Insurance Journal
Five years ago, almost no accident and health insurance claims at Ping An Insurance Group ran without humans. Today, nearly 60% are automated, with some settled in just 51 seconds. The leap shows Ping An’s push into artificial intelligence, aft...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
An Iranian drone hit a fully laden Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai early on Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks on a vessel in a month of war, pushing crude prices higher and heightening tension around the vital …
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
Two firms tracking mergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry reported changes in property/casualty insurance deals last year, with one describing “increased momentum” and another “stabilization.” Both, however, indica...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
As they fled an Iranian missile strike, some Israelis with Android phones received a text offering a link to real-time information about bomb shelters. But instead of a helpful app, the link downloaded spyware giving hackers access to the device̵...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
A new online dashboard will allow policymakers in Tennessee to move beyond superficial data and take a deep dive into why certain rural counties struggle, experts at East Tennessee State University said. The Tennessee Livability Indicators Dashboard...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
It has taken more time than expected but leaders of a startup Florida insurance reciprocal believe they’re just weeks away from writing their first policies—and all without the assistance of takeouts from the state-created property insurer. ...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
It has taken more time than expected but leaders of a startup Florida insurance reciprocal believe they’re just weeks away from writing their first policies—and all without the assistance of takeouts from the state-created property insurer. ...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
It has taken more time than expected but leaders of a startup Florida insurance reciprocal believe they’re just weeks away from writing their first policies—and all without the assistance of takeouts from the state-created property insurer. ...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
It has taken more time than expected but leaders of a startup Florida insurance reciprocal believe they’re just weeks away from writing their first policies—and all without the assistance of takeouts from the state-created property insurer. ...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
Los Angeles’ water and power utility is tapping the municipal bond market with its first offering since a judge ruled last month that the utility must face hundreds of lawsuits faulting its response to the devastating 2025 Palisades Fire. The &...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
New York City sued ridehail app Empower and founder Joshua Sear, claiming the company has been operating unlawfully without a license the past few years even as the service gained popularity by offering cheap fares to customers. Empower has violated...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
A sightseeing company’s helicopter crashed near a remote beach off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, killing three people and injuring two others, authorities said. It was the latest in a series of fatal crashes that has plagued …...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
Pop megastar Taylor Swift was sued by a Las Vegas performer on Monday who said Swift’s latest hit album “The Life of a Showgirl” violates her trademark rights. Maren Wade said in the complaint that marketing for Swift’s album...
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
Ayvaz Pizza, LLC, doing business as Pizza Hut, which operates more than 350 Pizza Hut restaurants around the country, including multiple locations in the Houston area, will pay $35,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex harassment and retaliati...
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
A suburban Detroit school district has agreed to give First Amendment training to staff to settle a lawsuit by a teenager who said a teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in protest of U.S. …
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
Silver Cross Hospital, based in New Lenox, Illinois, violated federal law when it failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee who requested to be exempt from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine because of her religious beliefs, the U.S. Eq...
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
The Texas joint venture between QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil Corp. has started liquefied natural gas production from the first of its three trains at the facility, marking a major milestone for US exports of the fuel as global supplies dwindle. …...
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York has agreed to pay $148 million into a fund to settle claims of clergy and employee sexual abuse in an agreement approved by the committee of sexual abuse survivors. The amount is …
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers WTW and Guy Carpenter. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Makes Structural and Leadership Changes to EMEA Regional Operations Insurance broker WTW announced struct...
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
A search for three crew members reported missing after a Thai-flagged cargo vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month failed to locate them, according to ship’s owner. Mayuree Naree, owned by Bangkok-based Precious Shipping...
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to convene in coming weeks the first of a series of meetings with domestic and international insurance regulators about recent developments in jittery private credit markets, two sources familiar with the plan...
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
A 120-year-old Hawaii dam that reached worrisome levels during heavy rains and devastating flooding, prompting thousands of residents to evacuate for fear of life-threatening failure last week, will soon be taken over by the state. The state’s...
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
Toyota Motor Corp.’s Chinese joint ventures are recalling more than 560,000 sport utility vehicles to fix a defect in the second-row seats that could jeopardize passenger safety during a collision. From April 1, the Japanese carmaker and its lo...
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
The European Commission was hit by a cyberattack that may have resulted in the theft of internal data, months after another incident potentially exposed some staff details. The European Union’s executive arm experienced a breach on March 24, a...
Posted: Mar 30, 2026
Israel and US strikes have wiped out senior Iranian leaders and hit key targets across the country. But after a month of fighting, it is arguably Iran that has secured the most significant strategic victory — a tightening grip over …
Posted: Mar 30, 2026