--- title: "Plexus Points: Insurance-related stories we're reading" description: "Plexus Points: Insurance-related stories we're reading" --- [Skip to content](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-related-stories-were-reading#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-related stories we're reading 1 August 2016 [Mike Wilkening](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening) [Employee Benefits](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/employee-benefits), [Property & Casualty](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/property-amp-casualty), [Retirement Plans](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/retirement-plans), [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) Happy Monday -- and a happy August to you. Yes, August. Can you believe it? As you ponder where the summer has gone, here are five insurance-related stories to read, bookmark, share and thumb through: -- This is interesting: *Bloomberg* [took a closer look](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-01/odd-lots-there-s-an-insurance-market-for-modern-day-pirates) at a study showing illegal fishing boats [are often able to secure insurance](http://phys.org/news/2016-06-ships-flagged-illegal-fishing.html). -- Here's a [closer look at telematics](http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160731/NEWS06/307319993), a subject that should be of great interest to insurers. -- [Rising insurance costs](http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/low-wages-high-insurance-force-deputies-out-of-putnam-co/282471406) are reportedly a factor driving sheriff's deputies in a Florida county to look for other work. -- Insurance won't cover NASCAR driver Tony Stewart [in suits stemming from](http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/17175518/tony-stewart-insurance-not-hook-kevin-ward-jr-lawsuit) a 2014 sprint-car incident that led to the death of another driver. --  From PropertyCasualty360, a roundup of [various P&C happenings](http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2016/08/01/whos-using-what-in-the-pc-insurance-industry-aug-1). ### Related Post ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance-related stories we're reading](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-related-stories-reading) At Plexus, we enjoy reading about all things insurance. Here are five industry stories we are... ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-stories-were-checking-out-3) At The Plexus Groupe, we're interested in all things insurance. No surprise, then, that we like... ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-stories-checking) As we enter the final month of 2016, here are five insurance-related stories we're reading, sharing... [![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" : "2019-12-09T20:06:35.181Z", "datePublished" : "2016-08-01T09:19:11.000Z", "headline" : "Plexus Points: Insurance-related stories we're reading", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-related-stories-were-reading", "@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" } } ```