National News for June 2019
- Cyber Risks Are Jeopardizing M&A Deals
- TATA Group’s Fitzsimons Joins AIG as Shared Services Global Chief
- Uncertainty Follows Grief When Small Business Owners Die Without Succession Plans
- How Insys Bankruptcy Case Could Alter Fate of Thousands of Opioid Lawsuits
- Poll Shows Renters Are Confused About Security and Insurance Coverage
- Scooter Riders Advised to Avoid Insurance Pothole
- U.S. Jury Finds Huawei Stole Silicon Valley Startup’s Trade Secrets
- Poll: Majority of Americans Say Global Warming is Affecting U.S. Weather
- BondExchange Upgrades Surety Bond Platform to Include Self-Service
- Online Marketplace EverQuote Enters Health and Renters Insurance Markets
- CNA’s Mizzi Joins AIG’s Blackboard Insurance as Head of Underwriting
- U.S. P/C Insurers’ Net Income Increased 69% in 2018: A.M. Best
- Supreme Court Scales Back Doctrine Giving Deference to Regulatory Agencies
- Moody’s, Israel’s Team8 to Offer Business Cyber Risk Benchmark for M&As, Insurance
- Discovery of New Risk with Boeing 737 to Prolong Grounding
- Supreme Court Denies Injured Seaman’s Bid for Punitive Damages
- Student Loans, Family Leave, Telemedicine, Standing Desks: Tailoring Benefits to Multigenerational Workforce
- Beazley Snares Cyber Underwriters from Chubb, Gallagher for U.S. Regions
- Judge Open to ‘Novel’ Idea of Local Government Class for Opioid Settlement Talks
- Senators Eye Making Tech Giants Reveal How Much Customers’ Data Is Worth
- Data-Driven Insurance Future Clouded by Data Ownership Uncertainty
- Porsche Auto Maker Offers Mileage-Based Auto Insurance in 2 States
- Opioid Lawsuits Unlikely to Top Tobacco Settlements
- Reuters Report: How Judges’ Secrecy Has Added to Toll of Opioids and Other Products
- Ironshore Environmental Adds Contractors Pollution Liability Product to Online Portal
- JetBlue Lawsuit Claims Walmart Violates Its Trademark with Jetblack Service
- Supreme Court to Hear Fight Over $12 Billion Obamacare Payments to Insurers
- Supreme Court Offs Ban on Foul Language Trademarks
- Trump Moves to Force Hospitals, Insurers to Disclose Prices
- MGM Resorts Sues Zurich American Insurance for Las Vegas Shooting Defense Costs
- How Workers’ Comp Helps People to Recover: NCCI CEO Commentary
- Iran Increases Cyber Attacks on U.S. Gov’t, Infrastructure: Cyber Security Firms
- Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Gets Pushback from Global Financial Watchdogs
- Women Employees at Oracle Seek Class-Action Status in Gender Pay Lawsuit
- Facebook Faces Lawsuit for Data Breach Affecting Nearly 30 Million Users
- Financial Services Provides Plenty of Jobs – from Coast to Coast: Opinion
- AXA XL Enhances Environmental Insurance Coverage
- AM Best Executive Mayewski to Retire, Succeeded by Mosher as President and CEO
- Argo Deploys Insurtech Platform from AVYST to Streamline Risk Submissions
- What to Expect in Agency Technology
- Billions at Stake from Opioid Suits but Damages Unlikely to Top $200B Tobacco Windfall
- Walmart Agrees to Pay $282 Million to End 7-Year Global Bribe Investigation
- Tesla’s Autopilot System Confuses Drivers About Extent of Automation: Safety Report
- CNA Enhances Multinational Capabilities with New Technology Platform
- AIG’s Klepper Joins AXA XL as Chief Underwriter for Short Tail Insurance Lines
- Consortium Seeks Data on Issues, Opportunities for Women in Insurance
- Auto Insurance Buyers’ Satisfaction Rises When They Are in Driver’s Seat
- Motor Vehicle Accident Deaths Declined 1% Last Year
- NFL Passing Player Injury Prevention Research and Ideas Onto Colleges
- Senator Calls for Facebook, YouTube, Twitter to Lose Immunity If Politically Biased
- Hudson River Pilot ‘Sully’ Urges More 737 Training, Aircraft Certification Reform
- Latest Shift in Growth Strategy at Lloyd’s Calls for More U.S. Business
- Aspen Insurance Launches Cyber Risk Management Platform ‘SSIMPLE’
- State Farm Bets on ‘Real Time’ Telematics as GEICO Scoffs
- Sandy Hook Shooting Victims’ Parents Win Defamation Suit Against Conspiracy Authors
