Insurance Journal
The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for …
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Tustin, California-based Murray Gardner Insurance Agency Inc., dba BMR Insurance. Gary Arch and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of Gallagher’s So...
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
The US Treasury Department was hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor through a third-party software service provider, according to a letter the agency sent to Congress on Monday. Treasury described the intrusion as a “major cybersecurity in...
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday announced what he is calling the final step in his efforts to help the state’s ailing homeowners insurance market with the Net Cost of Reinsurance in Ratemaking Regulation, which enables...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after learning about serious health risks associated wi...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
New York state government agencies will have to conduct reviews and publish reports that detail how they’re using artificial intelligence software, under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul, a Democrat, signed the bill last week after...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week. Scientists believe the mutations...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
The Iowa Insurance Division last month entered into a consent order with a contractor who had made claims they were offering services that require a public adjuster license. Central Iowa Gutter and Donald Smart have agreed to make changes to …
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Global reinsurers’ appetite rose for property catastrophe during the upcoming January renewals, which have seen risk-adjusted reinsurance rate reductions of 5%-15% for loss-free accounts, according to a renewal report published by Guy Carpenter...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Global reinsurers’ appetite rose for property catastrophe during the upcoming January renewals, which have seen risk-adjusted reinsurance rate reductions of 5%-15% for loss-free accounts, according to a renewal report published by Guy Carpenter...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Global reinsurers’ appetite rose for property catastrophe during the upcoming January renewals, which have seen risk-adjusted reinsurance rate reductions of 5%-15% for loss-free accounts, according to a renewal report published by Guy Carpenter...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Strong storms …
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
This year’s top Insurance Journal Midwest headlines feature a range of misconduct, from fraud and embezzlement to high-profile lawsuits. Top stories stories also highlight increasing frequency of severe weather event and the evolving legal land...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Readers of Insurance Journal were drawn to South Central headlines detailing the complexities facing the insurance industry, from legal and regulatory issues to the evolving landscape of cyber threats and natural disasters. Other popular topics inclu...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — A woman died and two other people were hospitalized with injuries after a fire at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia, state officials said Friday. A wall fell on the cab of an 18-wheel truck parked …
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said. Meek, 16, was hurt on Dec. 19 while on a street in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of …
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said. Meek, 16, was hurt on Dec. 19 while on a street in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of …
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
A federal appeals court denied Donald Trump’s request for a new trial in New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse lawsuit, dealing a blow to the president-elect as he seeks to put his legal woes behind him before taking …
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
From insurance lawsuits resulting from a murderous South Carolina lawyer and his family, to relentless Florida storm claims, a tight mobile home market and body-shop fraud charges, news stories gave Insurance Journal readers in the Southeast plenty t...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
From insurance lawsuits resulting from a murderous South Carolina lawyer and his family, to relentless Florida storm claims, a tight mobile home market and body-shop fraud charges, news stories gave Insurance Journal readers in the Southeast plenty t...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Wildfires and their effect on the California’s homeowners insurance crisis dominated Insurance Journal’s West headlines this year. Other popular stories included big lawsuits, and stories on fraudsters and bad actors being caught and puni...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Wildfires and their effect on the California’s homeowners insurance crisis dominated Insurance Journal’s West headlines this year. Other popular stories included big lawsuits, and stories on fraudsters and bad actors being caught and puni...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
The top 10 most well-read international stories for 2024 covered a diverse range of topics, including nuclear verdicts, Taylor Swift’s concert cancellations, and the return of stability of the reinsurance market. Two articles focused on the Bal...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused the deadliest air disaster on Sou...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered on Monday an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused the deadliest air disaster on Sou...
Posted: Dec 30, 2024