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BestWeek: Annuity Suitability, Technology on Tap for NAIC Summer Meeting

Jul 26, 2019 The age-old issue of ethical dealings with consumers and the latest in technology will be among the topics as the National Association of...

AM Best Downgrades and Withdraws Credit Ratings of Axéria Prévoyance and Axéria Re Limited

Jul 26, 2019 AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to...

AM BestTV: U.S. Insurers Increase Private Equity Holdings, Says AM Best Analyst

Jul 26, 2019 In this AMBestTV episode, Jason Hopper, associate director, AM Best, said U.S. life/annuity insurers have shown the greatest...

AM Best to Discuss Products, Rating Services at 2019 Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies’ Event in Florida

Jul 26, 2019 AM Best will exhibit at booth No. 71 at the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies...

Insurance Journal

Canadian Firm Sues Oklahoma Marijuana Dispensary for Copyright Infringement

Jul 26, 2019 A Canadian children’s entertainment company is suing an Oklahoma medical cannabis dispensary chain accusing it of copyright infringement....

Iowa Insurance Agent Charged with Fraud

Jul 26, 2019 The Iowa Insurance Division reported that insurance agent Christine Wilson, age 43, of Moravia, has been charged with two counts of Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony). The charges...

Wisconsin’s McDonald Insurance Agency Joins Keystone Insurers Group

Jul 26, 2019 Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone) has added McDonald Insurance Agency of Hudson to its list of Wisconsin partners. McDonald Insurance Agency has been serving...

OPIC Highlights Insurance Consumer Protections from Texas 2019 Legislative Session

Jul 26, 2019 The Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC) has released a list highlighting some of insurance-related bills passed by the Texas...

Claims Journal

Hurricane Victims Frustrated with Slow Housing Recovery

Jul 26, 2019 SPRING LAKE, N.C. — The heating and air conditioning in Carrie Johnson’s home — damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016 — still wasn’t fixed...

Fire No Longer Threatens Key Idaho Nuclear Facilities

Jul 26, 2019 BOISE, Idaho — The nation’s primary nuclear research facility planned to go back to regular operations on Thursday after a change in wind direction pushed a wildfire...

New Auto Safety Technology Leaves Insurers in the Dark

Jul 26, 2019 Automakers are accelerating the rollout of technology designed to avoid crashes, but insurance companies are waving a caution flag at consumers eyeing discounts for buying...

Drones Do Deadly Work So You Don’t Have To

Jul 26, 2019 Here’s a job any worker would be happy to pass off to a drone: Imagine crawling down a ladder into the vast darkness of a 20-story-high storage tank filled with toxic chemical...