Insurance Journal
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, one of the world’s largest professional advisory firms, has cut prices for some services as clients raised the fact that the consultancy is using artificial intelligence to complete its work quicker. “Clients w...
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
The UK government is planning to announce rule changes to help create a potential new insurance market worth billions of pounds as part of a drive to boost competitiveness. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is expected to lay out …
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
US National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasters accurately predicted Hurricane Erick would explode in intensity as it hit Mexico’s Pacific coastline. Now, key tools that helped inform that outlook will go away by the end of this month, and it...
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
Tech companies Google and Palo Alto Networks are sounding the alarm over the “Scattered Spider” hacking group’s interest in the aviation sector. In a statement posted on LinkedIn on Friday, Sam Rubin, an executive at Palo Alto’...
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
General Motors persuaded a federal appeals court on Friday to decertify a class action seeking to hold the automaker liable for knowingly selling about 800,000 cars, trucks and SUVs with faulty transmissions. In a 9-7 vote, the 6th U.S. Circuit ̷...
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause — but they do have some leading theories. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the &#...
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause — but they do have some leading theories. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the &#...
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
An iconic tourist attraction in an area of western North Carolina among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene reopened to the public on Friday, nine months after the storm brought historic flooding, destruction and loss of life. North Carolina Gov. ...
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
Two more property insurers have put their toes in the Florida market this summer, bringing to 14 the number of new carriers in the state since 2023. It’s another sign that legislative discouragement of claims litigation has made a difference &#...
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
Alliant Insurance Services hired Jordan Leclair as vice president. The Phoenix, Arizona-based benefits consultant joins Alliant with a background spanning healthcare, HR technology and employee benefits. Leclair has experience supporting organization...
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
A former champion college athlete and aspiring Olympian known for his prowess in track and field events has advanced his lawsuit that blames cannabis retailers for his cannabis-induced psychosis that led to a suicide attempt. A New Jersey state judge...
Posted: Jun 30, 2025
Erie Insurance has reported that online account access for customers has been restored in the latest update on its recovery from its network outage. The online bill pay portal is also available. The insurer said the network and system outage …
Posted: Jun 29, 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a settlement agreement with Domtar Industries, LLC and E.B. Eddy Paper, Inc. (together, Domtar) to address releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the Techni-Comp, Inc. composting site...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
A group is ending a 20-year search for a plane that crashed into Lake Michigan in 1950, killing all 58 people on board, after sweeping the vast body of water using sonar technology and even getting support from an acclaimed …
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
Insurers in the U.S. paid out about $1 billion in claims for lightning-related damage in 2024, down 16.5% from the amount paid in 2023, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). The tally was $1.04 billion in 2024 compared to ̷...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurers MS Amlin and Allianz Commercial. A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Taps Nilsson From Talbot as Political Violence Underwriter MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s re...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
The cost of a cyberattack extends far beyond any immediate mitigation expenses or ransoms paid. Reputational costs and dipping stock values can be a significant portion of losses, according to the new Aon Global 2025 Cyber Risk Report. Reputation ris...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentious wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building codes and requirements to reduce vegetation on their properties. The m...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
China’s aviation regulator will from Saturday ban passengers from carrying power banks without Chinese safety certification markings, as well as those recently recalled by manufacturers because of safety concerns. The move, which applies to any...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
A city of Danville employee is being given another opportunity to gain workers’ compensation benefits after a deputy commissioner denied his claim because of the employee’s willful misconduct in not following driver safety rules at work....
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago was hit with torrential rains that sent creeks over their banks again Thursday night. A flash flood warning was issued for the Wheeling area, …
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the Southeast U.S. on Thursday. The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and …
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the Southeast U.S. on Thursday. The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and …
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial crime watchdog, on Thursday called on countries to take stronger action to combat illicit finance in crypto assets, warning that gaps in regulation could have global repercussions. The Paris-...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed this week, even though it’s a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases. Three other states led by Republicans— In...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025