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People Moves: Farmers Alliance Names Miller IT VP

Insurance Journal

Miller Named Vice President, IT for Farmers Alliance Companies Farmers Alliance Companies, headquartered in Mcpherson, Kansas, promoted Brad Miller to vice president, information technology (IT). As vice president, and a member of the corporate leade...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Uber Pays Australian Taxi Drivers $178 Million in Settlement

Insurance Journal

Uber agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178 million) to compensate thousands of taxi drivers in Australia who claimed they lost income when the ride-share company entered the local market. Uber Technologies Inc. settled the class action brought by more...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Roosevelt and Tradesman file lawsuit over alleged fraudulent WC claims

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-based Roosevelt Road Re and its affiliate managing general agency Tradesman Program Managers (TPM) have filed a lawsuit to recover funds from 46 individuals and companies who made “potentially fraudulent claims” related to alleged New York...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

West of England P&I Club reports successful 2024 renewals

Reinsurance News

The West of England P&I Club has reported a successful 2024 renewal across all business lines and expects a combined ratio of below 100%. West has maintained its selective approach to new business after reporting strong organic growth from exi...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Hannover Re US teams with GalenusRx to drive medication safety services

Reinsurance News

Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America and Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America (Bermuda) Ltd., collectively Hannover Re US, have entered into a cooperation agreement with GalenusRx, Inc., (GalenusRx), which sees the latter offering...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

US Appeals Court Temporarily Pauses SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

Insurance Journal

A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily paused new rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requiring public companies to report climate-related risks. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request f...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Apple Must Face Suit Claiming AirTags Are Weapon of Stalkers

Insurance Journal

Apple Inc. lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that its AirTag devices help stalkers track their victims. US District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco ruled Friday that three plaintiffs in the class-action suit had made sufficient claims &#...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Adam Neumann’s Flow Plans Apartments, Offices in Downtown Miami

Insurance Journal

Adam Neumann’s real estate startup Flow is planning $300 million in Miami developments in an area that was known as tent city just a decade ago. The plans include rental apartments, retail space and small offices, all within walking distance &#...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Creditors Move to Force Giuliani to Insure his Florida Condo Until it’s Sold to Pay Debts

Insurance Journal

Full-time Florida residents and snowbirds aren’t the only ones having trouble obtaining insurance on their condominiums. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York Mayor and longtime attorney for Donald Trump, has told a bankruptcy judge that he can&#8...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Creditors Move to Force Giuliani to Insure His Florida Condo Until It’s Sold to Pay Debts

Insurance Journal

Full-time Florida residents and snowbirds aren’t the only ones having trouble obtaining insurance on their condominiums. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York Mayor and longtime attorney for Donald Trump, has told a bankruptcy judge that he can&#8...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

University of Maryland Lifts Suspensions on Most Fraternities Amid Hazing Probe

Insurance Journal

The University of Maryland has lifted its suspension of most fraternities and sororities after an investigation into hazing and alcohol-related activities, the university said Friday, though five chapters will remain under investigation and continue...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Washington Commissioner Fines Molina $100K for Billing Errors

Insurance Journal

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler fined Molina Healthcare of Washington $100,000 on Tuesday for errors in the company’s enrollment and billing system. Kreidler’s office opened a review of Molina’s enrollment and billin...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Connecticut Weighs Ban on Legacy Admissions at Private and Public Colleges

Insurance Journal

Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private ones like Yale University. A bill was advanced to the Senate floor on Thursday, d...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

People Moves: BenefitMall Names Hutchinson Benefits Sales Executive for Southern California

Insurance Journal

BenefitMall has named Don Hutchinson benefits sales executive for Southern California. Hutchinson has over a decade of industry experience. Before joining BenefitMall in February, Hutchinson most recently served as a regional sales manager at Choice...

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Transportation Industry Outlook 2024: A Year of Continued Challenges

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. More challenges are coming to the transportation sector in 2024. The U.S. economy continues to be the number one worry for drivers and fleet carriers alike. Factors like …

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

A North/South Approach

Insurance Journal

Renting or buying a boat and keeping it in a storage facility in states like Florida is pricey, adding up to a few thousand dollars in monthly rent, sometimes equaling the cost of a high-end boat itself. For those boat …

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

The Dawn of Gen AI In Insurance

Insurance Thought Leadership

The Dawn of Gen AI In Insurance AI & Machine Learning ClareCarroll1 Sun, 03/17/2...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Why Take a Job in Insurance?

Insurance Thought Leadership

Why Take a Job in Insurance? Talent Gap ClareCarroll1 Sun, 03/17/2024 - 23:26...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Gen Z's Retirement Challenges

Insurance Thought Leadership

Gen Z's Retirement Challenges Life & Health ClareCarroll1 Sun, 03/17/2024 - 23:20...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

How AI Can Keep P&C Insurers Profitable

Insurance Thought Leadership

How AI Can Keep P&C Insurers Profitable AI & Machine Learning ClareCarroll1 Sun,...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

State Farm Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment

Insurance Journal

By Ezra Amacher State Farm Insurance brought forth a subrogation lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over damages to a pair of East Palestine, Ohio homes allegedly caused by the railroad company’s February 2023 train derailment. State Farm filed a...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

A Look at the Liquor Liability Landscape

Insurance Journal

By Allen Laman and William Rabb Liquor liability availability and pricing have put small business owners in the alcohol-related sector in some states in a bind. While securing coverage is easy in some areas, premiums have skyrocketed and carriers hav...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Why Millennials and Gen Z Just Aren’t Loving Insurance: How Organizations Can Win the Next Generatio...

