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• Broadhurst leads American Family Insurance Championship - pgatour.com

  23-06-2017 23:37
  
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  Broadhurst leads American Family Insurance Championship
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  Paul Broadhurst fired a 9-under 63 in Round 1 of the American Family Insurance Championship. (Bill Cooney/PGA TOUR). MADISON, Wisconsin - Paul Broadhurst shot a stellar 9-under 63 in Round 1 of the American Family Insurance Championship to take a ...and more »
  
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• Recent rain highlights need for flood insurance - WSFA

  23-06-2017 23:36
  
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  Recent rain highlights need for flood insurance
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  The damage being left behind by the former Tropical Storm now Tropical Depression Cindy is emphasizing the need for flood insurance. "That's what insurance is all about," said Montgomery's Director of Public Works Chris Conway. "It's to take care of ...
  What you need to know about flood insurance before Tropical Storm Cindy makes landfallKLFYall 3,416 news articles »
  
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• The Latest: Insurance group encouraged by GOP bill - ABC News

  23-06-2017 23:28
  
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  The Latest: Insurance group encouraged by GOP bill
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  Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol after Republicans released their long-awaited bill to scuttle much of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017. He is one of four GOP ...
  How the Senate bill could send the health insurance market into a death spiralWashington Post
  What The Senate GOP Plan Would Mean For Health InsuranceFiveThirtyEig
  
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• Six firms file to sell Obamacare insurance in state, but only three operate in South Florida - Sun Sentinel

  23-06-2017 22:55
  
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  Six firms file to sell Obamacare insurance in state, but only three operate in South Florida
  Sun Sentinel
  Six health insurance firms are seeking approval to offer plans on the federal exchange in Florida in 2018, but that doesn't mean South Florida customers will have more choices next year. The companies are seeking to continue selling Obamacare plans ...
  
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• Governors ask to extend children's health insurance funding - Washington Examiner

  23-06-2017 22:27
  
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  Governors ask to extend children's health insurance funding
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  The National Governors Association on Friday urged Congress to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Plan, the government medical coverage plan that is offered to low-income children. "Governors urge Congress to act quickly to extend ...
  
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• Carteret man accused of impersonating dead mom to get cheaper ... - MyCentralJersey.com

  23-06-2017 22:27
  
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  Carteret man accused of impersonating dead mom to get cheaper ...
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  CARTERET - A 43-year-old borough man is facing charges of insurance fraud and theft by deception in connection with allegedly impersonating his dead ...and more »
  
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• USDA expands malt barley crop insurance to 40 Upstate New York ... - Syracuse.com

  23-06-2017 22:01
  
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  USDA expands malt barley crop insurance to 40 Upstate New York ...
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  The decision is a victory for growers of malt barley and New York's craft brewers.
  More NY malt barley farmers eligible for crop insurance - WCAX-TVWCAXall 2 news articles »
  
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• Why single-payer health insurance means better patient care - Chicago Sun-Times

  23-06-2017 21:35
  
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  Why single-payer health insurance means better patient care
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  Demonstrators in Chicago protest proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act by GOP senators on Thursday. | Scott Olson/Getty Images. Phil Kadner. Most doctors believe a single-payer system “would offer the best health care to the greatest number of ...and more »
  
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• Tim Kaine introduces health insurance act | Articles | fairfaxtimes.com - Fairfaxtimes.com

  23-06-2017 21:29
  
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  Tim Kaine introduces health insurance act | Articles | fairfaxtimes.com
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  Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) discusses his newly introduced Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act at the Northern Virginia Technology ...and more »
  
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• State accuses mental-health counselor of insurance fraud - Palm Beach Post

  23-06-2017 20:19
  
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  State accuses mental-health counselor of insurance fraud
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  Authorities say a West Palm Beach counselor charged a patient for sessions that never took place.and more »
  
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• California Chamber and 2 Workers’ Comp Groups File Brief in Utilization Review Case

  23-06-2017 20:14
  
  The California Workers’ Compensation Institute, the California Chamber of Commerce and the California Coalition of Workers’ Compensation have filed a joint amicus brief in Stevens v. WCAB, the long-running court case that challenged the constitutionality of the utilization review/independent medical …
  
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• Whirlpool fridge started London highrise apartment fire that killed 79

  23-06-2017 19:36
  
  A deadly fire that killed at least 79 people in a London tower block started in a Whirlpool Corp. fridge and spread at 'unexpected speed' through the building’s exterior cladding.
  
