Insurance Journal

Colorado’s Regulator Warns Insurers About Auto Shops Waiving Deductibles

Colorado’s Insurance regulator is warning consumers and insurers about trend in auto shops in the state offering to waive deductibles. “The Division has become aware that certain auto repair shops in Colorado are advertising or engaging i...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Liberty Mutual Signs on as Title Sponsor for Music City Bowl in Nashville

It’s not the Liberty Bowl, but the Music City Bowl in Nashville that Liberty Mutual Insurance is sponsoring this year, giving the insurance carrier more branding exposure in a Dec. 30 matchup between Southeastern Conference and Big Ten football...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Supreme Court Declines to Revive Mumps Vaccine Antitrust Case Against Merck

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by a group of physicians and healthcare providers to revive their antitrust lawsuit accusing drugmaker Merck of misleading federal regulators to maintain a decades-long monopoly over the mumps v...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Australia Tells AI Chatbot Companies to Detail Child Protection Steps

Australia has ordered four artificial-intelligence chatbot companies to explain their measures to protect children from exposure to sexual or self-harm material, as its internet regulator beefs up safety measures on the AI front. The realistic conver...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Driver Crashes Into Birthday Party Killing Woman and Injuring 8 Kids in Maryland

A hit-and-run driver slammed into an outdoor birthday party in suburban Washington, D.C., killing a woman and injuring eight kids on Saturday evening, police said. Thirteen people were hurt in the the crash in Bladensburg, Maryland, according to stat...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

People Moves: Zurich’s BOXX Insurance Names Key Appointments in Distribution, Underwriting, Claims;...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurtech BOXX Insurance and HDI Global. A summary of these new hires follows here. Zurich’s BOXX Insurance Names Key Appointments in Distribution, Underwriting, Claims BOXX Ins...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Baidu to Bring Robotaxis Without Steering Wheels to Switzerland

Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc. and a Swiss Post subsidiary will start autonomous vehicle testing in Switzerland by the end of this year as they seek to launch the world’s first robotaxis without steering wheels to the public in 2027. …

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Jewelry Stolen From Louvre Valued at 88 Million Euros, Paris Prosecutor Says

Thieves who staged a daring daylight heist at the Louvre museum in Paris made off with jewels worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102.63 million), Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Tuesday. “It is important to remember that this &...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Britain Will Make it Easier to Fine Water Firms for Pollution

The UK plans to make it easier to fine water companies that harm the environment, ramping up pressure on firms blamed for chronic sewage spills. The government wants to allow the Environment Agency to impose “quicker penalties of up to …

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Jaguar Land Rover Hack Cost UK Economy $2.5 Billion, Report Says

The August hack of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by India’s Tata Motors, cost the British economy 1.9 billion pounds ($2.55 billion) and affected over 5,000 organizations in the country, an independent cybersecurity body said in a report publi...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

People Moves: Novatae Risk Group Names Jenkins COO

Novatae Risk Group, the wholesale business of leading insurance brokerage World Insurance Associates (World) headquartered in Dallas, hired Kimberly Jenkins as the firm’s chief operating officer. Jenkins has more than 25 years of leadership exp...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Best Agency to Work For – Overall Winner: Robertson Ryan Insurance

Be a Leader by Listening to Employees and Clients During the past 60 years, Milwaukee-based Robertson Ryan Insurance has grown from a small, local independent agency into a Top 100 firm employing some 150 agents and 385 associates. But employees &#82...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Amazon Cloud Reputation Takes Hit After Outage

Amazon.com Inc.’s reputation as a reliable provider of cloud services took a hit on Monday when an outage lasting some 15 hours disrupted the operations of hundreds of companies, ranging from Apple Inc. to McDonald’s Corp. to Epic Games I...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

People Moves: Pyfrom Named Starwind Cannabis EVP of Sales and Distribution; Golden Bear Adds Withers...

Pyfrom Hired as EVP of Sales and Distribution, Starwind Cannabis Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a CRC Group company, named Charles Pyfrom executive vice president, sales and distribution, for Starwind Cannabis, its specialty program dedicated...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Most Arizona DOI Cases Are Personal Lines And Over Claims Handling

Most complaint cases handled by the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions this year were related to personal lines coverage, while claims handling was the predominant reason consumers filed complaints, a report from DIFI shows. A...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

State Farm and Mahomes Looking to Play on Tom Brady’s Home Turf

Can Patrick Mahomes, the star Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and State Farm spokesman, sell insurance in the land where former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is considered the greatest of all time? The nation’s largest auto and home...

Posted: Oct 22, 2025

Chubb Books Record P/C Underwriting Income, Combined Ratio in Q3

Insurer Chubb booked third quarter net income 20.5% higher than a year ago at $2.8 billion—with record P/C underwriting income of $2.26 billion. Underwriting income was 55% more than the same quarter last year, and the combined ratio was also …

Posted: Oct 21, 2025

Why Eating a Burger in Houston Is Less Climate-Friendly Than in Chicago

Beef is notoriously bad for the environment. Just how bad depends a lot on where in the US you eat it. The carbon footprint of a burger is bigger in Houston than San Francisco, and in Dallas compared with Chicago, …

Posted: Oct 21, 2025

Homeowners Facing Big Deductibles? Mission Says it Has a Buyback Plan for That

It’s not unusual in today’s housing market to own a home valued at $1 million or more. It’s also not that rare for the insurance coverage on a high-end home to carry a $100,000 wind deductible. Mission, a group of …

Posted: Oct 21, 2025

New York Construction Firm to Pay $1.4M to Workers for Violating Their Rights

A New York City construction firm will pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it violated state workers’ compensation laws, retaliating against injured workers, and failing to address sexual harassment in the workplace. New York Attorney Gener...

Posted: Oct 21, 2025

Florida Jury Awards Jack Nicklaus $50M in Defamation Suit vs. His Former Company

A south Florida jury on Monday awarded golfing legend Jack Nicklaus $50 million in a lawsuit in which he charged that his former company and business partners tried to harm his reputation. The Palm Beach Circuit Court jury did not …

Posted: Oct 21, 2025

World Acquires Wisconsin’s Green Bay Insurance Center

World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of Green Bay Insurance Center of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1968, Green Bay Insurance Center is a full service agency located in Gre...

Posted: Oct 21, 2025

Rockford Mutual Launches Commercial Auto in Michigan

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC) announced the official launch of commercial auto coverage in Michigan, effective immediately. With this latest addition, RMIC now offers a complete suite of commercial insurance products to Michigan independen...

Posted: Oct 21, 2025

Louisiana Judge Invalidates Permit for LNG Facility, Orders Review of Climate Impact

A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit for a liquefied natural gas facility that won approval from President Donald Trump’s administration, ordering a state review of how the facility’s planet-warming emissions would affect Gulf Co...

Posted: Oct 21, 2025

Florida AG Issues Criminal Subpoenas for Roblox, Says Platform Puts Children at Risk

Two weeks after the Kentucky attorney general filed suit, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office is issuing criminal subpoenas to Roblox Corp., calling the video gaming platform a “breeding ground for predators” that puts...

Posted: Oct 21, 2025