All Posts

AXA XL Canada names new Head of Client & Distribution and CUO Large Commercial

Reinsurance News

AXA XL has announced two new underwriting and distribution leadership roles in Canada, James Lee as Head of Client & Distribution and Alex Barker as Chief Underwriting Officer Large Commercial. Lee, who has also been appointed Chief Agent for...

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Former Kansas Newspaper Reporter Settles Lawsuit Over Police Raid for $235K

Insurance Journal

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper that made a small community the focus of a …

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

US P&C sector to return to profitability: Fitch Ratings

Reinsurance News

The US property and casualty (P&C) market is well on its way to returning to underwriting profitability along with a significant return on capital improvement for the full year, driven by lower winter storm losses and a recovery in personal au...

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Wave of credit downgrades in Africa could grow demand for political risk insurance: Chaucer

Reinsurance News

African countries saw a wave of credit rating downgrades last year with only four upgrades to their sovereign bonds, going against the global trend of net upgrades – 20 downgrades and 48 upgrades in 2023 – according to specialty re/ins...

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Fannie Mae closes fifth 2024 credit insurance transfer on $8.2bn single-family loans

Reinsurance News

Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise and provider of mortgage financing in the United States, has completed a new Credit Insurance Risk Transfer transaction, known as CIRT 2024-L3. This initiative transferred $337.2 million in mortgage cr...

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

To Insure or Self-Insure? The Question Homeowners Must Answer

Insurance Journal

No matter where you live, there’s a good chance the weather’s getting wilder. In just the past few weeks, tornadoes have wreaked havoc on Midwest and Southern states, and large swaths of southern Florida were flooded. Globally, 2023 was t...

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Crypto Hacking Thefts Double to $1.4B in First Half 2024

Insurance Journal

The amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier, driven by a small number of large attacks and rising crypto prices, blockchain researchers TRM Labs said. Hackers …

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

CFO Names Gallagher to Board of Florida Insurance Guaranty Association

Insurance Journal

Tom Gallagher, an éminence grise or elder statesman of the Florida property insurance world and current chief operating officer for People’s Trust Insurance Co., now has another job to put on his resumé: board member for the Florida Insurance G...

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Florida Governor Names Insurance Defense Lawyer to Appeals Court

Insurance Journal

The Florida property-casualty insurance industry, having seen wins and losses at the appellate court level in recent years, will soon have a familiar face on the bench that hears appeals for part of litigation-heavy south Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis l...

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Several macro forces can drive corporate progress between now and 2026: Mayer Brown

Reinsurance News

Financial leaders brace for change to address multiple threats as they face significant gaps in organisational preparedness for successful business transformation, a recent Mayer Brown study has found. “The Next Organization: Seven Dimension...

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

California Lawmakers Vote to Ask Voters for Permission Borrow $20B for Climate, Schools

Insurance Journal

Mired in a stream of multi-billion dollar budget deficits, the California Legislature has turned to voters for help. Lawmakers voted to place a pair of $10 billion bonds on the November ballot. If approved, the money would pay for the …

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

California Lawmakers to Ask Voters for Permission Borrow $20B for Climate, Schools

Insurance Journal

Mired in a stream of multi-billion dollar budget deficits, the California Legislature has turned to voters for help. Lawmakers voted to place a pair of $10 billion bonds on the November ballot. If approved, the money would pay for the …

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Lightning Strike Blamed for Wildfire That Killed 2 People in New Mexico, Damaged 1,400 Structures

Insurance Journal

A lightning strike caused the larger of two wildfires that has killed at least two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures in New Mexico, authorities said. The South Fork Fire was first reported June 17 on the …

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Lightning Strike Started New Mexico Wildfire That Damaged 1,400 Structures

Insurance Journal

A lightning strike caused the larger of two wildfires that has killed at least two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures in New Mexico, authorities said. The South Fork Fire was first reported June 17 on the …

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

GEICO to Pay $6 Million to Settle Auto Adjusters’ Claims of Unpaid Overtime Hours

Insurance Journal

Insurer GEICO has agreed to pay $6 million to settle claims by auto damage claims adjusters who allege the insurer failed to pay them for all hours they worked “off-the-clock.” The settlement affects 806 adjusters countrywide who worked f...

