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Kansas Governor Cites Competition Concerns While Vetoing Bill for School Gun-Detection Technology

Insurance Journal

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a measure Wednesday that could have earmarked up to $5 million for gun-detection systems in schools while expressing concern that it could have benefitted only one particular company. Kelly’s line-item veto leaves...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Brazil floods: rising toll and mounting economic losses, says Aon

Reinsurance News

Following recent floods in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, the region grapples with escalating casualties and significant financial repercussions. According to insurance and reinsurance broker Aon’s weekly cat report released on Ma...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Rising Keyless Vehicle Thefts Prompt Safety Tips

Carrier Management

Rising Keyless Vehicle Thefts Prompt Safety Tips They appear like ghosts in the night, standing outside...

Posted: May 17, 2024

U.S. to Look at Other Bridges at Risk After Baltimore Collapse

Carrier Management

U.S. to Look at Other Bridges at Risk After Baltimore Collapse The U.S. Coast Guard said it is e...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Contractor Fraud Awareness Week Begins on May 20, Billions at Stake

Carrier Management

Contractor Fraud Awareness Week Begins on May 20,...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Indigenous Consultant Accuses Chicago Blackhawks of Fraud, Sexual Harassment

Insurance Journal

A consultant the Chicago Blackhawks hired to improve relationships with American Indian tribes has filed a lawsuit accusing the team, its charity foundation and its CEO of fraud, breach of contract and sexual harassment. Nina Sanders filed the civil...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Inszone Acquires Texas’ JHC Insurance Agency

Insurance Journal

Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of JHC Insurance Agency, Inc., an independent insurance agency serving the Victoria community and beyond. Rooted in the values of independence and client-focused service, JHC Insurance Agency, Inc....

Posted: May 17, 2024

Staffing Shortages, Reduced Safety Training Fuel Risks for Company Drivers

Insurance Journal

Increased distractions, staffing shortages, and safety risks mean that 60% of company drivers are worried about their personal safety and liability behind the wheel. Over half have been involved in or witnessed an accident in the past year. According...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Deadly US Oil Blast Exposes Risks of Pushing Profits Over Safety

Insurance Journal

The explosion that rocked Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s Galveston Bay oil refinery one year ago trapped Rigoberto Guillen 75 feet in the air. Stranded on a metal platform, he and a colleague crouched low as black smoke engulfed them. “I coul...

Posted: May 17, 2024

HITRUST and Trium Cyber introduce exclusive cyber insurance

Reinsurance News

Trium Cyber announces its partnership with HITRUST. This collaboration introduces an exclusive cyber insurance product available solely to HITRUST-certified customers, marking a new benchmark in aligning information risk assurances with insurance...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Fitch Ratings: US Cyber Premium Growth Slows in 2023

Insurance Journal

The U.S. cyber insurance market saw what Fitch Ratings called an unexpected 1% decline in direct written premiums in 2023 following a 160% increase from 2020 to 2022. According to Fitch Ratings’ U.S. Cyber Insurance Market Update, standalone cy...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Most insurance customers expect faster claims processing: Sollers Consulting

Reinsurance News

Insurers expected to intensify claims automation efforts as customers consider quick claims processing a priority, a recent survey by Sollers Consulting and Ipsos has found. For customers, faster claims processing from insurers is the most importa...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Driver Says He Smoked Pot Oil, Took Meds Before Florida Crash That Killed 8 Workers

Insurance Journal

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and injuring dozens more, according to an &#82...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Melissa Carmichael Appointed Head of US Cyber at Beazley PLC

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Melissa Carmichael Appointed Head of US Cyber at Beazley PLC appe...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Vincent Flood Promoted to Commercial Risk Property Leader for North America at Aon

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Vincent Flood Promoted to Commercial Risk Prope...

Posted: May 17, 2024

DeSantis, Amid Criticism, Signs Bill Making Climate Change Less of a Priority

Insurance Journal

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Jennifer Bell Appointed as Executive Chair of North America at Aon

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Jennifer Bell Appointed as Executive Chair of North America at...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Lori Crandall Appointed as Senior Vice President in Employee Benefits Group at Alliant Insurance Ser...

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Lori Crandall Appointed...

Posted: May 17, 2024

EPIC Insurance welcomes music and entertainment veteran Steve Gaches as Managing Principal

Reinsurance News

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has appointed Steve Gaches as Managing Principal of its Entertainment & Sports division. This addition underscores EPIC’s strategic commitment to recruiting seasoned professionals from the music and ent...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Flood of Change: Four Key Insights into Private Flood Insurance Underwriting

Risk & Insurance

Private flood insurance remains underutilized, but insurance envisions new technology to meet this misunderstood need. The post

Posted: May 17, 2024

Family of California Veteran Who Died After Officer Knelt on His Neck Settles for $7.5M

Insurance Journal

Family members of a Navy veteran who died in 2020 after a police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes while he was in a mental health crisis have settled a federal lawsuit against the Northern …

Posted: May 17, 2024

An Agent's Lament

Insurance Thought Leadership

An Agent's Lament Agent & Broker sradomski

Posted: May 17, 2024

Kampgrounds of America partners with Co‑operators

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KOA also has a long-standing partnership with Progressive.

