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Houthis Say They Could Reassess Red Sea Attacks if Israeli ‘Aggression’ Stops

Insurance Journal

Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday they could only reconsider their missile and drone attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea once Israel ends its “aggression” in the Gaza Strip. Asked if they would halt the attacks if a cease...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Coface reports flat net income, higher insurance revenue in FY23 results

Reinsurance News

Credit insurer Coface has reported its full-year 2023 results, with flat net income at €240.5 million and underwriting income growth of more than 13% to €395.4 million and a combined ratio, net of reinsurance, of 64.3%. Alongside flat net income,...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Banks, Insurers Targeted as Climate Group Seeks EU Review of Deforestation Rule

Insurance Journal

Climate activists are putting pressure on the European Union to reconsider its decision to exclude banks from a landmark deforestation rule, in a move designed to preempt an official review of the regulation next year. UK-based nonprofit Global Canop...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Ryan Specialty FY 2023 revenue climbs 20.4% to $2.08bn

Reinsurance News

Ryan Specialty has reported full year 2023 revenue of around $2.08 billion, up 20.4%, compared to the $1.73 billion reported in 2022. The firm’s adjusted net income also increased in 2023, growing 20.4% to $375.6 million, compared to $312 mi...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Barbuss acquires marine surveyor KVDS

Reinsurance News

Barbuss a provider of specialised financial, claims services and specialised coverage for the risk industry, has announced that it has acquired 100% of the shares of KVDS, an independent marine surveyor based in Antwerp, Belgium. From what we unde...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Southern Water Fined for Sewage Spill That Killed 2,000 Fish in England

Insurance Journal

Southern Water was fined £330,000 on Tuesday after admitting a raw sewage spill that killed thousands of fish on the edge of England’s South Downs National Park. Southern, which supplies more than 4.6 million people in England, acknowledged tha...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Number of L/H insurers outsourcing investments to asset managers continues to rise: AM Best

Reinsurance News

According to credit ratings agency AM Best, a staggering number of insurers are relying on outside asset managers to handle a portion of their investment portfolios. In a recent report released by the firm, it highlights that the percentage of lif...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

ReSource Pro appoints Ernie Feirer as new SVP of carrier practice

Reinsurance News

ReSource Pro, a provider of business process solutions for the insurance industry, has appointed Ernie Feirer to the position of Senior Vice President (SVP), Carrier Practice. In this role, he will lead a team of expert insurance professionals ded...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

UK Has More ‘Fragile Firms’ Than EU Peers: Allianz Report

Insurance Journal

The UK has the highest proportion of “fragile firms” out of all major European economies, another sign of the headwinds facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he attempts to boost growth. About 15% of small and medium-sized enterprises in t...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

FWD Group extends Microsoft partnership on AI and cloud

Reinsurance News

FWD Group, a pan-Asian life insurance business, has announced it is extending its partnership with Microsoft to provide access to the latest generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovations, while continuing to support FWD’s cloud-first t...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Wildfires Forces Texas Panhandle Residents to Shelter in Place

Insurance Journal

Officials have ordered nearly 5,000 residents in the Panhandle cities of Canadian, Fritch and Glazier to shelter in place Tuesday as four separate wildfires engulfed the region, burning more than 280,000 acres. Residents in Hemphill County, where Can...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Change Healthcare Cyberattack Is Still Disrupting Pharmacies, Other Providers

Insurance Journal

A cyberattack that has disrupted Change Healthcare’s computer networks for nearly a week is creating a growing administrative problem for pharmacies and health-care providers around the nation. Change Healthcare, a division of UnitedHealth Grou...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Praedicat promotes David Loughran to Chief Operating Officer

Reinsurance News

David Loughran has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Praedicat, the liability emerging risk analytics company. Loughran, who previously served as Praedicat’s Senior Vice President of Product & Chief Economist, has been wi...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

OpenAI Says New York Times ‘Hacked’ ChatGPT to Build Copyright Lawsuit

Insurance Journal

OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper “hacked” its chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial-intelligence systems to generate misleading evidence...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Markets/Coverages: Legal & Contingency Launches EV Charging Site Insurance for England and Wales

Insurance Journal

Legal & Contingency Ltd. (L&C), the London-based MGA that specializes in underwriting legal indemnities and title risks, announced the launch of an insurance policy which will cover the installation of electric vehicle charging points in Engl...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

People Moves: Alabama, NC DOIs Name Two to Key Positions

Insurance Journal

Two state insurance departments have named new people to high-level positions. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey this week announced that Amy Funderburk, a longtime attorney for a number of state government agencies and a credit union...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Florida Senate Panel Advances Bill Making it a Felony to Expose Responders to Fentanyl

Insurance Journal

A Florida Senate committee on Tuesday approved an amended bill that could potentially reduce workers’ compensation costs for first responders in the state, people who are at increasing risk of exposure to accidental fentanyl overdoses. Senate B...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Boston Property Manager Sued For Revoking Job Offer for Woman With Breast Cancer

Insurance Journal

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing a Boston property management firm for allegedly violating federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a new hire with a disability and subsequently withdrawing her job of...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Forecast: Blizzard Conditions Could Bury California Mountain Towns in Feet of Snow