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Delaware Judge Allows Suit Over Fatal Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Woman

Insurance Journal

A Delaware judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit involving the death of a mentally ill woman who was killed by a state trooper in 2021 after she fired a shotgun at him. Raymond Rooks contends that state police …

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Delaware Judge Allows Suit Over Police Fatal Shooting of Mentally Ill Woman

Insurance Journal

A Delaware judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit involving the death of a mentally ill woman who was killed by a state trooper in 2021 after she fired a shotgun at him. Raymond Rooks contends that state police …

Posted: Jul 08, 2024

Auto Insurance: Perennially Predictably Profitable

Insurance Thought Leadership

Auto Insurance: Perennially Predictably Profitable Auto Insurance ClareCarroll1

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Beryl Regains Strength, On Track to Reach Texas as Hurricane

Insurance Journal

Tropical Storm Beryl is gaining strength as it lumbers toward the south Texas coast, and is expected to become a hurricane again before it makes landfall early Monday morning. The storm was about 165 miles (266 kilometers) southeast of Corpus …

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Providing Coverage for AI May Be Huge Opportunity

Insurance Thought Leadership

Providing Coverage for AI May Be Huge Opportunity AI & Machine Learning ClareCarroll1

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Integrating Life Insurance Into Wealth Management

Insurance Thought Leadership

Integrating Life Insurance Into Wealth Management Life & Health ClareCarroll1

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Applications of AI in Workers' Comp

Insurance Thought Leadership

Applications of AI in Workers' Comp Commercial Lines ClareCarroll1

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Workers Comp: The Most Profitable Major Line of Business

IA Magazine

With a total combined ratio of 86 for 2023, the workers compensation market continued to waltz its way through another profitable year.

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Allianz Life Launches New Accumulation Annuity

IA Magazine

Accumulation Advantage+ offers a premium bonus on the money placed in the annuity for the first 18 months, vested at a rate of 10% each contract year.

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Navigating Risk: The Power of Commercial Output Coverage

IA Magazine

Secure your client’s business at every stage with commercial output coverage.

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Recent Federal Regulations Make PFAS the New Asbestos

IA Magazine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard for the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or “forever chemicals."

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

John Hancock Names Hector Martinez Head of Insurance

IIR

Martinez will support John Hancock’s long-standing distribution relationships, advanced products, underwriting experience and leadership in behavioral insurance.

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Aurora Launches Commercial Combined solution for SMEs

IIR

The new product spans Property, Business Interruption, Employers Liability and Public Liability, is supported by AXA Insurance, and via Aurora’s data-driven insurance platform.

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Agents Well Positioned to Help Homeowners Maintain Homes and Avoid Weather-Related Losses

IA Magazine

Home maintenance data and advice for agents to share with homeowners.

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

CEO Viewpoints: On Michigan, California and Litigation ‘Leeches’

Carrier Management

CEO Viewpoints: On Michigan, California and Litigation ‘Leeches’ "Michigan—not so g...

Posted: Jul 07, 2024

Triple-I Offers Texans Preparedness Tips as Beryl Nears Landfall

Insurance Information Institute

For immediate release Florida Press Office: Mark Friedlander, 904-806-7813, [email protected] HOUSTON, July 6, 2024 — Texans should be alert for the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Beryl, which is forecast to intensify back to hurricane strength befo...

Posted: Jul 05, 2024

Powerful Hurricane Beryl Bears Down on Mexico

Carrier Management

Powerful Hurricane Beryl Bears Down on Mexico Hurricane Beryl continues its destructive path, with dang...

Posted: Jul 05, 2024

June/July Europe SCS may result in hundreds of millions in insured losses: Aon

Reinsurance News

The recent severe convective storms that hit Western, Central, and Southeastern Europe between June 27 and July 2 are expected to result in economic and insured losses reaching hundreds of millions of EUR, according to Aon’s weekly catastrophe rep...

Posted: Jul 05, 2024

Untreated Water Tied to U.S. Cucumber Salmonella Outbreak That Sickened 450

Carrier Management

Untreated Water Tied to U.S. Cucumber Salmonella Outbreak That Sickened 450 Untreated water used by a F...

Posted: Jul 05, 2024

OpenAI’s Internal AI Details Stolen in 2023 Breach

Carrier Management

OpenAI’s Internal AI Details Stolen in 2023 Breach A hacker gained access to the internal messaging syst...

Posted: Jul 05, 2024

Investments and shareholder returns could limit pace of Japanese insurers’ capital growth: S&P

Reinsurance News

Japan’s major insurance companies’ capital has further stabilised and it is strengthening, mainly due to better financial conditions, such as higher interest rates, and insurer efforts to reduce market risk, yet S&P Global’s rating...

Posted: Jul 05, 2024