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Munich Re CEO Predicts 2018 Turnaround, Would Welcome Anchor Investor If Approached
Munich Re would welcome a long-term investor taking a significant stake in the company as the world's largest reinsurer eyes a return to profit growth this year, its CEO told Reuters. Joachim ...
Carriers Still Don’t Get Dinged Much From Distracted Driving Costs: Analysis
Insurance companies are finally putting a price on the risk of distracted driving, and it's relatively cheap. Last year, a ticket for using a mobile phone while driving added $226 to the average ...
Legions of Agents, Brokers Lobbied Congress About Flood Insurance Renewal, Tax Reform and More
Over many months now, Congress has continued to avoid passing a long-term renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program. The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America was hoping to end ...
AAIS Creates Cannabis Businessowners Policy in Calif.; Expansion Envisioned
The American Association of Insurance Services has filed a Cannabis Businessowners Policy in California, noting that the growing market presents a huge opportunity for the insurance industry at ...
Cyber Action: EU’s North Launches Hacker-Proof Digital Highway
In this age of social media leaks and foreign election hacking, the ability to transmit sensitive personal information securely across borders is more valuable than ever. Finland and Estonia, two of ...
Giant Online Gun Market Risks Possible Liability in First-of-Its-Kind Court Ruling
One of the biggest U.S. online gun markets can be held liable for negligence for the private sale of a weapon used in a fatal shooting spree, Wisconsin's highest court said in the first decision of ...
New York Gov. Cuomo Pressures Insurers, Banks on NRA Ties
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday ramped up pressure on banks and insurers to revisit whether their ties to the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups harm their reputations ...
Capitol Hill Leaders McConnell, Hoyer Measure Industry Expectations Before Big ‘I’ Lobbying Push
Two congressional leaders stood before an audience of more than 1,000 insurance agents and brokers on April 19 to tell them, in part, how important their industry is to the economy and the country. ...