- Drug Makers’ Supply Chain Probed as Blood Pressure Pill Tests Positive for Carcinogens
- Bayer Asks Judge to Overrule $2 Billion Monsanto Roundup Verdict
- Viewpoint: Fixing America’s Flood Insurance Problem in 5 Steps
- Facebook Plans Global Cryptocurrency, Entry into Financial Services
- States Reviewing Proposed Sale of Workers’ Comp Specialist Applied Underwriters
- Chubb to Partner with National Association of Women Business Owners
- State of the Cyber Insurance Market- Top Trends, Insurers and Challenges: A.M. Best
- Sen. Rubio Bill Would Block Patent Damage Claims by Foreign Firms on Watch List
- Spragg Named President of Berkley Select
- Data Deficit Remains Key Challenge for Cyber Insurance Underwriters
- D&O Insurance Costs Soar as Investors Run to Court Over IPOs
- Supreme Court Returns Gay Wedding, Religion Rights Case to State
- Court Relieves Insurers of $65 Million Payment Linked to Stanford Ponzi Scheme
- Alexa, Why Was a Lawsuit Filed Against You?
- How Trump Is Remaking Health Insurance Without Repealing Obamacare
- PURE Programs Expands High Value Homeowners Coverage into 5 New States
- Drugmakers Sue to Halt Rule on Prices in TV Ads
- Nobody Seems to Know Why Hail Storm Losses Suddenly Began Rising in 2008
- Plaintiffs Suing Drug Firms Eye Opioid Settlement Involving Every County, Municipality
- Workplace Mass Shootings Are Rare But Still a Worry to Americans
- Uber, Lyft Appeal for Deal on Driver Status as Independent Contractors
- Rebranded Crime App Aims for ‘People-Powered Public Safety Net’
- El Niño Conditions Likely to Continue Through Summer
- Family Sues Cruise Line, Alleging It Would Not Let Heart Attack Victim Off Ship
- Scientists Vow to Report Flood Risk for Every U.S. Property for Free
- Climate Change and the Reinsurance Implications
- House Committee Approves 5-Year Flood Insurance Extension with Bipartisan Reforms
- Berkley Names Argo’s Edwards as President of Verus Underwriting Managers
- Stereotype of Salesperson as Liar Too Often Accepted as Sign of Competence
- Fitch Says 2019 Could Be Better Than 2018 for Commercial Insurance
- Emails Suggest CEO Zuckerberg Aware of Facebook’s Privacy Faults, WSJ Reports
- Jury Orders J&J, Colgate to Pay Almost $10 Million in Talc Case
- Talk of Managing Earth as an Asset Wins Over Congressional Climate Change Skeptic
- Take the Flood Insurance Quiz
- Environmentalists Sue Over Trump Rollback of Offshore Oil Safety Regulations
- E-Scooter Injuries on the Rise; Researchers Urge Helmet Laws
- Aon’s Specht Joins Cyber Insurance Agency Coalition as the Head of Affinity
- China’s Anbang Insurance to Begin Selling Waldorf-Astoria Luxury Condos
- Everest Insurance, All Risks Expand Workers’ Comp Coverage for Marine Risks
- U.S. Spends Billions on Disaster Aid Over Investing in More Lasting Preparedness
- Study Debunks Theory That Legalized Marijuana Helps Prevent Opioid Deaths
- Doctor in Oklahoma Trial Says J&J Pushed Opioids Even After Abuse Became Known
- Regulators Warn But Slow to Fix Blind Spots on Rising Risky Corporate Debt
- How Insurers Are Digitizing Claims with Apps, Photos, Videos, E-Payments and More
- IronPro to Offer Two-Term Policy Endorsement for Small Businesses
- Supreme Court Accepts 3 Cases Seeking to Limit Lawsuits Against Businesses
- Most U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Rose Again in Q1; Auto, D&O Lead the Pack
- Some Claims of Medical Cannabis Lack Scientific Evidence
- Supreme Court to Review Racial Bias Claim Against Comcast
- Southern Baptists Under Pressure to Deal with Sex Abuse Claims
- Opioid Maker Insys Files for Bankruptcy in Wake of Bribery Convictions, Probe Settlement
- QBE North America Appoints Hill as President, Alternative Markets
- More Younger Workers Think Economy Is Hurt by Older Workers Not Retiring
- How the Workers’ Compensation Industry Is Embracing Telemedicine
- U.S. Tornadoes, Hail and Winds Reach Highest Levels Since 2011: Aon Report
- Agents (Still) Looking for Underwriting Sweet Spot: Channel Harvest Survey
- Look, in the Sky. It’s a Balloon. It’s an Aerial Surveillance System.
