Insurance Journal

Pinnacle Financial Partners Shares Drop on Deal with Synovus

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. shares plunged the most in more than five years after the bank agreed to combine with Synovus Financial Corp. in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.6 billion. Some investors had expected both companies to draw acqu...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Trump’s AI Plan Urges Lighter Touch by FTC in Win for Microsoft

Microsoft Corp. stands to gain from new White House AI guidelines that call on the US Federal Trade Commission to show more restraint in probes involving artificial intelligence and stand down on cases that put “AI innovation” at risk. Th...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

People Moves: Allianz Commercial Appoints Nguyen-Huu, Lascar and Head for Portfolio Solutions Team;...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Commercial and Canopius Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Allianz Commercial Names Nguyen-Huu, Lascar and Head for Portfolio Solutions Team Allianz Commercial...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Ship Manager Pleads Guilty to Dumping Oily Water Off Coast of New Orleans

Eagle Ship Management LLC (ESM), based in Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) by deliberately polluting U.S. waters off the coast of New Orleans from the M/V Gannet Bulker, a foreign-flagg...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Meta Clashes With Apple, Google Over Child Age Check Legislation

The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines on the line as states rapidly pass conflicting laws requiring companies to verify users’ ages. The struggl...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

5 Years After Bribery Scandal, Critics Say FirstEnergy Hasn’t Faced Consequences

Five years after a $60 million bribery scheme funded by FirstEnergy Corp. came to light in Ohio, expert observers say the resulting prosecutions, lawsuits, penalties and legislation haven’t led to enough change and accountability to prevent pol...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Kentucky Tobacco Warehouse Manager Pleads Guilty in Insurance Fraud, to Pay Restitution

A Kentucky tobacco warehouse manager at the center of a long-running crop insurance fraud scheme has agreed to pay millions in restitution for his role in enabling the fraud. Thomas Kirkpatrick, of Danville, pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Ky. Tobacco Warehouse Manager Pleads Guilty in Insurance Fraud, to Pay Restitution

A Kentucky tobacco warehouse manager at the center of a long-running crop insurance fraud scheme has agreed to pay millions in restitution for his role in enabling the fraud. Thomas Kirkpatrick, of Danville, pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Johnson & Johnson Acquires Minnesota’s Erickson-Larsen

Johnson & Johnson Inc. announced it is acquiring the assets of Erickson-Larsen, Inc (E&L). The parties expect to complete the transaction effective August 1, 2025. With offices in Maple Grove, MN, and Fargo, ND, Erickson-Larsen is a wholesale...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Mexico Tariffs Could Create Strain on Texas Economy

Importers and exporters based in Texas have so far avoided the harshest effects of the trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports from a host of countries, but they could be in for a rude awakening come …

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

AXA Wins $908 Million UK Court Ruling Against Santander Over Protection Insurance

French insurer AXA won a London court ruling on Friday worth nearly 675 million pounds ($908 million) against Santander over the mis-selling of payment protection insurance more than two decades ago. The dispute between AXA and Santander centered on...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Cancels Run for U.S. Senate Seat

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King is dropping out of the race for a U.S. Senate seat after meeting with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Multiple news outlets reported that King, a Republican in the commissioner’s job since 2019, has suspended h...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Cancels Run for US Senate Seat

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King is dropping out of the race for a U.S. Senate seat after meeting with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Multiple news outlets reported that King, a Republican in the commissioner’s job since 2019, has suspended h...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Honda Launches Insurance Agency Powered by VIU by HUB

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. said it has started a new insurance agency, Honda Insurance Solutions, to address the insurance needs of Acura and Honda owners of cars, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, homes, and more. Honda said this is the beginn...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Erickson-Larsen, Inc.

CHARLESTON, SC., July 25, 2025 – Johnson & Johnson Inc. (J&J) continues the expansion of its footprint by acquiring the assets of Erickson-Larsen, Inc (E&L). The parties expect to complete the transaction effective August 1, 2025. With of...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Rental Car Firm Not Responsible for Driver With Ignition Lock Restriction on License

A car rental company in Connecticut is under no obligation to confirm whether a customer’s driver’s license is subject to any restrictions; rather it is only required to inspect the physical license card to confirm that it is facially val...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Tesla to Launch Robotaxi Service in San Francisco This Weekend

Tesla is preparing to launch its robotaxi service in San Francisco as soon as this weekend, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing an internal staff memo. Tesla said its timeline for the launch had been moved up and the service …

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Mosaic Offers Cyber/Financial Institutions Cover for Digital Assets

Mosaic Insurance, the Bermuda-based global specialty insurer, has entered the digital asset market, launching a combined cyber and financial institutions (FI) crime product that provides robust protection to the rapidly growing, yet historically unde...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Freeway Insurance Expands to Its 28th State With Connecticut Opening

The insurance agency franchise Freeway Insurance is now operating in 28 states with the opening of its newest office in Danbury, Connecticut. In addition to the new Connecticut location, recent openings have included offices in Alabama, Colorado, Flo...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Amazon Faces UK Lawsuits Worth Up to $5.4 Billion From Retailers, Consumers

Amazon faces two mass lawsuits from retailers and consumers worth up to 4 billion pounds ($5.4 billion) for allegedly abusing its dominant position, after a London tribunal on Thursday certified the cases could proceed. Andreas Stephan, a competition...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Russia’s Ust-Luga Port Orders Vessel Checks After Mystery Blasts

Ust-Luga, Russia’s largest port in the Baltic Sea, is insisting that ships’ hulls are inspected before the vessels are allowed to enter the facility, a sign of how a string of mystery blasts involving tankers that went to Russia are &#823...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Kazakh Black Sea Oil Exports Halted by New Russian Regulations, Sources Say

Foreign oil tankers are being temporarily barred from loading at Russia’s main Black Sea ports following new regulations, two industry sources said on Wednesday [July 23], effectively blocking exports from Kazakhstan handled largely by a consor...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Intel Beats Shareholder Lawsuit Over $32 Billion Stock Plunge

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Intel of defrauding shareholders by concealing problems in a business where it manufactured chips for outside customers, leading to a $32 billion one-day plunge in its market value. While saying she &#8220...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

AIUC Emerges From Stealth With $15M Seed to Help Enterprises Deploy AI Safely

Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) is coming out of stealth mode with a $15 million seed round. The San Francisco-based company said July 23 that it seeks to unlock the “next wave of artificial intelligence (AI) progress by bui...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Viewpoint: Back to Basics – Risk Transfer Through Contracts and Insurance

Along with analyzing risk, a risk manager’s core function is to offload as much risk as possible as cost-effectively as possible. While meeting this goal is generally thought of as assembling the right insurance portfolio at the best price, tra...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025