| | Today's Headlines | | | | January 24, 2022 | | | | Today's Headline Sponsor: Safety National |
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| | National | | | | Technology company Root Inc., the Columbus, Ohio-based parent company of Root Insurance, announced yesterday that it has laid off... | | | | Secondary peril events such as wildfires, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are becoming more impactful and generating an increasingly... | | | | Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has spent 4-1/2 years battling the New York Times... | | | | Ford Motor Co. and ADT Inc. have launched a $105 million joint venture, Canopy, to develop and market in-vehicle security systems for... | | | | Brown & Brown Names Batta, Raveling, Kusserelis to Key Posts Brown & Brown, a national insurance brokerage firm, has elevated three... | | | | The global construction industry's risk landscape will be transformed by radical changes in design, materials and processes as the... | | | | Insurance rates are rising, capacity is shrinking, and carriers are tightening their underwriting requirements. As a result, agents must... | | | | Reviewing the 2021 highlights of both a final quarter and a year that saw Travelers deliver double-digit... | | | | More National News » |
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| | East | | | | A judge has dismissed Ocean City from a federal lawsuit over a beach umbrella getting caught in the wind and impaling a woman. The... | | | | New Hampshire has postponed a pending trial against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson over opioid distribution and marketing from February to... | | | | Attorneys for a Maine college and five female athletics coaches said Friday they have reached a settlement stemming from a lawsuit over... | | | | NFP Realigns Its Northeast Region Leadership, Appoints Henry and Walsh Co-Presidents Insurance broker NFP announced Kate Henry and Mike... | | | | More East News » |
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| | Midwest | | | | Technology company Root Inc., the Columbus, Ohio-based parent company of Root Insurance, announced yesterday that it has laid off... | | | | Volkswagen AG agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with Ohio over claims the German automaker violated state laws by manipulating vehicle... | | | | Victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests urged Nebraska lawmakers on Friday to pass a law that would let people who were... | | | | More Midwest News » |
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| | Southeast | | | | The head of one of the larger property insurance companies in Florida said Friday that without a doubling of some of its rates, it will... | | | | A federal judge in Tampa has ordered a roofing contractor to revise its lawsuit complaint, which alleges racketeering law violations... | | | | The West Virginia Senate appears poised to pass a bill that would create a mutual insurance company dedicated to coal mine reclamation... | | | | Thanks to an unexpectedly large state budget surplus for 2021, Georgia's governor wants to pay off a $150 million backlog of workers'... | | | | More Southeast News » |
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| | South Central | | | | A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination at Tulane University's School of Medicine has been settled. Dr. Princess Dennar, a former... | | | | Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has placed a homeowners insurance company in receivership after the insurer suffered losses... | | | | A worker on a crew replacing corroded grating on an oil platform wasn't wearing his safety lifeline when he fell to his death off... | | | | USI Insurance Services has acquired Longview, Texas-based D&H Risk Services LLC. Founded in 1936, D&H Risk Services is an independent... | | | | More South Central News » |
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| | West | | | | Western National Mutual Insurance Co. and Alfa Insurance announced an agreement for Alfa to purchase Legacy Insurance Services Inc. in... | | | | Hundreds of residents remained evacuated Sunday as crews battled a wildfire in rugged mountains along the California coast that forced... | | | | Berkley One has expanded its personal insurance portfolio to Utah. Berkley One is also expanding into Maine. Berkley One Classics... | | | | California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday approved the FAIR Plan to offer new commercial coverage for farm structure risks... | | | | More West News » |
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| | International & Reinsurance | | | | Italy's top insurer Generali on Friday said it would press on with a list of candidates for its new board in line with regulatory... | | | | Leading British asset manager Aviva Investors plans to push boards for greater action on biodiversity and human rights so that companies... | | | | The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has found that a coolant solution, used to create an ice wall halting the... | | | | Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Tower SpA, a Vicenza, Italy-based specialist insurance broker and... | | | | Pen Underwriting announced two new long-term UK capacity deals with QBE in the highly specialist areas of public authority and higher... | | | | This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Aon. A summary of these new... | | | | More International & Reinsurance News » |
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| | Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns | | | | Help It's a simple but profound word. It indicates that you recognize that there is something in your path that exceeds your skills,... | | | | In the category of you can't make this stuff up, a December article on Insurance Journal caught my eye, especially when a coworker asked... | | | | This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Supply chain isn't a topic that sees the headlines a whole lot. That is, unless... | | | | More Blogs » |
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| | Research and Webinars | | | | | The Warranty Survey report takes a deeper dive into data, such as: Who is most likely to have purchased an extended warranty in... | | | | | Independent agents and dedicated agents looking to transition to an independent career have a lot to contemplate when... | | | | | Discover how agents can use modern communication tools to personalize their experience at scale. As the face of insurance... | | | | | Your response to a client's disaster is the key to customer satisfaction, retention, and referrals. Playing a role in your... | | | | More research and webinars » |
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