Insurance Journal

Texas Grid Chief Says Big Tech Must Pay More for Power Upgrades

Technology giants developing big artificial intelligence data centers in Texas will need to pay more for electricity infrastructure upgrades to prevent those costs from burdening households and other businesses, according to the state grid operator&#...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Clear Group Acquires UK Broker Vision Insurance Services Ltd.

The Clear Group, the London-based independent insurance broker, announced it has acquired Vision Insurance Services Ltd, based in Bagshot, Surrey, UK. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. This latest acquisition strengthens Clear&...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Allianz Weighs Options for AllianzGI Unit: Sources

Allianz is weighing options for its Allianz Global Investors unit, including a possible merger or partial sale of the division, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a move that would give the business greater scale. AllianzGI, &#...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Title Insurer Settles Kickback Charges With District for $500K

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb reported that Universal Title will pay $500,000 after an investigation by his office found that the company was engaged in an illegal title insurance kickback scheme. The attorney general’s...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Q3 Net Income Up 18% at The Hartford

Third quarter 2024 net income at The Hartford improved about 18% compared to the same period a year ago despite $247 million in pretax catastrophe losses—$104 million from Hurricane Helene. Net income was $767 million compared to $651 million a &#823...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Georgia County to Sue BioLab Over Chemical Fire and Toxic Fumes

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county is preparing a federal lawsuit that aims to shut down the BioLab chemical factory where a fire sent a toxic chemical cloud over Atlanta’s suburbs last month, the latest in a series of …

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

North Carolina Calculates Helene Damage at $58B, Far More than Florence

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina likely caused at least a record $53 billion in damages and recovery needs, Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration said Wednesday. The...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

FM Makes Third ‘Resilience Credit’ With $400M for Clients

Eligible commercial property insurance clients of FM will receive a share of $400 million in what the insurer calls a “resilience credit” to be put toward climate mitigation solutions. This is the third resilience credit allocated since F...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Philippines Races to Limit Storm Damage as Trami Keeps Strength

The Philippines is ramping up efforts to contain the devastation caused by severe tropical storm Trami, which has killed 25 people, affected millions and shut government offices for a third straight day on Friday. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

US Gains $100M Settlement With Owner, Operator of Ship That Wrecked Key Bridge

The Singaporean corporations that owned and operated the cargo ship Dali have agreed to pay $101,980,000 to resolve a civil claim brought by the United States for costs related to the response to the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Indian Court Tells Star Health to Share Details of Leak so Telegram Can Delete Chatbots

An Indian court in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has told insurer Star Health to help Telegram identify data leaked via its messaging app so the chatbots can be deleted. The country’s biggest insurer with roughly $4 billion market …

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Harassment Claims Soar at City Firms in Wake of Odey Scandal

City firms reported a 72% surge in non-financial misconduct complaints over the last three years following a string of high-profile scandals including sexual harassment allegations leveled at hedge fund chief Crispin Odey. In the biggest review of di...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires UK Investment Consulting Firm Redington Ltd

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based broker, announced the acquisition of London-based Redington Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Redington is an investment consulting firm providing comprehensive invest...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Boozy Work Parties May Be Over With New UK Harassment Law

Alcohol-fueled company events could become a thing of the past, as UK employers consider new rules that place an onus on firms to protect workers from sexual harassment or risk hefty damages claims. Under a new law, companies will have …

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

People Moves: H.W. Kaufman Names Kaufman, Kaufman Davis Co-Presidents; Desett Joins HUB as N.A. Comm...

H.W. Kaufman Group Names Kaufman and Kaufman Davis to Newly Established Co-President Role H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, named Danny Kaufman and Jodie Kaufman Davis as co-presidents. The newly created positions estab...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

People Moves: H.W. Kaufman Names Kaufman, Kaufman Davis Co-Presidents; Desett Joins HUB as N.A. Comm...

H.W. Kaufman Group Names Kaufman and Kaufman Davis to Newly Established Co-President Role H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, named Danny Kaufman and Jodie Kaufman Davis as co-presidents. The newly created positions estab...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

S&P Reveals Top 50 Largest P/C Insurers

As the third-fastest growing company on a list of the world’s top 50 largest insurance companies, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. continued to rank No. 1, according to research S&P Global Market Intelligence. State Farm recorded...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Alabama Judge Appoints Mediator in Long-Running Med Marijuana License Dispute

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge has appointed a mediator in the long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson named retired Circuit Judge Eugene Reese to act as &#82...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

California Vocational School Owner Charged With Fraud in Workers’ Comp Scheme

The owner of a Fresno, California-based for-profit vocational school was charged with engaging in fraudulent billing practices related to workers’ compensation. Paul Steve Ramirez, 59, was charged with 11 felony counts, including insurance frau...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Parents of Student Disciplined for Using AI Sue School

The parents of a high school senior in Massachusetts argued in federal court in Boston on Tuesday that their son was unfairly punished for using artificial intelligence while researching a history project, harming his prospects for acceptance to an e...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Catastrophe-Bond Funds Suffered Virtually No Losses From Hurricane Milton

After two weeks of number-crunching, it now seems clear that investors in catastrophe bonds emerged from Hurricane Milton relatively unscathed. In fact, holders of the bonds may be looking at returns of as much as 12%, according to Zurich-based asset...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Washington Insurance Commissioner Issued Fines Totaling $302K

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines totaling $302,500 against insurance companies, agents, brokers and unlicensed entities in July, August and September for violations of state insurance laws and regulations. Among those acti...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Maryland Lawmakers Approve Caps on High-Cost Prescription Drugs

A panel of Maryland lawmakers approved a plan on Tuesday to enable a state board to cap the price that state and local governments pay for certain high-cost prescription drugs for their employees — the latest step taken by a …

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Tracking Web Users Does Not Violate Wiretap Law, Massachusetts High Court Rules

A firm’s use of software that tracks users’ activity on its website does not violate a state law against wiretapping, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. While the state law against wiretapping prohibits intercepting commu...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

McDonald’s Sued by Colorado Man Sickened in E. Coli Outbreak

A Colorado man has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit against McDonald’s over an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50 others. The lawsuit, filed in Circuit Court …

Posted: Oct 24, 2024