Monthly Archives: <span>March 2020</span>

Business News: Amerisure, MedRisk and Crawford & Co.

Amerisure Launches Usage-Based Commercial Auto Coverage Amerisure, a proper and casualty carrier based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, has teamed up with Insurance & Mobility Solutions to launch a fleet usage-based insurance program to Michigan motor carriers. Amerisure said it is …

Honolulu Building Owners Locked in Tense Renovation Dispute

HONOLULU — The owners of adjacent Honolulu buildings are embroiled in a dispute over renovation work that has involved alleged property damage, personal safety hazards and a requested court injunction. A vacant, 12-story tower nicknamed the “pimple building” is being …

Public Adjuster Arrested on Charges of Stealing From Hurricane Victim

ATLANTA — A public was charged with stealing more than $215,000 in insurance money from a Georgia business damaged by Hurricane Michael, authorities said. Steven Eric Chastain is accused of stealing insurance checks from a business in Albany, Georgia, and …

Virus Fight Insurers Thought They’d Dodged Is Looming Anyway

For years, property-casualty insurers have sought to protect their business from the ripple effects of a pandemic. The spread of the coronavirus is showing it may not be easy. At issue are business-interruption policies, which tend to pay out only …

North America’s Best Restaurant Remains Open in AMLO’s Mexico

Finding a table at Mexico City’s exclusive Pujol restaurant has never been easier. Chef Enrique Olvera’s famous restaurant is still open for business amid the coronavirus pandemic, mainly because the Mexican government hasn’t said it should close. Usually booked for …

ACD’s Touchless Solution the Right Way to Manage Claims in Today’s Environment

Carlsbad, CA, March 24, 2020 During this time of uncertainty that includes restricted travel in many states, ACD has a touchless solution auto insurers and adjusters can implement right away. The photo estimating solution is called Self(ie)™ and when paired …

Beazley: Ransomware Attacks Increasingly Paired With Data Breach

Ransomware attacks became both more frequent and more brutal in 2019, according to a new report by speciality insurer Beazley. Beazley said its Breach Response Services unit saw a 131 percent increase in ransomware incidents last year. What’s more, a …

Viewpoint: Why Insurers Should Care About Protecting Tow Operators From COVID-19

When an accident occurs, the first in-person contact a customer will have with an insurer is probably from a tow operator. But these days, interaction with a tow operator through one’s insurer happens a lot more often now that nearly …

Public Pressure Growing for Insurers to Be Part of Coronavirus Solution

While legislators in Washington D.C. and states try to fashion financial relief for businesses interrupted by the public health actions related to coronavirus, outside pressure is mounting on private property/casualty commercial insurers to do more than explain why insurance coverage …

New Mexico Agencies on Edge Amid Rising Ransomware Attacks

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico school districts, universities, and government agencies have collectively spent millions of dollars to regain control of their computer systems after employees unknowingly opened emails containing an encrypted code that effectively shut them out of their …