National News for October 2018
- AIG Again Battered by Catastrophes But Reinsurance Lowers 3Q Net Loss
- Weather, Wildfire Claims an Increasing Share of Home Insurance Losses
- EMC Insurance Exits Personal Lines Business; Safeco to Accept Accounts from Agents
- Chubb Adds Small Business Coverage for Manufacturers to Marketplace Platform
- Brit Global Specialty USA Appoints King as Chief Underwriting Officer
- As Deaths, Injuries Pile Up, So Do Claims Against Electric Scooter Firms
- Global Insurance M&A Deals Total Value Soars, Volume Dips in First Half
- What’s Happening and What Lies Ahead for P/C Insurance Pricing: Moody’s
- Supreme Court Looks to Favor Business Arbitration with Individuals Over Courts
- Hub International Launches Captive for Hospitality Industry
- Top 10 Market Conduct Actions Facing P/C Insurers
- How High Customer Expectations Raise the Bar for Insurance Industry
- U.S. Safety Agency Probing Mercedes-Benz Recall Notice Practices
- Wells Fargo Says Repaying Auto Insurance Customers to Take Until 2020
- Supreme Court to Weigh If Government Agencies Entitled to Challenge Patents
- It’s a Very Different World for P/C Insurance Underwriters, Says Guy Carpenter
- AFL Insurance Brokers Finds Good Strategic, Cultural Fit with U.S. MGA Zodiac
- Small Firms’ Access to Low Cost Health Plans Depends on State
- MGM Resorts Looks to Settle with Las Vegas Shooting Victims
- Class Action Claiming Wells Fargo Made Robocalls Seeks Triple Damages
- W.R. Berkley Names Barraclough CEO at Public Entity; Fletcher as President at Admiral
- Better Underwriting, Lower Taxes Behind The Hartford’s Strong Q3 Results
- American Family Merger with Main Street America Set to Go Into Effect Oct. 31
- Employers, Employees Disconnect Over #MeToo Effect
- State Regulators Fight Federal Charters for Fintechs
- Chubb CEO Says Lloyd’s Hasn’t Adapted to Changed World
- Insurtech Profile: Openly’s ‘Sophisticated’ Digital Experience for Independent Agents
- Climate Change Impact Assessment Looks at Risk, Readiness Around U.S.
- MMC Reports 5% Growth for Q3; Marsh Revenues Up 10%
- U.S. Making Some Progress Against Opioid Epidemic, Says Health Chief
- New York AG ‘Puts Up,’ Sues Exxon Over Climate Change Disclosures
- Insurers Under Scrutiny in Puerto Rico with 13,600 Hurricane Maria Claims Still Open
- GM Hitting Bumps on $5 Billion Road to Driverless Cars by 2019
- Chubb Notches Solid Q3 Profit with Lower Catastrophe Losses
- W.R. Berkley Q3 Profit Holds Steady
- Teens Urged to ‘Flip the Script’ on Parents This Teen Driver Safety Week
- Apple CEO Calls for U.S. Privacy Law to Protect User Data
- Court Says Nestle, Cargill Can Be Sued Over Child Labor Overseas
- More Compensation Disclosure Doesn’t Settle Goldman Investor’s Claim
- U.S. Agency Calls for Better Safety Metrics for Autonomous Cars
- Stricter Gun Laws Haven’t Made Communities Safer from Mass Shootings
- The Man Behind the InsureTech Connect Conference Phenomenon
- U.S. Hog Farmers on Alert Over African Swine Fever Disease
- Federal Safety Agency Shuts Down Self-Driving School Bus Test
- Honeywell Facing SEC Probe Over Asbestos Liabilities Reporting
- Verisk Product Scores Properties on Flood Risk; Could Replace Outdated Flood Maps
- Judge Upholds Bayer/Monsanto Roundup Cancer Liability But Slashes Award
- Major Surgery Patients Without Opioids Have Shorter Hospital Stays: Research
- Insurtech Profile: Kordinator Adds Empathy to Automated Customer Service
- Insurance Broker Hays Companies to Be Brown & Brown’s Biggest Acquisition
- As Tornadoes Shift Eastward, Scientists Explore Why
- How States Are Battling Distracted Driving
- AIR Worldwide Develops Probabilistic Model for Global Cyber Risks
- Conservative Ex-Google Engineer’s Bias Complaint Goes to Arbitration
- To Insure Cyber or Not to Insure Cyber: Cautions and Caveats for Carriers
