National News for February 2019
- Liberty Mutual Boosted Q4, 2018 Profit Helped by Lower Catastrophe Losses
- BlackBerry Files Patent Infringement Claims Against Twitter
- 2018 Was Big Year for Robot Employment
- PIA Makes Cyber Product Available for Agents to Sell to Small Business Clients
- Supreme Court Limits International Groups’ Immunity for Commercial Activity in U.S.
- U.S. Bans Lithium Battery Cargo on Passenger Planes
- Making Working with Robots Safe for Humans
- Berkshire Hathaway Sale of Applied Underwriters Said Due to ‘Channel Conflict’
- What Young Insurance Agents Earn, Think and Say
- Insurer Group Warns on Property Losses Due to Climate Change
- A.M. Best Sees $12 Billion P/C Insurance Underwriting Loss for 2018
- Supreme Court Sets Aside Pay Equity Ruling Decided by Dead Judge’s Vote
- Hanover Insurance Enhances Specialty Leadership; Mills to Lead E&S
- JPMorgan Found Not Responsible for Broker’s Suicide
- Congress Looks to ‘Reimagine’ Credit Reporting Industry
- Pie Insurance Expands Online Workers’ Comp Coverage Into 4 Additional States
- Beazley, Marsh Launch Cyber Coverage Product for Manufacturers
- U.S. Asks Court to Approve CVS-Aetna Merger
- Amazon Crash Points to Lax Safety for Cargo Operations Compared to Passenger Airlines
- How High-Pressure Insys Prescription Call Center Lied to Insurers to Sell Opioids
- Supreme Court Rejects Tobacco Firms’ Appeal on Smoker Lawsuits
- Agents, Brokers and the Future of Insurance Distribution
- Could J&J Be Helped by Missouri Ruling Against Talcum Lawsuits?
- Berkshire P/C Insurance Reported Q4 Loss, Profit for Full Year 2018
- How to Get Autonomous Cars to Pull Over for Police
- Bayer Faces Second Trial over Roundup Cancer Risk Claim
- Anthem, Cigna in Court Battles Over Failed Merger
- Vatican Said to Be Changing Law Shielding Bishops Who Hide Sex Abuse
- GEICO’s Nicely Quietly Retired as CEO; Roberts at Helm
- Berkshire Hathaway in Talks to Sell Workers’ Compensation Unit Applied Underwriters
- 2 CATCo Executives Sue Markel Over Firing; Claim They Are Owed $77 Million
- Michael Jackson Estate $100M Lawsuit Alleges ‘Character Assassination’ by HBO
- U.S. Working with Mexico, Canada to Block African Swine Fever
- Financial, Reputational Costs of Cyber Attacks Can Ruin Small, Medium Firms: Chubb
- U.S. Wants Regional Response Teams for Oil Train Wrecks
- Broken Nike Basketball Shoe Could Be Product Liability Case
- Private Equity Firm GTCR Returns to Take Majority Stake in AssuredPartners
- Insurtechs Neptune, Hippo Unite Home, Flood Insurance Online for Speedy Purchasing
- Insurtech Trov Now Selling in 7 Additional States and D.C.
- ‘Sextortion’ Is Emerging Cyber Risk for Businesses, Warns Beazley
- NASA Warns SpaceX, Boeing on Space Program Safety Concerns
- Insurers Shy Away from ETFs Even After Rule Change
- One of Lawsuits by Kids Against Trump Climate Policies Dismissed
- Johnson & Johnson Facing Justice, SEC Inquiries into Baby Powder Litigation
- MGA Coalition Covers Firms with Cyber Exposure Under EU’s Data Privacy Law
- Ironshore’s Shrubb Joins AXA XL’s Terrorism Insurance Team in U.S.
- As Health Plan Deductibles Rise, Expect More Workers’ Compensation Claims
- Rail Tank Car Leak Injuries Lead to Safety Recommendations
- Supreme Court Justice Thomas Calls for Overturning Landmark Libel Case
- High School Student at Lincoln Memorial Protest Sues Washington Post
- Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case That Could Limit Clean Water Act
- A.M. Best Makes Senior Management Changes, Restructures Organization
- How Pricing Insurance for Cars of Future Could Bring Insurers, Carmakers Together
- China Abandons Pledge, Returns to Very Active Hacking of U.S., Report Says
- FTC Privacy Settlement Over Cambridge Analytica Could Cost Facebook Billions
- Suit Questions Maiden Holdings’ Handling of AmTrust Portfolio Risks
- Travelers Expands Wedding Protector Plan to Include Jewelry Insurance
- EPA Readies ‘Forever Chemical’ PFA Safety Plan Amid Calls for Tougher Action
- Hanover Partners with RSA Group to Expand International Specialty Offerings
- Travelers to Provide Auto Insurance for Lexus Complete Lease Program
- Look Who Is Betting on the Agency System
- New Ventures, Driver Shortage Among Challenges in Trucking Insurance Market
- California Weighs Buying Disaster Insurance Policy to Cover Wildfire Costs
- Auto Loan Delinquencies Keep Rising But Economists Hold Off on Alarm
- Nationwide’s ‘SmartMiles’ Auto Insurance Targets Low-Mileage Drivers
- Study Questions Safety Claims About Tesla Autopilot’s Steering Feature
- Expect Direct Online to Gain in Small Commercial Insurance Market Share: Novarica
- J&J Talc Supplier Files for Bankruptcy Over Lawsuits
- AIG Reports Q4 Loss on Catastrophes, Lower Investment Returns
- FEMA Chief Long to Leave Agency
- Whew! Human Beats IBM’s AI Machine in Debate
- Allstate Buys Smartphone Repairer iCracked, Expanding Its Consumer Services
- Traffic Fatalities Again Top 40,000; Few Cars on Roads Have Latest Technology
- InsurTechs Take Note: Chubb’s Digital Marketplace Serves 1,000 Agents a Day
- Nationwide Invests in Core Systems Insurtech Start-Up Socotra
- Venture Programs to Offer Cyber Coverage through ProWriters Insurance
- What? Women Pay More Than Men for Auto Insurance? Yup.
