June 18, 2018 Construction Market & Risks Report Markets: Umbrellas (Personal & Commercial)

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In this Issue

• Idea Exchange
  Bonding with California’s Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Regs
  A new legislative framework for autonomous vehicle testing and...
• Features
  Driver Had Hands off Wheel in Fatal Tesla Autopilot Crash
  The driver of a Tesla Inc. Model X car using Autopilot did not have...
• Features
  I.I.I. on How Insurance Boosts Economy, Communities and Innovation
  While consumers understand insurance as protection against financial...
• Features
  California State Fund Says It Reduced Opioid Prescriptions by 60%
  California's State Compensation Insurance Fund is reporting a...
• Features
  Lawsuit Filed Against Hawaiian Restaurant Chain After Data Breach
  Two people have filed a class-action lawsuit against Hawaii...
• Features
  Nevada Motorists Face July 1 Auto Insurance Rate Increase
  Nevada state officials are reminding as many as 600,000 vehicle...
• Features
  OSHA Seeking $65K in Penalties in Colorado Envirotech Worker Death
  Federal regulators are proposing nearly $65,000 in penalties for a...
• Features
  Opioid Maker Wants Alaska Lawsuit Dismissed
  An attorney for Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the...
• Features
  California’s First Cannabis Business Owners Policy Approved
  California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved the first...
• Features
  Digital Workers’ Comp Agency Pie Insurance Enters 3 More States
  Digital agency Pie Insurance has begun selling its low-cost small...
• Features
  J.D. Power: Why Lemonade’s Policy 2.0 Matters
  Recently insurtech start-up Lemonade launched a product initiative...
• People & Places
  People
  EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added risk management and...

National Coverage

• Cover Stories
  Keeping Up With Construction Insurance
  Brokers who specialize in the construction industry love their...
• Editor's Note
  24/7 Tech: Not Normal or Healthy
  In an "always on" society - where we constantly carry mini-computers...
• Idea Exchange
  Insider Viewpoint: How Contractors’ Use of Digital Surveillance Enhances Quality While Reducing Defect Litigation
  In the quality assurance world, the days of clipboards, pencils and...
• Idea Exchange
  Becoming a Socially Responsible Agency
  Social responsibility is becoming increasingly important to all...
• Idea Exchange
  How Agency Partnerships Help Agencies at a Crossroad
  Even as they look back on several years of steady growth and success,...
• Closing Quote
  3 Reasons Your Clients Need to Buy Personal Umbrella
  There are at least three reasons for an individual to buy a personal...
• Features
  Commercial Insurance Prices Increase First Time in 3 Years
  Commercial insurance prices in the U.S. increased modestly in the...
• Features
  Global Commercial Insurance Market to Grow $170B in P/C Premium By 2021: Aon Inpoint
  Global commercial property/casualty insurance premiums were worth...
• Features
  Nearly One-Third of Workers’ Comp Claim Payments Due to Construction Falls
  Over the past five years, Nationwide processed more than 10,000...
• Features
  Insurtech Investments Hit New High in Q1: Willis Towers Watson
  Insurtech investment deals reached a new high in the 2018 first...
• Features
  Major Growth Plans Ahead for Schinnerer Group – Now Rebranded as ‘Victor’
  Big changes are ahead at The Schinnerer Group, a managing general...
• Features
  Personal Cyber Insurance-Security Packages Being Tested with Wealthy
  Insurance is supposed to make you feel safe, but even those who sell...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  Bakers Insurance Market Detail: Food Liability Insurance Program's...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  Kemper, Infinity Kemper Corp. and Infinity Property and Casualty...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Pesticide Safety "EPA's indefinite suspension of critical pesticide...