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Louisiana FedEx Location Sued for Sexual Harassment

Insurance Journal

Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) violated federal law by subjecting a female administrator at the company’s St. Rose, Louisiana location to sexual harassment and firing her when she refused to continue to work with her harasser, the U.S. Equ...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

QBE NA names Jayne Cunningham as SVP and Environmental Underwriting Leader

Reinsurance News

QBE North America, a provider of commercial insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Jayne Cunningham as Senior Vice President and Environmental Underwriting Leader, reporting to Dan Fortin, President of Specialty Insurance. Based in...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

People Moves: QBE North America Appoints Cunningham Environmental Underwriting Leader; Gramling Join...

Insurance Journal

QBE North America Appoints Cunningham as SVP and Environmental Underwriting Leader QBE North America, headquartered in New York City, appointed Jayne Cunningham as senior vice president and environmental underwriting leader, reporting to Dan Fortin,...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

Insurance Institute of London appoints BMS’ Dudley as its new President

Reinsurance News

The Insurance Institute of London, the largest of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s local institutes and a centre for learning and networking within the London market, has confirmed the election of Richard Dudley ACII, Chartered Insurer, as Pres...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

Hackers Hit Hundreds of Cisco Firewalls in US Government

Insurance Journal

Hackers compromised firewall devices within the US government, according to a senior federal official, amid broader warnings of cyberattacks on widely-used devices manufactured by Cisco Systems, Inc. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security A...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

House Bill Aims to Combat Forum Shopping in Trucking Industry Lawsuits

Insurance Journal

A new bill introduced in Congress would give federal courts original jurisdiction over state venues in limited civil cases involving interstate commercial trucking accidents. The Forum Accountability and Integrity in Roadway (FAIR) Trucking Act, intr...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

FAIA Bans Live Animal Displays After PETA Concerns About June Convention

Insurance Journal

Attendees at the Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ June convention in Orlando may have noticed the live giraffe exhibit at the Marriott World Center. The giraffe won’t make it for the 2026 convention. Nor will any other live animal...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

Public Adjuster, Already in Prison, Sentenced to Another 19 Years Concurrent

Insurance Journal

A public adjuster who pleaded guilty in March to defrauding Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. and a Georgia church out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. A federal judge in Georgia last week also ordered …

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

FAA Extends Significant Flight Cuts at Newark Through October 2026

Insurance Journal

The Federal Aviation Administration said last Thursday it will extend significant flight cuts at Newark, one of the three main airports serving the New York City area, through late October 2026 as it continues to face an air traffic controller &#8230...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

Public-private risk-sharing key to closing the CBRN protection gap: GA & IFTRIP

Reinsurance News

Although chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) risks remain rare, a sizeable protection gap leaves individuals, businesses, and governments exposed to major incidents, according to a joint report by the Geneva Association and the...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

79-Year-Old Injured in LA Immigration Raid Files $50 Million Claim

Insurance Journal

A 79-year-old man in Southern California filed a claim against the federal government for $50 million in damages, saying federal agents violated his civil rights when they tackled him during a Sept. 9 immigration raid at a car wash business. …

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

Mass. High Court Revives Fired Employee’s Religious Claim Over Vaccine Refusal

Insurance Journal

A surgical technician who was fired in 2021 after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine for religious reasons can pursue her claim against her former employer UMass Memorial Health Care, the Massachusetts Supreme Court (SJC) has ruled. The state&#821...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

PG&E Investing $73B in Capital Spending Through 2030 to Harden System

Insurance Journal

PG&E Corp. plans to invest $73 billion in capital expenditures through 2030 as it moves to harden a system that’s been exposed by extreme weather. Utilities are racing to strengthen grids as artificial intelligence, electric cars and new fa...

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

Landslide Protection? Pennsylvania to Step In Where Insurance Companies Step Out

Insurance Journal

(The Center Square) – Neither naturally occurring landslides nor sinkholes are new phenomena in Pennsylvania. Receiving help when they destroy homes and businesses, however, would be a welcome development for those who live in vulnerable areas....

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

Insurers' Top Priorities in 2025

Insurance Thought Leadership

Insurers' Top Priorities in 2025 PaulCarroll

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

Resolution Life Names Jeff Davies CFO

IIR

The former Legal & General executive will take the role in March 2026, succeeding Jonathan Moss.

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

Mutual of Omaha Expands Digital Modernization on Socotra Platform

IIR

The carrier has broadened its single core-platform strategy to additional lines to improve speed and efficiency.

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

One Inc, Equisoft Partner on Life Insurance Payments

IIR

Equisoft integrates One Inc’s platform to streamline inbound premium collections for carriers.

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

4 Dead After Flooding in Arizona, Including in Historic Mining Town

Insurance Journal

Four people died after heavy rain caused flooding in Arizona, including three in a rural 19th-century mining town where floodwaters on Friday forced people to seek safety on rooftops and washed out a propane distributorship, scattering about 1,000 ta...

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

1033 Waivers in Insurance – What Are They, and How Do They Work?

Insurance Journal

While we’d prefer everyone associated with insurance act with the highest regard for ethical integrity at all times, reality is messy. Things happen. And, with 18 U.S. Code § 1033, if you’ve engaged in a felony that involves a breach &#82...

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

Lawmakers Press FEMA on the Future of US Flood Insurance

Insurance Journal

Two Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration about its management of the National Flood Insurance Program after cuts at the agency that runs it, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In a letter to FEMA’s Acting Administrat...

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

New Modeling Approaches for Offshore Wind

Risk & Insurance

Recent government opposition notwithstanding, this new frontier in U.S. renewable energy is seen as essential to meet power demands for data centers and the electrified economy. The post

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

Acera adds Merit In Edmonton

coverager

Acera operates offices across Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Red Deer, Stettler, and Sylvan Lake.

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

Revenues Surge as Insurance IPOs Fire Up, But Aftermarket Returns Lag

Carrier Management

Revenues Surge as Insurance IPOs Fire Up, But Aftermarket Returns Lag Ethos Tech...

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

Bondaval partners with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

coverager

Bondaval will underwrite and issue credit insurance policies and non-payment guarantees with insurance capacity provided by Swiss Re.

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

OSHA Releases List of Top 10 Cited Hazards in 2024

Carrier Management

OSHA Releases List of Top 10 Cited Hazards in 2024 Following inspections of worksites where injuries wer...

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

Zurich Insurance partners with YAS

coverager

Zurich will introduce a three-tier insurance program, powered by YAS’s TAXY platform.

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

AI hype vs reality: Navigating a shifting MGA landscape

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Early AI adoption has exposed a gap between promises and practical outcomes

Posted: Sep 29, 2025