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Lawsuits vs. Citizens Insurer Continue to Rise But Legal Fees and Payouts Dropping

Mar 11 2022 // A committee of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. governing body produced some good news on litigated claims and some bad news Thursday, giving further insight into a big part of Florida’s insurance market.The bad...

Tesla, Other Car Makers Have Edge Over Incumbent Auto Insurers: Moody’s

Mar 10 2022 // Tesla and other car makers represent a growing threat to incumbent auto insurers, even though they have little direct impact on the insurance market today, Moody’s Investors Services said.In a report titled,...

AM Best Downgrades Outlook for Florida Family Insurance Companies

Mar 10 2022 // The AM Best rating firm has downgraded the credit rating and the outlook for Florida Family Insurance and its subsidiary, Florida Family Home Insurance Co.The rating firm said the companies’ long-term issuer credit...

WCRA to Distribute $600 Million to Minnesota Workers’ Comp Insurers, Self-Insurers, Policyholders

Mar 10 2022 // The Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association (WCRA) will distribute $600 million to Minnesota’s insurers, self-insurers and policyholders, the association announced this month.The WCRA Board of Directors,...

New Chief at Pinnacol in Colorado Plans to Transform Hundred-Year-Old Carrier to Deal with Changing Workforce

Mar 10 2022 // John O’Donnell picked an interesting time to change jobs.The way the world works is radically changing, and just as the pandemic – apparently – wanes, he’s taking the helm of a large workers’...

Illinois District Court: Insurer Cannot Rely on Employment-Related Exclusion in BIPA Suit

Mar 9 2022 // An Illinois federal judge said a policy exclusion for employment-related practices does not protect State Automobile Insurance Co. from defending a grocery chain accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information...

Sanctions Against Russia ‘Manageable’ for UK Insurers, Banks: Regulator

Mar 9 2022 // Sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine are “manageable” for Britain’s insurers and wider financial sector, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Tuesday.Britain is...

London’s Marine Insurers Widen High-Risk Shipping Areas as Ukraine Conflict Escalates

Mar 9 2022 // London’s marine insurance market has widened the area of waters around the Black Sea and Sea of Azov that it deems high risk as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensifies and perils to merchant shipping grow.The...

Florida Class Action Wants Answer: Must Insurer Pay Attorney Fees for Pre-Suit Notices?

Mar 9 2022 // Florida’s Senate Bill 76, signed into law last June, was supposed to help reduce insurance claims litigation by making policyholders give 10-day notice before they file suit. The idea was to give insurers a little...

FMCSA Declares Texas Motor Carrier to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety Following Fatal Crash

Mar 8 2022 // The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Koboat Trucking LLC, USDOT No. 3273682, a Houston-based motor carrier, to be an “imminent hazard”...

Avatar Becomes Second Florida Insurer to Face Insolvency This Year

Mar 8 2022 // Two weeks after St. Johns Insurance Co. was declared insolvent, Florida regulators have taken steps to begin liquidating Tampa-based Avatar Property & Casualty Insurance Co., making it the second carrier this year to...

Insurers Refuse to Pick Up Bill for Billions in Opioid Claims

Mar 8 2022 // A multibillion-dollar bill is coming due for the U.S. opioid epidemic and insurers for some of the largest drug makers, distributors and pharmacies are refusing to help pay for it.A Delaware Supreme Court ruling in January...

Miss. Supreme Court: No Sanctions for Insurer that Fought Septic Tank Order

Mar 8 2022 // In a workers’ compensation case that has been called “highly unusual,” Employers Insurance Co. of Wausau has avoided having to pay for a new septic tank, a new central air system and vehicle insurance for...

Insurers Urged to Stress Test Cyber Portfolios for Russian Attack Potential

Mar 7 2022 // Cyber risk and analytics firm CyberCube said it has seen cyber attacks on Ukrainian government services, infrastructure, and other industries and it urges the insurance industry to reevaluate exposures.Russia’s...

Florida Insurers Crying Foul Over Slide’s ‘Favored’ Treatment in St. Johns Insolvency

Mar 7 2022 // The news that a startup Florida insurance company will assume $400 million in policies from the now-insolvent St. Johns Insurance Co. – without input from other carriers – has set tongues wagging and emails flying...

How Data-Rich Telematics Is Accelerating the Future of Auto Insurance

Mar 7 2022 // Auto insurance pricing is complex, challenging carriers to deliver competitive rates that effectively balance risk with profit potential.Fortunately, the evolution of telematics has streamlined the pricing process to...

Small Business Revolution

Mar 7 2022 // The global pandemic, economic recession and worldwide supply chain shortages have not hindered the optimism and drive of the U.S. small business sector. In fact, the Great Resignation might lead to a small business...

Supreme Court Asked to Resolve Federal Drug Law v. State Medical Marijuana Laws Debate

Mar 7 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to address whether the federal drug law that criminalizes possession of marijuana invalidates state orders requiring employers and their workers’ compensation insurers to pay for...

Russian Cyberattacks May Test Insurer War Exclusion Policy Language

Mar 4 2022 // The Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased the risk of cyberattacks and potential claim costs for property/casualty (P/C) insurers globally that offer cyber coverage, the majority of which is underwritten in North...

China Instructs State Insurers to Review Exposure to Russia, Ukraine

Mar 4 2022 // China has told top state insurers to perform urgent checks on their exposure to Russia and Ukraine, as concerns swirl about the damage to the two economies amid intense fighting, according to two sources and documents seen...