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AAA – The Auto Club Group (ACG), headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, added three senior leaders. Vincent Fusco joined ACG as executive vice president, chief distribution officer. Fusco will oversee insurance and direct sales, including those of Mich...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
Concert Group Holdings, Inc., a specialised insurance holding company known for providing tailored solutions to programme insurance markets, has introduced a new executive leadership structure aimed at steering the company through its next phase o...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
A consortium including Allianz, BlackRock, Generali Financial Holdings, Hannover Re and T&D Holdings, have completed the acquisition of Viridium Group, a European life insurance consolidation platform, from Cinven. The transaction was initiall...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
Jury Decides Tesla Partly Responsible in Autopilot Crash Case; Must Pay $24...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
Berkshire Insurance Units Report Lower Q2 Operating Income Overall GEIC...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
PartnerRe, a reinsurer providing capital and risk solutions, has appointed Matthew Doherty as Head of Underwriting Insurance Programs, effective August 1, 2025. In this role, Doherty will oversee underwriting activities related to insurance progra...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
The head of the U.S. securities regulator unveiled sweeping plans to overhaul capital markets regulations on Thursday to accommodate cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based trading, in a major win for the digital asset industry, which has long pushed f...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
Tesla Inc. was told to pay $243 million in a lawsuit over a 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida that killed a young woman and seriously injured her boyfriend, the first significant court loss for the automaker in litigation related to …
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
A Spanish developer is planning an $880 million workforce housing project in Miami that would include more than 4,000 apartments, childcare, and even a test kitchen — an ambitious bid to offer below-market housing in a city known for ultra-luxury ...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
SHREWSBURY, Pa. (AP) — A truckload of hot dogs spilled across a Pennsylvania interstate Friday after a crash that briefly clogged the heavily traveled artery in both directions. Crews were stuck with a job they did not relish — rolling …
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
Marsh McLennan Agency acquired Olympic Insurance Agency in a Simi Valley, California. All Olympic employees, including principals Don and Bob Barberie, will remain working out of their existing Simi Valley office. Olympic primarily provides business...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
McGowan Companies, a provider of specialised insurance programmes, has acquired the assets associated with the Aegis Professional Risk division from Aegis General Insurance Agency, Inc. This transaction was completed through an asset purchase agre...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
A federal judge in Texas largely denied a request by the world’s largest asset managers to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general claiming they colluded to reduce coal output, in a case that threatens how the U.S. ̷...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
Wang previously held senior roles at Google, Bloomberg, Baidu, and Ant Group.
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
Pinnacol was founded in 1915 as the State Compensation Insurance Fund.
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
More than 22,100 suspects were arrested, nearly 17,100 cases were referred for prosecution and roughly $150 million in stolen property was recovered in two years though state-funded work with law enforcement agencies, according to the California gove...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
More than 22,100 suspects were arrested, nearly 17,100 cases were referred for prosecution and roughly $150 million in stolen property was recovered in two years though state-funded work with law enforcement agencies, according to the California gove...
