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title: "Plexus Points: Insurance links worth checking out"
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# [Plexus Points: Insurance links worth checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-links-worth-checking)

 Written by [Mike Wilkening](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening) | Jun 8, 2017 11:58:15 AM

At Plexus, we enjoy reading about insurance. Here are links to a half-dozen industry-related stories we're reading, sharing and bookmarking:  
 -- Congress is working on several proposals that would bring changes to the [National Flood Insurance Program](http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/gop-leaders-flood-insurance-bill-see-bipartisan-measure).

-- An insurer reportedly used YouTube to uncover a case of [alleged insurance fraud](http://www.news9.com/story/35595420/social-media-video-catches-man-in-insurance-fraud-scheme) centering on an apparent drag racing accident.

-- *The New York Times* takes a closer look at[pet insurance](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/well/family/pet-insurance-is-the-latest-work-perk.html), which is now offered by about 5,000 companies as a voluntary employee benefit.

--Why [libel insurance](http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2017/06/08/453861.htm) could come in handy in the event of a social media-related lawsuit.

-- Here's how [an insurance policy](http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/05/judge_brunetti_fashions_unusual_plea_deal_in_smith_restaurant_supply_theft_case.html) might have led to a lighter jail term for a New York man who pled guilty to second-degree larceny for stealing from his employer.

-- Finally, here's news of an [insurance chatbot](http://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-helps-launch-insurance-chatbot-2017-6) using IBM's Watson system.

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