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• Are you really present for career success or just emailing it in?

  23-06-2017 19:10
  
  There's still value in 'showing up.'
  
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• Wine Named Securities Head, Shultz Asst. Commissioner at Kansas Insurance Dept. - Insurance Journal

  23-06-2017 18:50
  
  Wine Named Securities Head, Shultz Asst. Commissioner at Kansas Insurance Dept.
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  John Wine, current assistant commissioner at the Kansas Insurance Department (KID), has been named securities commissioner within the department, and Clark Shultz has been tapped as Wine's successor as assistant commissioner. The administrative ...
  
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• Wine Named Securities Head, Shultz Asst. Commissioner at Kansas Insurance Dept.

  23-06-2017 18:50
  
  John Wine, current assistant commissioner at the Kansas Insurance Department (KID), has been named securities commissioner within the department, and Clark Shultz has been tapped as Wine’s successor as assistant commissioner. The administrative changes are a result of the upcoming …
  
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• Watkins Insurance Group Expanding to Georgetown, Texas - Insurance Journal

  23-06-2017 18:35
  
  Watkins Insurance Group Expanding to Georgetown, Texas
  Insurance Journal
  Watkins Insurance Group announced it is expanding to Georgetown, Texas, and plans to build a new location in the city's historic downtown. The new building, to be located at 815 South Main Street, will be a two-story development that will house Watkins ...
  
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• Watkins Insurance Group Expanding to Georgetown, Texas

  23-06-2017 18:35
  
  Watkins Insurance Group announced it is expanding to Georgetown, Texas, and plans to build a new location in the city’s historic downtown. The new building, to be located at 815 South Main Street, will be a two-story development that will …
  
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• Texas Stamping Office: Surplus Lines Insurance Premium Up for 2017

  23-06-2017 18:26
  
  Data collected by the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) shows that insurance premium amounts recorded in May 2017 are higher than totals recorded in May of 2016 or 2015. The information was presented at the second-quarter SLTX Board …
  
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• Texas Mutual Promotes Green-Hinojosa, Scott to VP Positions

  23-06-2017 18:26
  
  Austin-based workers’ compensation insurance provider Texas Mutual Insurance Co.  has promoted Amy Green-Hinojosa to vice president of the project management office and Nathan Scott to vice president of investments. Green-Hinojosa joined Texas Mutual in 1995 in the premium audit department …
  
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• Partners Specialty Group Adds Swett & Crawford’s Coelho in Kansas City

  23-06-2017 18:14
  
  Partners Specialty Group Inc., an AmWINS Group Co., has added Michael Coelho to its Property team. He is based in Kansas City, Mo. With almost 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, Coelho specializes in finding solutions for challenging property …
  
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• Missouri Becomes 3rd State to Sue Opioid Manufacturers

  23-06-2017 18:11
  
  Missouri on June 21 became the third U.S. state to accuse major drug manufacturers of fraudulently misrepresenting the risks of opioid painkillers now at the center of a national addiction epidemic. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley said his office filed …
  
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• Tips for Adding a Teenage Driver to Your Auto Insurance - New York Times

  23-06-2017 18:08
  
  New York Times
  Tips for Adding a Teenage Driver to Your Auto Insurance
  New York Times
  Matt Walton with his car in Jackson,Tenn. Adding a teenager to a family's auto insurance policy is expensive, but there are ways to save. Credit in Pictures Ltd./Corbis, via Getty Images. The financial shock of adding a teenager to a family auto ...
  
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• U.S. cyber insurance continues to grow, according to Fitch Ratings

  23-06-2017 17:52
  
  The top 15 writers of cyber held approximately 83% of the market in 2016.
  
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• People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: June 23, 2017

  23-06-2017 17:25
  
  News from York Risk Services Group, New Day Underwriting Managers, Willis Towers Watson and more.
  
