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Startup Lemonade Adds Firearms Coverage Restrictions, Citing ‘Social Good’
Online home and rental insurer Lemonade has said it is limiting its coverage for gun owners as part of its commitment to "make insurance into a social good." Citing the recent Las Vegas mass ...
The Latest Launches From Swiss Re, Root, Hudson Insurance and More
A commercial auto insurance startup has a new strategic partnership with Munich Re's Digital Partners. Swiss Re's Corporate Solutions business started selling a multi-coverage management liability ...
Hiscox Re Offers Private Label Flood Endorsement for U.S. Insurers
Bermuda-based reinsurer Hiscox Re, along with insurance linked securities investors (ILS), has launched a flood insurance product for personal lines insurers to sell in the U.S. The turnkey flood ...
FAA Seeks ‘Emergency’ Action to Process Drone Permit Backlog; Cites Safety Incidents
Reports of safety incidents involving civilian drones have surged to an average of 250 a month, leading to a federal "emergency" action to approve drone flights in restricted areas, according to a ...
EPA Orders Cleanup for Superfund Site Flooded by Harvey
The Trump administration has handed a rare victory to environmentalists, ordering two big corporations this week to pay $115 million to clean up a Texas toxic waste site that may have spread ...
Without Access to Crop Insurance, Calif. Fires Could Prove Fatal for Damaged Marijuana Farms
For many businesses in northern California, it will take years to rebuild from the wildfires that have decimated the region. And for many legal cannabis growers, the destruction could be ...
NFIP Could Go Broke Week After Next, Warns FEMA
The National Flood Insurance Program, struggling with the costs of this year's record hurricane season, will run out of money as early as Oct. 23 unless Congress takes action. The Federal Emergency ...
Aon Partners With InsurTech CLARA to Deliver AI Claims Tools for Workers Comp Insurers
Aon Benfield has teamed with CLARA analytics to deliver artificial intelligence tools to workers compensation insurers in the U.S. to help employees return to work as quickly as possible while ...