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Empathy and a Sense of Purpose: What Drives Frontline Workers’ Comp Employees

Risk & Insurance

In workers’ comp, quick and seamless care produces the best outcomes for injured workers and employers, but the process is rife with opportunities for delay, creating stress for all parties. Three frontline workers share how they navigate those ch...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

3 ways to improve cyber hygiene

NU Property & Casualty 360

A single training session and advanced software are not enough to maintain robust cybersecurity.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Outsmarting vishing: Balancing emotions and logic for protection

NU Property & Casualty 360

Cybercriminals uses emotional manipulation to overcome vishing victims' common sense and cybersecurity training.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Seeking workers' comp risk management experts

NU Property & Casualty 360

The nomination deadline is looming for the 2024 Workers’ Comp Risk Management Award for Excellence.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Novidea Expands Series C Round with $30 Million from HarbourVest Partners

IIR

The Series C round, totalling $80B will be used for continued organic geographic expansion, accelerated product innovation, and to support Novidea’s inorganic growth strategy.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Getting ahead of common springtime home insurance claims

NU Property & Casualty 360

Policyholders can take steps to prevent their policy premiums from climbing due to preventable claims.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

NAIC targets coverage gaps with national climate strategy

NU Property & Casualty 360

The climate strategy was developed under the coordination of the NAIC's Climate and Resiliency Task Force.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

CCC Debuts Advanced Capabilities Supporting ‘Life Just Works’ Vision

IIR

The launch of the Intelligent Experience (IX) Cloud platform, with AI and a new intelligent architecture, supports deliveryn of Intelligent Experiences during crucial moments following auto accidents.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Dog bite and injury claims exceeded $1 billion in 2023

NU Property & Casualty 360

In 2023, the number of dog bite and injury claims was up 8% compared with the year prior and 110% compared with the past decade.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Court orders Fleming to complete James River deal

coverager

Last November, James River announced a deal to sell JRG Reinsurance Company.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Zurich to halt coverage of new fossil-fuel exposures

coverager

Zurich says its policy update is limited to new fossil-fuel projects.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Achmea backs Laka

coverager

This investment is in line with Achmea's ambitions in the field of smart and sustainable mobility and its interest in innovative mobility solutions.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

LineSlip Solutions Launches Peer Comps: Breakthrough Cyber Insurance Modeling Tool

Insurance Journal

New Solution Empowers Insurance Brokers and Buyers with Unparalleled Cyber Insurance Benchmarking NEW YORK, April 8, 2024 – LineSlip, the leading provider of data analytics for commercial insurance brokers, risk managers, and private equity, today la...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Psychosocial Factors Impact Workers’ Comp Physical Therapy Outcomes

Risk & Insurance

Exploring the impact of psychosocial factors on physical therapy, a WCRI study highlights the need for holistic, targeted interventions to improve outcomes for low back pain patients. The post

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Florida Gets 8 New P/C Carriers After Insurance Market Reforms

Carrier Management

Florida Gets 8 New P/C Carriers After Insurance Market Reforms Followin...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Remember Road Safety During Today’s Eclipse

Carrier Management

Remember Road Safe...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

U.S. Commercial Lines See Moderate Rate Hikes in Q1 2024

Risk & Insurance

MarketScout reports that U.S. commercial insurance rates rose 3.9% in Q1 2024, led by cyber, auto and property insurance The post U.S. Com...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Munich Re Automation Solutions and American Family Life Insurance Company announce partnership

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American Family Life Insurance Company is adopting ALLFINANZ NOVA.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

AXA partners with AWS

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The companies will jointly develop and build the AXA Digital Commercial Platform.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Honeycomb + Roofer.com = The Future

coverager

Honeycomb Insurance, a leading provider of innovative real estate insurance solutions, has partnered with Roofer.com, a drone & AI-based platform for roof inspections & servicing.  This collaboration revolutionizes commercial habitational...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Honey Insurance raises $108 million

coverager

Last November, James River announced a deal to sell JRG Reinsurance Company.

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

St. Louis Residents Seek Compensation for Illnesses Tied to Nuclear Contamination

Insurance Journal

Karen Nickel has been dealing with lupus and other illnesses for years, illnesses she blames on childhood exposure to a suburban St. Louis creek where Cold War-era nuclear waste was dumped decades ago. It’s time, she said Friday, for the &#8230...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Texas Home Manufacturer Faces $272K Penalty for Safety Violations

Insurance Journal

An Austin, Texas subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest producers of modular and manufactured homes faces $272,479 in penalties after federal investigators found the company exposing employees to more than two dozen serious violations during...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Lancashire Launches US Excess & Surplus Lines Carrier

Insurance Journal

Lancashire Insurance, a subsidiary of Lancashire Group, has been launched as an excess and surplus insurer in the US, expanding the company’s international footprint. Lancashire explained that Lancashire Insurance US (LUS) operates under a dele...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Pilot Says Plane That Skid at Houston Airport Had Shaky Brakes

Insurance Journal

HOUSTON (AP) — The captain of a United Airlines jet said the brakes seemed less effective than normal and the plane and brake pedals shook violently just before the Boeing 737 Max slid off a taxiway in Houston last month. …

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

State Bar of Wisconsin Agrees to Change Diversity Definition in Lawsuit Settlement

Insurance Journal

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin association representing attorneys agreed last week to change the definition of “diversity” to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a conservative law firm that argued its internship program unconstitutio...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Pressure Grows on Swiss Insurer Baloise to Change Voting Rules

Insurance Journal

Shareholder pressure is growing on insurer Baloise to change its voting rules, with influential proxy adviser Glass Lewis backing one investor’s bid to remove a 2% ceiling on voting rights, saying it would make the Swiss group more attractive....

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Tech Update: Verisk Launches Next Generation Catastrophe Models

Insurance Journal

Verisk, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based data analytics and technology provider, has launched a suite of next generation catastrophe models. Verisk’s suite of 100+ Next Generation Models (NGM) is designed to help insurers and reinsurers evalua...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

April 1 renewal in India sees resurgence in property cat capacity: Aon

Reinsurance News

In contrast to last year’s renewal, April 1 in India reportedly saw a resurgence in property catastrophe capacity, with reinsurers demonstrating an increased appetite to grow their books, according to a new report from Aon. Despite this excess cap...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Quicker Pitch Clock Blamed After Series of MLB Pitcher Elbow Injuries

Carrier Management

Quicker Pitch Clock Blamed After Series of MLB Pitcher Elbow Injuries The head of the baseball players'...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Robotaxi Bet Risky for Tesla

Carrier Management

Robotaxi Bet Risky for Tesla Tesla is making a risky bet if it shifts ef...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

PURE Specialty Exchange expands high-risk home coverage to six new states

Reinsurance News

PURE Specialty Exchange (PSE) has recently extended its High Value Homeowners coverage to six additional states: Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. This coverage caters to homes situated in areas susceptible to coastal hazards,...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024

Viewpoint: US E&S Sector Is Booming…But Is it Too Much Business to Handle?

Insurance Journal

Executive Summary: Specialty insurance has experienced significant growth in recent years. Greg Gaydos, senior business development executive at Zywave, looks at the reasons and advises how to best take advantage of its wealth of opportunities. The e...

Posted: Apr 08, 2024