Insurance Journal

Court Dismisses Securities Fraud Charges Against Fashion Designer Cole’s Brother

The brother of designer Kenneth Cole says he was vindicated on Monday by a federal appeals court’s decision to overturn his criminal fraud conviction. Neil Cole said he’s been fighting over a decade to clear his name after federal authori...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Uber Taking on Waymo in San Francisco With Lucid, Nuro Robotaxis

Uber Technologies Inc. is preparing to offer driverless rides on vehicles developed by Lucid Group Inc. and Nuro Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time next year, thrusting the company into direct competition with Waymo’s robotax...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Safe T Professionals in Arizona

Gallagher Bassett acquired 100% of Chandler, Arizona-based Safe T Professionals LLC. Gallagher Bassett previously held a minority investment in the business. Anna Martinez, Joshua Martinez and their team will remain in their current location under th...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Reinsurers Hold Bulk of Jamaica’s Property Exposures From Hurricane Melissa: Reports

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful category 5 storm – a record for the Caribbean island nation — which brought storm surge, torrential rain, strong winds and massive damages. Melissa made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica, a...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa Makes Cuba Landfall After Lashing Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba less than a day after it became the strongest recorded storm to strike Jamaica, where it left hundreds of thousands without power and forced hospitals to evacuate. Melissa crossed the coast in eastern Cuba &#82...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

People Moves: Tassone Jr. Promoted to AM Specialty CEO; Canopius Names Leftwich US Head of Strategy;...

Tassone Jr. Promoted to CEO of AM Specialty Dominick Tassone Jr. was promoted to CEO of AM Specialty Insurance Company (ASIC U.S.), effective Jan. 1, 2026. Since joining AM Specialty Insurance Group in 2023 as chief underwriting officer, Dominick has...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

UN Sees World’s Emissions Falling 10% by 2035, Far Short of 60% Goal

Global emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases are expected to fall by about 10% by 2035, compared with 1990 levels, representing the first decline ever forecast by the United Nations. But the world remains well off course to keeping global warm...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Progressive Now 4th Largest Global Insurer; RenRe Fastest Growing in ’24

As a group, the top 50 global property/casualty insurers grew premiums by 8.3% in 2024, but four of them, individually, grew by more than 20%, including Progressive which vaulted into the top five. S&P Global Market Intelligence published its lis...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Generali, Natixis Owner Likely to Drop Asset Management Deal, Sources Say

Italy’s biggest insurer Generali and French banking group BPCE are likely to abandon plans to merge their asset management businesses by letting a year-end deadline lapse without a binding agreement, three sources said. The sources, briefed on...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Europe’s Top Rights Court Rejects Climate Challenge Against Norway’s Oil

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favor of Norway’s government in a climate lawsuit brought by young activists who claimed the country’s policy of Arctic oil exploration had put their future at risk. Norway is western...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Mondelez Defeats Greenwashing Lawsuit Over ‘Climate Neutral’ Clif Bar Claim

A federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Mondelez International of deceiving consumers into overpaying for Clif bars that were labeled “climate neutral certified.” U.S. District Judge Manish Shah in Chicago found...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

‘Catastrophic’ Hack Underscores Public Defender Security Gaps

Recent cyberattacks on public defenders’ offices in multiple Western US states have spotlighted the technological vulnerabilities of an often overlooked but critical part of the US judicial system. Public defenders, who represent clients unable...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Issues Climate Resilience Bond

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued a €300 million (¥53 billion) bond Tuesday to boost flood defenses and other climate-related countermeasures. The money will be used to upgrade coastal protection facilities for the Port of Tokyo, develop sedim...

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

Massachusetts Survey Identifies Safety Issues for Assisted Living Residences

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey cited the results of a survey on safety of all 272 assisted living residences (ALRs) in the state in announcing actions to enhance the safety of ALR residents across the state. In July, following the tragic …

Posted: Oct 29, 2025

How to Use Content Marketing to Grow Your Insurance Agency

Most people don’t buy insurance the first time they land on your website. They research, ask friends and compare coverage before making a decision. That’s exactly when your insurance agency needs to show up with real answers and helpful i...

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

California Commissioner’s Regulation to Prevent Insurance Crises From Climate Disasters, Cyber Threa...

California Commissioner Ricardo Lara is proposing a regulation aimed at mitigating rising insurance costs and safeguarding the state’s insurance market from catastrophic risks and technological threats. Lara’s Long-Term Solvency Regulatio...

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Jamaica Catastrophe Bondholders Headed for ‘Full’ Trigger Event

Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a potential full payout scenario, meaning the entire value of the bond will likely go toward covering the cost of Hurricane Melissa.That’s according to Florian Steiger, chief executive of I...

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Update: Jamaica Catastrophe Bondholders Now Face Full-Trigger Event

Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a full trigger event that would force payment of the entire $150 million bond to help the island deal with fallout from Hurricane Melissa. That’s according to Florian Steiger, chief executi...

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Jamaica Catastrophe Bondholders Now Face Full-Trigger Event

Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a full trigger event that would force payment of the entire $150 million bond to help the island deal with fallout from Hurricane Melissa. That’s according to Florian Steiger, chief executi...

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Fire Classifications Save Homeowners $22M

The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announce that its Fire Protection Classification Division saved homeowners approximately $22 million in insurance premiums in 2024. Classification ratings are based upon Verisk’s “Fire Suppression R...

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

People Moves: Evans Jr. Elected President of Big I Illinois

Thomas Evans, Jr. of Biglow & Company, Inc, (Assured Partners) in Fox Lake, Illinois, has been elected and formally installed as the President of Big I Illinois at the organization’s annual convention in Peoria earlier this month. He will s...

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

EPIC Acquires Illinois’ Price Insurance

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants announced it is expanding its Chicago and Midwest footprint with the acquisition of Price Insurance, a fourth-generation, family-owned agency based in Lake Forest, Illinois. The addition enhances EPIC’s...

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Texas Sues Tylenol Makers J&J and Kenvue, Alleging They Hid Drug’s Autism Risks

The makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and Kenvue KVUE.N, were sued on Tuesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused them of knowingly hiding the drug’s links to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Paxto...

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Chemical Board Investigators Digging Into Fatal Tennessee Explosives Plant Blast

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is deploying investigators to Tennessee this week, now that federal ATF teams have completed much of their work at a military explosives plant that blew up Oct. 10 and killed 16 people. …

Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Federal Judge Decertifies Apple App Store Class Action

A federal judge decertified on Monday a class action by tens of millions of Apple customers who accused the company of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps by banning purchases outside its App Store, leading to higher prices. U.S. District …

Posted: Oct 28, 2025