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Tesla reports Q2 results for its insurance carriers

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EverPeak Insurance is a Managing General Agency.

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Shawn Johnson named CEO of Aegon Asset Management

Reinsurance News

Life insurer and asset manager Aegon has announced the appointment of Shawn Johnson as the new CEO of Aegon Asset Management (Aegon AM) and a member of Aegon’s Executive Committee. This appointment will take effect on September 23, with Johnson su...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Markets/Coverages: Hanover Enhances Work Safe Program; Berkley Adds AttorneyShield; Encore Fiduciary...

Insurance Journal

The Hanover Enhances Its Holistic Work Safe Program The Hanover. Insurance Group has expanded its Hanover Work Safe, a group of services promising a personalized approach to worker safety and claims handling. The Hanover’s claims specialists pr...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Ping An posts 3.9% P&C insurance revenue growth in H1’24

Reinsurance News

Ping An has released its financial results for the first half of 2024, revealing a solid 3.9% year on year growth in property & casualty (P&C) insurance revenue, amounting to RMB 161,910 million. At the same time, the organisation also pos...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Deadly hurricane frequency surges by 300%, says Deep Sky

Reinsurance News

The frequency of deadly hurricane weather has surged by 300%, according to findings from Deep Sky Research. In its latest report, Deep Sky, a Montreal-based carbon removal project developer, explores how climate change is increasing hurricane risk...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Safety Regulator Closes Probe into GM’s Cruise Robotaxis

Insurance Journal

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was closing its preliminary investigation into the hard braking and immobilization issues in 1,194 autonomous ride-hailing vehicles operated by General Motors’. Cruise unit. The NHTSA s...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

GM’s Cruise Recalls Nearly 1,200 Robotaxis to Close US Probe

Insurance Journal

General Motors’ GM.N Cruise unit has agreed to recall nearly 1,200 robotaxis over hard braking issues, the U.S. auto safety regulator said on Thursday, following a probe into the safety of their autonomous driving systems. As a result of the &#...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Ceded reinsurance, an ever smaller proportion of total premium over the last five years: Howden Re

Reinsurance News

According to Howden Re’s re/insurer earnings overview report for the first half of 2024, the period witnessed moderating rate increases in the primary market, whilst also experiencing a greater proportion of property & casualty (P&C)...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Insurance Technology: Aon Tool Analyzes and Quantifies Potential D&O Losses

Insurance Journal

Corporate risk managers looking to gauge the likelihood that their directors and officers will be sued and how much that might cost have a new digital tool to help them. Global insurance broker Aon has launched its Directors and Officers …

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

S&P assigns Enact Re A- rating as strong performance continues

Reinsurance News

Enact Re, a subsidiary of Enact Mortgage Insurance Company (EMICO), has received an A- rating from S&P Global Ratings, with a stable outlook. This is the first rating assigned to Enact Re by S&P and the second rating since its launch, whic...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Swiss Re’s Lubomir Varbanov expands role to oversee global MDB collaboration

Reinsurance News

Lubomir Varbanov is assuming additional responsibilities at Swiss Re, expanding his current role as Managing Director, Head of Public Sector Solutions for Asia Pacific to include global accountability of the company’s work with Multilateral...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Pool Re selects Aon Securities & Howden Capital Markets for ILS advisory contract

Reinsurance News

Pool Re, a UK terrorism reinsurer, announces that following a competitive tender process, it has selected Aon Securities Limited and Howden Capital Markets and Advisory for an insurance-linked securities (ILS) advisory contract. Previously, Pool R...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Gen Re promotes Beardsley and Kang to strengthen Mutual Practice team

Reinsurance News

Gen Re, the global reinsurance subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has appointed Craig Beardsley as Treaty North America Manager for its Mutual Practice team, while Erin Kang has been named Chief Underwriter for the same team, alongside her ongoing...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Aegon reports H1’24 net loss of €65m, operating result down 8%

Reinsurance News

In its trading update for H1 2024, life insurer and asset manager Aegon has reported a net loss of €65 million as the operating result deteriorated by 8% to €750 million, reflecting unfavorable mortality experience mainly related to US Financial A...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Remnants of Hurricane Ernesto Trigger Wind and Rain Warnings in Scotland

Insurance Journal

Yellow weather warnings are in place for Scotland on Thursday, as the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto bring strong winds and heavy rain. There’s an alert for rain across western Scotland, with more than 100 millimeters (4 inches) forecast for hig...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Omdia urges closer collaboration with InsurSec for enhanced cybersecurity

Reinsurance News

To enhance cybersecurity, businesses should collaborate more closely with their insurance providers—particularly those that operate as hybrid InsurSec (insurance and cybersecurity) firms—to develop more effective risk reduction strategies, accordi...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Unseasonal Winter Heat Across Australia Raises Wildfire Risks

Insurance Journal

Australia is facing elevated wildfire risks months ahead of the summer fire season, as an unusually warm winter scorches parts of the continent and threatens to set temperature records. Heat is forecast to bake vast areas of the country in …

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Swiss Re posts strong H1’24 results despite reserve additions

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has today reported profit of $996 million and net income of $2.1 billion for the first half of 2024, as the firm’s property and casualty (P&C) and life and health (L&H) reinsurance businesses performed well...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Swiss Re First-Half Profit Beats Estimates on Lower Catastrophe Claims

Insurance Journal

Swiss Re AG’s first-half net income beat estimates, as the re-insurer avoided higher claims from natural catastrophes that have impacted the broader insurance industry. Profit for the second quarter was $996 million, resulting in net income of...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