- Allianz Insurance Product Protects Firms Against Clean Energy Price Swings
- Arch Insurance Names Shulman CEO for North America; Other Leadership Changes
- Everest Appoints McKeon to Lead Both Risk Management, Commercial Casualty
- Google ‘Definitely’ Interested in Other Insurtech Investments Following Applied Systems
- Time to Upgrade Airline Black Boxes, Says Safety Board
- The Changing Risk and Liability Landscape: New Tech, New Loss Scenarios
- AIG Estimates Q3 Catastrophe Losses Will Be $1.5 Billion
- 15 Emerging Risks from Policies to Playgrounds, Sandboxes to Scooters
- Tired Employees Common in Industries Using Shift Work
- Applied Systems Acquires Benefits Software Firm Dynamis
- Travelers Q3 Profit More than Doubles on Lower Catastrophe Losses, Higher Premiums
- Treasury Erases ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Label on Prudential
- National Safety Board Calls for Standards for Drugged Driving Tests
- How to Make Self-Driving Cars Safer on Roads with Humans
- Supreme Court Declines Paint Manufacturers’ Appeal of $400M Public Nuisance Ruling
- Lax Cyber Security Could Be Federal Law Violation, SEC Warns
- Latest Storms May Finally Shift Focus to Disaster Mitigation by Local Communities
- Google Invests in Insurance Agency Software Firm Applied Systems
- Facebook Facing Another Lawsuit Over Allegedly Misleading Advertising Claims
- AXA XL Launches Standalone Insurance for Workboat Risks
- Colleges Handling Surge in Claims of Past Sexual Harassment
- P/C Insurers Double Net Income in First Half of Year
- Travelers Teams with Amazon to Offer Smart Home Products, Insurance Quotes
- Hurricanes Behind Cuts in Earnings Estimates for AIG, Chubb, Other S&P 500
- Judge Rules Trump’s Tweet Over Stormy Daniels Was Free Speech, Not Libel
- Drug Ads on TV Would Show Prices Under Trump Administration Proposal
- Worldwide Facilities Restructures; Promotes Stuckman, Haldeman to President Roles
- Judge Rules Government, Not President, Can Be Sued Over Climate Change
- International Marine Underwriters Adds Cyber Coverage to Marine Policies
- Marsh McLennan Acquisition of JLT Clears Key U.S. Antitrust Hurdle
- Zurich North America Names Butt to Lead Casualty for Commercial Insurance
- U.S. Moves to Permit Euro-Style, Low-Glare Headlights
- FBI, Global Regulators Investigating Facebook’s Largest-Ever Data Breach
- FEMA Head ‘Ticked Off’ Over Cycle of Inadequate Storm Preparation, Insurance, Evacuations
- Relax, Uber’s Not Interested in Entering Insurance Business
- Aging Infrastructure Poses Risks for Communities Relying on Natural Gas
- Market Changes Not Expected From Hurricane Michael; Florida Insurers ‘Heavily’ Reinsured
- Insurers, Reinsurers Can Handle Hurricane Michael Losses: Fitch
- Allianz’s Leach Joins The Hanover to Lead Financial Institutions Unit
- Cincinnati Financial to Acquire London Specialty Underwriter from Munich Re
- Enmity Erupts Between Former Private Equity Partners Over Lucrative Insurance Units
- Insurance Agency M&A Activity Continues at ‘Impressive’ Level: OPTIS
- Google, Amazon Health and Fitness Apps Don’t Have Much to Do With Health
- Willis Towers Watson Names Kinzer Head of Construction Brokerage
- FEMA Hurricane Maria Relief Contracts to Face Audits
- Fast, Furious: How Michael Became a 155mph Monster Hurricane
- The IPCC Climate Change Report and Implications for Insurers
- Single Pilot Operations for Air Cargo a Test for Autonomous Flying
- Why Nice People Finish Last When It Comes to Money
- U.S. Treasury Rules Strengthen Oversight of Foreign Investors
- Reinsurers Including AIG’s Validus Await Hurricane Michael Claims
- U.S. Clears Way for CVS Acquisition of Aetna That Promises Consumer Cost Savings
- Efficiency, Insurtech, Auto Uncertainty Drive Insurance M&A Activity, Says S&P
- Trump Signs Bill Ensuring Sports Medical Malpractice Insurance Travels Across State Lines
- Google+ Breach Under Investigation in U.S., EU
