International News Global Insurers in Epicenter of COVID-19 Crisis in Uncharted Territory June 11, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli, Katherine Chiglinsky and Benjamin Robertson Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal locked in spell-binding battle. Paul McCartney sharing a stage with Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift.... Read More
Measuring the Moment: How Will George Floyd’s Death Matter to Insurance Industry? June 11, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The marches and protests across the globe sparked by the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police are presenting the... Read More
Southeast News Florida Supreme Court Suspends Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits June 11, 2020 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Supreme Court has granted an emergency request by the Florida bar to immediately suspend an attorney who, with... Read More
Midwest News Minneapolis Reform Recommendations Include Police Liability Insurance Mandate June 10, 2020 By Amy Forliti and Mohamed Ibrahim Several advocacy groups presented their own recommendations to reform law enforcement practices in Minneapolis, a day after the majority of... Read More
Midwest News Dam Failures Cause $200M in Damage; Michigan Seeks Disaster Declaration June 10, 2020 By Anna Liz Nichols Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is requesting a federal disaster declaration for the Midland area, where a failure of two dams... Read More
Oil & Gas Companies Seek More Insurance for Claims Linked to Bankruptcies June 10, 2020 The U.S. oil and gas industry is paying a hefty price to protect its top brass against potential bankruptcy and... Read More
Texas / South Central News Insured Losses from Storm Cristobal Estimated at $150 Million June 10, 2020 Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday it expects insured losses of close to $150 million... Read More
Editor's Picks Chief Risk Officers Believe U.S. Coronavirus Losses Could Top S&P’s $15-$30B Estimate June 10, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Analysts for Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings shared a view that U.S. underwriting losses from COVID-19 would fall in the... Read More
Sick Workers Frustrated by Amazon’s Automated In-House HR June 10, 2020 By Matt Day Tony Banks told Amazon.com Inc. right away when he tested positive for Covid-19. More than a month later, he’s on... Read More
Midwest News After 2019 Floods, Boaters Welcome ‘Peace’ of Missouri River June 10, 2020 By Nancy Gaarder The sunsets are still there. So are the eagles. And the deer. Now, with access to the Missouri River mostly... Read More