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What Progressive and GEICO Q3 Results Reveal About Auto Insurance Profit, Growth

Analysts’ projections of slower growth and smaller underwriting margins ahead for personal auto insurers started to play out ever so slightly in third-quarter results of two giant auto insurers this week. Both Progressive and GEICO reported hig...

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

As in Florida, Georgia Saw Big Jump in Lawsuits Ahead of Major Litigation Limits

Florida insurers will no doubt remember the time more than two years ago when one of the largest plaintiffs’ law firms in the state gave notice that it was planning to file tens of thousands of claims lawsuits ahead of …

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Fire Destroys Miami Heat Coach’s $6.5M Home in Coral Gables. No One Hurt.

Fire destroyed Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s home last week, with officials saying more than 20 units were dispatched in what became a frantic, futile effort to save the property. Nobody was in the home when the fire broke out, …

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Fire Destroys Miami Heat Coach’s $6.5M Home in Coral Gables

Fire destroyed Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s home last week, with officials saying more than 20 units were dispatched in what became a frantic, futile effort to save the property. Nobody was in the home when the fire broke out, …

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Risky Future AI Tools for MGAs ‘Demo Day’ on Nov. 12

Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for MGAs” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demos give viewers a rapid-fire experience of AI technology tools designed exclusively for managing general agencies. The...

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Register: Risky Future AI Tools for MGAs ‘Demo Day’ on Nov. 12

Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for MGAs” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for managing general agencies. The latest online event offers MGAs an opportunity to e...

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Missouri DCI Tells Insurers to Halt Condo Policy Cancellations Amid Storm Damage Cleanup

The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) sent a bulletin to insurers last week stating that insurers should avoid non-renewals and cancellations for master policies issued to condominiums that experienced damage from severe storms this...

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Missouri DCI Tells Insurers to Halt Condo Policy Cancellations

The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) sent a bulletin telling insurers that they should avoid non-renewals and cancellations for master policies issued to condominiums that experienced damage from severe storms this year. DCI sent o...

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Cornell Strikes Deal With White House to Restore Funding

Cornell University said it reached an agreement with the White House to restore about $250 million in federal funding, becoming the latest elite school to negotiate relief in response to the Trump administration’s campaign to remake higher educ...

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Onex CEO Sees Potential for More Insurance Deals After AIG Win

Onex Corp.’s top executive says the alternative asset manager is open to making further large bets on insurance companies following its move to team up with American International Group Inc. on a major deal. Toronto-based Onex and AIG agreed la...

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

California Gets $3.2M Settlement From Software Company for Breached Student Data

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that California secured a $3.25 million settlement with a software maker for failing to protect students’ data. The settlement also involves two other states, amounting to a total of $5.1 million...

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Jamaica Catastrophe Bond Headed for Full Payout After Hurricane, World Bank Says

Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a 100% payout after Hurricane Melissa set off a full trigger event, according to the World Bank. Jamaica’s $150 million cat bond, which was arranged by the World Bank, is designed to provid...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

People Moves: MMA Appoints Balentine as President of National Business Insurance

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), headquartered in White Plains, New York, appointed Adam Balentine as President of National Business Insurance. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, Balentine leads the development of strategic growth initiatives for MMA’...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Fidelis Launches Construction Consortium to Cover AI Data Centers

The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), the Bermuda-based managing general underwriter, announced the launch of a consortium that targets risks associated with the construction of AI data centers. With estimates suggesting that the AI data center market could...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Explosion at Mississippi Chemical Plant Causes Ammonia Leak, Evacuations

An explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi on Wednesday caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate, officials said. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a post on the social platform X that emergen...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Louisiana Farm Bureau to Benefit From Demutualization, AM Best Says

AM Best has placed under review with positive implications the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Louisiana Farm Bureau), an ac...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Former Injury Lawyer and SC House Member Indicted on Charges of Defrauding Clients

A former South Carolina state lawmaker and injury lawyer has been indicted on federal allegations that he schemed to defraud his legal clients. According to court papers, a federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted former Rep. Marvin Pendarvis, a Demo...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Chicago Jury is Picked in Boeing Trial Over Payouts Related to Ethiopia Crash

More than six years after a Boeing 737 Max jetliner crashed in Ethiopia, the first civil trial related to the disaster that killed all 157 people on board was set to proceed. Boeing has settled most of the dozens of …

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Zurich Invests Heavily in Underwriting Talent to Boost Mid-Market, Specialty Growth

Zurich Insurance Group is continuing to expand its middle market and specialty footprint by investing heavily this year in targeted recruitment of “top-tier underwriting talent” across the group. “In the U.S. alone, we have hired mo...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Jury Awards $10 Million to Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old Student

A jury in Newport News, Virginia has awarded $10 million to a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student. Abby Zwerner, who was shot in January 2023 in her first-grade classroom, had asked for $40 million against a former …

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Boeing Avoids US Criminal Charge in 737 Max Jet Crash Case

Boeing Co. will avoid a criminal charge over two fatal 737 Max crashes after a federal judge paved the way for a $1.1 billion settlement agreement, handing the embattled manufacturer a victory in a long-running legal battle. US District Judge …

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

People Moves: NFP Names Roberts; Falvey Appoints Blubaugh

NFP Names Roberts Northeast SVP NFP, headquartered in New York City, appointed David Roberts as senior vice president, surety, in its Northeast region. With over three decades of experience managing commercial risk, Roberts, who is based in New Jerse...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Bristol Myers Reaches $239 Million Settlement Over Psoriasis, MS Drugs

Bristol Myers Squibb reached a $239 million settlement of claims that former Celgene shareholders were defrauded about prospects for the psoriasis drug Otezla, and multiple sclerosis treatment now known as Zeposia. A preliminary settlement of the 7-1...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Jamaica to Get 2nd Parametric Insurance Payout for Excess Rainfall From Storm Melissa

The Caribbean parametric insurer, CCRIF SPC, announced it will make a second payout of US$21.1 million to the government of Jamaica – a policy triggered by excess rainfall from Hurricane Melissa. This payout follows the CCRIF’s first record pay...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025

Bain Capital Private Credit Executive Brushes off Systemic Concerns, Eyes Asia Growth

The global private credit market currently has no systemic risks, while Asia offers the biggest growth opportunities, a senior Bain Capital private credit executive told Reuters. Concerns about weak lending standards in credit markets have resurfaced...

Posted: Nov 07, 2025