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81% of Flood Insurance Policyholders Will See Rate Increases
When the Federal Emergency Management Agency rolled out a major overhaul to its beleaguered National Flood Insurance Program last April, it promised that bigger, richer homes would bear the brunt of ...
Climate Change Exacerbates Extreme Weather in Europe: Report
Climate change produced another record-breaking year of extreme weather in Europe in 2021, triggering catastrophic flooding and the hottest summer on record, according to scientists at the Copernicus ...
Federal Court in Delaware Requiring Disclosure of Litigation Funding Agreements
Insurers are applauding a decision by the chief judge for the U.S. District Court in Delaware to require parties to disclose whether a litigation funder has an interest in any cases brought before ...
Allstate Increasing Magnitude of Auto Rate Hikes in 2022
Allstate said unfavorable non-catastrophe prior-year reserve re-estimates were approximately $160 million for first-quarter 2022, primarily driven by auto physical damage and bodily injury severity. ...
Federal Judge Approves $85M Settlement in Zoom Case
A federal judge in California approved an $85 million settlement between Zoom Video Communications and millions of users who said the teleconference meeting application violated their privacy rights ...
U.S. Companies Warn China’s Data Rules Risk Creating ‘Digital Island’
China's "uniquely restrictive" data laws risk boosting U.S. firms' cost of doing business in the No. 2 economy and could lead to digital decoupling, a new report from an American business group ...
Small Businesses Are Burning Out: Survey
According to a recent survey by Next Insurance, small businesses are feeling stressed and frustrated by the state of the economy and inflation. Only 29 percent of respondents said they felt ...
The Latest Launches from Palisade Insurance Partners, Resilience, Branch
Palisade Insurance Partners LLC, an independently operated specialty managing general underwriter, announced the launch of its business to provide a range of contingent legal risk insurance and other ...