Insurance Journal

Frequency Perils Helping to Boost Global Insured Losses to $152B, Verisk Report Says

The average estimated annual insured property loss from natural events around the world has risen to $152 billion – up sharply from recent years – and much of that is from severe thunderstorms, winter storms, wildfires and floods, not large …

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Disputed Ballots Could Swing Union Vote Outcome at EV Battery Plant in Kentucky

An election to determine whether workers unionize an electric vehicle battery manufacturing complex in Kentucky was in limbo due to a few dozen disputed ballots that could swing the outcome. The United Auto Workers claimed it secured a narrow victory...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Florida’s Once-Pristine Springs Threatened by Pollution, Development, Climate

Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them — more than any other state — the springs serve as …

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

What to Know About Massive Dust Storms Called Haboobs in Southwest

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path. Thunderstorms spawn the phenomenon and can create a wall of dust thousands of fee...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

EU Chief’s Plane Affected by Alleged Russian GPS Jamming

A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted by what authorities suspect was Russian signals interference in Bulgaria. Authorities in Bulgaria have determined that the GPS jamming incident, which affected the plan...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

AvonRisk Acquires Texas’ AS&G Claims Administration and Care Logic

AvonRisk, a national provider of risk management, claims administration, and managed care services, announced today that it has acquired AS&G Claims Administration, Inc., and Care Logic, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based third-party administrator spec...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Nestle Plunged Into Turmoil as CEO Fired Over Undisclosed Relationship

Nestle has fired its CEO Laurent Freixe after just one year in the job after an investigation into an undisclosed “romantic relationship,” ousting its second CEO in a year and throwing the Swiss food giant into its deepest leadership chao...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

People Moves: Caffrey to Become CEO of White Mountains in 2026

White Mountains Insurance Group said today that its Board of Directors unanimously promoted Liam Caffrey as chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2026. Caffrey will succeed CEO Manning Rountree, who will retire at the end of the year. Caffrey...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Willis Launches Specialty Bloodstock Insurance Solution in UK

Willis, a business of WTW, has launched the first specialty bloodstock insurance solution with Equine MediRecord to make the purchasing of bloodstock insurance more accessible and efficient for horse owners and trainers in the UK. Willis have signed...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Tesla Asks Court to Throw Out $243M Award; Says Comments About Musk Misled Jury

The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial. …

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Delaware Governor Vetoes Bill to Loosen Marijuana Zoning Regulations

Gov. Matt Meyer vetoed a bill last Thursday that would have loosened regulations around where marijuana businesses can locate in Delaware, likely further delaying the growth of the weeks-old industry. But the governor also offered a competing proposa...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Cyberattack on Evertec’s Sinqia Hits HSBC, Others in Brazil

Hackers on Friday broke into Sinqia, a financial technology provider owned by Evertec, attempting to steal around 420 million reais ($77.4 million) from several Brazilian financial institutions including HSBC Holdings Plc’s local operations, O...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

DHS Secretary Noem Fires Two Dozen at FEMA Citing Cyber Lapses

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she fired two dozen employees from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a review determined significant flaws had allowed a hacker to access to FEMA’s network. The employees &#8220...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

New Jersey Seeks Limits on Nonessential Helicopter Flights Citing Fatal NY Crash

New Jersey’s governor is asking federal officials to impose restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in his state after a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair in April, killing six people. Gov. Phil Murphy, in an Au...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

WhatsApp Finds New Hacking Campaign Targeting Fewer Than 200 People

WhatsApp said Aug. 29 it discovered an advanced cyberespionage effort that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities in the app and Apple devices to hack them. A researcher with Amnesty International said unidentified members of civic gro...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Sedgwick: Recalled Products in US Hit Lowest Quarterly Level in 3 Years

The number of products recalled across the U.S. in the second quarter fell 31.5% from 125.37 million units in the first quarter to 85.87 million in Q2, a new report shows. This level marked the lowest quarterly total since the …

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Most Trump Tariffs Are Not Legal, US Appeals Court Rules

A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president’s use of the levies as a key international economic policy tool. The court allowed the tariffs to remain i...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Florida Appeals Court Underscores That Limits on Attorney Fees Are Not Retroactive

A Florida appeals court has put another nail in the idea that the state’s limits on attorney fees can be applied retroactively to policies issued before the landmark legislative changes were enacted in 2022 and 2023, despite arguments to the &#...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Players Health Commits 1% of Revenue to Youth Sports Access and Safety

Players Health, a Minneapolis-based provider of athlete safety and insurance solutions, is committing 1% of its revenue to directly fund programs, equipment, and support for underserved youth through the Players Health Foundation. Launched in 2022, t...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

AP Reporters Reflect on Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years Later

Hurricane Katrina claimed hundreds of lives, destroyed homes and changed how emergency response is dealt with forever. In this episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” retired Associated Press journalist Chevel Johnson Rodrigue recalls...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Repeat Arsonist Sentenced for Burning Own Home to Collect Insurance Payout

A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced up to three years in prison for intentionally setting fire to her rented home in 2023 as a part of a scheme to collect an insurance payout. According to Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday, …

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Viewpoint: Delay, Deny, Defend for California Wildfire Claims?

Eight months after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles, commercial and residential policyholders continue to report unreasonably long delays, dubious denials, and conspicuously low settlements. Most prominently, the California FAIR Plan...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Private Equity Firm Bain Capital to Buy UK Insurance Intermediary Jensten Group

Bain Capital, the private investment firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Jensten Group, the UK-based commercial insurance distribution platform, from Livingbridge, a UK mid-market private equity investor. The investment is...

Posted: Sep 01, 2025

Uber, Lyft Drop Opposition to California Driver Union Bill

Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. agreed to back a state-supervised way for California drivers to unionize and collectively bargain on industry-wide pay and benefit guarantees, under a new legislative deal that provides the companies relief on ins...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025

France and Germany Reject Trump’s Threats on EU Tech Legislation

France and Germany on Friday defended Europe’s right to adopt its own legislation on technology after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized European rules on digital services, saying any U.S. coercion would be met with retaliation. Trump on Mo...

Posted: Aug 29, 2025