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Time Is Money: The Importance of Recall Preparedness

Risk & Insurance

These are certain items regulators and auditors will look for in a post-incident file, and a plan missing those elements is not a plan. The post Tim...

Posted: Aug 30, 2025

AIA Australia welcomes new Chief Risk Officer

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AIA Australia is a life insurance specialist.

Posted: Aug 30, 2025

Allianz and Evoque partner on sustainable property salvage

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Evoque is a supplier specialising in zero-to-landfill solutions.

Posted: Aug 30, 2025

Tracking July’s agency appointments

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A historic milestone for the company.

Posted: Aug 30, 2025

Uber, Lyft Drop Opposition to California Driver Union Bill

Insurance Journal

Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. agreed to back a state-supervised way for California drivers to unionize and collectively bargain on industry-wide pay and benefit guarantees, under a new legislative deal that provides the companies relief on ins...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Trawick International partners with Blink Parametric

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The two launched Traveler Lounge Pass, a benefit that provides real-time airport lounge access when flights are delayed.

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Texas, California Lead States in Cargo Theft Activity Over Labor Day Weekend

Carrier Management

Texas, California Lead States in Cargo Theft Ac...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Brilliance in Focus: Real Estate Power Broker Amy Scarpace

Risk & Insurance

Marsh’s Amy Scarpace credits her team, champions mentoring young talent, and takes pride in the strong relationships she’s built. The post Bri...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

France and Germany Reject Trump’s Threats on EU Tech Legislation

Insurance Journal

France and Germany on Friday defended Europe’s right to adopt its own legislation on technology after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized European rules on digital services, saying any U.S. coercion would be met with retaliation. Trump on Mo...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Katrina’s Legacy: Louisiana Fortifies Itself Against the Next Storm

Insurance Journal

When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Louisiana 20 years ago, the region was ill-prepared for the 125 mph winds and catastrophic flooding that would follow. Louisiana, like the rest of the United States, was still adopting modern internati...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Medicare Rate Changes Signal Mixed Cost Outlook for Workers’ Comp: NCCI

Risk & Insurance

A key physician payment factor continues its decline while facility rates rise, creating varied impacts for insurers depending on state-level fee schedule rules. The post

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Property Claims Management Faces Major Disruptions in 2025

Risk & Insurance

Multiple converging forces from climate change to AI adoption are fundamentally reshaping how insurers assess risk and process property insurance claims, according to Sedgwick. The post

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Mun named Director, Client Management at Aon Reinsurance Malaysia

Reinsurance News

Lin Mun, an executive with over 21 years of extensive experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, has been appointed as Director, Client Management of Aon Reinsurance Malaysia. With a deep understanding of the market and client needs, Mu...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Rebuilding Continues 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina

Carrier Management

Rebuilding Continues 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Missis...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Tesla and Waymo’s Different Robotaxi Approaches Will Shape the Industry

Carrier Management

Tesla and Waymo’s Different Robotaxi Approaches Will Shape...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

US Farmers Are Pulling Back on Spending in Threat to Rural Economy

Insurance Journal

Sunny skies and mild temperatures this week greeted the biggest US farm show of the year. The contrast couldn’t be greater with the sentiment among attendees as low crop prices and trade tariffs squeeze the agricultural sector. The market for &...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

A Texas Congressman is Quietly Helping Elon Musk Pitch Building $760M Tunnels Under Houston to Ease...

Insurance Journal

The devastating flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 killed dozens of people, inundated hundreds of thousands of homes and left the community desperate for a solution. Since then, local flood experts have extensively studied the pos...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

NOAA Develops Tool to Predict Hourly US Wildfire Hazards

Insurance Journal

Scientists at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Global Systems Laboratory said it has developed an hourly assessment of wildfire potential across the U.S. The Boulder, Colorado-based lab’s Hourly Wildfire Potential...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

Healthy underwriting results & robust investment income support Asian reinsurers’ earnings: AM Best

Reinsurance News

Asian reinsurers are actively expanding to mature overseas markets to diversify their portfolios and improve cycle management, a move seen by credit rating agency AM Best as credit positive. According to a recent AM Best report, many reinsurers in...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

The Ghost of Hurricane Katrina Haunts Catastrophe Modelers

Insurance Journal

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in August 2005, causing greater insurance losses than any other natural disaster in history, it became clear that a lot of the city’s flood protection engineering — walls, pumps, levees — had fail...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

ACORD launches NGDS Object Model to streamline digital data exchange

Reinsurance News

ACORD, the global standards-setting body for the insurance industry, has announced the launch of the Next-Generation Digital Standards (NGDS) Object Model, designed to streamline digital data exchange across the insurance industry. The NGDS Object...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

OpenAI, Altman Sued Over ChatGPT’s Role in Teen’s Suicide

Carrier Management

OpenAI, Altman Sued Over ChatGPT’s Role in Teen’s Suicide The parents of a teen who died by suici...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

After Fearsome Dust Storm Rips Phoenix Area, Trees Cleaned up And Power Restored

Insurance Journal

Crews cleaned up downed trees and got electricity mostly restored for thousands of people this week after a powerful dust storm roared through the Phoenix area. The wall of dust towering hundreds of feet high dwarfed the city’s neighborhoods. C...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

California Jury Awards $2 M to Protester Shot in Face With Nonlethal Projectile

Insurance Journal

A jury has awarded at least $2.2 million to a protester who was shot in the face with a less-lethal munition by a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy during a demonstration against police brutality in 2020. In the verdict last week, …

Posted: Aug 29, 2025