- Marijuana Legalization Front and Center in 3 States
- Doctors Not to Blame for All Opioid Misuse; Friends, Family Also Played Roles
- Miners Tell Trump Silica Dust Rule ‘Desperately’ Needed to Curb Black Lung Disease
- ‘I Have to Earn My Living,’ Says AIG CEO After Close Shareholder Vote on His Pay
- Wells Fargo Settles Auto Insurance Scam for $385 Million
- Agencies: Submit Today for the Top 100 Ranking and More
- AIG Makes Changes at Top of Global P/C Underwriting, Validus
- Amazon Reveals Unique Delivery Drone; FAA Grants Limited Testing Approval
- Repairing Homes After Disasters Requires Planning, Patience Even with Insurance
- Beazley Updates MediaTech Policy with E&O, Cyber Coverage
- Nationwide Taps Insider Walker as CEO to Succeed Rasmussen
- Insys Agrees to $225 Million Settlement of U.S. Claims of Illegal Opioid Sales
- U.S. Judges Grapple with Youths’ Constitutional Challenge to U.S. Climate Policy
- AIG Raises McElroy to General Insurance North America CEO; Levinson to Lexington CEO
- SEC Rules Target Investment Brokerage Disclosures, Conflicts
- Consumer Watchdog Nader Says Boeing 737 Max Should Be Grounded Forever
- Welcome to the First Edition of Insuring Cyber
- Insurance Journal Announces the Launch of Cyber Newsletter
- Hudson, Professionals’ Best Underwriters to Offer Architects & Engineers Program
- Why 5G Networks Could Be Bad News for Storm Forecasting
- Role of Workplace Hazards in Most Lung Diseases Is Overlooked: Researchers
- Blackbeard Ship Recovery Firm Fights States’ Immunity for Copyright Piracy
- Agents’ Opportunity in Growing Urgent Care Market Starts with Knowing Key Risks
- CVS to Expand Medical Services to 1,500 Stores
- Argo Pro Launches Private Company Management Liability Product
- Digital Workers’ Compensation Agency Pie Enters 5 More States
- States with Fee Schedules Have Lower Medical Costs for Injured Workers, WCRI Finds
- Churchgoers Fear Armed Intruders
- Millennials More Likely to Buy Flood Insurance Than Baby Boomers
- 7.3 Million Homes, $1.8 Trillion at Risk from Hurricane Storm Surge: CoreLogic
- Supreme Court to Hear Case on Retirement Plan Losses
- Congress Gives Final OK to Stalled Disaster Aid, 4 Month Flood Insurance Extension
- CyberPolicy Launches Coverage for Small, Medium-Sized Businesses
- Applied Systems Names Rhodes New CEO as French Steps Down
- Cryptocurrency Pioneer Justin Sun Pays $4.5 Million for Charity Lunch with Buffett
- Ryan Specialty Completes Acquisition of Atlantic Specialty
- Are Agencies Overpaying for Young Employees Today?
- JPMorgan Settles for $5 Million with Employee Who Claimed Anti-Dad Bias
- NHL Finals a Reminder That Concussion Risk Has Not Gone Away
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