Insurance Journal

WalkerHughes Acquires Missouri’s Apogee

WalkerHughes Insurance, a privately held, founder-led retail insurance brokerage headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is pleased to announce the addition of Apogee Insurance Solutions, LLC, a St. Peters, Missouri-based insurance agency, to its gro...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Business Moves: Insurtech Wefox Raises €151M to Build New MGA Focus, Core Markets

Insurtech wefox has secured funding of €151 million ($177.8 million), which will enable the company to build its core market positions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland as well as its asset-light managing general agent (MGA) and smart insu...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

A Look at Some of the Deadliest Floods in the US in the Last 25 Years

Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related killer. Here’s a look at &#8230...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

ICE Raids Derail Los Angeles Economy as Workers Go into Hiding

Los Angeles was already struggling to revive its fragile economy after the most destructive wildfires in its history erupted six months ago. Now, immigration raids are driving workers crucial to the rebuilding into the shadows. Framers and landscaper...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

ICE Raids Derail Los Angeles Economy as Workers Go Into Hiding

Los Angeles was already struggling to revive its fragile economy after the most destructive wildfires in its history erupted six months ago. Now, immigration raids are driving workers crucial to the rebuilding into the shadows. Framers and landscaper...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

People Moves: MEMIC Hires Ennis and Promotes Lagasse

The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, promoted Karl Lagasse to vice president of business technology and hired Jason Ennis as director of architecture and innovation. Lagasse oversees the project management, software engineering, and qua...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

California Wildfire Grows to Nearly 80,000 Acres, Forcing Evacuations

A wildfire on the central coast of California has grown to 84,080 acres, prompting evacuation orders and closing part of a highway. The Madre Fire, the biggest the state has seen this year, started on Wednesday and is burning in …

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

MarketScout: Q2 Composite Personal Lines Rates Up 4.6%; Commercial Up 2.8%

According to the MarketScout Market Barometer, the composite rate for U.S. personal lines increased in the second quarter to 4.6%. U.S. personal lines rose an average 4.9% during the firth quarter. Dallas-based MarketScout, a division of Novatae Risk...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Scientists Transplant Corals to Help Save Miami’s Reefs From Climate Change

A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami’s coastline that was devastated by coral bleaching two years a...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Chantal Rain Brings Flash Flood Worries in Carolinas, Virginia

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Chantal was downgraded to a depression Sunday but raised concerns of possible flash flooding as it makes its way through central North Carolina toward south-central Virginia. Chantal made landfall near Litchfield Beach, So...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Marsh Suit Against Alliant Alleges Poaching of Commercial Surety Team, Accounts

Insurance broker Marsh USA is suing rival Alliant Insurance Services, this time for allegedly poaching key commercial surety employees and clients. New York-based Marsh is accusing California-based Alliant of inducing key commercial surety employees...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Maryland Unveils Details of Telematics Programs, Practices and Popularity

The number of Maryland auto insurance policies enrolled in a telematics program has been consistently growing, increasing by about 45% from 2021 to 2023. About 55% of the enrolled policies experienced an increase or decrease in premiums, according to...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Ship Hit in Red Sea as Israel Strikes Houthi-Controlled Ports

Multiple small vessels attacked a ship in the Red Sea near Yemen’s Al Hudaydah port, causing a fire on board and prompting the crew to abandon ship before the Israel army carried out airstrikes on Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen. The …

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

UK Business ‘Struggling to See’ What’s Pro-Business About Labour

Before taking office last July, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves met business leaders over a series of breakfasts that became known as the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs offensive. British bosses were clamoring for change after 14 years...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Louis Vuitton Korea Suffers Cyberattack as Customer Data Leaked

Louis Vuitton Korea suffered a cyberattack that compromised some customer data, the second time in recent months that hackers have targeted the world’s largest luxury group. The Korean unit of LVMH’s flagship brand said an “unauthor...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Texas Officials Under Scrutiny Over Lack of Warning Systems in Deadly Flood

Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him. Hours later, he was rushing to safety: He woke &#...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

South Korea Penalizes ‘Negligent’ SK Telecom Over Major Data Leak

South Korean authorities ordered on Friday SK Telecom to strengthen data security and imposed a fine after the country’s biggest mobile carrier was hit by a cyberattack that caused the leak of 26.96 million pieces of user data. The measures &#8...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Czech Republic Hit by Major Power Outage Triggered by Fallen Cable

A power outage in large parts of the Czech Republic, including Prague, trapped people in public transport and lifts and idled factories on Friday after a fallen high-voltage cable disrupted the network. The incident is likely to add to concerns &#823...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Big I Celebrates Continued Tax Deduction for Many Independent Agents

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) last Thursday celebrated the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” “The Big ‘I’ would like to thank the U.S. Congress and President Trump...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Lululemon Gets Aggressive About Lookalikes With Costco Lawsuit

Lululemon Athletica Inc. is accusing Costco Wholesale Corp. of copying its apparel designs in a lawsuit — and the upscale sportswear company shared images with the court to back up its case. Here’s a look at the specific products that …

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

A Majority of Companies Are Already Feeling the Climate Heat

Climate change is already having an impact on companies around the world. Over half of the firms surveyed in a recent Morgan Stanley report experienced the climate’s impact on operations within the past year, including increased costs, worker d...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

NC Carrier Sanctioned for Pressing Workers’ Comp Claim it Had Denied

What happens when an employer and its workers’ compensation insurer deny a claim, then face a wrongful death tort suit, then attempt to have the comp claim reinstated, going so far as to pay weekly wage amounts to the deceased …

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

Study Examined Liability Insurance for Adult Family Homes in Washington

A report submitted to the Washington State Legislature examines the state of the liability insurance market for adult family homes in Washington, finding the market to be largely sustainable—but it does provide suggestions for increasing the appeal o...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

People Moves: WCIRB Names Sanders Chief Customer Operations Officer

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California named Eric Sanders senior vice president and chief customer operations officer. Sanders will oversee the WCIRB’s customer experience, marketing and communications, classifica...

Posted: Jul 07, 2025

New Jersey Skydiving Company Says Plane Went Off Runway

The pilot of a skydiving team encountered mechanical issues that prompted an emergency landing at a small New Jersey airport but could not get the plane stopped at the end of the runway, the company said in a statement Thursday. …

Posted: Jul 07, 2025