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CCC Intelligent Solutions to acquire EvolutionIQ

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has announced plans to acquire , an AI-driven platform for disability and injury claims management. The deal – expected to close in Q1 2025 – is valued at $730 million,...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Global Warming Can’t Be Ignored, Montana’s Top Court Says, Upholding Landmark Climate Case

Insurance Journal

Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming. The justices, in...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Auto Insurer Files $450M Fraud RICO Case in NY

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Auto Insurer Files $450M Fraud RICO Case in NY Commercial automobile li...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

AI Scams, Emerging New Threats Among McAfee’s 2025 Cybersecurity Predictions

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AI Scams, Emerging New Threats Among McAfee’s 2025 Cybersecur...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Chicago Restaurant Owners to Pay $125K in Overtime Back Wages

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent judgment and order in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Dec. 2, 2024, that requires D’Nuez Corp. and owners Antonio Rendon and Albino Rendon – operators of &#8...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Fairly stable conditions expected at 1.1, reinsurance demand to remain high in 2025: RBC Capital Mar...

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The reinsurance industry should expect to see fairly stable conditions at the upcoming January 1st reinsurance renewals, with property catastrophe reinsurance pricing anticipated to be somewhere close to flat due to losses from recent hurricanes H...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Swiss Re’s Business Unit CEOs Share Views on Key Risk Themes of 2025

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Social inflation will continue to be a top concern for insurers and reinsurers in 2025 with US liability claims increasing by 57% during the past decade and nuclear verdicts rising in frequency, said Swiss Re, pointing to jury awards above …

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

KBW remains confident in Bermuda’s reinsurance outlook despite tax uncertainty

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Despite some near-term uncertainties surrounding tax regulations, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analysts remain optimistic about the Bermuda reinsurance market and maintain their outperform ratings on several leading reinsurers. This conclusion was...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Congress’ Funding Deal Includes More Than $100B in Disaster Aid

Carrier Management

Congress’ Funding Deal Includes More Than $100B in Disaster Aid Congressional leaders have unveiled a s...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Tesla Recalls Nearly 700,000 Vehicles in Over Tire Pressure Monitoring Issue

Insurance Journal

Tesla said on Friday it was recalling 694,304 vehicles in the United States over an issue with the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). The TPMS warning light may not remain illuminated between drive cycles, failing to warn the driver of …

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Liberty Mutual Weighs Sale of Thailand, Vietnam Assets

Insurance Journal

Liberty Mutual Holding Co. is considering a sale of its businesses in Thailand and Vietnam as the US insurer seeks to streamline its operations, according to people familiar with the matter. Liberty Mutual is working with a financial adviser on &#823...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Safeco to Stop Writing New Condo and Renter Policies in California

Insurance Journal

It appears another insurance carrier is turning sour on wildfire-prone California. Safeco, a Liberty subsidiary, is preparing to stop writing new condo and rental policies in California at the beginning of next year. Liberty stopped writing new condo...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Cleveland Clinic Plans New Hospital, Larger Outpatient Center in South Florida

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The Cleveland Clinic, a health care system with hospitals and clinics around the world, said it plans to build a 150-bed hospital in the Palm Beach area and will quadruple the size of an outpatient clinic there. Cleveland has operated …

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

US Federal Reserve Board announces new appointments to its Insurance Policy Advisory Committee

Reinsurance News

The US Federal Reserve Board has announced seven appointments to its Insurance Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC), consisting of three new faces alongside four returning members. The new appointments include Jonathan Kelly, Partner at Sidley Austin;...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Ships Canceled, Smelter Hit As Mozambique Braces for More Post-Election Disruption

Insurance Journal

Post-election protests rocking Mozambique since late October have interrupted trade and hampered a major aluminum smelter, with the southeast African nation braced for more disruption next week. The Constitutional Council is set to validate the dispu...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Palm Beach Revolt Forces Sylvester Stallone to Abandon Mansion Sea Barrier

Insurance Journal

In his movies, Sylvester Stallone has taken on drug cartels, Soviet troops and boxer Apollo Creed. But in real life, he had to beat a retreat against the Palm Beach Town Council. The movie star appeared Thursday before the council …

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor Found in Contempt of Court After Lawsuit Loss

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A computer scientist who falsely claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin was handed a suspended prison termafter being found in contemptof court by a London judge after a stinging lawsuit loss. The Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance, a nonprofit crypto...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Group Calls New Jersey’s Toxic Waste Dump Settlement ‘Woefully Inadequate’

Insurance Journal

Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1 billion in damage to natural resources, according to an environmental group trying to overturn a settlement between New Jersey and the &#823...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

CCR estimates €650-800m insured losses from Cyclone Chido in Southeast Africa

Reinsurance News

Cyclone Chido, which struck several countries in Southeast Africa between December 13-16, is estimated to cause insured losses between €650 million and €800 million, according to French public reinsurer Caisse Centrale de Réassurance (CCR). The cy...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

BMS Group completes acquisition of UK insurance broker David Roberts & Partners

Reinsurance News

BMS Group, an independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has completed the acquisition of UK-based insurance broker David Roberts & Partners (DR&P). Initially announced in July 2024, BMS Group has acquired DR&P from Europ...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

People Moves: Chubb’s Westchester Announces New Head of Programs, COO

Insurance Journal

Westchester, a Chubb Company and Chubb’s excess and surplus lines division, named Nick Gatt, previously chief operating officer (COO) for Westchester Programs, as head of Westchester Programs. Gatt will oversee strategy, underwriting and profit...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

US commercial property insurance shows signs of growth amid challenges: Triple-I

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The US commercial property insurance market is showing signs of improvement, with stable growth expected despite challenges such as climate change and inflation, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). Triple-I highlighted tha...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

bolttech’s expansion continues with Series C funding led by Dragon Fund

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Global insurtech bolttech has revealed a new $100 million Series C funding round, led by Dragon Fund, alongside Baillie Gifford and Generali. According to bolttech, the strategic support of these investors will empower the company to enhance its p...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

CatX’s Catamaran integrates Verisk’s model to attract capital into ILS

Reinsurance News

CatX, the digital marketplace that connects re/insurers and brokers with alternative capital, has adopted catastrophe risk analytics from the Extreme Event Solutions group at Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider. New insurance i...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

PIC concludes first full scheme-buy in with Mosaic

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Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), the specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has concluded its first full scheme buy-in with Mosaic. Mosaic is PIC’s streamlined service for pension schemes with assets under £100 million. A...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Gallagher adds Marsh’s Ashtari to Middle East and Africa specialty & facultative reinsurance team

Reinsurance News

Insurance and reinsurance broking group Gallagher has announced the appointment of Hassan Ashtari as Chief Client Officer for its Middle East and Africa specialty and facultative reinsurance operations. This newly created role reflects Gallagher’s...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

MAPTYCS names Daniel Grimwood-Bird as Chief Revenue Officer

Reinsurance News

MAPTYCS, a provider of advanced geospatial analytics solutions for the insurance sector, has announced the appointment of Daniel Grimwood-Bird as its Chief Revenue Officer. In this role, Grimwood-Bird will spearhead the company’s sales and marketi...

Posted: Dec 20, 2024