Insurance Journal
A jury has awarded $205 million to the parents of a 6-year-old girl who fell to her death at a Colorado amusement park after she wasn’t strapped into a ride. The verdict was reached in Glenwood Springs, where Wongel Estifanos …
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
From cultivation to cash registers, cannabis-related claims can face special challenges. When asked about the biggest exposures in the cannabis industry, Beth Ossino, claims manager at Golden Bear Insurance Company, pointed to theft and robbery. Duri...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Covéa Insurance and Ryan Re Underwriting Managers. A summary of these new hires follows here. Laurent to Succeed De Macedo as CEO of Covéa Insurance in UK Covéa Insurance, the UK R...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Attorneys for the family of a man who died last week after riding a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort’s newest theme park said Monday that they believe he smacked his head on a restraint during downward thrusts and was …
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Britain’s government is considering providing financial support for carmaker Jaguar Land Rover’s suppliers after a shutdown caused by a cyberattack was extended until October, a government source said on Thursday. The luxury carmaker owne...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned Danes to brace for more hybrid attacks, pointing to Russia as Europe’s main security threat, just before a suspected drone sighting disrupted air traffic in Denmark for the third time in a...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
MSIG Holdings USA Names Sullivan Board Chair MSIG USA, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, appointed Martin J. Sullivan, chairman by the board of MSIG Holdings (U.S.A.), Inc. With more than five decades of experience in insurance and financial servi...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Despite increasing corporate efforts to hire from more diverse backgrounds, private school alumni remain dominant among the most powerful positions in British society, according to a sprawling new report on social mobility in the United Kingdom. New...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Meta Platforms Inc. is set to face a charge sheet from the European Union for failing to adequately police illegal content, risking fines for violating the bloc’s content moderation rulebook. The European Commission is preparing to issue prelim...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $2.5 billion in penalties and refunds and change its process for how to cancel its Prime subscription to settle a lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission. The company will pay $1 billion in civil …
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Specialty Program Group LLC, an operator of specialty insurance distribution, underwriting, and consulting businesses, is consolidating its wholesale businesses under a single division called SPG Wholesale. Monarch E&S, Beacon Hill Associates, Sp...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Another Florida-based insurance-related company has announced it is going public. Exzeo Group, a technology subsidiary of Tampa-based HCI Group, parent of Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co., filed an initial public offering regis...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Heather Clark has juggled working full-time for an insurance agency and caring for her young daughter for the past five years. “When you have a kid at home, you can’t answer the phones, and you can’t have that personal interaction,&...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
California-based ALKEME Insurance announced it has acquired Alliance Brokerage Corp., a Melville, New York-based property/casualty agency. The acquisition strengthens ALKEME’s presence on the East Coast and adds insurance and risk management ex...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Tom Pratt, head of public policy and government affairs at property insurance MGA Delos Insurance Solutions, has been appointed to the legislative committee of the Surplus Line Association of California. Delos is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
CIC Services LLC and the Ragnar Group Inc. have launched a captive domiciled in Utah focused on the hospitality sector. The companies say the captive is intended to solve the challenge of being misclassified. The new group captive applies underwritin...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
A philosophy lecturer recently revived his First Amendment claim against a state university that refused to rehire him because of some of his controversial off-campus political comments and activities that the school said were disruptive to its educa...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Families appealing the dismissal of their lawsuits alleging that Kenvue’s Tylenol or generic versions of the pain-relief medication caused their children’s autism are asking an appeals court to consider President Donald Trump’s new...
Posted: Sep 26, 2025
Alphabet’s Google is likely to be hit with its first fine under landmark new EU tech rules in the coming months, and the European Commission is now drafting its decision, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Acting …
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
ZestyAI, a provider of AI-powered property and climate risk analytics, announced that its non-weather water risk model, Z-WATER, has received approval in Wisconsin for use in underwriting and writing. With this approval, insurers in Wisconsin can beg...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Whether it comes from courtrooms or the Capitol, Minnesota’s cannabis laws look in need of clarification in response to wide interpretations by cities. Local governments by law can cap the number of cannabis retailers, place restrictions on whe...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
The new South Texas city established by Elon Musk’s SpaceX employees, Starbase, will assume control over certain parts of the beach near the rocket company’s launch site. Cameron County commissioners approved the agreement to hand over a...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
A shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Dallas left one detainee dead and two others critically injured in what federal officials described as a “targeted attack” against the agency. Federal Bureau of Investigation...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season has so far lagged behind long-term trends, generated oddities and left seasoned forecasters scratching their heads. But now it’s finally shaking off the doldrums and spinning up storms. Tropical Storm...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Suspected Chinese hackers are behind an ongoing cyberespionage campaign against US technology companies and legal firms, stealing national security secrets often while remaining undetected, according to Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The hacking group...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025