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April 25, 2022
 
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National

 

Allstate to Increase Magnitude of Auto Rate Hikes in 2022

Allstate said it is raising auto insurance rates more due to continued upticks in physical damage and bodily injury severity. The...
 

U.S. Companies Warn China's Data Rules Risk Creating 'Digital Island'

China's "uniquely restrictive" data laws risk boosting U.S. firms' cost of doing business in the No. 2 economy and could lead to digital...
 

Federal Judge Approves $85 Million Settlement in Zoom Case

A federal judge in California approved an $85 million settlement between Zoom Video Communications and millions of users who said the...
 

Thorny Issues Face Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Judge

More than two years after the Boy Scouts of America sought bankruptcy protection to stave off a flood of lawsuits alleging child sexual...
 

U.S. Trucking Downturn Foreshadows Possible Economic Gloom

Craig Fuller monitors millions of transactions between U.S. truckers and their customers as chief executive of transportation data...
 

McDonald's Beats Back Challenge to Settlement With U.S. Labor Agency

McDonald's Corp. on Friday defeated a union-backed organizing group's challenge to a settlement with a U.S. labor agency over claims that...
 

Reimagining Restaurants and Risk

Supply shortages, rising inflation, higher food costs and labor shortages, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, are challenging the food...
 

A 77.9 Combined Ratio! Yep, That's a Record

A sub-100 combined ratio is what publicly traded property/casualty insurance carriers strive to report. The sub-90s...
 
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East

 

Maine Attorney General Finds 4 Officers Justified in Using Deadly Force in 2 Incidents

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey's office released findings Friday that four law enforcement officers were legally justified in using...
 

Maine Court Rules Intertidal Zone Belongs to Beachfront Owners

A state judge has ruled that the intertidal zone belongs to beachfront property owners but the judge's ruling didn't specify what...
 

New Vermont Law Permits Lawsuits Seeking Medical Monitoring for Toxic Exposure

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law Thursday that will allow people exposed to toxic substances to sue the culpable facility...
 
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Midwest

 

1 Dead, At Least 3 Hurt in Nebraska Wildfires

Wind-driven wildfires sweeping through parts of Nebraska contributed to the death of one person and injured at least three firefighters,...
 

3 Defendants Settle in U. of Missouri Hazing Lawsuit

Three of the 23 defendants in a lawsuit filed after a University of Missouri fraternity party left a student with serious brain injuries...
 

Strong Storm Rolls Through Kansas, Tears Roofs Off Buildings

National Weather Service officials were in western Kansas Saturday to assess damage from a strong storm and a possible tornado that...
 
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Southeast

 

FedNat Has Until Friday to Submit Improvement Plan, Florida OIR Says

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has given FedNat Insurance a week to come up with a plan to improve its financial footing,...
 

Column: Amid Increasing Abuse, Officials Walking Away From Youth Sports

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist ATLANTA -- When one looks at the ugly bruise encircling Kristi Moore's left eye, it's not surprising...
 

Photos Do Lie: Carolina Authorities Charge Two With Insurance Fraud for Fake Fires

North Carolina authorities have charged two men with fraud and theft after they submitted photographs of fires that never occurred....
 

Kentucky Tornado Survivors Rebuilding With Help of Others

Sundays at the Bullock home in rural Kentucky were once filled with lasting memories: big family dinners, cornhole, basketball and...
 
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South Central

 

Drinkable Sunscreen Company Ordered to Pay Texas $42,000

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton obtained an agreed judgment against DRINK UVO, a California company that sold a drinkable sunscreen...
 

TWIA Committee to Meet April 27 to Plan Report to Legislature

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board's Legislative & External Affairs Committee will meet on April 27 at 10:00 a.m. CT....
 

Texas Division of Workers' Comp Seeks Comments on Income Benefits Form

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) is accepting public comments on a proposed new form: DWC...
 
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West

 

Emergency Declaration for Multiple New Mexico Wildfires

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed emergency declarations as 20 wildfires continued to burn Sunday in nearly half of the...
 

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ryan Insurance Strategy Consultants in Colorado

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Greenwood Village, Colorado-based Ryan Insurance Strategy Consultants. John Ryan and his associates...
 

Employee, Customer Die in Fire at Montana Casino

Two people died in a casino fire in a small town in south-central Montana, Carbon County Sheriff Josh McQuillan said. Marla Murray, 71,...
 

Parents of Man Killed by Police in Washington File Wrongful Death Suit

The parents of a man killed in Washington by Auburn police have filed a federal wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit alleging an...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Tech Giants Could Face Billions in Fines Under EU's New Content Rules

The world's biggest technology companies could face billions of dollars in fines for breaches of new European Union legislation after...
 

Britain to Write Rules Forcing Companies to Publish Plans for Net Zero Transition

Britain unveiled a new taskforce on Monday to write rules forcing financial firms and listed companies to publish plans from next year...
 

Air Lease to Write Off Value of 27 Jets Stranded in Russia

Air Lease Corp. said on Friday it would write off the value of the 27 jets it has remaining in sanctions-hit Russia, a move that is...
 

Shell's Board Faces Personal Liability for Failure to Cut Emissions: Environment Group

A group that won a victory over energy major Shell last year with a Dutch court order that it deepen greenhouse gas cuts, has warned the...
 

Climate Change Exacerbates Extreme Weather in Europe: Report

Climate change produced another record-breaking year of extreme weather in Europe in 2021, triggering catastrophic flooding and the...
 

Japan Begins Inquiries Into Missing Tourist Boat, With at Least 11 Dead

Inquiries began into what caused the disappearance of a tour boat off Japan's northern coast as search efforts intensified on Monday to...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

I Don't Blame Vyrd. I Blame the System.

I had planned to write and try and answer the question, how can Demotech give a brand-new company (Florida newcomer, Vyrd Insurance) an A...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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How Markel Insurance Uses Black Kite in Their Daily Underwriting Process

This report analyzes the top 99 insurance companies by net premiums written in order better understand their cyber posture and...
 
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The Ultimate Tax Savings Guide For Insurance Agents

Tax season is here, and as an insurance agent, there are many unique tax strategies available that will help you maximize your...
 
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How to Coordinate Client Communication Seamlessly Across Departments

Hear from Nationwide and Salesforce about innovative strategies and processes to personalize the customer experience. Owning...
 
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There's a Microchip Shortage. What Now?

Entering into another year of unpredictability in the global supply chain, the shortage of automobile semiconductor chips —...
 
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