- Google, Amazon Expanding Smart Home Device Data Gathering
- Surgeons Have Edge in Facial Trauma Malpractice Lawsuits: Research
- AIG Names Ferrara to Head Investments Communications
- Doctors Alerted to Cancer Risk Linked to Breast Implants
- Berkshire Hathaway’s New ‘THREE’ Policy Seeks to Simplify Small Business Insurance
- New Beazley Environmental Liability Coverage Targets Banks, Lenders
- CNA Reports Q4 Loss on Catastrophes, Investments
- January’s U.S. Storms, Australia Floods Bring Economic Damages Near $2B: Aon
- Using Hands-Free Devices While Driving Not So Risky: Research
- Bill Would End Federal Criminal Penalties for Marijuana
- Accidents Could Ground Drone Industry, House Committee Chair Warns
- Bipartisan Bill Would Require Secondary Cockpit Door on All Existing Airplanes
- Financial Stability Board Chair Targets Unknown Threats
- QBE North America Launches Business Unit for Financial Institutions
- Allstate Q4 Catastrophe Loss Tempered by Higher Premiums, Reduced Auto Claims
- Affluent Market Rivals Not Making Much of a Dent in Chubb’s Business
- How a ‘Sharing’ Workplace Can Undermine Leadership
- Microsoft’s Home State’s Facial Recognition Privacy Bill Could Be Model for Others
- Senators Pitch Baseball-Like Arbitration to End Unexpected Medical Bills
- SunTrust and BB&T Banks to Merge
- Court Ruling Against ‘Law of Nature’ Patent Riles Biotech
- Microsoft Targets Healthcare with Medical Records in the Cloud, Bots and More
- Insurer Offers Employee Benefit Deal: Student Loan Relief for Unused Vacation Time
- Ironshore Environmental Adds Storage Tank Pollution Liability Coverage to Online Portal
- 1970s Musicians Sue for ‘Second Chance’ to Reclaim Their Songs
- WTR Launches Accounts Receivable Insurance Program
- Former Top AIG Executive Sankaran Joins Health Insurtech Oscar as CFO
- Chubb Took $500M Hit from Catastrophes in Q4 But Saw Better Pricing, Investments
- Generali Global Assistance Acquires Travel Insurance Agency Trip Mate from A.J. Gallagher
- Safety Agency Pulls Obama Proposal to Require Event Data Recorders in Cars, Trucks
- Chronic Pain is Top Reason Patients Use Medical Marijuana
- Bipartisan Bill Would Boost Generic Drugs to Lower Prices
- NAS Insurance Re-Enters EPLI Market with New Management Liability Policy
- Insurtech CoverHound Raises $58 Million to Drive Cyber Unit, Open North Carolina Office
- RIMS Seeks Candidates for Diversity Council
- Insurance Leaders Urged to Engage the Smarter People in the Room
- AXA XL’s Holmes Joins Kemper as Chief Actuary, Strategic Analytics Officer
- Employees with Sexual Harassment Case Against Lehman Still Waiting
- J&J Reported to Settle Most Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuits
- Planes, Trains, Autos, Trucks: ’10 Most Wanted’ Transportation Safety Improvements
- Ironshore Names Hartley U.S. Program Business Leader; Appoints Sharis Director
- What to Do If an Employee Displays Signs of Dementia
- Cigna CEO Says Ending Benefits Manager Rebates Won’t Harm Commercial Market
- Insurance Tries to Keep Up with Sharing Economy
- Hartford Revamps Specialty Commercial, Middle Market Before Navigators Closing
- SIS Wholesale Insurance Services Launches Online Commercial Excess Program
- Insurance Industry Predicts Super Bowl LIII Winner
- Federal Safety Investigators Sidelined by Shutdown Begin Heading to Crash Scenes
- Insurance Linked Securities Market Grows to $93B in 2018: Willis Re
- Why Working Until 70 Is Not Simple Solution to Retirement Crisis: Viewpoint
- Trump Plan to Curb Drug Prices Targets Rebates to Pharmacy Benefit Managers
- Copters, Cops, Canines Patrol Atlanta; NFL Reports No Super Bowl Threats
- Risk Management Is Answer to Football’s Insurance Problem, Says Top Sports Broker
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