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Ship Manager Pleads Guilty to Dumping Oily Water Off Coast of New Orleans

Insurance Journal

Eagle Ship Management LLC (ESM), based in Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) by deliberately polluting U.S. waters off the coast of New Orleans from the M/V Gannet Bulker, a foreign-flagg...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Meta Clashes With Apple, Google Over Child Age Check Legislation

Insurance Journal

The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines on the line as states rapidly pass conflicting laws requiring companies to verify users’ ages. The struggl...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

5 Years After Bribery Scandal, Critics Say FirstEnergy Hasn’t Faced Consequences

Insurance Journal

Five years after a $60 million bribery scheme funded by FirstEnergy Corp. came to light in Ohio, expert observers say the resulting prosecutions, lawsuits, penalties and legislation haven’t led to enough change and accountability to prevent pol...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

AM Best assigns A+ (Superior) ratings with stable outlook to HDI Global UK

Reinsurance News

AM Best, the credit rating agency, has issued a Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “aa-” (Superior) to HDI Global UK Limited, a United Kingdom-based subsidiary of HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Kentucky Tobacco Warehouse Manager Pleads Guilty in Insurance Fraud, to Pay Restitution

Insurance Journal

A Kentucky tobacco warehouse manager at the center of a long-running crop insurance fraud scheme has agreed to pay millions in restitution for his role in enabling the fraud. Thomas Kirkpatrick, of Danville, pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Ky. Tobacco Warehouse Manager Pleads Guilty in Insurance Fraud, to Pay Restitution

Insurance Journal

A Kentucky tobacco warehouse manager at the center of a long-running crop insurance fraud scheme has agreed to pay millions in restitution for his role in enabling the fraud. Thomas Kirkpatrick, of Danville, pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Johnson & Johnson Acquires Minnesota’s Erickson-Larsen

Insurance Journal

Johnson & Johnson Inc. announced it is acquiring the assets of Erickson-Larsen, Inc (E&L). The parties expect to complete the transaction effective August 1, 2025. With offices in Maple Grove, MN, and Fargo, ND, Erickson-Larsen is a wholesale...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Mexico Tariffs Could Create Strain on Texas Economy

Insurance Journal

Importers and exporters based in Texas have so far avoided the harshest effects of the trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports from a host of countries, but they could be in for a rude awakening come …

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

AXA Wins $908 Million UK Court Ruling Against Santander Over Protection Insurance

Insurance Journal

French insurer AXA won a London court ruling on Friday worth nearly 675 million pounds ($908 million) against Santander over the mis-selling of payment protection insurance more than two decades ago. The dispute between AXA and Santander centered on...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Aon’s global reinsurance capabilities continue to get stronger, says CEO Greg Case

Reinsurance News

After posting 6% organic revenue growth for the second quarter of 2025 in its Reinsurance Solutions operation, global broking giant Aon’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Greg Case, has highlighted the firm’s client-oriented approach and...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Cancels Run for U.S. Senate Seat

Insurance Journal

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King is dropping out of the race for a U.S. Senate seat after meeting with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Multiple news outlets reported that King, a Republican in the commissioner’s job since 2019, has suspended h...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Cancels Run for US Senate Seat

Insurance Journal

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King is dropping out of the race for a U.S. Senate seat after meeting with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Multiple news outlets reported that King, a Republican in the commissioner’s job since 2019, has suspended h...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

1B Insurance hires Aon’s John Morley as CEO

Reinsurance News

1B Insurance AG, a provider of embedded insurance for digital asset platforms based in Switzerland, has announced the appointment of John Morley as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Morley brings deep expertise in developing in...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Honda Launches Insurance Agency Powered by VIU by HUB

Insurance Journal

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. said it has started a new insurance agency, Honda Insurance Solutions, to address the insurance needs of Acura and Honda owners of cars, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, homes, and more. Honda said this is the beginn...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Erickson-Larsen, Inc.

