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Franklin Madison unveils SimplyTerm Flex by Prudential

coverager

The new offering has coverage options from $25,000 to $1 million.

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Latest Industry Employment Report Forecasts Modest Job Growth in the Coming Year

Carrier Management

Latest Industry Employment Report Forecasts Modest Job Growth in the Coming Year The latest iteration...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Lettuce Financial raises $15 million

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Lettuce is revealing a partnership with Next.

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Principal names Deanna Strable president and COO

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Dan Houston will continue to serve as CEO and Chairman of the Board.

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Genworth Financial: Driving growth through CareScout

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Genworth aims to deliver long-term growth through Enact and CareScout.

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

First American expands D2C focus in home warranty

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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company reported a loss of $187.5 million.

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Firefighters Tame California’s Fourth Largest Wildfire on Record

Carrier Management

Firefighters Tame California’s Fourth Largest Wildfire on Record California's largest wildfire this yea...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Frequency of Deadly Hurricanes Has Jumped 300%

Carrier Management

Frequency of Deadly Hurricanes Has Jumped 300% New research indicates that what used to be the 100...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Mitigating Financial Disaster with Business Interruption Insurance

Risk & Insurance

Many business owners assume that BI is covered under their business owner's policy or commercial property policy. They are not always aware of what may or may not trigger coverage, or that it may be an optional coverage that needs to be customized...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Compounding Disasters in Lake Charles Highlight Need for Disaster Preparedness

Insurance Journal

Most Americans will remember 2020 as the year when the pandemic changed everything. But for Lake Charles, Louisiana, and its neighbors along the Gulf Coast, it was also the year of record-setting disasters, when “once-in-a-lifetime” storm...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

People Moves: Alliant Insurance Services Adds Heter to Midwest Team

Insurance Journal

Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named Brad Heter as vice president and producer within its employee benefits group serving Alliant’s Midwest region, specifically in the Ohio market. Heter has over 20 years of ex...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

People Moves: Alliant Appoints Aguirre to Lead New Commercial Surety Practice

Insurance Journal

Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named Alliant Specialty Senior Vice President Orlando Aguirre as the leader of its newly launched Alliant Commercial Surety. Based in Houston, Aguirre joined Alliant as senior vice pres...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Boating Accident Claims Lives of 2 Men in Illinois Lake; Girl Survives

Insurance Journal

MARSEILLES, Ill. (AP) — Two Indiana men have died and a 7-year-old girl has been found safe after the boat they were fishing from was found capsized on an eastern Illinois lake. Police responded Sunday to a 911 call at …

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Ohio Nursing and Rehab Facility to Pay $150K Over Discrimination Settlement

Insurance Journal

The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and operated by Laurel Heath Care Company, Athens LTC, Inc., Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc., and Ciena Group, LLC, will pay $150,000 and provide other relief to se...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Jury Finds Parents of Texas Student Accused of 2018 Mass Shooting Not Negligent

Insurance Journal

The parents of a former student accused of killing 10 people at a high school near Houston in 2018 do not bear financial responsibility for the shooting, a jury decided Monday. A lawsuit brought by victims and their families sought …

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Poll suggests a lack of innovation in the insurance industry’s pricing technology 

Reinsurance News

A recent roll from Reinsurance News shows that there are a number of barriers that are disrupting innovation within the insurance industry’s pricing technology. Hundreds of people from across the insurance and reinsurance sector responded to...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Texans’ Bid to Stay Cool in Heat Lifts Power Use to New High

Insurance Journal

Texans set an unofficial record in electricity use Tuesday as soaring temperatures spurred homeowners, schools and businesses to crank up air conditioners. Power demand on the state grid rose to 85,559 megawatts at 6 p.m. local time, topping the Augu...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

EagleView appoints Courtney Cooke as VP, Enterprise Growth

Reinsurance News

EagleView, a provider of aerial imagery, has announced the appointment of Courtney Cooke as Vice President (VP) of Enterprise Growth. Piers Dormeyer, CEO of EagleView, stated, “We support 9 out of the top 10 insurance companies in North America as...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Florida Peninsula MGA Changes Name to Windward Risk Managers

Insurance Journal

Florida Peninsula Managers, the managing general agency for Florida Peninsula Insurance and Edison Insurance, has officially changed its name to Windward Risk Managers, the name of the company that has managed it for years. The change comes a month a...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Reinsurers benefit from improved reinvestment rates, says AM Best