Posted: May 17, 2024

Munich Re Specialty – North America deploys Kalepa’s Copilot

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Kalepa claims that its underwriting solution compiles everything underwriters need.

Posted: May 17, 2024

Cortical.io partners with Swiss Re

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Cortical.io offers document processing solutions.

Posted: May 17, 2024

Insurers’ business models and technology fail to meet today’s demands: Majesco

Reinsurance News

Insurers’ traditional business models and technological infrastructure are ill-equipped to meet the demands of today’s rapidly evolving landscape, as noted by Denise Garth, Chief Strategy Officer at Majesco. This sentiment is echoed in...

Posted: May 17, 2024

SEC Updates Customer Data Hacking Rules for Wall Street

Insurance Journal

Wall Street’s top regulator on Thursday said it had updated rules to ensure investment companies and others work to detect and respond to hackers’ theft of customer data. The changes, approved unanimously by the five-member U.S. Securitie...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Beazley secures additional $160m of reinsurance with second 144A cyber cat bond

Reinsurance News

London headquartered insurer Beazley has sponsored its second 144A cyber catastrophe bond, securing an additional $160 million of capital markets-backed cyber reinsurance coverage via a PoleStar Re Ltd. (Series 2024-2) issuance, as reported by Art...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Quarterly rate changes down across most major commercial lines: Applied Systems

Reinsurance News

Applied Systems has released first quarter of 2024 results of the Applied Commercial Index, the Canadian insurance industry’s premium rate index. Overall, the index shows that rates saw an increase of 6.14% in the first quarter of 2024, which is d...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Collet and Hoppe join Lockton’s Transaction Liability Practice

Reinsurance News

Independent insurance broker Lockton is strengthening its Transaction Liability Group with the addition of Brian Collet and Dan Hoppe, each joining the group as Senior Vice President in the Representations and Warranties Insurance practice. In his...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Texas Storms Leave 800,000 Without Power While Flights Grounded

Insurance Journal

A line of dangerous storms and flooding rains rolled over the US Gulf Coast, killing at least four people and leaving more than 800,000 customers in Texas — about 6% of the total — without power while grounding hundreds of …

Posted: May 17, 2024

Revolutionizing risk assessment: How Allphins gives reinsurers data confidence for smarter & faster...

Reinsurance News

Across the re/insurance sector, accurately assessing risk exposure is often portrayed as being a demanding task, fraught with disparate data sources and a lack of visibility. However, one company that is making progress to counteract this issue is...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Thai Re sees 418% jump in net profit in Q1’24

Reinsurance News

Thai Reinsurance Company (Thai Re) has released their results for the first quarter of 2024, which includes a net profit of THB 57 million ($1.58 million), 418% higher than the prior year’s first quarter, due to improved reinsurance results....

Posted: May 17, 2024

IFRS17 earnings benefit seen as highest for reinsurers: JP Morgan

Reinsurance News

JP Morgan has noted that when looking at the change in earnings expectations in 2024-26 across the insurance sector, reinsurers have seen the biggest benefit from IFRS17. The firm’s recent Love Actuary report observed it is “evident&#8...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Chevron Corporation’s Kevin Jones Shares His Perspective of the Risk Management Profession

Risk & Insurance

A career in risk management has taken Kevin Jones further than he ever imagined. No wonder it’s a path he encourages younger professionals to follow. The post

Posted: May 17, 2024

Anne Rappa appointed Fine Arts and Specie Leader at Marsh McLennan Agency

Reinsurance News

Marsh McLennan Agency, part of global insurance and reinsurance brokerage Marsh McLennan, has announced the appointment of Anne Rappa as the Fine Arts and Specie Leader, effective May 20. In this newly established role, Rappa will spearhead the de...

Posted: May 17, 2024

Workers’ Comp Plus New Tech Tools? It Could Equal Injury Prevention and Enhanced Recovery

Risk & Insurance

Workers’ comp was once slow to implement technology. Now, it’s catching up quickly. The post Wor...

Posted: May 17, 2024

ICA reports $176m in insured damages from April NSW storms

Reinsurance News

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has reported that the storms in New South Wales from April 3rd to 8th caused $176 million in insured damages, with over 95% attributed to property damage. These storms significantly impacted the Hawkesbury-...

Posted: May 17, 2024