INSURANCE NEWS
Overdue or Overboard? Florida Divided on Demotech’s Planned Downgrades
The property insurance community has divided into two camps after the firestorm that erupted over the potential financial rating downgrades for 17 Florida insurance carriers. One camp argues that the Demotech rating firm has gone too far, has lumped healthy …
Wisconsin Insurance Premiums for Worker’s Comp Decline
Wisconsin companies will pay 8.47% less in worker’s compensation insurance rates starting Oct. 1, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported. The lower rates reportedly reflect continued worker safety improvements by employers in Wisconsin, which has a record number of …
Florida Bar Files New Complaint on Strems Over Settlement and Fee Deal
The plaintiffs’ lawyer that Florida insurers love to hate could see his two-year suspension completed this month. But new allegations by the state Bar could result in new sanctions or even a permanent disbarment. A 25-page complaint filed last month …
People Moves: Lockton Welcomes Stedman in Philadelphia
Stedman Joins Lockton in Philadelphia Insurance broker Lockton announced that Bill Stedman has joined its Northeast region as the president of people solutions in Philadelphia. In this role, Stedman will lead an employee benefits team serving clients nationally and globally …
Agents Expects Big Jump in Online Commercial Insurance Shopping: Survey
A majority of independent insurance agents (53%) are expecting a significant increase in online commercial insurance buyers over the next three years, according to a survey from Semsee, a platform for small-commercial quoting, and TrustedChoice.com, a digital marketing platform for …
Cover Genius Expands In Event and Ticketing Industry With Buy of Booking Project
Cover Genius, the insurtech for embedded insurance, said it has acquired Booking Protect, a specialist in embedded ticket protection for ticket sellers, platforms and live event companies such as SeatGeek, Spectrix, AudienceView, and Night Out in the US, Zaiko in …
Hippo Intends Reverse Stock Split After NYSE Non-Compliance Notice
Hippo Holdings Inc. announced that it intends to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that includes a proposal for a reverse stock split. This move comes in connection with a special meeting of stockholders to be …
Crews Protect Homes as California Wildfire Burns Near Yosemite
A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of California’s biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities. Some 2,000 firefighters …
Australia on High Alert for Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Its Cattle Herds
Australia is on high alert for foot-and-mouth disease in its cattle herds after traces of the virus were found on imported animal products. The disease is already ripping through Indonesia, and is creeping ever closer to paddocks Down Under, where …
FEMA Report: Flood Insurance Hikes Will Drive 1 Million From Market
When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation’s flood insurance program will prompt more people to sign up for coverage, even though many will pay more for it. But in …
Lawsuit: Chicago Police Misused Gunshot Detection Technology in Murder Case
A federal lawsuit filed last Thursday alleges Chicago police misused “unreliable” gunshot detection technology and failed to pursue other leads in investigating a grandfather from the city’s South Side who was charged with killing a neighbor. Chicago prosecutors used audio …
Four Years After Hurricane Michael, Florida City Rebuilding, Recovering
MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — Standing on the deck of the new Driftwood Inn, 31/2 years after Hurricane Michael obliterated the old one, Tom Wood spoke of the months after the storm. One of his daughters had urged him and his …