Seeking the ‘Right’ Customers, an Insurer Is Accused of Discrimination
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Seeking the ‘Right’ Customers, an Insurer Is Accused of Discrimination

Erie Insurance defends its practice of telling agents to use subjective factors when judging a potential customer. Maryland regulators say the company sought to exclude Black and Hispanic people.
Idalia Could Become Another Multibillion-Dollar Superstorm
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Idalia Could Become Another Multibillion-Dollar Superstorm

The Category 3 hurricane could expose insurers and their customers to huge losses across a wide stretch of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.