Thursday, December 5, 2024

Maryland to Require Security Guard Licensing, Proof of Insurance

Starting January 1, 2025, Maryland will begin requiring businesses employing security guards or in-house loss prevention personnel to meet new licensing and certification requirements and provide proof of insurance. According to the legislation (Senate Bill 760 (2023), any business or …


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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Bullets in UnitedHealthcare CEO Death Inscribed With ‘Depose,’ ‘Delay’

The words “delay” and “depose” were written on a shell casing and a live round recovered in front of the New York Hilton Midtown, where UnitedHealth Group Inc. insurance chief Brian Thompson was fatally shot on Wednesday, according to people …


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Thursday, December 5, 2024

GEICO Chooses North Texas as Operation Hub for Commercial Insurance Business

GEICO announced the addition 500 new jobs in North Texas in an expansion of its commercial insurance business. Of these positions, 300 will support GEICO’s commercial operations at its Richardson office, which has been designated as a main hub to …


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Thursday, December 5, 2024

UK Insurer Aviva Said to Boost Direct Line Takeover Bid to £3.4 Billion

Aviva Plc has increased its offer for Direct Line Insurance Group Plc to about £3.4 billion ($4.4 billion), days after its initial proposal to buy the UK motor insurer was rejected, people with knowledge of the matter said. London-listed Aviva …


UK Insurer Aviva Said to Boost Direct Line Takeover Bid to £3.4 Billion
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
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Thursday, December 5, 2024

People Moves: Benekiva Makes Key Leadership Appointments

Benekiva, headquartered in West De Moines, Iowa, expanded its leadership team with several new appointments. Krista Eger, vice president of product, previously served as Benekiva’s director of product. Before joining Benekiva, she served as safe agile product owner II – …


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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Drones Offer an Unparalleled View of the Biggest Wildfire Risks

Spotting dead and downed trees that can fuel explosive fires is like searching for a needle in a haystack for forestry crews. Not so for drones, which can survey thousands of acres in a single afternoon, easily accessing landscapes that …


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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Texas DWC Seeks Public Comment on Telemedicine Rule Proposal

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking public comments for a proposed rule to allow treating doctors to perform maximum medical improvement examinations by telemedicine or telehealth. DWC said the amendments are necessary to allow …


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Thursday, December 5, 2024

AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for CNA

AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of “a+” (Excellent) of the property/casualty (P/C) subsidiaries of CNA Financial Corporation, …


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Category: Midwest News
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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Texas Power Grid Operator Says State is Better Prepared for Extreme Cold

Texas’ grid operator warned that the state should prepare for extreme cold this winter but said the state’s main power grid is better equipped than in previous years to withstand a powerful winter storm. At a board meeting on Tuesday, …


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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Illinois Roofing Contractor Cited Eighth Time for Safety Violations

For the eighth time since 2020, federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a Lake Zurich, Illinois roofing contractor for exposing workers to falls from elevation, the leading cause of fatal and serious injuries among people employed in the construction industry. …


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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Ivans Index Shows Most Commercial Lines Renewal Rates Up in November

Most major commercial lines premium renewal rates were higher month over month, except general liability, which remained consistent with October and Commercial Property and Workers’ Compensation which saw a decrease, according to the November 2024’s results of the Ivans Index. …


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Category: National News
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Investors With $9.5 Trillion Seek Mandatory Scope 3 Emissions Disclosures

An influential coalition of pension funds and insurance companies holding a combined $9.5 trillion of assets called on regulators to mandate corporate disclosures of so-called Scope 3 emissions. The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance said in a report published on Wednesday …


Investors With $9.5 Trillion Seek Mandatory Scope 3 Emissions Disclosures
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Alabama Singer/Public Adjuster Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor, Stay Home

Austin Tanner, a claims adjuster and aspiring country singer from Alabama, has been confined mostly to his home and must wear an ankle monitor after he violated the terms of his bail bond and traveled to the Country Music Awards …


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As Providence Mutual Exits Auto Insurance Business, Plymouth Rock to Get Renewals

Providence Mutual recently notified state regulators that it is exiting the auto insurance business for both commercial and personal lines in the four states where it currently offers the coverages – Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. The company …


As Providence Mutual Exits Auto Insurance Business, Plymouth Rock to Get Renewals
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Florida Citizens Policy Count Dips Below 1 Million for First Time in Two Years

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has dropped below 1 million policies in force for the first time since July 2022, a milestone that officials said reflects an ongoing depopulation program and an improving market in the state. Since January of …


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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Amundi Interested in Buying Allianz Global Investors

Amundi SA is interested in acquiring control of Allianz SE’s asset manager Allianz Global Investors as the French company scouts for deals amid industry consolidation, people familiar with the matter said. Europe’s biggest asset manager has been holding on-and-off talks …


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Grief, Then Confusion: Questions of Motive Emerge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing

UnitedHealth Group’s investor day turned from an ordinary corporate meeting in a midtown Manhattan hotel to a scene of stunned grief quicker than the health insurer could even react. “It was mid-presentation when everyone began to get the headlines,” said …


Grief, Then Confusion: Questions of Motive Emerge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing
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Chinese Hackers Breached Eight US Telecom Providers, White House Says

