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To recap the issues raised during last week’s conference call, here are the key media stories we discussed, and the messages we’re conveying.

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Mass Shooting In Las Vegas Is The Deadliest In U.S. History

Fifty-eight people died, and hundreds were injured, during the massacre on .
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White House Asks Congress For $29 Billion In Disaster Relief Aid

The monies would of those impacted by the hurricanes which hit Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.��
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Tropical Storm Nate Could Reach The U.S.’s��Gulf Coast As A Hurricane On The Weekend Of October 7-8

The Washington Post reports the National Weather Service is and believes the storm system could impact Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida in a few days.
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I.I.I.’s CEO Is Panelist At The 2017 Verisk Risk & Analytics Summit In Jersey City, New Jersey

The I.I.I.’s Sean Kevelighan discussed yesterday (October 5) how insurers can provide coverage to those in need, shorten the time between disaster and recovery, and help communities improve resiliency.
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I.I.I.’s Know Your Plan App Cited In New York Times Article On ‘Preparing Your Home For A Disaster’

“Once you know your risks, , which provides detailed checklists to help you prepare for various emergency scenarios,” stated the paper’s Sunday, October 1, Real Estate section.

Stories in the Works

The I.I.I.’s James Lynch spoke with Bloomberg BNA’s Brandon Ross regarding the availability of insurance coverage for manufacturers and retailers of legal marijuana.
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The I.I.I.’s Michael Barry discussed with Best Week’s Renee Kiruluk-Hill the just-released 2017 LexisNexis Home Trends study.
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Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah requested, and received, the I.I.I. 2017 Fact Book page headlined ‘Gun Deaths & Injuries.’
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The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is conducted��its for media outlets yesterday (October 5) in South Carolina.��

Capitol Hill

In a 6-3 vote, The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) that American International Group (AIG) is a systemically important financial institution (SiFi).

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States

California

The owner of an Oakland warehouse where 36 people died in a December 2016 fire is , multiple media outlets reported.
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Florida

Hurricane Irma-related insurance claim as of Monday, October 2, the state reports.
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The state’s insurers will eventually pay out because of Hurricane Irma, according to an estimate by a team of Florida International University researchers.
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South Florida (Miami-Dade and Monroe counties), Southwest Florida (Collier and Lee counties), and Central Florida (Orange and Polk counties) are where the Department of Financial Services is .

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Georgia

Hurricane Irma resulted in the filing of 50,000-plus property-related insurance claims and could generate , according to Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens.
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One of the state’s post-Irma FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers is effective Saturday, October 7.
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Louisiana

Baton Rouge property owners who incurred uninsured flood damage in August 2016 would be unable to deduct those losses on their federal tax return, if the current Trump administration tax reform proposal became law.
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Montana

Hill County earlier this week, causing widespread power outages and downed trees.
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Ohio

Cincinnati’s Fox affiliate , reporting on how Amberley Village bills for police services rendered when a non-resident is the at-fault driver in an auto accident within its boundaries.
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Oklahoma

In a 5-3 decision, the state’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday (October 3) it is because of missed medical appointments.
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Washington

At least two home insurers are in wildfire-prone parts of Washington and Oregon, according to the NW News Network.

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Social Media Report

Know Your Plan

The I.I.I.'s was featured in a on preparing your home for a disaster. The I.I.I. also tweeted out the article.
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National Cyber Awareness Month

October is National Cyber Awareness Month. To mark the occasion, the I.I.I. pushed out its cyber security and awareness tips across its social platforms this week, and will continue to do so this month. Use the hashtag #CyberAware to join the conversation.
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IICF Week of Giving

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) is having its annual Week of Giving between October 14-21, 2017. The conversation on social can be followed by using the hashtags #IICFWeekofGiving and #insurancegivesback. The IICF is on Twitter at ; visit to sign up to volunteer.
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Great ShakeOut

The Great ShakeOut earthquake drill is taking place on Thursday, October 19.�� The I.I.I. will be participating in the drill and promoting the event on its social media platforms. You can follow @ShakeOut on Twitter to find out more earthquake prep and how to sign up for the drill.

Media Matters

The Weather Channel wants to tell the economic recovery stories of storm-impacted communities, according to Nora Zimmett, the Channel’s senior vice president of programming.
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CNN has hired Kara Scannell and Dianne Gallagher as on-air correspondents. Scannell, who was at The Financial Times, joins CNN’s D.C. bureau on Monday, October 9, while the Atlanta-based Gallagher was most recently with Newsource.
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Danielle Ling (dling@alm.com) is a new editor at PropertyCasualty360. She succeeds Caterina Pontoriero, who left the publication.
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The on Friday, September 29.

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The I.I.I. is cited regularly in the media as an authoritative source of insurance information. To access the current I.I.I. press clips, .