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Why Some Transportation Risks Could Find Options With Captives: Risky Future Webinar

By Allen Laman Standard market woes, captive growth, and the increased importance of navigating relationships with third-party administrators–insurance experts in the commercial trucking arena have helped their clients traverse a challenging ro...

Posted: Apr 06, 2025

Federal Agencies Issue Guidance on Discrimination Related to DEI Programs

On March 19, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), jointly issued technical assistance documents ìfocused on educating the public about unlawful discrimination related to ëdiversity, equity,...

Posted: Apr 06, 2025

California Cites Contractor $157K Following Fatal Trench Accident

A construction company was fined $157,500 by California for multiple violations of workplace safety regulations following a fatal trench collapse. W.A. Rasic Construction was fined by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health incident...

Posted: Apr 06, 2025

Nearly a Quarter of Homes in New Mexico Uninsured, Report Shows

New Mexico has the highest rate of uninsured homes in a report that also shows nearly one-in-seven U.S. homes are uninsured, and 11.3 million out of 82.9 million owner-occupied homes (13.6%) are uninsured. A rerport from LendingTree that used Federal...

Posted: Apr 06, 2025

CSB Releases Update Into Fatal Texas Hydrogen Sulfide Release

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on its ongoing investigation into the fatal hydrogen sulfide release that occurred on October 10, 2024, at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Deer Park, Texas. Two contract...

Posted: Apr 06, 2025

Texas Judge Awards Nearly $2M for FBI Agent’s Fatal Shooting

A federal judge has awarded nearly $2 million in damages as part of a civil lawsuit after concluding an FBI agent was negligent when he fatally shot a kidnapped Texas man during a botched rescue attempt in 2018. The family …

Posted: Apr 06, 2025

Newsom Says California to Seek Tariff Exemptions From Allies

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s seeking exemptions for California-made products from retaliatory tariffs and wants to open talks with global allies over new trade relationships, casting the state as a buffer against the fallout of Donald Trump&#821...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Buyer-Friendly April Reinsurance Renewal Bodes Well for Mid-Year Renewals: Brokers

The April reinsurance renewals saw a competitive, buyer-friendly market with plentiful capacity and price reductions for loss-free accounts – in a continuation of the favorable market conditions seen in January, according to reports published by Aon...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

The All-in-One Solution for MGAs & Wholesalers: How Expert Insured Combines AI, Rating, Policy Lifec...

This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Managing the entire insurance lifecycle can be a daunting task for MGAs and wholesalers, with processes spanning from underwriting to policy issuance and accounting. Expert Insured is a compr...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

People Moves: Conyers Joins Brown & Riding’s Environmental Practice Leadership

Brown & Riding, headquartered in Dallas, hired Robert Conyers Jr., to lead B&R’s environmental practice with Jeff Hubbard. With over eight years of industry experience, Conyers joined Brown & Riding in 2017 and was named a principal...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Oracle Tells Clients of Second Recent Hack, Log-In Data Stolen

Oracle Corp. has told customers that a hacker broke into a computer system and stole old client log-in credentials, according to two people familiar with the matter. It’s the second cybersecurity breach that the software company has acknowledge...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Pennsylvania Woman Charged With Filing Claim on Barn Pulled Down by TV Show

A Pennsylvania woman who sold part of her barn for use in a barn-rebuilding TV reality show now faces charges after investigators said she filed a fraudulent wind claim on the structure. Tracey Jeffreys, 63, of the Milton area, had …

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Peak Re Granted License to Open Reinsurance Branch in India

Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd., a Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, announced it was granted a reinsurance branch license in India. Peak Re has been authorized to write both property/casualty and life & health business, which the company said “m...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

People Moves: The Hanover Creates COO Position, Names Lavey to the Job

The Hanover, based in Worcester, Massachusetts, named Dick Lavey to the newly created role of chief operating officer, the property-casualty insurer said. Lavey has 35 years of experience in insurance and technology, including the past 19 years at Th...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Travelers Adds Enhanced Services for Cyber Liability; Willis AdWrap for Marketing...

The Travelers Companies launched Travelers Cyber Risk Services, a suite of capabilities added to all cyber liability policies designed to help lower the risk of a cyberattack and the cost to recover from one. In addition to always-on threat monitorin...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Leaked Files Raise Fears About Shell Oil Production Fleet, Years After Devastating Spill

Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world’s largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship. Such transfers are routine in the offshore …

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

UK Financial Services Industry Slow to Hire Women to Top Roles, Report Finds

Britain’s financial industry has made little progress in recruiting more women to top positions, a new report from the UK finance ministry said on Thursday, a pace of change the head of British insurer Aviva called “unacceptable.” F...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Hackers Target Australia’s Largest Pension Funds in Coordinated Attacks

Hackers targeting Australia’s major pension funds in a series of coordinated attacks have stolen savings from some members at the biggest fund, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, and compromised more than 20,000 accounts. Natio...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Generali to Comply With Government’s View on Natixis Deal, CEO Tells Newspaper

Italy’s biggest insurer Generali intends to heed advice from the government when Rome starts reviewing a planned asset management tie-up with France’s BPCE, CEO Philippe Donnet said in a newspaper interview on Friday. Generali in January...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Generali Won’t Fight Italian Government Over Natixis Deal, CEO Tells Paper

Italian insurer Generali will not put up a fight to defend a planned asset management tie-up, if Rome’s opposition stiffens once a government review of the deal starts, CEO Philippe Donnet said in a newspaper interview. Donnet’s comments...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Generali Won’t Fight Italy Government Over Natixis Deal, CEO Tells Paper

Italian insurer Generali will not put up a fight to defend a planned asset management tie-up, if Rome’s opposition stiffens once a government review of the deal starts, CEO Philippe Donnet said in a newspaper interview. Donnet’s comments...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

SCOR Placed Under Court Examination for Allegations Against Former Chair Kessler

French reinsurance company SCOR said on Friday it has been placed under examination by a Paris court for facts alleged against its former chairman, Denis Kessler, in relation to Covéa Group’s acquisition of PartnerRe in 2022. SCOR said it firml...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Dallas Fed Warns of Slowing Growth in Trade-Reliant Texas

Texas, the nation’s top trading state, is facing a weakening economic outlook as the Trump administration’s sweeping trade and immigration policies fuel worries among businesses about higher costs, reduced demand and labor shortages, acco...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Microsoft Pulls Back on Data Centers From Chicago to Jakarta

Microsoft Corp. has pulled back on data center projects around the world, suggesting the company is taking a harder look at its plans to build the server farms powering artificial intelligence and the cloud. The software company has recently halted &...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Report Highlights Louisiana’s Tort System as Barrier to Social Mobility

A report published this week by a Washington, D.C.-based think tank ranks Louisiana as the worst state for social mobility, and links the state’s lawsuit abuse climate as a factor for why many residents never get ahead. Archbridge Institute pub...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025