--- title: Insurance stories we're reading description: Insurance stories we're reading --- [Skip to content](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/insurance-stories-reading-4#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/) # Insurance stories we're reading 19 December 2017 [Mike Wilkening](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening) [Personal Lines](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/personal-lines), [The Plexus Groupe](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/the-plexus-groupe), [Cyber Liability](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/cyber-liability), [Employee Benefits](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/employee-benefits), [Private Equity](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/private-equity), [Property & Casualty](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/property-amp-casualty), [Retirement Plans](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/retirement-plans), [Investment](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/investment), [Human Resources](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/human-resources), [News](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/news), [Health Insurance](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/health-insurance), [Insurance](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/insurance) The Plexus Groupe is releasing this week's insurance reading list. Here are a half-dozen industry stories we are sharing, thumbing through, and bookmarking as the work week rolls on: -- An NFL quarterback who could garner a nine-figure contract in 2018 made sure [to take out an insurance policy](http://washington.cbslocal.com/2017/12/18/kirk-cousins-took-out-insurance-policy-based-on-max-scherzer-advice/) on himself before the season. (Among those suggesting he have insurance: [former GM CEO Jack Welch](https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/11/29/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-quarterback).) -- Is a global e-commerce giant thinking about [getting into the insurance business?](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/technology/amazon-may-make-a-disruptive-entrance-into-insurance-88092.aspx) -- Are frozen pipes covered by your homeowners insurance? [It depends](http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-cons-0125-winter-damage-insurance-20171218-story.html). -- If you take a self-driving taxi in Phoenix next year, you will automatically have [insurance coverage](https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/19/waymo-strikes-deal-to-insure-self-driving-taxi-service/). -- Estimated [insured losses from Hurricane Irma](http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20171219/irma-insurance-claims-near-866000) have reached $6.55 billion. -- A leading insurer has made a big investment in a company that's bringing [microinsurance via mobile phones](http://www.businessinsider.com/allianz-invests-in-bima-2017-12) to emerging markets.   ### Related Post ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-checking-out-2) At The Plexus Groupe, we enjoy reading about all things insurance and risk management. With this in... ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're reading](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/news/plexus-points-insurance-stories-reading-4) Here is a compilation of insurance-related news and notes stemming from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma:... ##### [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. 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