Progressive to End Offering Dwelling Fire Insurance
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Progressive said it will stop offering dwelling fire insurance, with nonrenewal notices going out as early as Nov. 19.
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Benefits for Seasonal Employees | Solstice
Solstice Insurance Broker
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
If you have clients who own businesses with "seasonality" that requires a temporary workforce, as their valued broker, you must pay attention to the laws requiring benefits for seasonal employees. Here we will go the benefits requirements for seasonal employees and how they can affect your clients.
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Modern Cars Are Surveillance Devices on Wheels With Major Privacy Risks: Report
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NOVEMBER 20, 2024
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet connected cars in Australia. It’s yet another reason why we need urgent reform of privacy laws. Modern cars are increasingly equipped with internet-enabled features.
Despite Storms, Moody’s Upgrades Florida Tax Bonds for Cat Fund, Citizens, FIGA
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Despite four hurricanes in just over a year and significant payouts by the Florida Cat Fund, three special tax bonds have seen their ratings upgraded, the state’s insurance commissioner announced Monday.
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Boeing Dismantles DEI Team as Pressure Builds on New CEO
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NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Boeing Co. has dismantled its global diversity, equity and inclusion department, making it the latest high-profile corporation to make changes to its DEI policy as its new top leader oversees a broader revamp of the company’s workforce.
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Digital Transformation in Insurance Marketing: How to Leverage Technology to Drive Growth and Engagement
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NOVEMBER 3, 2024
The insurance industry has historically been slow to adopt new technologies o often relying on traditional outreach, marketing and client management methods.
Michigan Jury Awards $12M to Woman Fired for Refusing to Get COVID Vaccine
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — A jury awarded more than $12 million Friday to a woman who lost her job at a Michigan insurance company after declining to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
Blacks and Hispanics Pay More for Auto Insurance. Study Tries to Answer Why.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
A new study examining potential unintentional bias in auto insurance finds that while Black and Hispanic drivers pay more than other drivers for coverage, they also have more claims and driving infractions.
World Insurance Acquires New England’s NorthStar Insurance
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
National insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC reports it acquired NorthStar Insurance Services of Needham, Massachusetts on July 1, 2024. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Homeowners Insurance Does Not Cover Cryptocurrency Theft, 4th Circuit Affirms
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
By Andrew Simpson A federal appeals court has affirmed that a homeowners insurance policy does not cover the theft of cryptocurrency because the loss of a digital currency does not involve a “direct physical loss” as required by the policy.
Biden Requests $98.6 Billion in Emergency Disaster Aid Funds
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
President Joe Biden’s administration is seeking $98.6 billion in emergency disaster relief funding from Congress to address the devastation from recent back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the US southeast and left billions in damage.
Why Asbestos Is Still Being Found in Some Cosmetics
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Asbestos, a notorious carcinogen, was in widespread use throughout the 20th century – from building materials to brake pads and even fake snow on film sets including The Wizard of Oz and White Christmas.
After Tens of Billions in Insured Losses, Record-Breaking Hurricane Season Ends
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30 after 18 named storms including the earliest Category 5 storm on record, and possibly one of the costliest hurricanes to the insurance industry.
Florida Citizens’ Brass Tired of ‘Clickbait’ News on its Hurricane Claims Denials
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Officials with Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. took issue Thursday with a number of national and Florida news reports that have suggested that the insurer has the “worst rate” on paying claims after recent hurricanes.
Redfin Reports Home Sales Dropping Fast in Five Florida Metro Areas
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The five U.S. metropolitan areas with the biggest drop in home sales are all in Florida, the result of a perfect storm of rising insurance costs, homeowner association fees and repeat storms, a home sales tracking service reported Wednesday.
Insurer, Contractors Allege Staged Injury Claims Scheme Under New York Scaffold Law
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
A construction industry captive insurer along with three construction contractors have filed a lawsuit alleging a massive New York fraud scheme involving staged workplace accidents and bogus workers’ compensation and personal injury lawsuits backed by complicit lawyers and medical providers.
