Insurance Journal

OpenAI Says Musk’s xAI Filed Secrets Suit to ‘Bully’ Ex-Workers

OpenAI Inc. says a lawsuit accusing it of stealing technology from xAI is just Elon Musk’s latest attempt to distract attention from the failures of his own generative artificial intelligence company. “Unable to match OpenAI’s innov...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

White Mountains Insurance to Sell Unit to CVC in $1.75 Billion Deal

White Mountains Insurance said on Friday it would sell a controlling interest in insurance distribution platform Bamboo to European private equity firm CVC in a deal that values the company at $1.75 billion. Shares of Hamilton, Bermuda-based White Mo...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

More NC Outer Banks Homes Collapse into Surf as Hurricanes Stay Far Offshore

Six unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks have collapsed into the ocean as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumble in the Atlantic, the latest private beachfront structures to fall as sea levels rise due to global warming. Five of...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Howden Acquires Insurance Broker Gott & Wynne in North Wales

Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced the acquisition of Gott & Wynne Ltd., a property-casualty insurance broker based in Llandudno, North Wales, specializing in both personal and commercial lines. This acquisition give...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Georgia Farmers Should Get $531M in Helene Aid But the Deal’s Not Done Yet

The wait continues for Georgia farmers who need more aid after Hurricane Helene, even as state and federal officials in other states announce agreements. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper this week a...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Trump Halts $2 Billion for Chicago Transit in Shutdown Play

White House Budget Director Russell Vought announced the withholding of more than $2 billion for transportation projects in Chicago, the latest move by the Trump administration to use the shutdown as leverage to shrink the federal government. Vought...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Large Fire Erupts in Jet Fuel Unit at Chevron’s LA Refinery

A large fire erupted in a jet fuel production unit at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery near Los Angeles on Thursday, disrupting supply in California’s isolated energy market. Chevron’s second-biggest refinery in the United States, the...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Blast Blew 20-Story Chunk Out of Bronx Apartment Building

An explosion at a New York City apartment building blew off a massive chimney that ran up the side of the high-rise, leaving residents to wait for clearance to return to their apartments as officials investigate what caused the blast. …

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Two Delta Jets Collide While Taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

Two Delta Air Lines Inc. regional jets collided at low speed while taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday night, causing minor injuries to one flight attendant and prompting regulators to open an investigation. Both planes were CR...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Net-Zero Banking Alliance Folds After Mass Exodus by Members

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance is to cease operations after a vote to wind up the group which had already lost many of its members amid allegations from some U.S. lawmakers that membership breached antitrust regulations. The alliance, set up in &#8230...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Typhoon Matmo Strengthens as It Hits Philippines, on Track to China

Typhoon Matmo intensified as it made landfall in northern Philippines on Friday where it’s forecast to dump heavy rain, with the nation still reeling from the impact of two deadly typhoons in the past two weeks. Matmo, locally named Paolo, &#82...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Denmark Says Russia Is Waging Hybrid War After Drone Scare

Denmark accused Russia of waging a hybrid war against the Nordic nation and warned more attacks are likely, after a series of drone incursions disrupted operations at civilian and military airports. The Danish Defence Intelligence Service said in a t...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Finnish Court Dismisses Case Against Crew in Baltic Sea Cable Breach Trial

A Finnish district court ruled on Friday that it does not have jurisdiction to prosecute the captain and two officers of the Eagle S oil tanker, who are accused of breaking undersea power and internet cables in the Baltic Sea …

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Markets/Coverages: MGA DUAL UK Announces 5-Year Capacity Deal, Led by Zurich

DUAL UK, the managing general agent and subsidiary of insurance intermediary Howden, announced a five-year capacity deal led by Zurich Insurance, along with Liberty Specialty Markets and other A-rated capacity to support its new regional Commercial C...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

EPA Seeks $140M Penalty for Michigan’s Worst Sulfur Dioxide Polluter

When faced with testimony that Zug Island’s EES Coke Battery is one of Michigan’s worst sulfur dioxide polluters, an attorney for the facility said Monday: “So what?” The DTE Energy-owned facility was “permitted to do so...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Claim Missile Attack on Dutch-Flagged Ship in Gulf of Aden

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility early on Wednesday for an attack this week that left a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze and adrift in the Gulf of Aden, underlining the range of their weaponry and their campaign targeting shipping ov...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

German Authorities Suspend Flights at Munich Airport Over Drone Sighting

German air traffic control said it suspended flight operations at Munich Airport Thursday evening after several drone sightings, affecting multiple departures and thousands of passengers at the country’s second-biggest hub. Seventeen departures...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Update: Munich Airport Disruptions Ease After Drones Halt Flights

Flight disruptions eased at Munich International Airport after drone sightings on Thursday led German authorities to suspend operations at the country’s second-biggest hub. Flight operations have been running normally since 5 a.m. local time, a...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Kansas Sues Snapchat for Deceptive Practices

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced that his office filed a lawsuit in Washington County District Court against social media company, Snap, Inc., the creator of the SnapChat platform. The lawsuit alleges that Snap has engaged in deceptive a...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

People Moves: USG Names Hernandez as Underwriter in Texas Office

USG Insurance Services, Inc. is pleased to welcome Jeremy Hernandez as an underwriter in its Houston, Texas office. Hernandez will be working under the leadership of Jodi Berger, Executive Vice President: Regional Manager. Hernandez brings with him a...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Louisiana Farm Bureau Approved for Double-Digit Auto Rate Decrease

One of the largest auto insurers in Louisiana is implementing a double-digit rate decrease. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company’s request for an 11.8% rate decrease, which ta...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Viewpoint: Avoid Data Indigestion With Harmonization

Insurance agencies and brokerages are drowning in data. It flows in from clients and prospects, through client servicing teams, and out to carriers, who also send back data for agents and brokers to process. Like many industries, ingesting data effic...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Brown & Brown Announces Roles Related to Risk Strategies Integration

Brokerage Brown & Brown announced updates to its retail segment leadership team as part of its ongoing integration efforts following the acquisition of Risk Strategies. The leaders from Risk Strategies listed below will join the existing retail s...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Florida Reforms Are Truly Making a Difference, Gallagher Re Report Finds

If Florida’s insurance market needed more indication that 2022 legislative reforms have made a big difference in the cost of doing business in the state, one of the biggest names in reinsurance has provided it. “Clearly, it is time for &#...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025

Georgia High Court Sides with Slave Descendants on Island Zoning Changes

Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday sided with Black landowners in a fight over zoning changes that weakened long-standing protections for one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities founded by freed slaves. The state Supreme Court...

Posted: Oct 03, 2025