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April 20, 2022
 
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National

 

Travelers CEO Schnitzer: Loss Costs 'Challenging as Ever to Predict'

In the words of its CEO, there's a "fair amount to pay attention to" from the first-quarter earnings call of Travelers, as the P/C...
 

Reducing Inequality, Hiking Minimum Wage Could Boost U.S. Economy: White House

Boosting enforcement of antidiscrimination and antitrust laws, raising the federal minimum wage and higher unionization rates could...
 

Insurtech Funding Levels Come Crashing Down in Q1

Funding for the insurtech sector plummeted 58% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to fourth-quarter 2021, according to data released...
 

Labor Board Judge Rules Amazon Must Reinstate Fired Warehouse Worker

A judge has ruled Amazon must reinstate a former warehouse employee who was fired in the early days of the pandemic, saying the company...
 

'Zero-Day' Hacks Hit Record in 2021, Google Researchers Say

After a year dominated by high-profile ransomware attacks and supply chain compromises, researchers from Alphabet Inc.'s Google have...
 

Innovation Boosts Carrier Top Lines: AM Best

Insurers with well-developed innovation initiatives have much higher levels of top-line growth than those who lag behind on the...
 

Inflation Outpacing Premium Increases for Auto and Homeowners Lines

US Insurers — already hammered by extraordinary losses caused by natural disasters — are failing to raise premiums at a pace that...
 

Lloyds' CFO Sees Inflation as Biggest 'Emerging Risk' for Insurers in 2022

The insurance industry has faced myriad disrupters during the past several years, ranging from the ongoing effects of a...
 
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East

 

New Jersey Diocese Reaches $87.5M Settlement with Sex Abuse Claimants

The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, and the committee representing about 300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse have reached an...
 

Virginia Woman Bitten by Snake Endures Complex Disability, Financial, Legal Effects

It was the snakebite story shared around the globe. At least that's how it felt to Rachel Myrick, who was bitten by a poisonous snake...
 

NFL's Washington Commanders Deny Financial, Workplace Misconduct Allegations

The NFL's Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter sent Monday to the U.S Federal Trade...
 
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Midwest

 

Dairy Processor to Pay $79,000 Over Disability Discrimination Suit at Michigan Location

Agropur, Inc., a dairy processor and U.S. subsidiary of Canadian-based Agropur Cooperative, will pay $79,000 and provide other relief to...
 

Coaching Youth Hockey Bonds Insurance Pros On & Off The Rink

Rob McGaver was a few months into coaching his son's youth hockey team when he wanted to know a little bit more about one of the other...
 
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Southeast

 

Sensors Had Been Adjusted on Thrill Ride Where Teen Fell to Death, Report Says

Sensors on a Florida amusement park ride had been adjusted manually to double the size of the opening for restraints on two seats. That...
 

SureTec Pays Bond on Atlanta Official Accused of $100,000 in Credit Card Charges

After the former chief financial officer for Atlanta, accused of racking up huge charges on his city credit card, lost his appeal at the...
 

Higginbotham Buys Lyon Fry Cadden in Alabama

Lyon Fry Cadden Insurance, one of the oldest property and casualty brokers in Alabama, is now part of Higginbotham, one of the largest...
 

Hospital Must Turn Over Info on Famous Cardiologist, Appeals Court Says

Once a party relinquishes information considered privileged, it cannot then claim that other information about the same subject must...
 

J&J Settles West Virginia Opioid Suit for $99 Million

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $99 million to settle claims by West Virginia that it helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis in the...
 

Florida's Harbour Agency Joins Renaissance Alliance

Harbour Insurance Agency in Florida has joined Renaissance Alliance, a national network designed to help agencies grow revenue. Harbour,...
 

Kin Closes $175M Private Placement Cat Bond Transaction

Kin Insurance, a direct-to-consumer, technology-based platform, announced it had closed a $175 million private placement catastrophe bond...
 
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South Central

 

Residents Given 'All-Clear' After Louisiana Chemical Leak

Residents near a chemical plant outside Baton Rouge have been given the "all-clear" after a chemical leak prompted orders for them to...
 

3 Louisiana Black Churches Rebuilding After 2019 Arson

Three years after an arsonist torched three small Black Baptist churches in rural Louisiana, rebuilding is well under way. Mount Pleasant...
 

Astroworld Task Force Presents Findings

The Texas Task Force on Concert Safety (TFCS) presented a report to Gov. Greg Abbott on April 19 detailing safety recommendations for...
 
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West

 

Former California Insurance Agent Arraigned for Stealing Premiums

Former California insurance agent Marc Leigh Miles, 71, formerly of Irvine, and currently residing in Eagle, Idaho, was arraigned on nine...
 

California Trying to Reduce Flood Risk Along Rivers

Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California's farm country sits a property being redesigned to look like...
 

People Moves: Lockton Names Franze Senior Vice President; Gorst & Compass Adds Peterson in Pacific Northwest

Lockton named Jennifer Franze senior vice president in its Mountain West series. Franze has 15 years of experience servicing industries...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Global Executives Want to Ditch Work From Home but Few Follow Their Own Advice

Bosses are hellbent on getting their staff back into the office. It's just that the rules don't necessarily apply to them. While 35% of...
 

UK Regulator Sets Diversity Targets for Top Executives, Boards

The Financial Conduct Authority has set UK-listed companies three diversity targets, including a goal for at least 40% women on their...
 

Deliveroo Found Guilty, Fined for Abusing Riders' Rights in France

Two former managers of Deliveroo were given suspended one-year prison sentences and fined 30,000 euros ($32,380) by a French court on...
 

IMF Sees No 'Bounce Back' for Russia Economy, Expects More Damage if Sanctions Escalate

Russia's economy will not recover anytime soon from sweeping sanctions imposed by Western nations over its war in Ukraine, and could see...
 

RMS Promotes Steel to General Manager, Succeeding White

RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based risk modeling company, announced that Michael Steel has been appointed to its top leadership position of...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

Beware of Bond Fraud

It's fortunately rare, but when bond fraud happens, it can be devastating. As a bond producer developing a book of surety business, you...
 

Carrier and Agency Duties Under the DOL Fiduciary Rule

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The insurance industry thrives on rewarding top-selling agents, but the Department...
 

Is Your Agency on 'Par' with Cash Management?

As you may know, in the golfing world, "par" refers to the number of strokes that an expert golfer would be expected to make on a...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty: 5 Reasons to Select a Cargo Policy

Port accumulation and trans-shipment delays. Extreme weather events. Fires at sea. These are just a few interconnected yet...
 
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Amidst a Widespread Microchip Shortage, Real-Time Insurance Reporting is a Must

Entering into another year of unpredictability in the global supply chain, the shortage of automobile semiconductor chips —...
 
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Beyond Burnout-Redefining a New Era in the Work Place

In a new report, Beyond Burnout—Redefining a New Era in the Work Place, Cake & Arrow gets to the heart of how people's...
 
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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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Innovative Strategies & Processes to Personalize Customer Experience

Hear from Nationwide and Salesforce about innovative strategies and processes to personalize the customer experience. Owning...
 
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