Insurance Journal

CHARLESTON, SC., July 25, 2025 – Johnson & Johnson Inc. (J&J) continues the expansion of its footprint by acquiring the assets of Erickson-Larsen, Inc (E&L). The parties expect to complete the transaction effective August 1, 2025. With of...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Rental Car Firm Not Responsible for Driver With Ignition Lock Restriction on License

Insurance Journal

A car rental company in Connecticut is under no obligation to confirm whether a customer’s driver’s license is subject to any restrictions; rather it is only required to inspect the physical license card to confirm that it is facially val...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Tesla to Launch Robotaxi Service in San Francisco This Weekend

Insurance Journal

Tesla is preparing to launch its robotaxi service in San Francisco as soon as this weekend, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing an internal staff memo. Tesla said its timeline for the launch had been moved up and the service …

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Allianz Commercial appoints Nguyen-Huu as Global Head of Portfolio Solutions

Reinsurance News

Allianz Commercial, part of global insurer Allianz, has appointed Doan Nguyen-Huu as Global Head of Portfolio Solutions, effective August 1st, 2025, and Daniel Head as Head of Portfolio Solutions and Delegated Authority, UK Global and Internationa...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Wendy Von Wald of Travelers Discusses the Cunningham v. Cornell Decision

Risk & Insurance

Insurers should take note of a recent SCOTUS decision affecting employer management of retirement plans. The post Wendy Von Wald...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Canadian Personal Auto & Property premium rates continued to rise in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Applied Systems has released the second quarter of 2025 results of the Applied Rating Index, the Canadian insurance industry’s premium rate index, showing year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter increases in average premium rate changes for both P...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Mosaic Offers Cyber/Financial Institutions Cover for Digital Assets

Insurance Journal

Mosaic Insurance, the Bermuda-based global specialty insurer, has entered the digital asset market, launching a combined cyber and financial institutions (FI) crime product that provides robust protection to the rapidly growing, yet historically unde...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Kinsale Capital’s net income increased 44.8% to $134m in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. reported a net income of $134.1 million for the second quarter of 2025, which includes after-tax catastrophe losses of $2.9 million, up 44.8% from $92.6 million in the same quarter a year earlier, which included $2.7 mi...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Freeway Insurance Expands to Its 28th State With Connecticut Opening

Insurance Journal

The insurance agency franchise Freeway Insurance is now operating in 28 states with the opening of its newest office in Danbury, Connecticut. In addition to the new Connecticut location, recent openings have included offices in Alabama, Colorado, Flo...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Sands Point Risk acquires Medical Stop Loss MGU BRM Specialty Markets

Reinsurance News

Sands Point Risk, a multi-program MGA platform backed by Avesi Partners, has announced its acquisition of BRM Specialty Markets, a Philadelphia-based Medical Stop Loss Managing General Underwriter. The acquisition marks a significant milestone for...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions delivers 6% organic revenue growth to $688m in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, achieved total revenue growth of 11% to $4.2 billion in the second quarter of 2025, with organic growth of 6% in its Reinsurance Solutions arm on the back of double-digit increases in insura...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

CDI completes review of Verisk’s wildfire model to help address California’s coverage crisis

Reinsurance News

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has completed its review of the Verisk Wildfire Model for the US, approving it for use by insurers in assessing wildfire risk and property insurance ratemaking—marking it as the first catastrophe model...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Amazon Faces UK Lawsuits Worth Up to $5.4 Billion From Retailers, Consumers

Insurance Journal

Amazon faces two mass lawsuits from retailers and consumers worth up to 4 billion pounds ($5.4 billion) for allegedly abusing its dominant position, after a London tribunal on Thursday certified the cases could proceed. Andreas Stephan, a competition...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Russia’s Ust-Luga Port Orders Vessel Checks After Mystery Blasts

Insurance Journal

Ust-Luga, Russia’s largest port in the Baltic Sea, is insisting that ships’ hulls are inspected before the vessels are allowed to enter the facility, a sign of how a string of mystery blasts involving tankers that went to Russia are &#823...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Kazakh Black Sea Oil Exports Halted by New Russian Regulations, Sources Say

