Insurance Journal

Insurance Journal
October 15, 2018 Issue

National Articles from October 15, 2018

Insurtech Pilots and Pivots: Learning by Doing and Undoing
#MeToo One Year Later
Insurtech: A Role Model of Innovative Talent Success
Is It Time to Start Planning for 2019?

Time to Revisit Independent Contractor vs. Employed Producer Status
Insurtech Partnerships: What Insurers Want and Get
Fatal Car Crashes Fell 2% in 2017; 2018 Appears to Follow Trend
One-Quarter of Americans Own a Side Business, Most Go Uninsured: The Hartford
Mixing Up Occupancy for Commercial and Residential Properties
Monday Workers’ Comp Claims Not Changed by ACA: Report
P/C Direct Premium Written Up 6.1 Percent
Supply and Demand Keeping M&A Market Active
Business Moves
New Markets
Declarations

West Articles from October 15, 2018

Insurtech Jumpstart Rolls out Parametric Earthquake Product for Californians
2018 Workers’ Comp-Related Bills Signed into Law in California
Doing the Right Thing
People

South Articles from October 15, 2018

Texas Coastal Lawmakers Urge Denial of Windstorm Insurer’s Filed 10% Rate Hike
Texas to See More Frequent 100-Year Rain Events, Study Says
Texas Supreme Court Says Family Can Sue City for Man’s Wrongful Death
Let Them Amaze You!
People

Southeast Articles from October 15, 2018

Tennessee Drug Overdose Deaths Rise Again in 2017
Mississippi Woman Awarded $2M in Ruptured Uterus Suit
Fire that Destroyed Mississippi Furniture Plant Ruled Arson
A Team With a Purpose
2 Recent Florida Supreme Court Rulings Could Impact Industry
People

Midwest Articles from October 15, 2018

Iowa Farm Bureau Unveils Unregulated Limited Health Plan
Rowing in the Same Direction
Chicago Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Federal, State Tax Evasion
Report: Confusion in Wisconsin Refinery Blast Evacuation Caused by Social Media
People

East Articles from October 15, 2018

Recognizing the Value of People
Mass. Medical Transportation Business Cited $460K for Wage Law Violations
Construction Company Cited in Connecticut for Safety Hazards, Faces $146K in Penalties
Pennsylvania Warns About Flood-Damaged Vehicles After Hurricane Florence
People

Insurance JournalOctober 15, 2018 Issue

Insurtech Pilots and Pivots: Learning by Doing and Undoing

#MeToo One Year Later

Insurtech: A Role Model of Innovative Talent Success

Is It Time to Start Planning for 2019?

Time to Revisit Independent Contractor vs. Employed Producer Status

Insurtech Partnerships: What Insurers Want and Get

Fatal Car Crashes Fell 2% in 2017; 2018 Appears to Follow Trend

One-Quarter of Americans Own a Side Business, Most Go Uninsured: The Hartford

Mixing Up Occupancy for Commercial and Residential Properties

Monday Workers’ Comp Claims Not Changed by ACA: Report

P/C Direct Premium Written Up 6.1 Percent

Supply and Demand Keeping M&A Market Active

Business Moves

New Markets

Declarations

Insurtech Jumpstart Rolls out Parametric Earthquake Product for Californians

2018 Workers’ Comp-Related Bills Signed into Law in California

Doing the Right Thing

People

Texas Coastal Lawmakers Urge Denial of Windstorm Insurer’s Filed 10% Rate Hike

Texas to See More Frequent 100-Year Rain Events, Study Says

Texas Supreme Court Says Family Can Sue City for Man’s Wrongful Death

Let Them Amaze You!

People

Tennessee Drug Overdose Deaths Rise Again in 2017

Mississippi Woman Awarded $2M in Ruptured Uterus Suit

Fire that Destroyed Mississippi Furniture Plant Ruled Arson

A Team With a Purpose

2 Recent Florida Supreme Court Rulings Could Impact Industry

People

Iowa Farm Bureau Unveils Unregulated Limited Health Plan

Rowing in the Same Direction

Chicago Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Federal, State Tax Evasion

Report: Confusion in Wisconsin Refinery Blast Evacuation Caused by Social Media

People

Recognizing the Value of People

Mass. Medical Transportation Business Cited $460K for Wage Law Violations

Construction Company Cited in Connecticut for Safety Hazards, Faces $146K in Penalties

Pennsylvania Warns About Flood-Damaged Vehicles After Hurricane Florence

People

Insurance Journal
October 15, 2018 Issue