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• Daughter, 3 others accused of killing mom for insurance money in Ontario - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  23-06-2017 17:15
  
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  Daughter, 3 others accused of killing mom for insurance money in Ontario
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Four people have been accused of killing a Wayne County woman for insurance money. Jasmine J. Harlee, 22, of Sodus, Wayne County, Knowledge O. Couser, 21, of Rochester and Malquan A. Drayton, 19, and Davontae M. Devine, 18, both of Henrietta ...
  Daughter, 3 Others Charged with Killing Her Mother for Insurance ...TWC News
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• Zenefits to Pay $3.4M for Fair Labor Act Violations in California and Arizona

  23-06-2017 17:04
  
  Zenefits is in trouble with another government regulator. San Francisco, Calif.-based Zenefits FTW Insurance Services violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by misclassifying 743 account executives and sales development representatives in San Francisco, and in Tempe and Scottsdale, Ariz., as …
  
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• Fidget spinners: Dangerously fun

  23-06-2017 16:55
  
  Toy fads come with hidden dangers, and fidget spinners are no exception.
  
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• California Judge Will Let San Francisco Subpoena Uber for Driver Information

  23-06-2017 16:51
  
  A California state judge said that San Francisco can demand from Uber records containing the ridesharing company’s driver contact information, the city attorney said. San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera last month sought a court order compelling Uber Technologies Inc. …
  
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• United Valley Adds 2 Members in Southern California

  23-06-2017 16:47
  
  United Valley has added Goodwin Insurance Agency Inc. of Redlands, Calif. and RBP Insurance Services Inc. of Valencia, Calif. to its network. Goodwin Insurance, which was founded in 2004 by agency owners Glenn Goodwin, Nick Goodwin and Holly Grimm, provides …
  
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• Survey: Agents Suggest How Carriers Can Move from ‘Good’ to ‘Great’

  23-06-2017 16:35
  
  One would expect to see high levels of satisfaction between an independent agency and its top carrier, but that isn’t always the case. Peeling back the layers usually reveals fertile ground for improvement and shows the path to higher performance …
  
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• Can Insurance Companies Incentivize Their Customers to Be Healthier? - Harvard Business Review

  23-06-2017 16:25
  
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  Can Insurance Companies Incentivize Their Customers to Be Healthier?
  Harvard Business Review
  Behavioral economists know well the power of instant gratification and overoptimism that too often lead to poor decisions — like reaching for an extra slice of cake or putting off the dreaded morning run. The behavioral biases play out in a simple ...
  
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• Rand Paul: Insurance should be available for $1 a day - The Hill

  23-06-2017 15:37
  
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  Rand Paul: Insurance should be available for $1 a day
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  Sen. Rand Paul · Rand PaulTrump called Cruz to press him on ObamaCare repeal bill: report Trump tells Democrats they need 'courage' to fix ObamaCare Fifth GOP senator announces opposition to healthcare bill MORE (R-Ky.) slammed Senate ...
  Sen. Rand Paul: Health insurance should cost $1 per dayWashington Examiner
  Paul: Insurance Should Be Available for $1 a Day - Current Plan ...Breitbart Newsall 17 news articles
  
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• Man Admits He Embezzled $700K from Maine Boatyard

  23-06-2017 15:23
  
  A Massachusetts man who worked as a financial manager for a Maine boatyard has admitted to embezzling over $700,000 from the company. The Portland Press Herald reports 50-year-old Steven Nygren, of Salem, Mass., pleaded guilty to bank fraud, credit card fraud …
  
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• Massachusetts House Approves Bill to Redo Recreational Marijuana Law

  23-06-2017 15:17
  
  A bill that would repeal and replace the recreational marijuana law approved by Massachusetts voters in November cleared the House late Wednesday. Critics who lashed out at the proposal accused lawmakers of ignoring the will of the electorate and taking …
  
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• JLT Re Appoints Chubb’s Williams as Partner in Bermuda Operation

  23-06-2017 15:12
  
  JLT Re, the global provider of reinsurance broking and consultancy, has appointed Deanna Williams as a partner in JLT Re’s Bermuda operation. She will report to Charles Withers-Clarke, partner, JLT Re in Bermuda, who said that Williams will focus on …
  
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• Beecher Carlson Expands Energy Practice in the Northeast

  23-06-2017 15:09
  
  Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC (Beecher Carlson), a specialized large account insurance broker, has expanded the northeast operations of its energy practice. Sara Kane has been appointed senior vice president. She will be responsible for developing and managing energy risk …
  
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• XL Catlin Promotes E&S Property Insurance Regional Leader in Boston

  23-06-2017 15:02
  
  XL Catlin’s excess and surplus (E&S) insurance team has promoted Caitlin Murphy from senior underwriter to the role of eastern regional vice president of E&S Property. In her new role, Murphy will direct regional underwriting operations and product and business …
  