Reinsurance News

Most companies in the global reinsurance market are benefiting from enhanced reinvestment rates, marking a significant shift from the prolonged soft market, according to AM Best’s recent market segment report. During the soft market period, which...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Launched by Spinnaker, Mainsail Now to be Harbored by Emerald Bay Risk

Insurance Journal

One year after it was approved for the Florida market, Mainsail Insurance Co. has been sold to Emerald Bay Risk Solutions, an underwriter and fronting carrier that was launched earlier this year. The move will help expand business in the …

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Kroger Seeks to Block FTC Case Against Albertsons Acquisition

Insurance Journal

Kroger Co. is seeking to block the Federal Trade Commission’s in-house case against its proposed purchase of rival grocer Albertsons Cos., claiming the proceeding is unconstitutional. The FTC, eight states and Washington, DC, challenged the Kro...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Aon’s Aurori joins Ascot’s U.S. Excess Casualty team as VP, Northeast Region

Reinsurance News

Ascot, the Bermuda-based global specialty insurance company, has announced that Derek Aurori has joined the company’s U.S. Excess Casualty team, taking on the role of Vice President for the Northeast region. Based in New York, Aurori joins t...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

FCA requires insurers to ensure fair value & good outcomes for customers

Reinsurance News

In a recent report, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) urged insurers to ensure they are providing fair value and consistently good outcomes for their customers, as many still fall short. Matt Brewis, Director of Insurance at the FCA, stated, “...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Malawi Gets Insurance Payout of $11.2 Million for El Niño-Linked Drought Disaster

Insurance Journal

The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for a crippling El Niño-linked drought that led the southern African nation to declare a state of disaster earlier this year. The payout was given to Malawi this month, …

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Florida Peninsula Managers to be renamed Windward Risk Managers

Reinsurance News

Florida Peninsula Managers, the Managing General Agency (MGA) behind Florida Peninsula Insurance and Edison Insurance, has announced it will be renamed to Windward Risk Managers to better position itself for growth and new opportunities. The MGA h...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Verisk SBS unveils offshore windfarm risk assessment module

Reinsurance News

Verisk Specialty Business Solutions, the re/insurance software specialist operating in London and US re/insurance markets, has unveiled a new offshore renewable energy module within its exposure management system, Sequel Impact. According to the a...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

IAG FY24 net profit growth driven by net premiums increase among other factors

Reinsurance News

Australian insurer IAG has announced its 2024 full-year results, reporting a net profit after tax of $898 million, up 7.9% on 2023 which saw $832 million in profits. According to the firm, this increase was driven by an 11% rise in net earned prem...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Wall Street Regulator Approves Tougher Rules for Accounting ‘Negligence’

Insurance Journal

Wall Street’s top regulator on Tuesday voted 3-2 to bless new rules making it easier for an audit watchdog to hold people responsible for audit firms’ violations. Divided along party lines, the five-member U.S. Securities and Exchange Com...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Storm Warnings in Place Across Europe, From Northern Greece to Poland

Insurance Journal

Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from Poland and Hungary to Italy and Greece. There are orange warnings for northern Greece, as the summer heat gives way to violent storms and the risk of flooding. Serbia …

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Tysers contributes AUD 97m to AUB Group’s FY 2024 underlying profit

Reinsurance News

Australian insurance broker AUB Group has released its 2024 financial year results, reporting that Tysers contributed AUD 96.8 million to its underlying pre-tax profit. AUB Group acquired Tysers from Odyssey Investment Partners in September of 202...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Aon appoints Sinead Wolfe as Business Development Specialist, Credit Solutions

Reinsurance News

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has recently appointed Sinead Wolfe as Business Development Specialist, Credit Solutions in Ireland. Suzanne Hughes, Head of Credit Solutions, Ireland, expressed enthusiasm for Wolfe’s appointment...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

AI usage heightens risk of cyber event aggregation, says Guy Carpenter

Reinsurance News

The rapid adoption and evolving deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years have heightened the risk of cyber event aggregation from both malicious and accidental sources, according to a recent paper by Guy Carpenter. The paper iden...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Markets/Coverages: Rokstone and Accredited Announce Multi-Year Capacity Agreement

Insurance Journal

Rokstone, the Aventum Group’s international re/insurance MGA, announced a multi-year, multi-strategy capacity agreement with Accredited Insurance Program Management, a leading global program manager. The partnership includes both US and interna...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024