News

East

• Insurtech Startup Blackboard Insurance Receives Approval in Virginia
• Man Arrested in Series of Burlington Fires Causing About $74K in Damage
• Vermont Reaches Settlement with Nursing Homes After Fatality
• Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Involving Firefighter Deaths in Delaware
• Hold the Phone: Massachusetts’ Hands-Free Driving Law to Take Effect

National

• Wells Fargo to Pay $3B to U.S. to Settle Fake Accounts Scandal
• Buffett Says Combs Likely to Head GEICO Only Temporarily
• Berkshire Hathaway P/C Insurance Profit Down in 2019
• But Wait. Here’s ‘The Rest of The Story’ on Buffett’s Lubrizol
• How Pharmaceutical Firms Are Using Blockchain to Track Down Counterfeit Drugs
• ProAssurance Looks to Acquire NORCAL in $450M Deal
• Insurance Information Institute Names Friedlander, Maccini to Communications Positions
• Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Internet Firms’ Liability Shield

International

• Brazil’s Vale Knew Deadly Tailings Dam Was Unsafe as Far Back as 2003: Report
• Aon Names Andersen President, While Former Co-President O’Connor Exits
• Saudi Arabia’s Regulator Plans to Raise Capital Requirements for Insurers
• Korean Re to Open Office in Bogota, Colombia, for Latin America Growth
• Financial Services Firms Risk $1 Trillion in Losses from Climate Change: Report
• Australia Regulator Seeks to Understand Financial Risks of Climate Change
• Danske Bank Ex-CEO Faces $387M Lawsuit over Money Laundering Scandal