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APCIA Warns Michigan Auto Insurance Bill Could Destabilize Market, Increase Costs

Insurance Journal

A Michigan lawmaker has proposed legislation that would mandate auto insurance premium reductions of at least 10% on any new or renewed policy, a bill that the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) says would destabilize the state&...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Leandros Kotsakis to succeed Kjell-Åke Augustsson as Head of Skuld Piraeus

Reinsurance News

Global marine insurer Skuld has announced that Kjell-Åke Augustsson will retire as Senior Vice President, Head of Skuld Piraeus, on 28th February 2026, with Leandros Kotsakis set to assume leadership of the Piraeus office from 1st March 2026. Augu...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Texas Department of Transportation Data Breach Exposes 300K Crash Records

Insurance Journal

The Texas Department of Transportation said a compromise of an account led to a data breach of a large number of crash records. On May 12, TxDOT identified unusual activity in its Crash Records Information System (CRIS) originating from a …

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Des Moines, Iowa Officials Issue Warning Over High Levels of Nitrates in Drinking Water

Insurance Journal

Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state’s capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record level of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if immediate steps are not taken to reduce demand....

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

St. Louis Waives 25% Holdback Rule for Property Claims From May 16 Tornado

Insurance Journal

St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer signed an executive order to waive a 25% holdback of insurance payouts for property damage claims related to the May 16 tornado that damaged at least 10,000 properties in the city. The order instructs the …

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Cowbell adds Kirsten Maley as Director of Claims, UK

Reinsurance News

Cowbell, a cyber insurer focused on small to medium-sized enterprises and the middle market, has appointed Kirsten Maley into a newly created role of Director of Claims, UK, aligning with the insurers commitment to scale its presence in a growing...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Victor Insurance reveals global extended warranty services and appoints new MD

Reinsurance News

Victor Insurance, a managing general underwriter, has introduced Victor Extended Warranty—a new international service offering that supports insurers and reinsurers with underwriting solutions for extended warranty programmes. This initiative cove...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Death Toll From San Antonio Flooding Rises to 13

Insurance Journal

The death toll from heavy rains that inundated parts of San Antonio has risen to 13, and all those missing have been found, authorities said. More than 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain fell over a span of hours on …

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Athene names Grant Kvalheim as CEO and Jim Belardi as Executive Chairman

Reinsurance News

The Board of Directors of Athene, a retirement services company and subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc., has appointed Grant Kvalheim as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 1st, 2025, while Co-founder Jim Belardi was named Execu...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

American Bar Association Sues to Block Trump’s Attacks on Law Firms

Insurance Journal

The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration on Monday, seeking an order that would bar the White House from pursuing what the ABA called a campaign of intimidation against major law firms. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in …

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Tariff ‘Stacking’ Adds Another Headache for US Importers

Insurance Journal

John Hamer, president of Rodgers Wade Manufacturing in Paris, Texas, makes store fixtures for big retailers like Ross Dress for Less and Ulta Beauty. He sources many of the goods from China, which until recently meant he paid 70% in …

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Air India Crash Seen Triggering $475 Million in Insurance Claims

Insurance Journal

India’s deadliest plane crash in more than decade is set to send shock waves through the aviation insurance industry and trigger one of the country’s costliest claims, estimated at around $475 million. “This aviation insurance claim...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Florida Premium Written up by a Third, Average Premiums Up by 40% Since 2022

Insurance Journal

Newly posted data from Florida regulators show that, in the last three years, the number of property insurance policies in the state has risen only slightly while direct premium written and average premiums have climbed significantly. The first-quart...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Florida Premium Written up by 40%, Average Premiums Up by a Third Since 2022

Insurance Journal

Newly posted data from Florida regulators show that, in the last three years, the number of property insurance policies in the state has risen only slightly while direct premium written and average premiums have climbed significantly. The first-quart...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Florida Property Insurance Premiums Surge 34% Since Late 2022

Insurance Journal

Newly posted data from Florida regulators show that, in the last three years, the number of personal property insurance policies in the state has risen only slightly while direct premium written and average premiums have climbed significantly. The fi...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

California FAIR Plan Extends ZestyAI Partnership

Insurance Journal

ZestyAI has announced a four-year extension of its partnership with the California FAIR Plan. The Golden State’s insurer of last resort has tapped ZestyAI’s Z-FIRE wildfire risk model for risk assessment since 2021. That model leverages A...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Taiwan’s non-life insurance premiums rose 10.5% in 2024: AM Best

Reinsurance News

Taiwan’s domestic non-life insurance premiums continued to rise in 2024, increasing by 10.5% to TWD 278.5 billion (USD 9.2 billion), according to a recent report by AM Best. All of AM Best’s rated entities recorded premium growth during the year,...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

MoneyGram Settles with NY Over Transfers After US Consumer Bureau Quits Case

Insurance Journal

MoneyGram agreed to pay a $250,000 fine to settle a New York state lawsuit over its remittance transfers, two months after the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau withdrew from the civil case. The accord announced on Monday by New York …

