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Nebraska Farm Bureau: Potential Ag Losses from Pandemic – $3.7B

Nebraska potentially faces nearly $3.7 billion in agricultural losses from the coronavirus pandemic if economic conditions do not improve, the Nebraska Farm Bureau said. Its estimate projects revenue losses for this year’s commodities, including corn, soybeans, wheat, beef cattle and …

Consolino Resigns as Executive VP, CFO at American Financial Group

Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino has resigned from his position of executive vice president and CFO at Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group Inc., the company said. Effective June 12, Consolino leaves AFG to pursue another opportunity in the insurance industry. In …

Insuretech Noblr Enters Louisiana Auto Insurance Market

Behavior-based auto insurance from Noblr is now available in Louisiana, the company said. The company provides an app-powered, personalized car insurance experience that rewards members’ good driving behaviors with continuous, real-time competitive rates. Noblr’s behavior-based pricing measures how well and …

Texas Surplus Lines Premium Amount Increases Again in May

The amount of surplus lines premium reported in Texas in May 2020 was nearly $100 million higher than reported in the same month last year, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). In May 2020, $772.88 million …

Sompo Forms Technology Industry Unit, Taps Carroll to Lead

Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty property/casualty insurer, has formed a new team offering products to the technology industry through its network of retail brokers. This new unit will build on the Sompo International’s global insurance business that currently …

Topa Insurance in California Names Chang Vice President

Topa Insurance Co. in Calabasas, Calif., has named Olive Chang vice president of reinsurance. Chang has oversight of reinsurance placements for all Topa Insurance Group entities. She is also responsible for strategic planning, terms negotiation, contract review and execution of …

For Entertainment Insurance Specialists, Coronavirus Intermission Is Looking Long

The entertainment industry is prepping for its return to work after a near total shutdown from COVID-19. For the entertainment industry and the insurance brokers serving this sector, what that return to work will look is still out of camera …

How Coronavirus Could Further Stress an Already-Stressed D&O Insurance Market

Players should expect the directors and officers insurance market to “undergo radical changes” based on 2019 results and the “unprecedented turbulence” created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an A.M. Best report. A.M. Best expects that the efforts to address …

Michigan Sues Owner of Failed Dams, Seeks Compensation for Destruction

The state of Michigan filed a lawsuit on June 9 against the owner of two dams, seeking fines for the destruction of natural resources as well as “gross mismanagement” that preceded a devastating flood in Midland County. Blame for the …

Remnants of Cristobal Bring Thunderstorms, Flooding to Midwest

The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal were moving out of the Midwest and into Canada on Wednesday, with gusty winds and heavy rain leaving behind flooding in Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa. High winds brought down trees and left thousands …

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