Hartford Rejected 3 Acquisition Offers From Chubb From $65 to $70 a Share

The juicy deets on what could’ve been Chubbford. Money doesn’t buy everything.

After its initial offer of $65 per share to acquire The Hartford was rejected, insurer Chubb came back with two additional offers of $67 and then $70 per

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Florida Drives Toward Repeal of Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law

Many say the proposals will actually raise rates for many Florida drivers and be ineffective at weeding out fraud.

After many years of trying, Florida is closer than ever to repealing its 50-year-old motor vehicle no-fault law. However, many industry stakeholders have

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Lemonade Warming Up to Enter Car Insurance Market

Drivers can soon sip some Lemonade.

Lemonade, the insurance company that uses artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, plans to add car insurance to its current renters, homeowners,

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NAIC Data: Florida Property Lawsuits Total 76% of Insurer Litigation in U.S.

What’s happening in Florida? Florida is leading the lawsuit pack.

New information from Florida’s insurance regulator paints a stark picture of the extent of litigation facing the state’s domestic insurers. The

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OSHA Prepares to Issue Emergency Regulations to Protect Workers from COVID-19

New standards coming you and your clients soon.

Mask mandates are coming down across the country, even as COVID cases are rising in most states. But the Biden administration appears poised to reinstate

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Regulators Weigh Model Law for Pet Insurance to Address Consumer Peeves

We’ve heard pet insurance stories ranging from purr-fect to just plain claw-ful.

National Association of Insurance Commissioners is getting closer to presenting the “model” pet insurance law for regulators to approve.

U.S. insurance regulators are close to creating a legal standard for pet insurance that would address long-standing consumer complaints that insurers

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The Evolving Gig Economy

Here’s how the gig economy has evolved with the pandemic.

The pandemic gave gig workers and the gig economy a push all throughout 2020, not only filling in high-demand gaps, but also assisting business sectors

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PwC Announces Hybrid Post-COVID Working Model for UK Staff

Give your employees the autonomy and trust they’ve earned and deserve. Will PwC’s UK’s model hop across the pond?

PricewaterhouseCoopers will give UK staff Friday afternoons off this summer and allow them to choose the amount of time they spend working from home as

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GM Sees Insurance As Part of Growing Its Business Beyond Cars, Trucks

Behind General Motors’ corporate venture arm.

Pam Fletcher wants to change the way General Motors Co. makes money. The veteran GM engineer’s Global Innovation team is looking for new enterprises to

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Family Sues After California Man Dies in Taco Eating Contest

Add waivers and medical backup on location to the risk management checklist.

The son of a California man who choked to death during an amateur taco eating contest at a minor league baseball game is suing the event’s organizers for

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Getting the Most Out of Your Agency Data Guide

So much data, so little time. This guide will help you use your data to sell more. Download it today.

To succeed and grow in a digital-first world, insurance agencies need to know and use the data in their technology. Agencies that understand the importance of data are more efficient and productive. In this guide you’ll learn… How data is a coaching tool for agents. How data collected right can …

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3 Reasons New Producers Go Bad

Only 53% of first-round draft picks have success in the NFL. Ryan Leaf, anyone?

Here are 3 things you can do to reduce the chances your #1 producer pick will be a flop.

Every year the NFL has a draft. There are 32 teams, and each has seven picks for a total of 224 football players drafted into the NFL. Each of those 32

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New Federal Flood Insurance Rating Plan to Start Oct. 1

This is FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency’s first major update to its pricing system in half a century.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans will pay significantly more to insure their homes in coastal areas and flood zones under new rules released on Thursday

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U.S. Recommends Pausing Use of J&J COVID Vaccine over Rare Blood Clots

Putting weights in the balance of risk. We all play this game daily.

U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for at least a few days after six women

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Florida School District Hit with ‘Bizarre’ $40M Ransomware Demand

Just when you thought cyber criminals and extortionists couldn’t go any lower. Here they are targeting student and employee records.

The computer system of one of the nation’s largest school districts was hacked by a criminal gang that encrypted district data and demanded $40 million in

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Farmers Completes Acquisition of MetLife Auto & Home Business for $3.9 Billion

Farmers Insurance is strengthening its position as a major personal lines carrier.

Zurich Insurance and Farmers Exchanges have closed on buying MetLife’s U.S. property/casualty business for $3.94 billion. The business acquired includes

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CNA Says Email Now Safe As Cyber Attack Recovery Progresses

It’s all good in the CNA hood.

CNA Insurance expects its corporate email and other functions to be fully operational soon as it continues its recovery efforts following a March 21 cyber

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