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Morgan Stanley’s and Hiscox’s Bloomer Among Those Missing After Yacht Sinks

Insurance Journal

Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer is among those confirmed missing by Italian authorities along with British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch after the luxury yacht they were on board sank off the coast of Sicily early Monday. The he...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

Update: Morgan Stanley’s and Hiscox’s Bloomer Among Those Missing After Yacht Sinks

Insurance Journal

Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer is among those missing, along with UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, as Italian authorities continue to search the wreckage of the luxury yacht that sank during a storm off the coast of Sicily. Sp...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

Toronto/Ontario flash flooding drives $940m in insured damage: CatIQ

Reinsurance News

According to initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), the flash flooding in Toronto and other parts of southern Ontario between July 15-16, 2024, is estimated to have caused over $940 million in insured damage. A...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

The Era of Runaway Heat Records Is Here

Insurance Journal

Las Vegas set a heat record of 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47.2C) in 1942, and for 82 years no weather system could budge it. Thermometers registered the same temperature four more times, all since 2005, without setting a new high. Then …

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

Asian markets remain fastest growing health insurance segment, driving reinsurance support: AM Best

Reinsurance News

A majority of the growth seen in reinsurance demand for health products in emerging markets has been generated in Asia, heavily owed towards fast premium expansion of fixed-benefit products such as critical illness and personal accident, according...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

Freddie Mac’s Single-Family CRT Program completes its 100th transaction

Reinsurance News

Freddie Mac’s Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) Program has successfully closed its 100th Agency Credit Insurance Structure (ACIS) transaction. This ACIS 2024-SPH2 transaction executed in Q3 transfers risk on an initial reference pool of fu...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

T-Mobile Fined $60 Million Over Unauthorized Data Access

Insurance Journal

A powerful U.S. committee that scrutinizes foreign investment for national security risks fined T-Mobile $60 million, its largest penalty ever, for failing to prevent and report unauthorized access to sensitive data, senior U.S. officials said on Wed...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

Pilgrim’s Pride Agrees to $100M Settlement Over Chicken Farmers’ Pay

Insurance Journal

Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest U.S. poultry processors, agreed to pay $100 million to settle claims it conspired with rivals to underpay chicken farmers, the final and by far the largest settlement in the seven-year-old antitrust case. A p...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

US State AGs Seek Treble Damages Against Live Nation for Concertgoers

Insurance Journal

Attorneys general from about two dozen U.S. states are seeking treble damages against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticket-selling unit, Ticketmaster, for allegedly monopolizing markets across the live concert industry in an updated version of a...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

Mississippi Poultry Plant Settles With OSHA After Teen’s 2023 Death

Insurance Journal

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor that requires it to pay $164,814 in fines and put in place enhanced safety measures following the death of a …

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

Family of Carolina Woman Killed by Falling Utility Pole to Get $30M Settlement

Insurance Journal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The family of a South Carolina woman struck in the head and killed by a rotting 70-year-old utility pole will get $30 million through a wrongful death settlement reached Thursday. Electric company Dominion Energy, which installe...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

Virginia’s New Bad Faith Law: What Insurers Need to Know

Insurance Journal

On July 1, 2024, new Virginia Code § 8.01-66.1 became effective and created a new bad faith cause of action that can be significant for underinsured or uninsured (UIM) carriers. The prior Va. Code § 8.01-66.1 did not create a …

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

Galway Holdings names Frank Mammaro as CFO

Reinsurance News

Galway Holdings, a diversified broker and insurance distribution platform, has appointed Frank Mammaro as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), based in Jersey City. The appointment follows the reshuffling of the leadership team in February 2024, as Jenn...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

Neighbor Reported Gas Smell to Utility Night Before Maryland House Explosion

Insurance Journal

A neighbor reported smelling gas to a utility company the night before a home exploded in Bel Air, Maryland, killing two people, The Baltimore Sun has reported. Residents near the home have been saying that they smelled gas Saturday night, …

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

California Pot Farmers Feel the Heat from Low Pricing, Wildfires

Insurance Journal

Small-scale cannabis farmers in California are calling it quits, crushed by crop damage from devastating wildfires and sliding prices, and industry experts expect the exodus to continue near-term in the largest pot market in the United States. Unlike...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

People Moves: Buckner in Utah Appoints Peterson Director of Partnerships

Insurance Journal

Buckner appointed Kevin Peterson as its new director of partnerships. Peterson joins Buckner from WCF Insurance, where he was most recently senior vice president of middle market. Before that, he spent over 20 years at Nationwide, holding various rol...

