--- title: "Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading" description: "Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading" --- [Skip to content](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/news/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-reading-17#main-content) [![The Plexus Groupe](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20and%20Design%20Files/plexus_sis_logo_color.png?width=1468&height=368&name=plexus_sis_logo_color.png "The Plexus Groupe")](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/) # Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading 19 April 2016 [Mike Wilkening](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening) [Cyber Liability](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/cyber-liability), [Employee Benefits](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/employee-benefits), [Property & Casualty](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/property-amp-casualty), [News](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/news) At The Plexus Groupe, we love reading about insurance. And as you confidently stride into the work week, here are seven stories about this fascinating business that you'll want to check out: -- The **[flooding in Houston](http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/April-showers-bring-a-flowering-of-insurance-7255899.php) **has policyholders on the horn with their insurance companies. -- **[Earthquake insurance](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/110-years-after-the-1906-san-francisco-earthquake-most-still-face-insurance-gap-2016-04-18)** can be quite pricey for Bay Area homeowners, with high premiums and deductibles hurdles for some potential buyers. -- El Niño "hits the poorer areas of the world hardest," an executive at a leading reinsurer told *The Economist* in a lengthy feature on the **[global weather pattern](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30d7bdac-fbf5-11e5-b3f6-11d5706b613b.html#axzz46HoEzg5T)**associated with increased warming. -- **[Negative interest rates](http://www.wsj.com/articles/nippon-life-president-yoshinobu-tsutsui-says-negative-interest-rates-hurting-company-1461078373)** in Japan are negatively impacting the country's top life insurer, the firm's president told *The Wall Street Journal*. -- **[Homeowners insurance](http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/04/19/7-surprising-things-covered-by-homeowners-insurance/)** could come in handy if facing a defamation suit. -- A closer look at how the **[Affordable Care Act](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/health/immigrants-the-poor-and-minorities-gain-sharply-under-health-act.html?smid=tw-nythealth&smtyp=cur&_r=0)** has expanded the access to health coverage. -- A data breach is covered by a **[commercial general liability policy](https://cyber.ciab.com/2016/04/14/4767/?platform=hootsuite)**, an appeals court in Virginia declared last week. ### Related Post ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-reading-8) At The Plexus Groupe, we're fascinated by all things insurance. And we very much enjoy reading... ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-checking-out-5) At The Plexus Groupe, we're interested in all things insurance. And we can't read enough about the... ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/news/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-checking-out-7) At The Plexus Groupe, we love good stories -- especially those about insurance. With this in mind,... [![The Plexus Groupe](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20and%20Design%20Files/plexus_sis_logo_color.png?width=1468&height=368&name=plexus_sis_logo_color.png "The Plexus Groupe")](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/) HQ: 21805 W. Field Parkway Suite 300 Deer Park, IL 60010 847.307.6100 [communications@plexusgroupe.com](mailto:communications@plexusgroupe.com) Copyright © 2022 The Plexus Groupe. All Rights Reserved. [Privacy Policy |](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/privacy-policy) [Terms & Conditions](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/privacy-policy#:~:text=with%20its%20operators.-,TERMS,-OF%20USE) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Mike Wilkening", "url" : "https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening" }, "dateModified" : "2019-12-09T20:04:45.029Z", "datePublished" : "2016-04-19T11:01:58.000Z", "headline" : "Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/news/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-reading-17", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/hubfs/Plexus%20Logos/The%20Plexus%20Groupe/Plexus-External-Padded.png" }, "name" : "The Plexus Groupe LLC" } } ```