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

MoneyGram Settles With NY Over Transfers After US Consumer Bureau Quits Case

Insurance Journal

MoneyGram agreed to pay a $250,000 fine to settle a New York state lawsuit over its remittance transfers, two months after the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau withdrew from the civil case. The accord announced on Monday by New York …

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Officials Brace for Fire Season as Nevada Is ‘Abnormally Dry’

Insurance Journal

“Don’t say this is going to be the worst fire season,” Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo jokingly told State Forester and Fire Warden Kacey KC at a June 10 wildfire briefing in Carson City. “You say that every year.” KC smiled &#...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

People Moves: Bennett to Lead Mercury Insurance Climate Science Team

Insurance Journal

Mercury Insurance, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, appointed Steve Bennett as its senior director of climate and catastrophe science. In this new position, Bennett will build and lead a team focused on identifying ways Mercury and its polic...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Erie Insurance Facing 2 Class Actions Claiming Data Breach

Insurance Journal

Not one but two class action lawsuits have been filed against Erie Insurance even as the insurer continues to investigate its cyber security incident. One lawsuit was filed by an Illinois customer, Neil Plascencia; the other by Amy Haas, a …

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Morocco’s Wafa Assurance to Acquire Egypt’s Delta Insurance

Insurance Journal

Wafa Assurance has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Egypt’s Delta Insurance from its current owner Egypt Kuwait Holding Company, as it targets an expansion of its operations in the Egyptian market, it said on Monday. Wafa Assurance, a &#82...

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

NWS Issues Alaska’s First Ever Heat Advisory

Insurance Journal

For the first time ever, parts of Alaska are under a heat advisory — but you can put an asterisk at the end of that term. It’s not the first instance of unusually high temperatures in what many consider the …

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Tariffs and P&C Insurance: Potential Impacts and Innovative Solutions for Continued Profitability

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Since his inauguration in late January, President Donald Trump has imposed (and pledged to impose) several tariffs affecting nearly all U.S. imports. While the somewhat sporadic nature of these ac...

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Trump Can’t End FEMA But It Needs Reform, Says Obama’s FEMA Head

Insurance Journal

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he intends to whittle down or phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and last week he gave a rough timeline for that: “after hurricane season.” “We want to wean off of FEMA, and...

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Simply Business, RLI Expand Partnership to Offer Professional Liability Coverage

IIR

The enhanced partnership introduces a tailored insurance product for specialized small business service providers through Simply Business’s digital platform.

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Mereo Insurance Selects Northern Trust for Asset Services

IIR

Mereo Insurance will use Northern Trust for custody, brokerage, and investment solutions.

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Former AIG and AXA XL Chief Underwriter Chris Kopser Joins Findevor as Executive Advisor

coverager

Chris Kopser, former President & CUO at AXA XL, joins Findevor as Executive Advisor to help accelerate adoption of its AI-powered legal system abuse prevention platform. His deep casualty expertise...

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Munich Re Specialty launches life science liability coverage

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The MRS-NA life science team will work with wholesalers and retailers.

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Quility Celebrates the Agents and Insurtech Behind One Million Families Protected

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Industry leading insurance technology company, Quility, has now helped one million families find the life insurance coverage they need. This accomplishment comes on the heels of the company’s “InsurTech of...

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Marsh launches $1 billion Nimbus facility for UK and Europe data centers

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The facility is supported by a panel of insurers from Lloyd’s and company markets in London and Europe.

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Lockton surpasses $4 billion in FY2025 revenue

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Global revenue grew 13% to $4 billion.

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

ALKEME announces strategic investment

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ALKEME was founded in 2020 through the consolidation of several brokerages in Southern California.

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Simply Business and RLI expand partnership

coverager

This PL offering includes coverage for a wide range of businesses.

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

What's Going on With FEMA?

Insurance Thought Leadership

What's Going on With FEMA? PaulCarroll Mon, 06/16/2025 - 14:07 David Richardson, the acting he...

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

AI Risks, Climate And Legislation Lead Verisk’s Emerging Issues Bracket

Carrier Management

AI Risks, Climate And Legislation Lead Verisk’s Emerging Issues Bracket Col...

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Flash Flooding Kills 5 in West Virginia as Rescue Teams Search for Missing

Insurance Journal

Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infras...

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

US Supreme Court to Hear Chevron, Exxon Appeal Over Louisiana Coastal Damage

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Chevron, Exxon Mobil and other oil and gas companies to have lawsuits brought by two Louisiana localities accusing them of harming the state’s coast over a period of …

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

Purdue Pharma $7.4B Opioid Settlement Wins Broad Support From States

Insurance Journal

Purdue Pharma has won support from the attorneys general of 55 U.S. states and territories for its $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits against the drugmaker and its owners, members of the Sackler family. A framework for &#...

Posted: Jun 16, 2025

US insurers plan to more than double AI investments over the next 3-5 years, according to Wipro

Reinsurance News

Wipro Limited, a provider of AI-powered technology services and consulting, has released a report which shows that AI spending is set to grow significantly within insurers’ IT budgets. The study, “The AI Advantage: Building Tomorrow’s Insura...

Posted: Jun 16, 2025