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Melinda Eckard Named VP of Employee Benefits Operations and Client Experience at The MJ Companies

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Melinda Eckard Named VP of Employee Benefits Op...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Cate DelaCruz Promoted to Executive Vice President and Head of Analytics at Protecdiv

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Cate DelaCruz Promoted to Executive Vice President and Head...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Himadri Trivedi Appointed Business Transformation Lead at HDI Global USA

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Himadri Trivedi Appointed Business Transformation Lead at HDI Global USA...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Florida Reforms Are Truly Making a Difference, Gallagher Re Report Finds

Insurance Journal

If Florida’s insurance market needed more indication that 2022 legislative reforms have made a big difference in the cost of doing business in the state, one of the biggest names in reinsurance has provided it. “Clearly, it is time for &#...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Georgia High Court Sides with Slave Descendants on Island Zoning Changes

Insurance Journal

Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday sided with Black landowners in a fight over zoning changes that weakened long-standing protections for one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities founded by freed slaves. The state Supreme Court...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

People Moves: California Commissioner Makes COIN Advisory Board, Curriculum Board Appointments

Insurance Journal

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Veronica Saldaña as the newest member of the California Organized Investment Network advisory board and Jason Meyerson to the curriculum board of the California Department of Insurance. COIN wa...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

People Moves: Protecdiv Promotes DelaCruz to Head of Analytics

Insurance Journal

Protecdiv Promotes DelaCruz to EVP. Head of Analytics Insurance and reinsurance brokerage Protecdiv, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, promoted Cate DelaCruz to executive vice president and head of analytics at Protecdiv. DelaCruz joined P...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Howden names Carol Murphy as Head of US Casualty

Reinsurance News

Howden US, part of the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Carol Murphy as Head of its US Casualty operation. Murphy is an industry veteran and brings a proven track record of translating complex risk challenges into acti...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Agent Allegedly Duped Customer into Agency Investment; Third Time Facing Fraud Charges

Insurance Journal

For the third time in less that two and one-half years, a western Pennsylvania insurance agent is facing charges regarding fraudulent business practices — this time for deceiving a long-time insurance customer into investing more than $75,000 in his...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Agent Allegedly Duped Customer into Agency Investment in Third Fraud Charge

Insurance Journal

For the third time in less that two and one-half years, a western Pennsylvania insurance agent is facing charges regarding fraudulent business practices — this time for deceiving a long-time insurance customer into investing more than $75,000 in his...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Agent Allegedly Duped Customer Into Agency Investment in Third Fraud Charge

Insurance Journal

For the third time in less that two and one-half years, a western Pennsylvania insurance agent is facing charges regarding fraudulent business practices — this time for deceiving a long-time insurance customer into investing more than $75,000 in his...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Golden Bear

Insurance Journal

AM Best revised the outlook for Golden Bear Insurance Company from stable to negative, while the ratings agency affirmed the carrier’s Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excelle...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Former Adjuster Charged With Creating Then Approving $190K in Fake Property Claims

Insurance Journal

A former New Jersey insurance adjuster has been charged with creating and submitting phony claims, approving them himself, and directing nearly $200,000 in payments to bank accounts he controlled. John Philbin, of Clementon, has been charged with ins...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Former Adjuster Charged With Creating Then Approving $190K in Fraudulent Claims

Insurance Journal

A former New Jersey insurance adjuster has been charged with creating and submitting phony claims, approving them himself, and directing nearly $200,000 in payments to bank accounts he controlled. John Philbin, of Clementon, has been charged with ins...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

California Police Pulled Over A Waymo for An Illegal U-Turn, But They Couldn’t Cite

Insurance Journal

Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket. The San Bruno Police Department wrote …

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Suit Accuses Firearms Group of Using Gun Owners’ Personal Data to Tailor Political Ads

Insurance Journal

A firearms industry trade and lobbying organization secretly built a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners and used the data to reach gun rights supporters with political ads dating back to the 2000 elections, accordi...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Jayne Cunningham Appointed SVP and Environmental Underwriting Leader at QBE North America

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Jayne Cunningham Appointed SVP and Environmental Underw...

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Ravin AI partners with ProTowCall

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Initial pilots are underway with select agencies and carriers.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Staysure launches AI agent with Boost.ai

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The new AI agent, Susi, will deliver intelligent and always-on support via Staysure's web channel.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Hargus promoted at Mutual of Omaha

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Mutual of Omaha has promoted Andrea Hargus to vice president of human resources.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Mobilitas Adapts to Thrive in the Mobility Economy

IIR

EVP Jeff Huebner describes how Mobilitas shifted from serving small fleets to partnering with rideshare and delivery platforms, redefining its value proposition in the mobility economy.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Manulife Deploys AI Research Assistant for Investment Teams

IIR

The firm has integrated a platform to speed analysis for public markets researchers with human oversight.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Swiss Re’s Tim Quick on Modernizing Life & Health Claims

IIR

AI-driven claims platforms are reshaping efficiency, accuracy, and customer experience, as carriers confront workforce retirements, legacy system debt, and rising expectations.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

AI Redefines Insurance Underwriting Across North America

IIR

Carriers are embedding AI, ML, and generative AI into underwriting to improve risk assessment, customer engagement, and long-term growth.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Transform Your Thought Leadership Strategy: ITL Partnership Opportunities

Insurance Thought Leadership

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Posted: Oct 02, 2025

InsurTech100: Five Sigma Recognized as a Leading Insurance Technology Innovator

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Five Sigma has been named to the InsurTech100 list, recognized for driving innovation in insurance claims with Clive™, the industry’s first Multi-Agent AI Claims Expert that brings AI and automation to any claims operation.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Tyson & Mendes launches Apex Defense Consulting

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Spinoff firm focused on helping insurers and defense counsel counter Nuclear Verdicts.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Novacore to acquire Minglewood Risk

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Minglewood Risk is an MGA specializing in habitational and real estate coverages.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Zurich partners with Nearmap

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Nearmap's data and property insights are integrated with Zurich's U.S. Middle Market underwriting platform.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

CMT Launches StreetVision, the First AI Road-Safety Platform That Predicts and Prevents Crashes

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StreetVision identifies risk, makes roads safer, and measures countermeasure impact with AI and advanced analytics Cambridge, MA, September 30, 2025 — Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the world’s largest telematics provider, today launched...

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

STAR Mutual RRG Expands Safety-Driven Discounts for Transportation Operators

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Increased incentives now available for owner-operators and small fleets with established experience, strong safety practices, and favorable loss histories. Philadelphia, PA — October 2, 2025 STAR Mutual Risk Retention Group...

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Elpha Secure partners with SentinelOne

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SMBs will have access to cyber solutions that fully integrate Elpha's insurance product with SentinelOne's security platform.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Cotality introduces OneHomeowner

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The insurer announced changes to its senior leadership team, effective Oct. 1, 2025.

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Occupancy requirement doesn’t thwart public policy

Rough Notes

INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS Occupancy requirement doesn’t thwart public policy Jason Rahimzadeh was on his bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle, suffering serious injuries. The owner of t...

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Non-owned truck used for business

Rough Notes

INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS Non-owned truck used for business On April 26, 2018, Martin Montano Jr., an employee of Casas Custom Floor Care, LLC, was running late to an assignment due to fee...

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Arbitrator umpire’s action was authorized

Rough Notes

INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS Arbitrator umpire’s action was authorized In April 2018, Le’Onsha Scott sustained severe injuries in a car accident with Ellen Cahill. The latter, who admitted th...

Posted: Oct 02, 2025