Insurance Journal

Texas Mutual Awards $4.5M in Grants to Support Workforce Safety

Texas Mutual Insurance Company is announcing the recipients in the second round of its 2024 request for proposal initiative. The company is awarding more than $4.5 million to nearly 70 organizations across the state to support their efforts in workfo...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Injury Scam at Casino

An Iowa woman pled guilty to one count of presenting false information to an insurer over an alleged fraudulent injury at a casino, following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Tonya Weber, age 35, of Marshalltown,...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Texas Stock Exchange to Open Temporary Dallas HQ Next Year

The Texas Stock Exchange is getting ready to plant its flag in the Dallas real estate market. The upstart bourse backed by investors including BlackRock Inc. and Citadel Securities will open a temporary headquarters this spring at the Weir’s Pl...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Specialist Risk Group Buys UK Broker R3 in Its 11th Acquisition of 2024

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary backed by Warburg Pincus and Temasek, announced the acquisition of specialist insurance broker, R3. R3 is SRG’s 11th acquisition in 2024, following previous acquisitions which...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Bridge Specialty Group Acquires Assets of Wisconsin’s ARMR

J. Scott Penny, chief acquisitions officer of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), and David Dybdahl and Cynthia Statz, owners of American Risk Management Resources Network, LLC (“ARMR”), announced that a Bridge Specialty Group company and...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

NFP Expands Presence in Texas With Acquisition of Capstone Strategies

NFP announced the acquisition of Capstone Strategies, LLC, a P&C and benefits broker located in Midland, Texas. Capstone Strategies founders Blake Johnston and Brandon Sheppard will join NFP as senior vice presidents, reporting to Amanda Ruback,...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy Over Climate Crisis

A town in North Carolina sued utility firm Duke Energy DUK.N on Wednesday, accusing the company of deceiving its customers and the broader public about the harms of climate change. The town of Carrboro, about 30 miles from the state …

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Economic Threats Top of Mind for US Business Leaders

Economic downturn, labor shortages and inflation top the list of concerns for business leaders globally, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Executive Opinion Survey, released by strategic partners Marsh McLennan and Zurich Insurance G...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

US Small-Business Optimism Soars to Three-Year-High After Trump Win

US small-business optimism surged in November to a more than three-year high in anticipation of more favorable economic policies after Donald Trump sealed his return to the White House. The National Federation of Independent Business optimism index j...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Trucordia Acquires Business of Virginia’s Archibald Insurance

Utah-basrd insurance broker Trucordia has acquired the insurance business of Archibald Insurance, an agency with offices in Richmond, Midlothian and North Chesterfield, Virginia. Archibald Insurance offers personal and commercial insurance. By joinin...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Sloop to Take Over for Drinkwater as Amwins President

Ben Sloop is set to take over as president of Amwins Group at the start of 2025, the wholesale brokerage said. Sloop succeeds James Drinkwater, who has been with Amwins since 2004 and has served as president since 2018. He …

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Allianz Raises Financial Targets for Next Three Years

Allianz, one of Europe’s biggest insurers, has raised its three-year financial targets after outperforming its key goals for this year, the company said on Tuesday. Shares in Allianz fell 1.3% by 0832 GMT. The operator of the PIMCO brand sees &...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Arrowhead introduces new California E&S Homeowners program

SAN DIEGO, CA., December 10, 2024 – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. has announced the launch of a new California E&S Homeowners program. This non-admitted product is a collaboration between Arrowhead’s Personal Property division an...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Insurers’ Climate Losses Almost Match Premiums From Fossil Fuels

Top insurance companies suffered $10.6 billion of climate-attributed losses this year, just shy of the $11.3 billion of direct premiums they underwrote for commercial fossil-fuel clients in 2023, according to Insure Our Future. Of the 28 insurers rev...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Catastrophe Bonds See Investor Influx After ‘Fantastic’ Run

After emerging from an unusually active hurricane season with market-beating returns, catastrophe bonds are rapidly adding investors. Despite the increase in extreme weather — 2024 marked the ninth straight season in which the Atlantic basin suffered...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Yellen Warns Financial System Still Faces Commercial Real Estate, Crypto Risks

The US financial system continued to face vulnerabilities from commercial real estate risk and digital assets in 2024, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday, even as cooling inflation and low unemployment bolstered the broader economy. She s...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Study: A Meter of Sea Rise Could Impact $1 Trillion in Property on Southeast Coast

A meter of sea level rise by 2100 would affect more than 14 million people and $1 trillion worth of property along the Southeast Atlantic coast, a new study shows. A recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change …

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Environmentalists Headed to Court Over Proposed Oil Well in Florida Watershed

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Environmentalists are heading to court to try to stop a plan to drill for oil in the watershed of a vulnerable north Florida river. The challenge brought by the conservation group Apalachicola Riverkeeper against the state&#8...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

IICF Raises $1.4 Million for Northeast Nonprofits

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) reports that it raised more than $1.4 million at its 18th Annual Northeast Benefit Event last week in New York City. The gala hosted more than 600 professionals from the insurance industry for an &#...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

How Underground Abandoned Mines Pose Danger When Land Collapses

Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are honeycombed with old, unstable mines that can cause the earth to suddenly give way and threaten people and property. That’s what searchers in Westmoreland County, just southeast of Pittsburgh, fe...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Alliant Acquires Union First in California

Alliant Insurance Services acquired Union First in Irvine, California. Union First will join Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group – West Region. Union First is a benefits consulting and third-party administration firm serving public safety labor a...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

California Investing $100M to Build Safe Walking And Biking Routes

The California Transportation Commission awarded $101.2 million to projects across the state to improve walking and biking safety. The 13 projects awarded are intended to contribute to healthier communities, connect neighborhoods, and improve quality...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

10 Injured When Police Motorcycle Officer Crashed into California Parade Bystanders

Ten people were injured after a police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashed into bystanders at a weekend holiday parade in Palm Springs, California, authorities said. All of the injured were taken to hospitals Saturday night for treatment of injur...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

People Moves: DUAL North America Appoints Casualty Underwriting Leaders

DUAL North America, headquartered in Naples, Florida, appointed Andreas Graham as executive vice president of the EIURS team, a division of DUAL, and Ed Frey as senior vice president of professional liability. Based in Boston, Graham will lead the EI...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

New York Expands Workers’ Compensation For Mental Health to All Workers

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to expand workers’ compensation benefits to people who are facing job-related mental health crises. The new law, which goes into effect January 1, 2025, allows any worker to file for workers...

Posted: Dec 09, 2024