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CEO: UPC Insurance Pulled Back in Problematic Parts of Florida

Feb 21, 2020 United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC Insurance) has pulled back in parts of Florida and is closely monitoring rates, according to its chief executive...

With Individual Mandate Looming, California Extends Open Enrollment

Feb 21, 2020 Covered California has extended its open enrollment period for individuals who need to purchase health insurance or pay a state individual...

APCIA: Well-Intended Regulations Could End Insurance Discounts for Millions in California

Feb 21, 2020 Mark Sektnan, American Property Casualty Insurance Association vice president for state government relations, said the...

ProAssurance CEO: Norcal Acquisition Creates a National Health Care Liability Platform

Feb 21, 2020 The just-announced acquisition of another health care professional liability insurer will significantly expand ProAssurance...

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Appalachian Underwriters Adds Ashman as External Marketing Rep in West Florida

Feb 21, 2020 Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. has hired Carol Ashman as its new external marketing representative for Western Florida. She will focus on...

How Pharmaceutical Firms Are Using Blockchain to Track Down Counterfeit Drugs

Feb 21, 2020 Some of the industry’s largest pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co., have developed a blockchain-based...

ProAssurance Looks to Acquire NORCAL in $450M Deal

Feb 21, 2020 Healthcare liability insurer ProAssurance Corp. has agreed to acquire medical professional liability insurer NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. following NORCAL’s...

Hold the Phone: Massachusetts’ Hands-Free Driving Law to Take Effect

Feb 21, 2020 Massachusetts’ new hands-free driving law takes effect this Sunday, February 23rd. The law, signed by Governor Charlie Baker in November, is intended to...

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Court Rules California FAIR Plan Can Offer Only Fire Insurance

Feb 21, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fund that offers only fire insurance to California residents in wildfire-prone areas can’t be required to provide coverage for other...

Judge: Army Corps Not Responsible for Harvey Flooding Damage

Feb 21, 2020 HOUSTON — A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers isn’t liable to damage to thousands of Houston homes that were inundated by two...

UK’s Johnson Under Fire for Flood Response as More Rain Due

Feb 21, 2020 LONDON — British authorities said Thursday that more rain will bring the risk of “significant flooding” in the coming days, as people in central...

Body of 2nd Firefighter in California Library Blaze Found

Feb 21, 2020 PORTERVILLE, Calif.– Crews have found the remains of a second firefighter killed while battling a blaze at a public library in central California allegedly started by...