Insurance Journal

Texas Judge Awards Nearly $2M for FBI Agent’s Fatal Shooting

A federal judge has awarded nearly $2 million in damages as part of a civil lawsuit after concluding an FBI agent was negligent when he fatally shot a kidnapped Texas man during a botched rescue attempt in 2018. The family …

Posted: Apr 06, 2025

Newsom Says California to Seek Tariff Exemptions From Allies

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s seeking exemptions for California-made products from retaliatory tariffs and wants to open talks with global allies over new trade relationships, casting the state as a buffer against the fallout of Donald Trump&#821...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Buyer-Friendly April Reinsurance Renewal Bodes Well for Mid-Year Renewals: Brokers

The April reinsurance renewals saw a competitive, buyer-friendly market with plentiful capacity and price reductions for loss-free accounts – in a continuation of the favorable market conditions seen in January, according to reports published by Aon...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

The All-in-One Solution for MGAs & Wholesalers: How Expert Insured Combines AI, Rating, Policy Lifec...

This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Managing the entire insurance lifecycle can be a daunting task for MGAs and wholesalers, with processes spanning from underwriting to policy issuance and accounting. Expert Insured is a compr...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

People Moves: Conyers Joins Brown & Riding’s Environmental Practice Leadership

Brown & Riding, headquartered in Dallas, hired Robert Conyers Jr., to lead B&R’s environmental practice with Jeff Hubbard. With over eight years of industry experience, Conyers joined Brown & Riding in 2017 and was named a principal...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Oracle Tells Clients of Second Recent Hack, Log-In Data Stolen

Oracle Corp. has told customers that a hacker broke into a computer system and stole old client log-in credentials, according to two people familiar with the matter. It’s the second cybersecurity breach that the software company has acknowledge...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Pennsylvania Woman Charged With Filing Claim on Barn Pulled Down by TV Show

A Pennsylvania woman who sold part of her barn for use in a barn-rebuilding TV reality show now faces charges after investigators said she filed a fraudulent wind claim on the structure. Tracey Jeffreys, 63, of the Milton area, had …

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Peak Re Granted License to Open Reinsurance Branch in India

Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd., a Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, announced it was granted a reinsurance branch license in India. Peak Re has been authorized to write both property/casualty and life & health business, which the company said “m...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

People Moves: The Hanover Creates COO Position, Names Lavey to the Job

The Hanover, based in Worcester, Massachusetts, named Dick Lavey to the newly created role of chief operating officer, the property-casualty insurer said. Lavey has 35 years of experience in insurance and technology, including the past 19 years at Th...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Travelers Adds Enhanced Services for Cyber Liability; Willis AdWrap for Marketing...

The Travelers Companies launched Travelers Cyber Risk Services, a suite of capabilities added to all cyber liability policies designed to help lower the risk of a cyberattack and the cost to recover from one. In addition to always-on threat monitorin...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Leaked Files Raise Fears About Shell Oil Production Fleet, Years After Devastating Spill

Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world’s largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship. Such transfers are routine in the offshore …

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

UK Financial Services Industry Slow to Hire Women to Top Roles, Report Finds

Britain’s financial industry has made little progress in recruiting more women to top positions, a new report from the UK finance ministry said on Thursday, a pace of change the head of British insurer Aviva called “unacceptable.” F...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Hackers Target Australia’s Largest Pension Funds in Coordinated Attacks

Hackers targeting Australia’s major pension funds in a series of coordinated attacks have stolen savings from some members at the biggest fund, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, and compromised more than 20,000 accounts. Natio...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Generali to Comply With Government’s View on Natixis Deal, CEO Tells Newspaper

Italy’s biggest insurer Generali intends to heed advice from the government when Rome starts reviewing a planned asset management tie-up with France’s BPCE, CEO Philippe Donnet said in a newspaper interview on Friday. Generali in January...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Generali Won’t Fight Italian Government Over Natixis Deal, CEO Tells Paper

Italian insurer Generali will not put up a fight to defend a planned asset management tie-up, if Rome’s opposition stiffens once a government review of the deal starts, CEO Philippe Donnet said in a newspaper interview. Donnet’s comments...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Generali Won’t Fight Italy Government Over Natixis Deal, CEO Tells Paper

Italian insurer Generali will not put up a fight to defend a planned asset management tie-up, if Rome’s opposition stiffens once a government review of the deal starts, CEO Philippe Donnet said in a newspaper interview. Donnet’s comments...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

SCOR Placed Under Court Examination for Allegations Against Former Chair Kessler

French reinsurance company SCOR said on Friday it has been placed under examination by a Paris court for facts alleged against its former chairman, Denis Kessler, in relation to Covéa Group’s acquisition of PartnerRe in 2022. SCOR said it firml...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Dallas Fed Warns of Slowing Growth in Trade-Reliant Texas

Texas, the nation’s top trading state, is facing a weakening economic outlook as the Trump administration’s sweeping trade and immigration policies fuel worries among businesses about higher costs, reduced demand and labor shortages, acco...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Microsoft Pulls Back on Data Centers From Chicago to Jakarta

Microsoft Corp. has pulled back on data center projects around the world, suggesting the company is taking a harder look at its plans to build the server farms powering artificial intelligence and the cloud. The software company has recently halted &...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Report Highlights Louisiana’s Tort System as Barrier to Social Mobility

A report published this week by a Washington, D.C.-based think tank ranks Louisiana as the worst state for social mobility, and links the state’s lawsuit abuse climate as a factor for why many residents never get ahead. Archbridge Institute pub...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Several Companies Must Face Lawsuit Over Tainted Baby Food, Judge Rules

A U.S. judge said several companies including Walmart, Beech-Nut and Gerber must face a nationwide lawsuit claiming that toxic heavy metals contaminated their baby food, causing brain and neurodevelopmental damage to children who ate it. In a decisio...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Kansas’ Key Insurance Placed Into Liquidation

Key Insurance, a Kansas-based insurer specializing in non-standard auto, was placed into liquidation this week after a court ruled the company insolvent. The Shawnee County District Court ordered the liquidation of Key on March 31 after reviewing sig...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Supreme Court: Truck Driver Can Seek Treble Damages Over THC in CBD Product

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a truck driver who wants to sue for triple damages over a CBD hemp product he says was falsely advertised as being free from marijuana’s active ingredient and resulted in him getting fired. …

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Risk Digitization Top Tech Priority for US Insurers

Risk digitization was cited as the primary technology priority for revenue growth in a recent study from insurtech Cytora. Cytora surveyed 200 senior leaders from global insurance firms and found that 76% of respondents saw risk digitization (encompa...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Consultant Sheds Some Light on Hot-Potato MGA Fee Report at Florida Legislative Hearing

A Florida House of Representatives panel went straight to the source of a consultant’s report that has caused widespread concern among lawmakers about insurance company profit-shifting. But the hour-long, web interview with Arizona-based consul...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025