McGriff appoints Kelly Ward as Producer in its Mining Practice

Reinsurance News

McGriff, a US retail insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Kelly Ward as a Producer in its Mining Practice. In this role, she will provide insurance and risk transfer solutions to companies in the mining industry. Ward brings nearly t...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Yacht Insurer OMAC Is Hull Carrier for Sunken Yacht in Sicily, Sources Say

Insurance Journal

Yacht insurance provider OMAC is the carrier on the hull for the Bayesian, a 56-meter-long (184-ft) sailboat, that was hit by a ferocious storm on Monday, sinking off the northern coast of Sicily, two sources with knowledge of the matter …

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Yacht Insurer OMAC Is Hull Carrier for Yacht Sunk Off Sicily, Sources Say

Insurance Journal

Yacht insurance provider OMAC is the carrier on the hull for the Bayesian, a 56-meter-long (184-ft) sailboat, that was hit by a ferocious storm on Monday, sinking off the northern coast of Sicily, two sources with knowledge of the matter …

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

WV Governor Scrambles to Halt Foreclosure of His Greenbrier Hotel

Insurance Journal

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, deep in the middle of a U.S. Senate race, is also in a mad-dash legal fight to keep a historic West Virginia hotel at his luxury resort before it’s auctioned off …

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Disney Drops Bid to Toss Allergy Suit Because Plaintiff Signed Disney+ Arbitration

Insurance Journal

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+. The company filed a notice in Orange …

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Titan Aerospace Acquires Plimsoll Specialty, Boosting Aviation Insurance Range

Insurance Journal

Atlanta-based Titan Aerospace Insurance, one of the larger aviation insurance brokers, has acquired Plimsoll Specialty Markets, a boutique aviation and aerospace brokerage house also based in Atlanta. Michael Clark, president of Plimsoll, is now pres...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

RAND Study Eyes Impact of Legal System Abuse and Social Inflation

Insurance Journal

A study from RAND found that rising litigation rates, trial awards and claim severity are consistent with the expected effects of social inflation. The study, What Is the Evidence for Social Inflation? Trends in Trial Awards and Insurance Claim Payme...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Big Tech Wants AI to Be Regulated. Why Do They Oppose a California AI Bill?

Insurance Journal

California legislators are set to vote on a bill as soon as this week that would broadly regulate how artificial intelligence is developed and deployed in California even as a number of tech giants have voiced broad opposition. Here is …

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Written premiums top $1 Billion for Millennial Specialty Insurance

Reinsurance News

Millennial Specialty Insurance, LLC, (MSI) an independent managing general agencies (MGAs) in the US, and a subsidiary of The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc., an insurance distribution firm, recently announced that it has surpassed $1 billion in in-...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Written premiums top $1 billion for Millennial Specialty Insurance

Reinsurance News

Millennial Specialty Insurance, LLC, (MSI) an independent managing general agency (MGA) in the US, and a subsidiary of The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc., an insurance distribution firm, recently announced that it has surpassed $1 billion in in-for...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Musk’s Ban on Remote Work at X Beats Disability Bias Claim for Now

Insurance Journal

A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing social media platform X of forcing out workers with disabilities after Elon Musk took over the company and barred employees from working remotely. U.S. District Judge Araceli Mar...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Family of Man Fatally Shot Sues West Hartford Police, Seeks Federal Probe

Insurance Journal

The family of a man fatally shot by a Connecticut police officer as he tried to flee in a stolen car while being attacked by a police dog has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and called Wednesday for a federal …

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

People Moves: California Commissioner Makes Appointments to Insurance Boards and WCIRB Governing Com...

Insurance Journal

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara named several new members to the state’s insurance advisory boards and committees. Timothy Hyamn was named to the California Insurance Guarantee Advisory Board of Directors, Bryan Little was named...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Washington State Meter Reader Pleads Guilty in Workers’ Comp Scam

Insurance Journal

A 56-year-old former Washington State meter reader who claimed she was so traumatized from a workplace dog attack that she fainted at the sight of dogs has pleaded guilty in a workers’ compensation fraud case. According to a Washington State &#...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Virginia County Police Report Some Success Against High-End Theft Rings

Insurance Journal

It took seven people, 15 seconds and a fire extinguisher. With that, a seven-person crew from Pennsylvania made off with more than $60,000 in luxury goods from the Chanel store in the posh Tysons Galleria mall in northern Virginia back …

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Wall Street Regulator Approves Tougher Rules for Auditor ‘Negligence’

Carrier Management

Wall Street Regulator Approves Tougher Rules for Auditor ‘Negligence’ Wall Street's top reg...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements Blocked by Federal Judge

Carrier Management

FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements Blocked by Federal Judge A fede...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

FTC Ban on Noncompete Agreements Struck Down

IA Magazine

This week, a Texas district court ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cannot enforce its ban on noncompete agreements.

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Reconstruction Costs Accelerated 5.2% Year-Over-Year

IA Magazine

Both residential and commercial property saw total reconstruction costs increase from July 2023 to July 2024.

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

EverPeak Insurance Adopts Carpe Data’s Minerva Suite

IIR

Minerva will enable EverPeak Insurance to optimize its no-touch, bind-or-decline service as the company scales its operation.

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Mid-Sized Carriers Can Be Heroes in Climate-Related Insurance Crisis

IIR

With the right technology systems in place, middle-tier insurers can help consumers in panic mode as they seek alternative coverage.

Posted: Aug 21, 2024