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title: "Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading"
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# [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/news/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-reading-19)

 Written by [Mike Wilkening](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening) | May 24, 2016 2:55:09 PM

At The Plexus Groupe, we never stop reading about the latest insurance trends. And we love a good story, too.  
 With this in mind, here are six insurance industry-related stories you'll want to check out:

→ A proposed Chicago ordinance would combat owners who might be thinking about [burning their cars](http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/aldermen-crack-down-on-vehicles-torched-for-insurance-purposes/#ifrndnloc) for insurance money.

→ A major insurance carrier is set to sell coverage to [crowdfunding investors](http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/05/24/aig-to-sell-crowdfunding-insurance-looking-to-make-money-off-investors-worries/).

→ The World Bank will create a [pandemic insurance fund](http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/05/23/world-bank-launches-500-million-insurance-fund-to-fight-pandemics.html) for those affected by mass illness.

→ In a recent survey of renters aged 18-29, more than two-thirds of respondents reportedly did not have [renter's insurance](http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article79400702.html).

→ The Association of British Insurers wants the industry to establish a database of [cyber risk events](http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160523/NEWS06/160529961/association-of-british-insurers-anonymous-cyber-database-nonprofit?tags=%7C83%7C299%7C302%7C329).

→ Universal life insurance premiums [are on the rise](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/21/your-money/rising-premiums-for-universal-life-insurance-draw-scrutiny.html).

→ Here's a brief primer on [special event insurance](http://www.consumerreports.org/weddings/should-you-buy-wedding-insurance/).

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