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State Supreme Court Restores Chemical Leak Verdict, Bayer’s Monsanto Must Pay $185M

Carrier Management

State Supreme Court Restores Chemical Leak Verdict...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Indigo’s AI Platform Reaches 20% Milestone in Underwritten Submissions

Carrier Management

Indigo’s AI Platform Reaches 20% Milestone in Underwritten Submissions With five underwriters and its vertic...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

People Moves: Encova Insurance Names Webber and Rao as VPs

Insurance Journal

Encova Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Zach Webber as vice president, corporate actuarial, and Boppana Rao as vice president, enterprise digitization, AI and data. Webber has nearly two decades of actuarial experience across both co...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Last Exposure Rule Binds Insurers in Workers’ Comp Cases

Risk & Insurance

Court rules Encova must pay mesothelioma benefits despite late entry into case, affirming that liability follows statutory exposure date. The post

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Still Resonates 50 Years Later

Insurance Journal

Spend enough time along the shores of Lake Superior and it won’t be long before there’s some reminder of what happened “when the gales of November came early.” This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund &#...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

ReSource Pro Acquires Indiana-Based Supportive Insurance Services

Insurance Journal

ReSource Pro, a strategic operations partner serving the insurance industry, announced the acquisition of Supportive Insurance Services (SIS), a provider of licensing and renewal services. SIS’s deep specialization in adjuster licensing and com...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Dallas Ordinances, Including LGBTQ+ Protections

Insurance Journal

Two years after state lawmakers passed a sweeping law aimed at preventing Texas cities from adopting progressive policies, that law may finally get its first major test. Three Dallas residents sued the city in Denton County District Court Wednesday t...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Property re/insurance continues to soften as casualty faces persistent uncertainty: The Baldwin Grou...

Reinsurance News

The commercial property insurance market is experiencing continued softening, while casualty lines face broad uncertainty, The Baldwin Group’s recent Q3 2025 Market Pulse report has revealed. The report points at renewed competition, improving cap...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Employers Face Growing Disconnect Between Leave Management Perception and Employee Reality

Risk & Insurance

Mental health absences surge as companies struggle to deliver the supportive leave experience workers expect: Guardian. The post

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Acies MGU launches Lloyd’s-backed underwriting agency, Subscribe MGA

Reinsurance News

Acies MGU, a technology and data-driven Managing General Underwriter (MGU), has announced the launch of Subscribe MGA (Subscribe), its latest underwriting agency. Subscribe is a Lloyd’s-backed MGA specialising in financial lines insurance, includi...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Iprism names Adrian Saunders Non-Exec Chairman

Reinsurance News

Iprism, one of the UK’s largest independently-owned MGAs specialising in Construction, Property and Private Clients, has announced the appointment of Adrian Saunders as Non-Executive Chairman. Saunders first joined the Iprism board in April 2024 a...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Largest Fleet of Police Cybertrucks to Patrol Las Vegas

Carrier Management

Largest Fleet of Police Cybertrucks to Patrol Las Vegas The nation's largest police fleet of Tesla Cybe...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

CyberCube expands Asia presence with Lacson & Lacson partnership in the Philippines

Reinsurance News

CyberCube, a provider of cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry, has expanded its presence in Asia through a new partnership in the Philippines. The company has signed an agreement with Lacson & Lacson Insurance Brokers, Inc., an inde...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

NAIC Announces Johnston Interim CEO as Anderson Departs

Insurance Journal

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said late last week that its chief executive officer, Gary Anderson, stepped down to “pursue other endeavors.” Anderson left the NAIC on Oct. 29. NAIC Chief Regulatory Affairs Off...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

WV OIC Accepting Input on American Modern’s 47% Auto Rate Increase Request

Insurance Journal

The West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner is accepting comments about a proposed 47.38% average increase in auto liability rates filed by American Modern Property and Casualty Insurance Co. About 504 policyholders will be affected. Writt...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Please, you pay first

Rough Notes

INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS Please, you pay first In a tragic accident, Michael Swanson struck and killed a motorcyclist. Swanson was sued for causing a wrongful death. He was insured under...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Core Specialty names Evan Cabat as SVP, CFO

Reinsurance News

Insurer Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries have appointed Evan Cabat as Senior Vice President (SVP), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. Cabat brings nearly two decades of financial leadership to his rol...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Attorney fees were subject to offset

Rough Notes

INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS Attorney fees were subject to offset Two Maryland police officers were injured in the line of duty and were compensated under two different sources, a Workers Com...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Bank Sells Tompkins Agencies to A. J. Gallagher for $223 Million

Insurance Journal

Tompkins Financial Corp. has closed on the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc. (TIA), to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for approximately $223 million in cash. The transaction generates a pre-tax gain of $183 million...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Bank Sells Tompkins Agencies to A.J. Gallagher for $223 Million

Insurance Journal

Tompkins Financial Corp. has closed on the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc. (TIA), to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for approximately $223 million in cash. The transaction generates a pre-tax gain of $183 million...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Sorry, you have no class!

Rough Notes

INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS Sorry, you have no class! Lynn Freeman was involved in an automobile collision. She was insured under a policy issued by Progressive Direct Insurance Company (Pro...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Executive’s arson moots innocent co-insured argument

Rough Notes

INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS Executive’s arson moots innocent co-insured argument The Press Bar and Parlor was owned by Horseshoe Club, LLC, and operated by Timeless Bar, Inc., (Timeless) whe...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Rokstone CRU launches comprehensive general liability program

Reinsurance News

Rokstone Construction Risk Underwriters (CRU), a US-based Speciality MGU and part of the global specialty reinsurance MGA Rokstone, has announced the launch of a new, comprehensive general liability (GL) program. The new GL program launches with A...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Monkey Escape in Mississippi Gives Glimpse Into Secret World of Animal Research

Insurance Journal

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and the processes that allow key details of what happened to be &#...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Nation’s Largest Fleet of Police Cybertrucks to Patrol Vegas

Insurance Journal

The nation’s largest police fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks is set to begin patrolling the streets of Las Vegas in November thanks to a donation from a U.S. tech billionaire, raising concerns about the blurring of lines between public and private &#...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Hackers and Crime Rings Are Teaming Up to Steal Cargo, Cyber Firm Says

Insurance Journal

Hackers are infiltrating trucking and freight companies in a scheme to steal and sell cargo shipments, a growing campaign that could end up costing companies and consumers billions of dollars, according to new cybersecurity research. Sunnyvale, Calif...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

MMA Buys Collector Auto and Motorsports Agency

Insurance Journal

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) announced the acquisition of Hayden Wood Insurance Agency Inc., a Southborough, Massachusetts-based independent agency. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The Hayden Wood Insurance Agency was founded in 1946 by H...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025

Gallagher names David Rush as Independent Non-Executive Director

Reinsurance News

Arthur J. Gallagher Holdings (UK) Limited, part of the global insurance brokerage, risk management, and consulting group Gallagher, has announced the appointment of David Rush as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Rush brings almost 40 years o...

Posted: Nov 03, 2025