement, will be used to refinance debt held by the group’s managing general agent, provide growth funding for the affiliated carrier, …

Top 10 Southeast Insurance Journal Stories of 2021

Florida’s distressed property insurance market continued to be a top concern for readers of the Insurance Journal’s Southeast section in 2021. From legislative reform attempts, to struggling insurance carriers, to the collapse of a 12-story condominium building, the Sunshine State …

Top 10 East Insurance Journal Stories of 2021

As 2021 comes to a close, Insurance Journal is looking back on its top stories of the year. In the East region, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic remained top of mind for many readers. Beyond the pandemic, readers also took interest …

Top 10 National Insurance Journal Stories of 2021

News about two proposed but unrealized insurance acquisitions were the top national stories published by Insurance Journal in 2021, a year in which news on COVID-19 and ransomware also continued to dominate. Reports on the twists and turns of broker …

Top 10 West Insurance Journal Stories of 2021

Wildfires dominated headlines once again in Insurance Journal’s West region. Stories on wildfires in California, as well as efforts to aid homeowners affected by the fallout of several years of severe drought and massive wildfires, were among the most read …

Lawsuits, Insurance at Heart of New Mexico Archdiocese’s Bankruptcy Case

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy efforts have plodded along for three years with no end visible in the case involving more than 400 clergy abuse victims. Lawyers say three years is a comparatively long time for Chapter …

Opioid Scripts Decreased But Fatal Overdoses Increased. Doctors Urge New Approach.

Doctors with the American Society of Anesthesiologists are calling for a new approach to fighting the opioid crisis, one that goes beyond current efforts at restricting opioid prescribing to reducing demand and addressing the “illicit” opioids in medicine cabinets. To …

Top 10 South Central Insurance Journal Stories of 2021

Winter Storm Uri, Hurricane Ida and the fallouts from each storm dominated headlines in Insurance Journal’s South Central region in 2021. Readers were also interested in Texas’ crackdown of commercial vehicles, the Texas legislature’s passing of a commercial auto tort …

Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2021

News of an Ohio jury’s conclusion that major pharmacy chains helped fuel the opioid crisis and a 6th Circuit’s reversal of a finding that COVID orders caused direct physical loss topped the headlines of Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2021. …

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