Insurance Journal

Snow was expected to pick up across portions of Oregon, Northern California and northwestern Nevada by Wednesday night, according to AccuWeather meteorologists, who are forecasting heavy snow to expand through the northern and central Sierra on Thurs...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

AAMFI: Uniting Africa’s financial institutions for sustainable development

Reinsurance News

Several multilateral financial organisations have collaborated to establish the Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI), under the patronage of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana. This significant initiativ...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Shook Idaho

Insurance Journal

An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude struck north of Boise, Idaho, reportedly causing no major damage or injuries, authorities confirmed. The quake happened at 10:25 a.m. on Monday and was centered about 6.2 miles north of Smiths Ferry, according to the &#...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Multiple Causes Cited in Deaths of 14 Horses at Saratoga. Could Rainfall Be One?

Insurance Journal

A review of 14 horse deaths at Saratoga Race Course last summer found no definitive cause of why they happened, saying rainfall “could not be overlooked” as a factor. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, in a report released Mo...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Multiple Causes Likely in Deaths of 14 Horses at Saratago Last Year. Could Rainfall Be One?

Insurance Journal

A review of 14 horse deaths at Saratoga Race Course last summer found no definitive cause of why they happened, saying rainfall “could not be overlooked” as a factor. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, in a report released Mo...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Baldwin to Stand Trial in Summer over Deadly New Mexico Movie Set Shooting

Insurance Journal

A New Mexico judge has set a trial date for Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from the 2021 deadly shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The scheduling order calls for jury selection to begin …

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

People Moves: Hudnall Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Denver Team

Insurance Journal

Chris Hudnall has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Hudnall is based in Denver. Before joining Alliant, Hudnall was vice president at Moreton & Company and worked as an associate producer at...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Join the Future: 6 Reasons to Explore Automated Compliance and Producer Management with AgentSync

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The insurance industry has been slow to adopt digital-first frameworks for doing business, and the part of the business that deals with compliance and regulation change management even more so. &#...

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

Lula's AI Gamble

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Intenseye is a provider of workplace safety solutions.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

Deductible After a Crash: What You Have to Pay

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Clearsurance.com recently released a guide to deductibles in which they reported that a deductible is not necessary for insurance to cover damage to another vehicle when the policyholder causes a crash.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

Georgia Farm Bureau Selects Akur8’s Core Platform

IIR

The mutual insurer sought to efficiently build high-performing, explainable pricing models.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

Why Insurance Carriers Should Make the Choice to Offer Choice

IIR

Insurers should be focused on conveniently offering customers a variety of insurance options that go beyond their core business solutions in order to more broadly meet the expectations of today’s consumers.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

Focus on These 5 Areas to Improve Your Agency’s Value

IA Magazine

Every independent insurance agency owner wants to improve the value of their agency. Here are the top ways to improve your agency value in 2024.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

The current situation: Insurance trends in renewable energy

NU Property & Casualty 360

Sara Kane of CAC Specialty delves into insurance and risk trends in power and renewable energy in 2024.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

Pennsylvania court clarifies concurrent employment issues in workers' comp claims

NU Property & Casualty 360

How are average weekly wages calculated when that injured worker is juggling multiple jobs?

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

Strategies for enduring the financial haymakers of a nuclear verdict

NU Property & Casualty 360

Attendees at the 2024 Complex Claims and Litigation Forum learned why organizational adaptability is critical when navigating intricate insurance disputes.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

5 P&C insurtechs among 'Forbes' hottest financial startups

NU Property & Casualty 360

The insurtechs on the publication’s Fintech 50 2024 list are each using technology in novel ways in an effort to make insurance more accessible.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

Around the P&C insurance industry: February 28, 2024

NU Property & Casualty 360

Insurance industry news from Higginbotham, RT Specialty, RIMS and more.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

How to advance to next-level insurance AI applications

NU Property & Casualty 360

Insurers and their partners face challenges when it comes to integrating AI into business processes, Xceedance reports.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

One Inc Integrates ClaimsPay with Sapiens ClaimsPro

IIR

Building on a collaboration beginning in 2022, One Inc’s ClaimsPay has been integrated with Sapiens ClaimsPro, enabling rapid implementation of digital payment solutions.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

eurochange partners with battleface

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eurochange is a British foreign exchange company.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

Insurtech Digisure ceases operations

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Digisure attracted over $20 million in funding.

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

People Moves: Markel’s Colosimo Joins CRC; Risk Strategies Consulting Names Piltch

Insurance Journal

CRC Group, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, hired Vince Colosimo as executive vice president in the company’s New York City downtown office. Colosimo will assume the role of office president in mid-2025, with current Office President Fred...

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

People Moves: Ardonagh’s Price Forbes Taps Horler From Lockton as Deputy CEO; Marsh Names Fort From...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Price Forbes and Marsh. A summary of these new hires follows here. Ardonagh’s Price Forbes Taps Horler From Lockton as Deputy CEO Sarah Horler has been appointed as...

Posted: Feb 27, 2024