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

News I've Been Waiting for on Batteries (and Climate)

Insurance Thought Leadership

News I've Been Waiting for on Batteries (and Climate) PaulCarroll

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

Tri-State Region Shocked as Severe Floods Take 2 Lives, Leave Trail of Destruction

Insurance Journal

Flooding caused by heavy rains is being blamed for the deaths of two women, major damage to roads and other infrastructure, and substantial residential and vehicle flooding over the weekend and Monday in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Connecti...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

Amica Mutual Insurance Company Joins Triple-I as Its Latest Member

Insurance Information Institute

For Immediate Release New York Press Office: Loretta Worters, 917-208-8842, [email protected]   NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2024 – Amica Mutual Insurance Company has joined the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) as its most recent member. Headquartered...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

Renters Insurance Innovator Jetty Goes Live on Socotra Core Systems

IIR

In less than 12 months, the carrier successfully migrated business to the Socotra platform to achieve agility, scalability and customer satisfaction.

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

Vertafore Announces New Features in AgencyZoom

IIR

The sales and marketing automation tool, which helps agencies of all sizes boost profitability and growth, now reaches 5,000 agencies.

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

AM Best: Modest Growth in ILS Capacity, While Cat Bonds Break Record

Carrier Management

AM Best: Modest Growth in ILS Capacity, While Cat Bonds Break Record Insurance-linked securities (ILS) capacity l...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

ProAssurance backs Caresyntax

coverager

Founded in 2013, Caresyntax's platform collects, integrates, and analyzes data before, during, and after surgical operations.

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

California Governor Signs Legislation Cracking Down on Retail Crime, Property Theft

Carrier Management

California Governor Signs Legislation Cracking Down on Retail Crime, P...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

Integrating Loss Control and Support for Positive Claims Experiences

coverager

ClaimSetter joins HawkSoft’s Solution Partner program HawkSoft and ClaimSetter are announcing a new collaboration to help independent insurance agencies regain control of their insured’s experience during the claims process. ClaimSetter...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

PMA Companies’ Monica Manske on Prioritizing Safety from Recruitment to Retention

Risk & Insurance

Monica Manske of PMA Companies shares her expert insights on the critical role of data in managing workplace safety risks, the importance of a comprehensive onboarding process, and the unique challenges faced by new employees in the context of wor...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

Canada Rail Strike Could Disrupt U.S. Supply Chain This Week

Carrier Management

Canada Rail Strike Could Disrupt U.S. Supply Chain This Week Canada's two largest railroads are startin...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

Survey Finds U.S. Workers Glum on Compensation, Job Outlook

Carrier Management

Survey Finds U.S. Workers Glum on Compensation, Job Outlook U....

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

AM Best: Modest Growth in ILS Capacity While Cat Bonds Break Record

Carrier Management

AM Best: Modest Growth in ILS Capacity While Cat Bonds Break Record Insurance-linked securities (ILS) capacity le...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

SME Broker Ardonagh Advisory to Acquire UK-Based R.K. Henshall

Insurance Journal

Ardonagh Advisory, Ardonagh Group’s SME broking platform, has agreed to acquire UK chartered insurance broker R.K. Henshall & Co. Ltd. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, were not disclosed. Establ...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

US Workers More Glum on Compensation and Work Prospects, New York Fed Says

Insurance Journal

U.S. workers are growing more sour with their employment compensation, according to a survey released on Monday by the New York Federal Reserve. In its Survey of Consumer Expectations Labor Market Survey for July, the regional Fed bank said that &#82...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

Improving metabolic health could reduce cancer claims in L&H, says Swiss Re

Reinsurance News

Improving lifestyle and metabolic health has significant potential to reduce cancer-related claims in Life & Health (L&H) insurance within a few years, according to Tobias Schiergens and John Schoonbee of Swiss Re. Schiergens, the Senior G...

Posted: Aug 19, 2024