Insurance Journal

Novo Car Insurance Based on Driving Behavior Launches in Arizona

Novo Insurance is launching in Arizona with month-to-month pricing tied to driving behavior. Novo uses a “Safety Score” based on how each vehicle is driven. Novo offers an “instant quote,” in which drivers get an upfront safe-...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Collision Engineering Program Coming to LA to Address Repair Gap

The Collision Engineering Career Alliance partnered with El Camino College in Torrance, California to launch a collision engineering program. The aim is to help fill the more than 100,000 job openings expected through 2028 in the field. The two-year...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Collision Engineering Program Coming to LA to Address Auto Repair Gap

The Collision Engineering Career Alliance partnered with El Camino College in Torrance, California to launch a collision engineering program. The aim is to help fill the more than 100,000 job openings expected through 2028 in the field. The two-year...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

FAA to Detail Flight Cut Plan at Major Airports on Friday

The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday was working to hammer out details of an unprecedented plan to cut 10% of flights at 40 high-traffic U.S. airports to address safety concerns regarding air traffic controllers amid a record-setting feder...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Mission Launches New D&O and Other Liability Products for Small Businesses

Mission, a group of specialty underwriters and program administrators based in Alpharetta, Georgia, announced it has launched Diamond Head Specialty Underwriting, a program administrator offering executive liability coverage for small businesses. The...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

The Biggest Blind Spot in Home Insurance: What’s Inside the House

Property insurance insights have traditionally relied on publicly available data. Common sources include deed records, weather data, MLS information, aerial imagery, and permit history, which have long formed the backbone of underwriting, pricing, an...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Viewpoint: The Biggest Blind Spot in Home Insurance: What’s Inside the House

Property insurance insights have traditionally relied on publicly available data. Common sources include deed records, weather data, MLS information, aerial imagery, and permit history, which have long formed the backbone of underwriting, pricing, an...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Zurich Insurance Sees No Material Loss From Hurricane Melissa, CFO Says

Zurich Insurance does not expect any material financial losses from claims related to Hurricane Melissa, the insurer’s finance chief Claudia Cordioli said on Thursday. “A large number of members of those communities and businesses were un...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Pennsylvania Reelects Supreme Court Justices, Extending a Democratic Majority

All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state’s highest court — one at the center of pivotal figh...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Charlie Javice Accuses JPMorgan of ‘Hypocrisy’ on Legal Bills

Charlie Javice, who was convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co., called the bank “hypocritical” for objecting to paying her legal bills, pointing out that it hired dozens of lawyers itself. JPMorgan has asked a Delaware court to...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Allstate More Than Triples Q3 Net Income to $3.7 Billion

Allstate Corp. third quarter 2025 net income applicable to common shareholders was about $3.7 billion, more then triple the $1.2 billion booked for the same quarter a year ago. Allstate’s Property-Liability business turned in a Q3 combined rati...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

People Moves: Acrisure Appoints Radelet Chief Corporate Affairs Officer; Carbon Hires Bright to Lead...

Acrisure, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, appointed Aaron Radelet as chief corporate affairs officer. In this newly created role, Radelet oversees the company’s corporate brand and reputation strategy globally, including communications...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Here’s How Much Hurricane Melissa Was Worsened by Climate Change

Hurricane Melissa became the most powerful storm on record to strike Jamaica in part because of water made hotter and air made wetter by global warming, a new analysis has found. The storm was also one of the strongest to …

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Deaths and Illnesses Reported in Listeria Outbreak Tied to Recalled Pasta Meals

Two new deaths and seven more illnesses have been reported in an expanding outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to recalled pasta meals sold at grocery stores including Walmart and Trader Joe’s in many states. In total, at least six …

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

MMA Sues Former Specialty Marine Head Over Move to Howden US

Marsh McLennan Agency is going after a single employee, who came over in the acquisition of McGriff Insurance Services, for leaving for Howden US—taking 17 coworkers and over 30 clients representing $4 million in annual revenue. According to a lawsui...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Tech University Students Think Tiny Drones Inspired by Bats Could Save Lives

Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn’t hosting a late Halloween party. Instead, it’s a testing ground for tiny drones that can be deployed in se...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Anchored in Maritime Roots, the Cayman Islands Set Sail for Reinsurance Opportunities

The Cayman Islands have a story familiar to many in insurance—entering the industry unexpectedly from somewhere else. In fact, the islands went from sustaining the economy as an exporter of thatch rope to becoming a thriving reinsurance hub in just &...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Highlights from Applied Net 2025: Transforming Agencies with EZLynx Innovations

We had an incredible time at Applied Net 2025, where innovation, learning, and collaboration took center stage for EZLynx® users. With over 350 EZLynx customers in attendance and over 50 enthusiastic EZLynx team members on-site, it was the perfect sp...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Lahrmann to Head of International Property; Fidelis Insurance Group Ta...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Fidelis Insurance Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Lahrmann to Head of International Property AXA XL announced the promotion of Sabrina Lah...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Lemonade Books Q3 Net Loss of $37.5 Million

Insurtech Lemonade reported a third quarter 2025 net loss of about $37.5 million compared with a loss of $67.7 million a year ago during the same time. Revenue and gross profit increased 42% and 113%, respectively, versus Q3 2024. However, …

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Manufacturer WNA Earns TDI Lone Star Safety Award

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has recognized WNA, part of The Novolex organization with the Lone Star Safety Award for demonstrating outstanding dedication to workplace safety and health. This facili...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Two Men Charged with Terrorism Plot at LGBTQ+ Bars in Detroit Suburb

Two 20-year-old men who had acquired high-powered weapons and practiced at gun ranges were scouting LGBTQ+ bars in suburban Detroit in September for a possible Halloween attack, authorities said Monday in filing terrorism-related charges. Mohmed Ali,...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Texas Voters Approve $20B Investment in Water Supply

Texas is poised to make the largest investment in its water supply in the state’s 180-year history after voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 4, which authorizes $20 billion to be spent on water projects over the next two decades. The …

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Florida-Based HCI’s Insurtech Raises $168M in Initial Public Offering

Insurance technology firm Exzeo Group, part of Tampa-based HCI Group, raised $168 million in its U.S. initial public offering on Tuesday, pricing its shares within its marketed range and becoming the latest insurance company to proceed with its listi...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Tariff-Paying Firms Line Up in Court to Get Paid If Trump Loses

As a US Supreme Court showdown over President Donald Trump’s global tariffs begins, yet another lawsuit contesting his trade policies hit the docket. The timing was unusual, since it’s unlikely a judge would do anything until after the hi...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025