Chinese hackers compromised eight American telecommunications companies as part of a wide-ranging espionage effort to gather intelligence about prominent US citizens, Biden administration officials said Wednesday. Anne Neuberger, deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for cyber …


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FDIC Looks to Direct Monitoring of Fintech Companies After Synapse Collapse

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has started to directly monitor financial-technology companies that partner with banks across the US, according to people familiar with the regulator’s supervisory operations. The fintech monitoring system will help FDIC examiners anticipate potential vulnerabilities before …


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People Moves: O’Connell to Lead Aon’s Reinsurance Global Cyber Strategy; Flude New CEO of Lancashire Insurance US; Hippo Names Collins CMO

Aon Names O’Connell as Global Cyber Strategy and Growth Leader Aon plc named Robert O’Connell as global cyber strategy and growth leader, executive managing director, within its Reinsurance Solutions business. O’Connell will be based in New York. Previously, O’Connell served …


People Moves: O’Connell to Lead Aon’s Reinsurance Global Cyber Strategy; Flude New CEO of Lancashire Insurance US; Hippo Names Collins CMO
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Target Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Pride Backlash, Judge Rules

Target has failed to persuade a judge in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the retailer of deceiving shareholders after its sales of LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride Month sparked a backlash and a customer boycott. U.S. District Judge John …


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Trump Picks Atkins, Ex-SEC Commissioner, to Succeed Gensler

Paul Atkins is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US Securities and Exchange Commission, suggesting four years of relaxed policy and enforcement for crypto firms to hedge funds. Trump selected Atkins to replace outgoing Chair Gary Gensler, whose ambitious …


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How Vermont Community Helped One Family Recover After Floods Took Everything

The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two guinea pigs last summer was their cars upended and propelled away by rushing flood waters. Minutes earlier they had abandoned …


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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Claim Frequency in California Workers’ Comp Higher in L.A. Area, Study Shows

Claim frequency in California workers’ compensation remains significantly higher in the Los Angeles Basin than in the northern part of the state, a new study shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its WCIRB Geo Study 2024, …


Claim Frequency in California Workers’ Comp Higher in L.A. Area, Study Shows
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Category: West News
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:00:11 +0000
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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Arizona DOI Forms Council to Address Availability and Affordability in Wildland

Arizona Department of Insurance Director Barbara D. Richardson has created a Resiliency and Mitigation Council that plans to examine the availability and affordability of homeowners insurance in forested and wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas of Arizona. Based on the work of …


Arizona DOI Forms Council to Address Availability and Affordability in Wildland
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Category: West News
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:00:08 +0000
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Californians Pay Billions for Power Companies’ Wildfire Prevention Efforts. Are They Cost-Effective?

Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey Fire in 2018. Since then, she’s pressed for a safer electric grid in California. “It’s so easy to forget the risk that we …


Californians Pay Billions for Power Companies’ Wildfire Prevention Efforts. Are They Cost-Effective?
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Description: Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey Fire in 2018. Since then, she’s pressed for a safer electric grid in California. “It’s so easy to forget the risk that we …
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Category: West News
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:00:06 +0000
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Slain UnitedHealth Executive Puts New Focus on CEO Safety Policy

The UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive who was fatally shot in New York on Wednesday morning had no personal security detail, a circumstance that could prompt swift changes inside corporate boardrooms, especially as the global political environment grows more unstable. Brian …


Slain UnitedHealth Executive Puts New Focus on CEO Safety Policy
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Description: The UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive who was fatally shot in New York on Wednesday morning had no personal security detail, a circumstance that could prompt swift changes inside corporate boardrooms, especially as the global political environment grows more unstable. Brian …
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Category: National News
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:20:32 +0000
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Insurance Broker Verlingue Acquires Switzerland’s ProConseils Solutions

Verlingue, the Quimper, France-based insurance broker and subsidiary of the Adelaïde Group, announced it has acquired ProConseils Solutions, a major player in the insurance brokerage market in French-speaking Switzerland. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Verlingue said this …


Insurance Broker Verlingue Acquires Switzerland’s ProConseils Solutions
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Full content: Verlingue, the Quimper, France-based insurance broker and subsidiary of the Adelaïde Group, announced it has acquired ProConseils Solutions, a major player in the insurance brokerage market in French-speaking Switzerland. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Verlingue said this …
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Category: International & Reinsurance News
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:01:04 +0000
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Texas-Based Upland Expands Into Product Recall

Upland Capital Group announced it is expanding into a new market with the introduction of a Product Recall product to its portfolio. The new product focuses on product defect coverage for component parts and consumer goods as well as food …


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Category: Texas / South Central News
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:45:43 +0000
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

JPMorgan Bolsters Florida Bet With 300 New Jobs in Orlando

JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to hire 300 people in the Orlando area over the next two years, part of the largest US bank’s expansion in the South. The firm will renovate its 250,000-square-foot (23,226-square-meter) campus in central Florida, which …


JPMorgan Bolsters Florida Bet With 300 New Jobs in Orlando
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Full content: JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to hire 300 people in the Orlando area over the next two years, part of the largest US bank’s expansion in the South. The firm will renovate its 250,000-square-foot (23,226-square-meter) campus in central Florida, which …
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Category: Southeast News
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:24:03 +0000
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