INSURANCE NEWS

Report: Impact of BEC Attacks on US Companies Misunderstood

A new report asserts the impact of business email compromise incidents on U.S. companies is likely underestimated and misunderstood—and it shows that multifactor authentication and cybersecurity awareness programs may be the top two risk management controls to prevent BEC attacks. …
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A Troubling Phrase: ‘Just a Category 1 Hurricane’

Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” Or even worse: “Tropical storm? Just some wind and rain.” But look at Hurricane Beryl, which hit Texas this week as …
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Letters Don’t Seem to Sway Judge: Oxendine Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, plus three years supervised release after his sentence …
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Project 2025 Plan to End NFIP Welcomed by Some, Rejected by Others in Insurance

A plan by a politically conservative group to dismantle the National Flood Insurance Program, if Donald Trump is elected president, has been met with approval from a private flood insurer but sharp skepticism from economists and insurance agents who say …
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New Hampshire Suspends License for 2 Years for Trucker Acquitted in Motorcycle Crash

A commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists won’t be eligible to get his license back for another two years, New Hampshire safety officials said. A jury in 2022 found Volodymyr Zhukovskyy not guilty …
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Vermonters Assess Beryl Damage, Begin Cleanup One Year After Major Flooding

PLAINFIELD, Vt. — Volunteers, some with heavy equipment, shoveled river silt and mud from roads, homes, yards and driveways and removed flood-ravaged items from homes Friday in one of the Vermont communities hardest hit by flooding from the remnants of …
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Allstate Seeking 34% Rate Hike on California Homeowners Insurance

Allstate is seeking an increase in its California homeowners insurance premiums by an average of 34%. According to the California Department of Insurance, the Allstate homeowners filing was received by the Department on April 14, 2023. The initial rate request …
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California Insurance Commissioner OKs Lower Workers’ Comp Benchmark Rate

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today issued a decreased pure premium rate for workers’ compensation insurance, lowering the annual benchmark rate from $1.41 to $1.38 per $100 of payroll— representing a 2.1% percent decrease from last year. The advisory rate …
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People Moves: Leif Assurance Promotes Worden to Sales Manager

Leif Assurance, headquartered in St. Louis, promoted Robert Worden to sales manager. Worden will also serve as the commercial lines’ sales manager for Leif’s sister company, Powers Insurance & Risk Management. Worden has 30 years of experience in the insurance …
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Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Sued for Wrongful Death in Alleged Fatal Collision

Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is being sued for wrongful death and negligence after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian earlier this year. The lawsuit was filed by Ashley Sanchez, the daughter of 47-year-old Israel Sanchez, who died …
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Hurricane Beryl: Insurers See Minimal Impact, Brace for Active Season

Insurers’ losses from Hurricane Beryl will be “low and readily absorbed” and the storm is not expected to change pricing conditions in the P&C and reinsurance sectors, Moody’s Ratings said. Beryl made landfall along the Texas coast as a category …
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Florida Tax Watch Calls for Renewed Tax Breaks for Home Hardening Efforts

Florida Tax Watch, a nonprofit government watchdog in operation for 45 years, is urging state lawmakers to expand wind-mitigation tax breaks for homeowners struggling with higher insurance premiums. The group this week posted an analysis of the Florida property insurance …
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