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• Insurance study ties legal pot to boost in car crash claims - Fox News

  23-06-2017 14:59
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  Insurance study ties legal pot to boost in car crash claims
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  The Highway Loss Data Institute, a leading insurance research group, said in study results released Thursday that collision claims in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon went up 2.7 percent in the years since legal recreational marijuana sales began when ...
  Pot has increased crashes in OR, CO, WA, says insurance studyABC10
  Insurance group releases collision data for legal pot states – and it's bad newsInsuran
  
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• Randall & Quilter to Sell Lloyd’s Agency to Medical Liability Insurer Coverys

  23-06-2017 14:48
  
  Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced it has reached agreement to sell the entire share capital of its Lloyd’s managing agency, R&Q Managing Agency Ltd. (RQMA), to Coverys, a provider of medical professional liability insurance based in Boston, Mass. …
  
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• Weed Warning: Legalizing Marijuana Tied to Rise in Crashes in 3 States by HLDI

  23-06-2017 14:38
  
  Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about three percent higher overall than would have been expected without legalization, a new insurance report has found. The Highway Loss Data Institute …
  
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• Brexit Critics Now Emboldened to Block Prime Minister’s Plans for ‘Hard Brexit’

  23-06-2017 14:10
  
  When she called a snap election in April, Theresa May said she needed voters’ backing to silence rivals in Parliament who were trying to frustrate her plans for Brexit. Instead, the British prime minister’s electoral humiliation seven weeks later weakened …
  
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• After Drenching Gulf Coast, Tropical Storm Cindy Heads North, East

  23-06-2017 13:10
  
  The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy brought tornadoes and flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday and its heavy rains will drench much of the eastern United States in coming days, forecasters said. Flooding and road closures stretched from …
  
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• Reinsurance Rates Continue to Soften with No End in Sight: S&P

  23-06-2017 13:08
  
  The global reinsurance sector is poised for yet another full year of declining rates, ensuring that a hoped-for bottom of the current market cycle will remain elusive in 2017, Standard & Poor’s said in a new report. The continued downward …
  
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• Harris Poll finds growing interest about insurance brands from millennials

  23-06-2017 11:45
  
  Think the younger generation isn't interested in their insurance options? Think again. Research shows growing millennial interest is boosting insurance brands overall.
  
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• N.Y. state AG settles with health services company over delayed data breach notification

  23-06-2017 11:30
  
  Having a data breach was bad enough for one health services company, but failing to notify affected persons made things worse.
  
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• Get Cancer Now, Before Congress Cuts Your Insurance - The New ... - New York Times

  23-06-2017 09:21
  
  New York Times
  Get Cancer Now, Before Congress Cuts Your Insurance - The New ...
  New York Times
  SEATTLE — I'm 35 years old. I didn't go to college after high school. Instead I got a job in insurance, and I've spent half my life on the business side of keeping ...and more »
  
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• Get Cancer Now, Before Congress Cuts Your Insurance - New York Times

  23-06-2017 09:21
  
  New York Times
  Get Cancer Now, Before Congress Cuts Your Insurance
  New York Times
  SEATTLE — I'm 35 years old. I didn't go to college after high school. Instead I got a job in insurance, and I've spent half my life on the business side of keeping people healthy. Only once have I felt that the industry took positive steps toward ...
  FACT CHECK: The White House Claim Obamacare Led To 'Higher Costs And Fewer Health Insurance Options'The Daily Caller
  Nearly 30 Million Americans Still Without H
  
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• Protecting Unions Is a Labor of Love for Union Insurance Group

  23-06-2017 07:34
  
  It can be pretty tough keeping an independent insurance agency up and running successfully long-term if you’re just in it for the money, according to the leader of a Chicago-based agency that is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. “You’ve …
  
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• Highly Contagious Citrus Disease Spreads to Alabama

  23-06-2017 07:02
  
  A highly contagious bacterial disease that seriously threatens the U.S. citrus industry has been found for the first time in Alabama. Federal and state plant officials confirm that citrus greening was found in leaf and insect samples at a home …
  
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• Cyber Insurance Premium Volume Grew 35% to $1.3 Billion in 2016

  23-06-2017 07:00
  
  Property/casualty insurers wrote $1.35 billion in direct written premium for cyber insurance in 2016, a 35 percent jump from 2015, according to reports by Fitch Ratings and A.M. Best. The largest cyber insurance writers are American International Group, XL Group …
  
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