News

East

• Hartford InsurTech Hub Welcomes Top Startups for 2020
• Conn. Supreme Court Finds Insurers Not Liable for Crumbling Foundations
• City and Union Officials to Consult on Philadelphia Refinery Sale Process

National

• FCC Seen Backing Away from Reserving More Airwaves for Automakers’ Talking Cars
• Allstate’s Armstrong Takes Helm as Casualty Actuarial Society President
• For 2020, Expect Biggest Commercial Insurance Hikes in Years: Willis Towers Watson
• Supreme Court Weighs Legal Standard in $20B Racial Bias Claim Against Comcast
• Best’s Report Sees Identity Theft Becoming Standalone Personal Cyber Insurance
• Wall Street Taking Closer Look at Climate Change Risks
• Ex-DuPont CEO Backtracks, Says Chemours Liabilities ‘Uncapped’

International

• Venice Suffers 2nd High Tide in a Week as Italy Declares State of Emergency
• Robotaxi Tech Proving Difficult to Perfect: Daimler CEO
• Public Consultation Launched to Help Set Global Standards for Tailings Dams
• Müller Succeeds Fischer Hirs as CEO of AGCS; Allianz Germany Appoints Executives
• Pemex Oil Firm ‘Unaffected’ by Cyber Attack, Says Mexican Minister; Workers Disagree
• Insurer Brit Ltd. Launches E-trading Cyber Portal
• AGCS Appoints Williams as Global Head of Financial Lines, Replacing Poncin
• Pioneer Underwriters Decides to Put Lloyd’s Syndicate 1980 into Run-off
• Financial Services Industry Misses Out on $700B a Year by Ignoring Women: Report