- Ascot Opens U.S. Unit, Names Wolyniec CEO, Completes Greyhawk Acquisition
- Autonomous Driving Hype Now at ‘Peak Absurdity,’ Claims Auto Dealer Group Leader
- Corporations Talking Clawback Policies for Executives’ #MeToo Misconduct
- Sompo International Taps Pillion to Lead New U.S. Environmental Insurance Unit
- QBE North America Appoints New Heads of Transactional Liability, Financial Institutions
- American Economists’ Work on Climate Change, Benefits of Technology Earn Nobel Prize
- It’s Not Easy to Teach Robot Drivers to Think Like Humans
- Insurance Industry in Best Position to Advance Consumer Trust in Automated Driving
- Crowdsourcing App Promises Real-Time Alerts on Flooding Risk
- #MeToo Brings Positive Changes and Unintended Consequences to Workplaces
- Google+ Questioned Over Keeping Mum About Exposed Data on 500K Users
- New ISO Personal Property Product Targets Millennials, Empty Nesters
- Lawsuit Alleges Salmonella from Ground Beef; FDA Reports Cases in 16 States
- Urgent Action Needed to Avoid ‘Unthinkable’ Damage from Climate Change: UN
- Tesla Touts Its Safety Statistics
- Employees’ Share of Health Costs Continues Rising Faster Than Wages
- Get Ready for the Insurtech Revolution, Act 2
- Google Keeps Age Discrimination Claims Settlement Amount Secret
- Liability Test Case Against Opioid Makers Allowed to Move Forward
- Chubb Names Parsons Sales Leader for North America Personal Risk Services
- Lending Tree to Buy Online Insurance Service QuoteWizard for $370M
- Bond Insurers Want Independent Receiver for Puerto Rico’s Bankrupt Electric Utility
- New Cyber Insurance Package Protects Hedge Funds’ Trade Secrets and Fees
- Trump Administration Moves to Speed Up Fully Autonomous Vehicles
- Senate Approves Bill on Commercial Drones, Airline Passengers, Disaster Relief
- U.S. Warns of New Cyber Attacks by Group with China Ties
- Judge Rules Racial Bias Claim Against Bank Must Go to Private Arbitration
- Digital Broker Kelly Klee Launches Online Coverage Plan for Private Clients
- Gemini Trust Obtains Insurance for Customer’s Crypto Assets
- Concussions Have Plummeted in Ivy League Football Since Kickoff Change in 2016
- Fatal Car Crashes Fell 2% in 2017; 2018 Appears to Follow Trend
- Zurich Updates Cyber Insurance Policy, Includes More Coverages
- Marsh Develops Blockchain Solution for Clients in Sharing Economy
- Another Mistrial Declared in J&J Talcum Powder Cancer Trial
- Marsh Makes Two Senior Captive Solutions Leadership Appointments
- A U.S. Privacy Law Could Be Good for Google, but Bad for You
- 25% of Americans Own a Side Business, Most Go Uninsured: The Hartford
- Wells Fargo Must Do More to Repay Cheated Auto Insureds, Says U.S. Comptroller
- Credit Karma Enters Auto Insurance Market
- Doctor’s Alleged Fraud Scheme Throws Medical Claims Review Process into Doubt
- What Comes Next in Facebook’s Major Data Breach
- IAT Insurance Group Finalizes Acquisition of New Jersey’s IFIC Surety Group
- How New Business Is Creating a New Wholesaler-Retailer Relationship
- Nationwide Insurance Dashcam Investment Pays Off for Nonprofit Agency
- Linking P/C Auto Insurance Customer Experience to Improved Financial Value
- Worldwide Facilities, Petro Guardian to Offer Lightning Risk Product to Oil & Gas Industry
- Why Hospitals Charge Auto Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Patients Much More Than Health Insurers
- Verisk to Provide Aerial Imagery of Major Catastrophes through Geomni
- 15 Most Popular Insurtech Stories
- Tesla’s Debt Insurance Cost Rises After SEC Action Against CEO Musk
- Admissions Bias Claim Against Harvard Must Go to Bench Trial
- Settlement with Tesla’s Musk Reflects SEC Strategy of Targeting Individual Executives
- Firms Using Connected Devices Not Worried About Increased Cyber Risk: Survey
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