Insurance
Tax Credit to Offset Insurance Deductibles Is Part of Missouri Legislative Package
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday approved hundreds of millions of dollars of financial aid to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to remain in the state and help the St. Louis area recover …
Read More People Moves: Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive Director; WTW Makes Senior Hires to Insurance Consulting and Technology Business
Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive Director The Big “I” appointed Kasey Connors as executive director of the Big “I” Agents Council for Technology (ACT). Connors is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and …
Read More Climate Group Says State Farm Rate Hike to Cost California Homeowners $1,000
A report from a climate activist group says State Farm’s rate increases, if approved, would cost the average California homeowner more than $1,000. State Farm upped its rate request in May, a week after getting the OK for a large …
Read More Researchers Chase Hail Across Great Plains in Effort to Improve Forecasting
Wind roared against the SUV’s windows as its tires sloshed through water dumped onto the road by the downpour. A horizon-wide funnel cloud loomed out the window, several miles away. Then came the loud metallic pings on the roof. First …
Read More Viewpoint: Recalls and Claims Amid A Sea of Regulatory Change
The current regulatory and claims environment for products, food and beverage, automobiles, medical devices, and more, is rapidly shifting amid layoffs at the federal level, slowdowns on inspections, and the potential for reduced enforcement. In response, business leaders are working …
Read More Auto Insurance Satisfaction Rankings: High Lifetime Value Customers Most at Risk
[no_auto_dropcap]“It’s Now a Buyer’s Market for Auto Insurance, J.D. Power Finds.” That headline on top of an announcement about the release of the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Auto Insurance Study this week summed up a key takeaway of the customer …
Read More Meta Sues Hong Kong Firm in Crackdown on Deepfake Nude Apps
Meta Platforms Inc. is suing a Hong Kong-based business for allegedly promoting so-called nudify apps, as the Facebook owner attempts to combat a surge in naked and sexual images created by artificial intelligence. The tech giant said it filed a …
Read More Man Charged After Claiming Deer Damage in What Was Actually a Fatal Hit-and-Run
From North Carolina to Florida, insurance fraud investigators have been busy the last few weeks, leading to the arrests of firefighters, alleged auto-crash stagers, and a man who reportedly filed a claim after his car killed a pedestrian. In Mooresville, …
Read More New Hampshire Motorists Warned of Licensing and Traffic Violation Scam
New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella is alerting residents to an active scam targeting consumers through fraudulent text messages falsely claiming to be from the the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). According to Formella, the Consumer Protection and …
Read More California Commissioner Investigating State Farm’s Handling of LA Wildfire Claims
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday said he has launched a formal investigation into State Farm’s handling of thousands of insurance claims from wildfire survivors affected by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in January. The California Department of Insurance …
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