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Progressive launches down payment grant program

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She will report to Stephen Buonpane, President of Everest Evolution.

Posted: Jun 07, 2025

Generating Underwriting Capacity Via Agentic AI

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Generating Underwriting Capacity Via Agentic AI Underwriting

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Scientists Drive into Hailstorms to Study Costs of Extreme Weather

Carrier Management

Scientists Drive into Hailstorms to Study Costs of Extreme Weather As severe storms once again soak, tw...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

June’s Forecast: Hotter Than Average Temps, More Rain Expected

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June’s Forecast: Hotter Than Average Temps, More Rain Expected The temperature outlook favors well ab...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

US High Court Decision Makes ‘Reverse’ Discrimination Suits Easier

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US High Court Decision Makes ‘Reverse’ Discrimination Suits Easier The U.S. Supreme Court made...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

OSHA’s Updated Inspection Program to Focus on Workplaces with Highest Injury, Illness Rates

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OSHA’s Updated Inspection Program to Focus on Workplaces with Highest Injury, Illness Rates The U.S. Dep...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Lessons in Managing Transformation in Insurance

Insurance Thought Leadership

Lessons in Managing Transformation in Insurance ITL Editorial Team Fri, 06/06/2025 - 15:40 ...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

AI Is Not Next. It Is Now, and It Works!  

Insurance Thought Leadership

AI Is Not Next. It Is Now, and It Works!   AI & Machine Learning

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

AI Can Personalize Insurance Plans

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AI Can Personalize Insurance Plans ITL Editorial Team Fri, 06/06/2025 - 14:59 ...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Hub International Acquires Wycoff Insurance Agency in Washington

Insurance Journal

Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Wycoff Insurance Agency Inc. in Mount Vernon, Washington. Wycoff Insurance will be referred to as Wycoff Insurance Agency, a Hub International company. Chris Eisses, president, Donnie Keltz, vice presiden...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

PayPal introduces physical card for PayPal Credit

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Issued by Synchrony.

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Cuvva expands into motorhome insurance

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Cuvva is a London-based short-term car insurance provider.

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Roamly shifts focus from pet insurance

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Opened a Florida location.

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Markel announces collaboration with Insurate

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This initiative follows Markel's "disciplined approach" to entering the middle market workers compensation space.

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Revol One raises $1.07 million toward $2.5 million goal

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Revol is a fixed annuity insurance company.

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Vertafore’s 2025 Keynote Unveils What’s Next

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From AgencyOne to AI innovation, hear from Vertafore's leadership team about how they are investing to drive the industry's future.

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

FOXO raises $1.5 million

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Backed by Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures.

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Homeowners Suing AAA Insurers and USAA over LA Wildfires

Insurance Journal

A group of homeowners who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires filed lawsuits against three large insurers over claims payouts they say didn’t cover their losses. The lawsuits were filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court this week....

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Homeowners Suing USAA and AAA Insurers Over LA Wildfires

Insurance Journal

Some homeowners who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires have filed lawsuits against three large insurers over claims payouts they say didn’t cover their losses. The lawsuits were filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court this week. T...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Texas Lawmakers Reined in Recreational THC for More Medical Marijuana

Insurance Journal

Texas lawmakers this year heavily focused their drug policy agenda on banning tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, products in the state. Senate Bill 3, which prohibits the possession of consumable hemp products that contain any synthetic cannabinoid, often...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Scientists Take on Severe Storms to Study Hail, Costliest Weather Danger

Insurance Journal

As severe storms once again soak, twist and pelt the nation’s midsection, a team of dozens of scientists is driving into them to study one of the nation’s costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers: Hail. Hail rarely kills, but it ha...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Transamerica Life Bermuda to establish in Dubai following DFSA licence approval

Reinsurance News

Transamerica Life Bermuda, a global high-net-worth (HNW) life insurer, is expanding its international presence with the establishment of a new base in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This strategic move follows the successful acqu...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Mattel Settles Baby Sleeper Death Suits Before Start of a Trial

Insurance Journal

Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price unit have settled lawsuits alleging their recalled Rock ‘n Play baby sleeper was so defectively designed that it led to the deaths of infants. The agreement, disclosed in a Delaware court filing last week, resol...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Storm Damage Costs Are Often a Mystery. That’s a Problem for Understanding Risk

Insurance Journal

On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events database, there were no injuries, but it caused $10,000 in property &#8...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Minnesota Culver’s Franchise Settles Harassment Case for $261K