Insurance Journal

The insurance industry has been on a transformative journey, adapting to the evolving needs of the market and advancing technologies that drive business, commerce and everyday life. However, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, 1...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Hard Market Adaptation

Insurance Journal

Agents and brokers are “going the extra mile” to prioritize client communication, retention, technology, and team morale as the hard market lingers on. According to a recent survey by Trusted Choice, the national consumer brand representi...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Family Dollar to Pay $41M Over Rodent-Infested Distribution Center

Insurance Journal

Family Dollar agreed to pay $41.7 million for holding food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics under insanitary conditions at company’s West Memphis, Arkansas, distribution center. A criminal information unveiled Feb. 26 in federal court in...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Tornados, severe weather carve path of damage across Midwest

NU Property & Casualty 360

Officials report at least half of the buildings in one Indiana town were damaged by a tornado in last week's storms.

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

The Future of Insurance Agencies

Insurance Journal

There is a traditional proclamation made following the accession of a new monarch in various countries that simultaneously announces the death of the previous monarch and asserts continuity by saluting the new monarch. “The king is dead; long l...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Squeezed from All Sides: Restaurants Pressured by Labor, Food, Insurance Costs

Insurance Journal

By Andrea Wells The food services industry is anticipating record sales for 2024. But insurance specialists serving the restaurant and bar sector say that forecast isn’t all good news. With higher sales come higher costs all around. Restaurants...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

3 reasons young adults in college need property insurance

NU Property & Casualty 360

New graduates moving away for school or work often need renters insurance to cover losses from theft or property damage.

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Florida Condo Sales and Prices Have Fallen, Thanks to Insurance, Association Costs, Tracking Firm Sa...

Insurance Journal

Condominium sales and prices in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa and other parts of Florida have dropped over the past year, largely due to the soaring cost of property insurance and association fees, according to Redfin, a U.S. real estate and …

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Compensation Trends Reshaping Client Service Salaries Within Insurance Agencies

Insurance Journal

After numerous requests for insurance industry compensation information, our team at Capstone started to track and analyze compensation data derived from our recruiting activities. Our most recent report came out in February 2024 with a seven-year lo...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

How Do You Know If It’s an ISO Policy Form?

Insurance Journal

Since its official inception in 1971, Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) has been the national insurance industry standard setter for policy form language. Many insurers use pure ISO forms, usually along with proprietary endorsements of their own....

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Fraud roundup: Bogus invoices, fake pet claims & stolen lawnmowers

NU Property & Casualty 360

The FC&S coverage experts review some recent instances of insurance fraud.

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Allstate’s Florida Company Defends 54% Condo Rate Hike. Blames Reinsurance, Hurricane, Rapid Growth

Insurance Journal

When Allstate’s Florida unit, Castle Key Indemnity Co., entered the surging condominium insurance market in 2020, it looked like it had made a smart bet: Within two years, the carrier had added no fewer than 123,000 policies. Then came reinsura...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Iowa Enters Settlement With Cryptocurrency Firm

Insurance Journal

The Iowa Insurance Division announced it entered a settlement in principle with a group of affiliated companies commonly known as Abra. The settlement addresses Abra’s alleged offer and sale of interest-bearing cryptocurrency depository product...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Illinois Insurance Agent Sentenced 7 Years for Swindling Premiums

Insurance Journal

The owner of a suburban Chicago insurance agency has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for swindling more than $1 million from clients by collecting annuity premiums for policies that he never purchased, the U.S. Attorney’s Office...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

How to Sell Yacht Insurance Amidst a Rising Tide

Insurance Journal

The market for yacht insurance has hardened in recent years, due to the frequency and severity of catastrophic (CAT) claims. Widespread losses incurred along the West Coast of Florida and the Atlantic Coast from Hurricane Ian in 2022, for example, &#...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

What Is Insurance?

Insurance Journal

Based on the last 126 insurance commercials I’ve watched, I wouldn’t have a clue. I saw one insurance commercial the other night that did not even include the word “insurance” in the script other than the carrier’s name....

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Ready, Set, Grow: How to Build an Independent Agency and Avoid Common Pitfalls.

Insurance Journal

You are a seasoned producer who is confident in your skillset. You have built a strong book of business and after a few years, you decide to go out on your own and open an independent agency. As your new …

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

AccuWeather Warns of ‘Super-Charged’ 2024 Hurricane Season

Insurance Journal

By Ezra Amacher AccuWeather experts warn that the return La Ni—a and historically warm water across the Atlantic Ocean could contribute to a “super-charged” hurricane season in 2024. AccuWeather long-range forecasters say that the current...

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Who's using what in P&C insurance: March 18, 2024

NU Property & Casualty 360

Insurance technology news from Oneglobal, Earnix, RSQRisk and more.

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

3 Common Myths About Coverage for Dirt Bikes

IA Magazine

As the global dirt bike market continues to grow, independent agents can offer valuable advice on the myths about dirt bike insurance.

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Neptune Flood Expands Coverage into Kentucky

IA Magazine

Neptune offers up to $4 million in residential and commercial property coverage, up to $500,000 in contents coverage, and up to $10 million in RCBAP coverage for condominium associations.

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Neural Earth Secures $1.4M in Pre-Seed Funding

IIR

The geospatial intelligence company addresses rapid environmental changes with a combination of proprietary data analytics with a state-of-the-art AI enterprise platform solution.

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

California's insurer of last resort unprepared for big disaster

NU Property & Casualty 360

The California FAIR Plan faces $311 billion in potential losses, up from $50 billion six years ago.

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Unbundle for Savings: Maximize Coverage, Minimize Costs

IA Magazine

Provide stronger coverage and unexpected savings for your clients. 

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

AI, GenAI: What’s Ahead for the Insurance Industry?

IIR

There is strong evidence that consumers still want human interaction, but today’s consumers are also tech-savvy and want the speed and ease that AI technology promises.

Posted: Mar 17, 2024