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Fortune 500’s Insured Losses for CrowdStrike Could Reach $1 Billion: Parametrix

Insurance Journal

The total direct financial loss facing the US Fortune 500 companies, excluding Microsoft, from the CrowdStrike outage on July 19 is $5.4 billion, modeling and insurance services firm Parametrix estimates.

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Life Insurance and Mental Health: Your Complete Guide to Coverage

RiskQuoter

Navigating life insurance with a mental health condition can be confusing. This guide explains the factors that affect your eligibility and how to find affordable coverage in 2024. The post Life Insurance and Mental Health: Your Complete Guide to Coverage appeared first on RiskQuoter.com.

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Hurricanes Get the Headlines But Inland Flooding Tops the Disaster List

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Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded.

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Sanctioned Russian insurer clouds dark fleet picture further

Splash: Finance and Insurance

The complex insurance picture surrounding the so-called dark fleet of tankers trading around the world has become even more unsure.

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Global Q2 Commercial Insurance Rates Remain Flat, Ending 7 Years of Price Hikes: Marsh

Insurance Journal

Global commercial insurance rates remained flat during the second quarter of 2024 (down from a 1% increase in Q1 2024), according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.

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Deadly Typhoon Gaemi Floods Philippines, Shuts Taiwan

Insurance Journal

Typhoon Gaemi claimed the lives of at least four people and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands in the Philippines, where parts of Manila are flooded even as the storm moves towards Taiwan.

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AGs in 14 States Want FHFA to Drop Plan to End Title Insurance Requirements

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Attorneys general from 14 states, most of them in the South, are urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency to back off a pilot program that would remove age-old title insurance requirements from some home loans sold to Fannie Mae.

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Typhoon Gaemi Nears China After Pounding Taiwan, Philippines

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Typhoon Gaemi took aim at China after tearing across the Philippines and Taiwan, where it knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes, flooded streets and left at least 24 people dead.

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Secret Ratings Show US Regulator’s Concern on Banks’ Handling of Risks

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A key US regulator has privately found half of the major banks it oversees have an inadequate grasp of a broad swath of potential risks from cyber attacks to employee blunders, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Louisiana Businessman to Pay $1.3M Fine for Neglecting Elderly Residents During Ida

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A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Monday and was sentenced to three years of …

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People Moves: Encova Insurance Names Shaver SVP, Small Business, and Lowe VP, Package Lines Underwriting

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Encova Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Michelle Shaver as senior vice president, small business, commercial lines, and Carrie Lowe as vice president, package lines underwriting. Shaver most recently was a small business leader for Chubb Insurance.

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BHP Must Stop Funding Legal Action to Halt Mariana Dam Claim, London Court Rules

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BHP Group must stop funding legal action seeking to halt some Brazilian municipalities from bringing a multi-billion-pound claim over one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters, London’s High Court ruled on Tuesday.

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California Homeowners Sue FAIR Plan Over Smoke Damage Coverage

Insurance Journal

A class action lawsuit is being brought on behalf of more than 350,000 policyholders against the California FAIR Plan over smoke damage coverage. Dylan Schaffer, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, told SiliconValley.

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NFP Acquires Louisiana’s Southern Insurance Agency

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NFP, an Aon company and property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager and retirement plan advisor, announced the acquisition of Southern Insurance Agency LLC (SIA), a commercial property and casualty broker located in New Orleans.

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Japanese Population Falls at Fastest Pace in Demographic Crisis

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The number of Japanese citizens fell at the fastest clip last year since data collection began in the 1960s, adding pressure on the nation’s social security system and shrinking labor market.

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Jewelers Mutual Acquiring Union Life & Casualty Insurance Agency in Arizona

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Jewelers Mutual Group acquired Union Life & Casualty Insurance Agency in Phoenix, Arizona. JM Insurance Agency Partners Inc., a Jewelers Mutual Group company, will join with UL&C.

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Florida-based Brown & Brown Posts Strong Profit for Q2

Insurance Journal

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. (BRO), one of the largest U.S. insurance brokerages, this week reported second-quarter net income of $257 million, up from $190 million for the second quarter of last year.

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The Connect Group Launches London-Based Specialty Reinsurer

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The Connect Group announced the launch of a London-based specialty reinsurer, Stability Re. This follows the formation in September 2023 of Stability Risk, an MGA created to allow Connect Underwriting Ltd.

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Wife of Ex-Texas Trucking Magnate Sentenced in $9M Work Comp Fraud Scheme

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The wife of a former San Antonio trucking magnate was sentenced this month in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme. Frances Hall, former co-owner of Bill Hall Jr.

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A Guide to Healthcare Insurance: Part 1

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services. In this first installment of a three-part series, PCF Healthcare Practice Leader Brian King examines the vital elements of medical malpractice insurance.

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Hurricanes Get the Headlines But Inland Flooding Tops the Disaster List

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Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded.

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2 Boys Die, 6 Others Hurt, When SUV Overturns Into a Pond in North Dakota

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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — Two boys died when the SUV they were in crashed and ended up in a small pond along the side of a highway in North Dakota.

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AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings for Mt. Morris Mutual Following Downgrade

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AM Best announced it has withdrawn credit ratings of Mt. Morris Mutual Insurance Company in Coloma, Wisconsin, less than a week after the credit rating agency downgraded the company’s ratings. AM Best said it withdrawn Mt.

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New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Takes Issue with Ruling on Living Expenses

Insurance Journal

A Santa Fe District Court ruling that State Farm and Casualty Co.

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Senate Democrats Seek to Reverse Supreme Court Curb on Regulatory Agency Power

Insurance Journal

Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced a bill designed to undo a ruling last month by the U.S. Supreme Court that curtailed the ability of federal agencies to issue regulations addressing issues including the environment, consumer protection and workers’ rights.