Insurance Journal

Mississippians Have Little Time Left to Intervene in Gas Pipeline Proposal

Mississippians have until Tuesday to intervene in a proposal for a natural gas pipeline that would span nearly the full width of the state. The pipeline, called the “Mississippi Crossing Project,” would start in Greenville, cross through...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

USI Acquires Oklahoma’s Rogers Insurance Center

USI Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Miami, Oklahoma-based Rogers Insurance Center. Founded in 1997, Rogers Insurance Center is an independent brokerage firm specializing in commercial and personal risk insurance programs. Terms of the...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Wisconsin Paper Manufacturer Cited for Safety Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Appleton, Wisconsin paper products manufacturer for allegedly exposing employees to dangerous energy and machine guarding hazards after an employee suffered two finger-tip amputations. Investigators with the...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Texas Senate Passes Bill to Ban THC, Setting Up Showdown with House

The Texas Senate on Friday approved its second attempt to ban hemp-derived THC, setting up a showdown with the House, where hemp industry members say they’ll be getting more support. Senate Bill 5 by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock passed the &#8...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Crane Provider to Pay $525K After Workers Used Racial Slurs, Displayed Nooses

TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc., one of the largest crane service providers in North America, will pay $525,000 and furnish other relief to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EE...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Chemours, DuPont, Corteva Settle New Jersey PFAS Claims for $875 Million

Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have agreed to pay $875 million over 25 years to the State of New Jersey to settle environmental claims including pollution linked to PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” the companies said on Monday. Lawsuits accusi...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Berkshire Insurance Units Report Lower Q2 Operating Income Overall

GEICO was the only one of Berkshire Hathaway’s major property/casualty reporting divisions to post higher underwriting profit in the second quarter of 2025. But a 2% rise in underwriting profit for the personal auto insurance operation was not...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

High Noon Recalls Vodka Seltzers Mislabeled as Energy Drinks

High Noon announced a recall of vodka seltzer drinks that it says were mislabeled as Celsius energy drinks, according to a posting on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website. “Consumption of the liquid in these cans will result in...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

No Major Impact Reported as Small Earthquake Shakes New Jersey-New York Area

A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0. It hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, less than 8 miles (13 kilometers) west …

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

EU Court Rules Against Environmentalists Trying to Block Spanish Wind Farms

The European Court of Justice on Friday dealt a blow to environmental groups trying to stop wind farms from being built in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, in a ruling affecting billions of euros of investment. Companies developing wind far...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

South Africa Is Considering Flood Insurance for Large Cities

South Africa is studying whether some of its largest cities should take out flood insurance after a series of disasters in recent years led to bailouts from the government. The insurance being considered is parametric, a type of cover that …

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

UK’s FCA Says Lenders Face Minimum £9 Billion Bill on Car Loans

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority will consult on a redress scheme to guide firms on how they should compensate motor finance customers that were missold car loans, which it estimates could leave such lenders on the hook for at least …

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Why Submission Triage Is the Hidden Bottleneck in Your Underwriting Workflow

This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Your underwriters want to quote-fast. But instead, they’re sifting through messy emails, chasing missing info, and trying to clean up broker submissions just to get started. That bottle...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

People Moves: AAA – The Auto Club Group Adds to Executive Team

AAA – The Auto Club Group (ACG), headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, added three senior leaders. Vincent Fusco joined ACG as executive vice president, chief distribution officer. Fusco will oversee insurance and direct sales, including those of Mich...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

SEC Chair Lays Out Sweeping Plans to Accommodate Crypto

The head of the U.S. securities regulator unveiled sweeping plans to overhaul capital markets regulations on Thursday to accommodate cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based trading, in a major win for the digital asset industry, which has long pushed f...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Tesla Must Pay $243 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash

Tesla Inc. was told to pay $243 million in a lawsuit over a 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida that killed a young woman and seriously injured her boyfriend, the first significant court loss for the automaker in litigation related to …

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Developer Bets on Mid-Class Rentals in Luxury-Obsessed Miami

A Spanish developer is planning an $880 million workforce housing project in Miami that would include more than 4,000 apartments, childcare, and even a test kitchen — an ambitious bid to offer below-market housing in a city known for ultra-luxury &#8...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

In Commuters’ Wurst Nightmare, Hot Dog Spill Shuts Highway

SHREWSBURY, Pa. (AP) — A truckload of hot dogs spilled across a Pennsylvania interstate Friday after a crash that briefly clogged the heavily traveled artery in both directions. Crews were stuck with a job they did not relish — rolling …

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Marsh McLennan Acquires Olympic Insurance Agency in California

Marsh McLennan Agency acquired Olympic Insurance Agency in a Simi Valley, California. All Olympic employees, including principals Don and Bob Barberie, will remain working out of their existing Simi Valley office. Olympic primarily provides business...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Texas Judge Rules BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard Must Face Antitrust Suit

A federal judge in Texas largely denied a request by the world’s largest asset managers to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general claiming they colluded to reduce coal output, in a case that threatens how the U.S. &#823...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

California Data Shows $150M in Stolen Goods Recovered in Two Years

More than 22,100 suspects were arrested, nearly 17,100 cases were referred for prosecution and roughly $150 million in stolen property was recovered in two years though state-funded work with law enforcement agencies, according to the California gove...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Data Shows $150M in Stolen Goods Recovered in Two Years in California

More than 22,100 suspects were arrested, nearly 17,100 cases were referred for prosecution and roughly $150 million in stolen property was recovered in two years though state-funded work with law enforcement agencies, according to the California gove...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Hearings Into Fatal Helicopter-Plane Crash in DC Reveal ‘Layers of Deficiencies’

The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would’ve had difficulty spotting the plane while wearing night vision goggles, experts told the National Transportation Safety Board on Friday. T...

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

New Law Orders Louisiana Insurers to Show Prior Policy Premiums

By Ezra Amacher Under a new state law, Louisiana insurers will be required to give mandatory disclosure of prior policy premium when issuing a renewal policy to a policyholder. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple sent an advisory letter to in...

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

Scaling Smart: How Independent Agencies Can Grow with Intention

In today’s competitive market, independent insurance agencies are under increasing pressure to grow. Organic growth is harder to achieve, client expectations are evolving, and technology is reshaping how agencies operate. The agencies that succ...

Posted: Aug 03, 2025