Posted: Aug 04, 2025
In this fictional scenario, a fast-growing beverage company’s dream acquisition turns into a nightmare when a cyber attack cripples its operations and exposes the devastating consequences of an untested business continuity plan. The post
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
Managing Vendor Risks in Cyber Insurance Cyber
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
Hydrogen: Opportunities, Uses, Risks in the Energy Transition Emerging Technologies
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would’ve had difficulty spotting the plane while wearing night vision goggles, experts told the National Transportation Safety Board on Friday. T...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
By Ezra Amacher Under a new state law, Louisiana insurers will be required to give mandatory disclosure of prior policy premium when issuing a renewal policy to a policyholder. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple sent an advisory letter to in...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
In today’s competitive market, independent insurance agencies are under increasing pressure to grow. Organic growth is harder to achieve, client expectations are evolving, and technology is reshaping how agencies operate. The agencies that succ...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
This year marks the 21st annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. Nearly all of the firms in the Top 100 saw notable increases in total property/casualty revenue year-over-year. From 2023 to 2024 th...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
This hard market is the longest and hardest in generations. Historically, hard markets occurred every seven years or so and lasted two to three years. Agents that sold price and represented carriers who sold price worked hard during the soft …
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
For many young professionals, the insurance industry isn’t exactly top of mind when plotting a career path. But for 23-year-old twins Sam and Noah Zickefoose, it’s where they’ve found purpose, opportunity, and a surprising sense of...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
In urban centers across the U.S., property owners and managers are welcoming a return to pre-2020 levels of foot traffic in retail corridors, mixed-use developments, and multifamily buildings. While this rebound signals a healthy recovery for local e...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
By Ezra Amacher Mark Gilmartin grew up around golf, playing in national tournaments from a young age and competing in college. When his amateur golf career didn’t translate into a spot on the professional tour, he turned his love of …
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
As a commercial lines insurance producer in a very competitive industry, I looked for every advantage I could uncover to build my book of business. Like most successful agents, I tried a multitude of different ideas and strategies as I …
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
In today’s hyper-competitive talent market, gaining a recruiting edge doesn’t require reinventing the wheel. To use a sports analogy, think about recruitment like the NFL. Every team is so talented that you see more single-digit victories...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
The independent agency channel placed 61.5% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S. in 2024, a slight decline from 2023 where independent agents placed 62.2% of P/C lines nationwide. That’s according to the 2025 Market Share Repo...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
The architects and engineers (A&E) sector is changing rapidly as design professionals adopt new project delivery methods and technology tools to increase efficiency and reduce costs. As the sector evolves, A&E firms and their insurance agents...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
The insurance industry stands at a crossroads. From emerging risks driven by climate change and cyber threats to regulatory shifts and technological disruption, professionals across the sector face challenges that demand informed perspectives and str...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
Liberty Mutual’s latest Workplace Safety Index has found that workplace accidents cost U.S. employers about $58.8 billion annually. The top 10 causes of injuries account for 86% of those costs, or $50.87 billion. The index marks its 25th year i...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
If wind mitigation and stronger homes are the paths to reducing insurance claims and bringing down premiums in hurricane-prone areas as a growing number of industry experts believe, then homeowners, builders and insurers may want to take a look at &#...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
North Carolina’s residual property insurance association is expanding its roof-grant program by $20 million, offering $6,000 to policyholders who upgrade their roofs to the more wind-resistant FORTIFIED standard. “In May, we launched the...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
By William Rabb Colorado State University’s hurricane research team, perhaps the best-known and most-often quoted forecasting service, in early July revised its prediction for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season downward slightly – to eigh...
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
Lontz will lead CSAA’s technology division to support digital transformation and customer-focused innovation.
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
The new product, launched in partnership with Aviva, adds buildings-only insurance to Lemonade’s U.K. offerings.
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
The acquisition strengthens Datos’ London Market presence and combines its analytics capabilities with InsTech’s insurance innovation network.
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
The news follows Hagerty’s signing of a non-binding letter of intent with Markel for a new fronting arrangement.
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
Lontz most recently served as CIO at CopperPoint Insurance.
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
Loss driven by a $35.5 million legal settlement accrual related to class action lawsuits.
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
IAIC is a specialized underwriter focused on pet insurance.
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
Carrier demand for homeowners' insurance customers has increased significantly.
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
MEIS offers a range of commercial insurance products.
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
Olympic will continue operating under its current leadership and location as part of MMA’s West region.
Posted: Aug 03, 2025
The collaboration builds on Aviva’s broader adoption of hx Renew.
Posted: Aug 02, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway, the Warren Buffett-run holding company and conglomerate, has reported net underwriting earnings of $2 billion and $3.3 billion for the second quarter and first half of 2025, respectively, both down on the comparable prior year...
Posted: Aug 02, 2025
Derecho’s 99 MPH Gust Swept Through Upper Plains, Midwest Strong storms that brought hurricane-force winds to a...
Posted: Aug 01, 2025