Insurance Journal

R & G Endeavors, Inc., a fast-food franchisee doing business as Culver’s Restaurants of Cottage Grove, will pay $261,000 and furnish other relief to settle two cases brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), one in...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Extended Deadline: Be Recognized as an Independent Agency Leader

Insurance Journal

Need a bit more time to enter? Good news – the extended deadline to submit for Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Agencies and Top Agency Partnerships ranking is now June 10! We hope that you will consider entering your firm for …

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Billion-Dollar Carolina Battery Plant Pauses Construction Amid Tariff Uncertainty

Insurance Journal

A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.” While AESC didn’t specify what those problems are, South Caroli...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Walmart Boosts Drone Deliveries in SE in Effort to Speed Up Orders

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Walmart Inc. is adding drone delivery in five new cities in a bid to expand online sales and get goods to shoppers faster. The world’s largest retailer will start offering drone service at 100 stores across Charlotte, North Carolina; Tampa, &#8...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Members of Midwest Insurance Group

Insurance Journal

AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Midwest Insurance Company (Springfield...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

US Supreme Court Makes ‘Reverse’ Discrimination Lawsuits Easier to Pursue

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court made it easier on Thursday for people from majority backgrounds such as white or straight individuals to pursue claims alleging workplace “reverse” discrimination, reviving an Ohio woman’s lawsuit claiming she...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

VIG Re appoints Swiss Re’s Milan Padych as CIO

Reinsurance News

VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Milan Padych as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Padych joins VIG Re from Swiss Re, where he served as Head of Information Technology, overseeing the developme...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

MGA Premiums Increase in 2024, Marking Fourth Consecutive Year of Double-Digit Growth: AM Best

Risk & Insurance

Managing General Agent (MGA) premiums grew by 14.5% to $89.9 billion in 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth despite moderating pricing in certain insurance lines, according to AM Best. The post

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

ABI names Chris Bose Director of General Insurance & International

Reinsurance News

The Association of British Insurers (ABI), the trade body representing the UK’s insurance and long-term savings industry, has announced the appointment of Chris Bose as Director of General Insurance & International, effective August 11, 2025....

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Andy Marcell Appointed CEO of Global Solutions at Aon

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The latest people news in the industry today. The post Andy Marcell Appointed CEO of Global Solutions at Aon appeared first on

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Robin Benoit Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at FM

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The latest people news in the industry today. The post Robin Benoit Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Human...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

W/R/B Underwriting becomes Berkley Specialty London in major rebrand

Reinsurance News

W/R/B Underwriting, a specialty insurance provider, has officially rebranded to Berkley Specialty London, a move that reflects a deeper alignment with the globally recognised Berkley brand. The transition to Berkley Specialty London underscores th...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Wesley Hyatt Named Global Chief Client Officer at Liberty Mutual’s Global Risk Solutions

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The latest people news in the industry today. The post Wesley Hyatt Named Global Chief Client Officer at Liberty...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Zurich North America Appoints Company Alum to Lead Construction Professional Liability Practice

Risk & Insurance

Zurich North America welcomes back Marty Andrejko to lead its Construction Professional Liability practice. Reporting to Tobias “Toby” Cushing, Andrejko’s role will consist of heading development and execution of “multidime...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Credit Suisse, SoftBank Fight Over Greensill Losses in $440 Million London Lawsuit

Insurance Journal

Credit Suisse’s $440 million London lawsuit against Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. kicked off on Thursday over losses linked to Greensill Capital, with the collapsed finance firm’s founder Lex Greensill expected to give evidence next...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Team Agrees Sponsorship Deal With Broker Gallagher

Insurance Journal

New Zealand Rugby agreed a sponsorship deal with Gallagher insurance that will give the US-based insurance brokerage naming rights on the playing kit of the All Blacks rugby team. Gallagher’s brand will appear on training and match-day shorts o...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Reinsurance industry ‘better protected than ever’ for hurricane season: JP Morgan

Reinsurance News

The global reinsurance industry is better protected than ever against large hurricane losses, according to JP Morgan’s recent Love Actuary report. According to analysts, a robust capital base, increased market capitalisations of the largest reinsu...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025

Tax Bill’s Bid to Ban New AI Rules Faces Bipartisan Blowback

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Tax Bill’s Bid to Ban New AI Rules Faces Bipartisan Blowback A Republican attempt to bl...

Posted: Jun 06, 2025