Insurance Journal

Report: Man Who Died on Universal Orlando Roller Coaster Had Spinal Condition

Emergency workers who responded to Universal Orlando Resort’s newest park for a man who had become unresponsive on a roller coaster originally were told he had lacerations. But when they got to the ride, he wasn’t breathing and eventually...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

NC Judge Orders Insurers to Pay $50M in TV News Helicopter Crash Death

A North Carolina judge has ordered $50 million be paid to the family of a Charlotte TV station meteorologist who was killed in a helicopter crash three years ago after finding the companies that owned and operated the aircraft liable …

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Stellantis Detects Breach at Third-Party Provider for North American Customers

Stellantis detected unauthorized access to a third-party service provider’s platform that supports its North American customer service operations, the company said in a statement on Sunday. The automaker said the incident, which is under invest...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Jury Awards $83 Million in Asbestos Case Involving Ceramics Products

A Massachusetts jury has awarded $83 million to the estate of a woman who died from mesothelioma caused by asbestos in ceramics products. The jury returned the verdict against the maker of the ceramics products, American Art Clay Co. The …

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Ardonagh Europe Agrees to Acquire French Broker, Groupe Leader Insurance

Ardonagh Europe, part of The Ardonagh Group and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, has agreed to acquire Groupe Leader Insurance (GLI), one of the top 10 wholesale and multi-specialist brokers in France. Founded in 2003 by entrepreneur Yoann Chery, GL...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

People Moves: Lockton Re Taps Le Flufy From Gallagher Re as Global Head of Cyber; Marsh McLennan Pro...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton Re and Marsh McLennan. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Re Taps Le Flufy From Gallagher Re as Global Head of Cyber Lockton Re, the reinsurance business &#823...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Wildfire Smoke Set to Cause Mounting Deaths and Economic Losses

Increased wildfire smoke could lead to 1.4 million premature deaths globally each year by the end of this century, according to a new study. Scientists at China’s Tsinghua University found that early deaths linked to particulate matter in wildf...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Generali’s $2.2 Trillion Natixis Tie-Up Faces Growing Doubts

Eight months after Assicurazioni Generali SpA and BPCE SA announced their intention to create Europe’s second-biggest asset manager, their plan is looking increasingly fragile. Neither firm has yet submitted the contract for signing to their re...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

The Most Common Trucking Cargo Claims and How to Avoid Them

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Posted: Sep 22, 2025

China’s EV Boom Saddles Its Auto Insurers With Chronic Losses

China’s giant electric vehicle insurance market is flailing. Losses are piling up, as companies’ risk models haven’t kept up with changes in vehicle economics and driver behaviors. The country now has tens of millions of electric ca...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

China’s EV Boom Saddles its Auto Insurers With Chronic Losses

China’s giant electric vehicle insurance market is flailing. Losses are piling up, as companies’ risk models haven’t kept up with changes in vehicle economics and driver behaviors. The country now has tens of millions of electric ca...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Super Typhoon Lashes Philippines on Track Toward Hong Kong

Hong Kong is bracing for widespread damage and disruption from the approaching Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is currently churning off the northeast coast of the Philippines with tree-snapping winds. The powerful storm is packing maximum sustained wind...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Europe Air Travel Snarls Continue After Cyberattack

Airports in Berlin, London and Brussels faced continued delays on Sunday after a cyberattack on a key airline check-in system forced staff to process passengers manually. The outage stems from a cyber incident at Collins Aerospace that knocked out it...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Update: Ransomware Hack Caused Europe Airport Delays, Canceled Flights

A cyberattack that forced airlines to cancel and postpone flights at several major European airports was caused by ransomware that disrupted the software used to process passenger check-ins, according to a European cybersecurity agency. The incident,...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

FTC Says Live Nation, Ticketmaster Joined With Ticket Brokers to Exploit Fans

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and seven states accused Live Nation and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster of costing fans millions of dollars by tacitly allowing ticket brokers to scoop concert tickets and sell them to at a significant markup, the &#...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Starbucks Workers Sue Over Company’s New Dress Code

Starbucks workers in three states took legal action against the coffee giant Wednesday, saying it violated the law when it changed its dress code but refused to reimburse employees who had to buy new clothes. The employees, who are backed …

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Judge Throws Out Trump’s $15B Lawsuit Against New York Times

A federal judge on Friday threw out U.S. President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times over its content, calling it a “decidedly improper and impermissible” effort to attack his adversaries. U.S....

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Insurers Fighting $345M Georgia School Abuse Award, With Policy Wording at Issue

In one of the grimmest, longest-running and most-litigated episodes of alleged child sexual abuse at a private school, the key question in a case now before the Georgia Court of Appeals is whether insurers’ recent policies barred coverage for i...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Court Upholds New York’s Gun Restrictions, Including Times Square and Subway Bans

No guns for Elmo, Spider-Man or anyone else in New York’s Times Square — and don’t try sneaking them into the subway, either. That is the decision last Friday from a federal appeals court effectively upholding a New York state …

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Lawsuits Accuse Former California Megachurch Pastor of Child Sex Abuse

A former Riverside megachurch pastor has been accused of sexually abusing and trafficking children for years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest, according to lawsuits filed by two Romanian men in U.S. District Court in California. The complaints, filed...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

California Won’t Replace Expiring $7,500 Federal EV Tax Credit

California will not backfill a $7,500 federal tax credit for buyers of electric vehicles that is set to expire this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday, reversing an earlier pledge to restart the state’s own EV subsidies. “We can&#821...

Posted: Sep 22, 2025

Lawsuit Dismissed Against Detroit Police in Facial Recognition Arrest

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Detroit police in the wrongful arrest of a pregnant woman who was charged in a carjacking partly because of facial recognition technology. Porcha Woodruff, who was eight months pregnant, spent 10 hours in &#823...

Posted: Sep 21, 2025

How Your Company’s Recruitment Practices Might Be Driving Candidates Away

Time is crucial in recruiting. For instance, when it comes to client service hires, successful insurance agencies fill Customer Service Representative (CSR) and Account Manager job openings within 30 days. How does your timeline compare–are you...

Posted: Sep 21, 2025

How Contractor Networks Help to Reduce Repair Costs, Improve Timeliness

The commercial property insurance market is navigating a constantly evolving landscape in 2025, in which rising costs, labor shortages, and the ever-present threat of business interruption are reshaping how claims are managed. In response, many insur...

Posted: Sep 21, 2025

Agency of the Future

What will the insurance agency business model look like 10-15 years from now? Today, several key trends are already shaping the future of the industry, including the ongoing trend of agency consolidation, the relative ease of starting new businesses,...

Posted: Sep 21, 2025