Insurance Journal

Foreign oil tankers are being temporarily barred from loading at Russia’s main Black Sea ports following new regulations, two industry sources said on Wednesday [July 23], effectively blocking exports from Kazakhstan handled largely by a consor...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Universal’s direct premiums written grows 3.2% to $597m in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Florida-domiciled and expansive primary insurance company, Universal Insurance Holdings, has reported a 3.2% increase in direct premiums written to $596.7 million in the second quarter of 2025, from $578.2 million a year earlier, driven by a 25.4%...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Cayman Islands Monetary Authority issued 21 new international insurance licences in H1’25

Reinsurance News

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) granted a total of 21 new international insurer licenses in the first half of 2025, as commercial insurance, reinsurance, and captive sectors continue to expand in the region. This was reported in the r...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Everest’s Glen Browne joins AIG as Global Head of Accident & Health

Reinsurance News

Global insurer American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has appointed Glen Browne as its new Global Head of Accident & Health (A&H), effective September 3rd, 2025. He will be based in Zurich, Switzerland and report to Jon Hancock, Executiv...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Lloyd’s, IUA, and LIIBA report drop in trade credit insurance claims for 2024, with Africa leading t...

Reinsurance News

A new report recently released has highlighted a significant reduction in the number and value of trade credit insurance claims worldwide. The data comes from an annual market survey conducted by A2Z Risk Services on behalf of the Lloyd’s Market A...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

LMA, IUA, and LIIBA report drop in trade credit insurance claims for 2024, with Africa leading total...

Reinsurance News

A new report recently released has highlighted a significant reduction in the number and value of trade credit insurance claims worldwide. The data comes from an annual market survey conducted by A2Z Risk Services on behalf of the Lloyd’s Market A...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Jensten names Kathleen Durling Director of Underwriting

Reinsurance News

Jensten Underwriting, a managing general agent within the Jensten Group, has announced the appointment of senior industry specialist Kathleen Durling as Director of Underwriting. In her new role, Durling will spearhead two of Jensten Underwriting’...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

What InsurTech MGAs are and why they are thriving

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Discover how these niche experts are compounding growth opportunities.

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Third Point secures $400m of investible capital for Insurance Solutions Fund

Reinsurance News

Third Point LLC has secured $400 million of investible capital for the first close of the Third Point Insurance Solutions Fund I, its first dedicated and rated structured private credit fund for insurance companies. According to Third Point, the F...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Intel Beats Shareholder Lawsuit Over $32 Billion Stock Plunge

Insurance Journal

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Intel of defrauding shareholders by concealing problems in a business where it manufactured chips for outside customers, leading to a $32 billion one-day plunge in its market value. While saying she &#8220...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Starr appoints David Wang as Head of Financial Lines, Asia Pacific

Reinsurance News

Starr Insurance, a provider of commercial property and casualty insurance, has announced the appointment of David Wang as Head of Financial Lines, Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Wang will lead the company’s growing Asia Pacific Financial Lines...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

AIUC Emerges From Stealth With $15M Seed to Help Enterprises Deploy AI Safely

Insurance Journal

Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) is coming out of stealth mode with a $15 million seed round. The San Francisco-based company said July 23 that it seeks to unlock the “next wave of artificial intelligence (AI) progress by bui...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Viewpoint: Back to Basics – Risk Transfer Through Contracts and Insurance

Insurance Journal

Along with analyzing risk, a risk manager’s core function is to offload as much risk as possible as cost-effectively as possible. While meeting this goal is generally thought of as assembling the right insurance portfolio at the best price, tra...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Poll Shows Pacific Northwest Drivers Are Seeing Increases in Roadway Rudeness

Insurance Journal

If you’ve felt a shift in driver behavior on Pacific Northwest roads, a recent poll suggests you’re not alone. A survey of Washington and Oregon residents by PEMCO Mutual Insurance found that many motorists are seeing increases in rudenes...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025