St. Pete to Spend Millions on Stadium After Reducing Insurance Coverage This Year
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
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Allstate Says It’s Ready to Grow Homeowners Line With All 3 Distribution Channels
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Allstate said it sees opportunity where others may not — in homeowners insurance. And the insurer plans to use all three distribution channels to do it.
New York High Court Upholds Uber Arbitration Mandate in Previously-Filed Injury Case
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
In a 5-2 decision, New York State’s high court this week upheld Uber’s “clickwrap” agreement requiring arbitration of all disputes in a case of a passenger who was injured by another vehicle after exiting an Uber car.
Claims Analysis: Roofs Define Luxury Homes’ Insurability
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
The insurance industry is facing a significant rise in roof-related claims.
World Insurance Acquires North Dakota’s F1 Insurance
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of First International Insurance (“FI Insurance”) -a division of First International Bank & Trust of Watford City, North Dakota on October 1, 2024. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Clergy Abuse Victim Whose Parents Kicked Him Out Will Use Settlement to Help Others
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Duane Gray says the priest at his Connecticut parish began sexually abusing him around 1974, when he was 12 years old. He told his parents, but they didn’t believe it and beat him repeatedly.
Cyberattacks Cost UK Businesses £44 Billion During Past 5 Years, Howden Survey
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Cyberattacks cost UK businesses approximately £44 billion (US$55.3 billion) in lost revenue over the past five years, according to research published by Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group. Half of those businesses (52%), or 1.
My Safe Florida Condo Program Runs Out of Funding in One Week
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
Just a week after a pilot program for strengthening Florida condominiums was launched it reached maximum capacity and is no longer accepting applications.
NFIP to Begin Taking Monthly Flood Insurance Payments
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
The National Flood Insurance Program will soon start to accept monthly payments for flood insurance premiums, ending 55 years of requiring full payment upon application or renewal.
Ford Hit With Near-Record $165 Million Penalty on Recall Failure
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Ford Motor Co. agreed to a $165 million civil penalty to settle allegations the company failed to recall cars with defective rearview cameras in a timely manner, the second-largest fine ever levied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Lawsuit Seeks OSHA Records on Deaths of 3 Amazon Workers
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
A worker activist has sued the Department of Labor (DOL) to force the release of records surrounding the deaths of three workers at New Jersey Amazon workplaces in 2022.
Allstate Insurers Sue Hyundai, Kia to Pay for Claims From Defective Cars
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
A group of subsidiaries of Allstate have filed a subrogation suit against Hyundai and Kia to get back costs paid to insureds for damages when their cars suddenly erupted in flames. According to the lawsuit, now in U.S.
Patronis to Leave Florida CFO Job to Run for Gaetz’ Seat in Congress
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Florida’s chief financial officer, Jimmy Patronis, whose office oversees insurance agent and adjuster licensing, along with insurance fraud investigations, plans to step down and run for Congress next year.
Wisconsin Man Charged With Crop Insurance Fraud
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
A Wisconsin man has been charged with defrauding the Federal Crop Insurance Program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin announced. Lance G. Meier, 52, Ogema, is charged with defrauding the federal crop insurance program.
Aon to Purchase In-House Insurance Agency of Mitsubishi Chemical Group in Japan
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Insurance broker Aon plc announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the in-house insurance agency business of Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG), enhancing Aon’s risk and health capability offering in Japan. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
Tennessee Sees Big Jump in Insurance Producer Licenses in Recent Years
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Tennessee has seen a 25% jump in the number of insurance producer licenses in the past five years, an increase that regulators have attributed to a population boom in the state and easy access to producer exams.
GM to Recall More Than 461,000 Vehicles Over Transmission Issues: NHTSA
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
General Motors will recall 461,839 vehicles over an issue with transmission, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday.
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