Author: H. Cutner

Social media influencer insurance becomes vital for online personalities

H. Cutner
Social Media Influencer Insurance - Laptop Instagram

Commentators, reviewers, bloggers and other are now exposed to many unexpected risks. A growing number of insurers are now offering special social media influencer insurance products and packages to help online personalities to cover themselves against several risks. This new form of coverage is meant to protect influencers against their unique liability exposure. Coverage through social media influencer insurance is a new form of solution for that industry. It moves beyond the traditional forms of business coverage which don’t quite represent the types of risk faced by those writing and…

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Home stagers insurance starts with liability coverage but includes much more

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Home Stagers Insurance -

Preparing a house, condo or apartment for sale or rent takes style, care and protection just in case. Home stagers insurance is a type of coverage that will protect various components of your business against a spectrum of potential perils that can affect you. Even if you’re a one-person operation, to succeed, your business requires the right coverage. Home stagers insurance does start with a traditional style of business liability coverage. That said, it also requires a number of other types of protection as there is more to your business…

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GEICO Insurance issues advice to drivers for the holiday season

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GEICO Insurance - Driving on winter roads

The auto insurer is reminding drivers of the importance not to rush while on the road. GEICO Insurance has issued an official notice to the drivers it covers, reminding them of the importance of slowing down and driving safely even at this busy time of year. The insurer is urging motorists to remember what is truly important during the holidays. Throughout the end of November and all the way through December, many of us are rushing around trying to make sure our holidays will be the best ones yet. Whether…

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California bans insurance companies from dropping climate change risk affected policies

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Climate Change risks - forest fire at night

Wildfires have become costly enough that insurers have been ending coverage for many homes. California has taken an unusual new step to help to combat the cost of climate change risks among homeowners across the state. Wildfires have risen in the cost and damage they cause and insurance companies have started dropping coverage. The state has implemented a new regulation to stop insurance companies from dropping policies. The added expense from rapidly rising claims from climate change risks has motivated insurance companies to drop homeowners insurance policies at an increasing…

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Federal judge denies Trump’s push to block immigration visas without proof of health insurance

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Proof of health insurance - Lady Justice

Judge Michael Simon in Oregon ruled against the administration’s demand for coverage confirmation. A federal judge in Oregon has ruled against the Trump administration’s requirement for legal immigrants to show proof of health insurance in order to receive a State Department visa. The judge determined that the requirement would conflict with the Immigration and Nationality Act. According to Judge Michael Simon’s ruling, “the President’s Proclamation requiring legal immigrants to show proof of health insurance before being issued a visa by the State Department is inconsistent with the INA.” This is…

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Tina Fey Stars in Allstate Mayhem Ads with Dean Winters

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Allstate Mayhem - St. Bernard Commercial - Allstate YouTube

The two ’30 Rock’ co-stars reunited in this celebrity studded insurance company campaign. Allstate Mayhem has returned and in the latest ads, a new character has been added to the mix. The Mayhem character has become a staple in the insurance company’s ads for almost 10 years. Now, the Allstate Mayhem character, known for wreaking havoc in home and auto owners’ lives, has a new nemesis. Tina Fey has jumped into the insurance company’s ad campaign. This represents the first time one of the Mayhem campaigns has included a celebrity…

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Tencent takes more of Indian insurance market with 10% Policybazaar stake purchase

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Indian Insurance Market - Tencent HQ

The Chinese tech giant has acquired a minority state in the home, auto and life comparison company. Tencent Holding Ltd. has just taken more of its first steps into the Indian insurance market with an acquisition of a 10 percent stake of Indian online insurance aggregator Policybazaar. This values the Indian company at $1.5 billion. The Chinese technology giant has been working to grab a piece of India’s growing insurance sector. The 10 percent Policybazaar stake was obtained through a purchase of half of Tiger Global Management LLC’s stake in…

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