Insurance Journal

Elevator Door Was ‘Broken’ During Colorado Mine Tour Accident That Killed 1 And Trapped 12

Investigators are trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a separate group of 12 people trapped for hours at the bottom …

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Colorado Mine Elevator Door Was ‘Broken’ in Accident That Killed 1, Trapped 12

Investigators are trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a separate group of 12 people trapped for hours at the bottom …

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

People Moves: Tokio Marine HCC Appoints Perez to Launch US Excess Casualty Business

Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC), based in Houston, Texas, has announced the expansion of its specialty product offering with its entry into the Excess Casualty market. David Perez has been appointed as President, Excess Casualty, to lead the launch and buil...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Pennsylvania’s Enders Insurance Joins Unison Risk Advisors

Unison Risk Advisors (URA) has acquired Enders Insurance, a family-run property/casualty insurance agency based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Enders has more than 60 employees throughout its central Pennsylvania office locations including Lancaster, R...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Oil Field Service Companies Face Lawsuit for Alleged Sexual and Racial Harassment

Oil field service companies Bigfoot Energy Services and Iron Mountain Energy Services, operating as a single employer, violated federal law by failing to prevent widespread sexual and racial harassment in their workforce, the U.S. Equal Employment Op...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Allstate Reports $1.7B in Q3 Pretax Catastrophe Losses, $630M From Helene

Allstate Corp. doesn’t announce third quarter earnings until Halloween but today it released some scary September pretax catastrophe losses. In keeping with its initiative to announce monthly catastrophe losses that total at least $150 million,...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Florida Man Dies From Smoke After Golf Cart Battery Fire in Milton Flooding

The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 25, including an elderly man who died from smoke inhalation after a golf cart battery exploded when submerged by rising floodwaters. Local newspapers reported that the man in Charlotte &#8230...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Marsh McLennan Reports 6% Increase in Q3 Revenue

Insurance broker Marsh McLennan reported a 6% increase in third quarter consolidated revenue to $5.7 billion, while revenue increased 5% on an underlying (organic) basis. Q3 operating income was $1.1 billion, an 11% increase from $996 million reporte...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Family of Tenn. Man Who Died in Plastics Plant Flooding Files Wrongful Death Suit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company he worked for, arguing that workers were forced to stay at …

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Travelers Triples Q3 Net Income, Reverses Underwriting Loss

Travelers on Thursday said third quarter net income was $1.26 billion compared to net income of $454 million during the same period a year ago on record net premiums, favorable prior year reserve development, and higher investment income. The New &#8...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

New York Updates Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation to Address AI Risks

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance to assist the more than 3,000 firms including insurers it regulates in addressing cybersecurity risks arising from artificial intelligence (AI). In a letter to letter compani...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

HCI Group Expects to Pay $600M to $750M in Claims from Recent Hurricanes

Publicly traded HCI Group, the Tampa-based holding company for Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty, TypTap and a new condominium insurance reciprocal, is one of the first insurers to report estimated losses after recent hurricanes. HCI said in...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Multi-Class MGA, Carrow Insurance, Is Launched, With Former AmTrust Exec at Helm

Mission Underwriters, the MGA incubator, announced the launch of Carrow Insurance, under the leadership of Ronan Conboy, the former CEO of AmTrust International. Carrow is set to focus on warranty, accident & health, and income protection product...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Multi-Class MGA, Carrow Insurance, Launches, With Former AmTrust Exec at Helm

Mission Underwriters, the MGA incubator, announced the launch of Carrow Insurance, under the leadership of Ronan Conboy, the former CEO of AmTrust International. Carrow is set to focus on warranty, accident & health, and income protection product...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

People Moves: LM Re Taps Vantage Risk’s Sweeney as Specialty Casualty Underwriting Mgr; Marsh Promot...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and Marsh. A summary of these new hires follows here. LM Re Taps Vantage Risk’s Sweeney as Specialty Casualty Underwriting Manager Liberty Mutual Rein...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Aon’s NFP Acquires Irish Financial, Benefits and Insurance Advisory Firm

NFP, an Aon company and insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired IHI Group, the Dublin-based advisory firm that specializes in financial planning, healthcare and general insurance needs. Philip Brennan, CEO of IHI Group, will join NFP as VP bus...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

AXA Rebrands China Reinsurance Unit to ‘AXA International Re’

AXA Insurance announced it has rebranded its Chinese reinsurance unit, XL Re China, to AXA International Re. The name change took effect on Oct. 16, 2024, following approval from the Chinese regulator, the National Financial Regulatory Administration...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Insurtech on the Silicon Prairie to be Held in Omaha

The Nebraska Department of Insurance shared that Insurtech on the Silicon Prairie will take place in Omaha on Oct. 28-29, with topics including AI, autonomous vehicles, cybersecurity, venture capital, the role of AI in operations. This is the second...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Climate Change Causes 379% Hike in Insured Damages in Canada Over 10 Years: Report

The annual average insurable losses in the last decade increased in Canada by a whopping 379%, when compared to the prior 30-year average, according to an analysis from MyChoice, a Toronto-based insurtech company. The report pointed to statistics fro...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Michigan to Pay $13M After Shooter Drill Terrified Psychiatric Hospital for Kids

DETROIT (AP) — A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan psychiatric hospital for children, an event that terrified kids and staff and caused them to scramble for …

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Britain’s Young Drivers Should Face Stricter Rules, Says CEO of AA Breakdown Service

Young British drivers who have just passed their test should be banned from carrying passengers of a similar age and should display special plates, according to the chief executive officer of the AA car breakdown service. The measures, proposed by &#...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

EU AI Act Checker Reveals Big Tech’s Compliance Pitfalls

Some of the most prominent artificial intelligence models are falling short of European regulations in key areas such as cybersecurity resilience and discriminatory output, according to data seen by Reuters. The EU had long debated new AI regulations...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Singapore Amends Law to Stop Allianz’s Insurance Deal

Singapore lawmakers passed an amendment to a bill that will effectively block Allianz SE’s proposed S$2.2 billion ($1.7 billion) acquisition of a majority stake in a local insurance firm. Under the amended Insurance Act, the country’s fin...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

FTC Finalizes New Merger-Filing Requirements

The U.S Federal Trade Commission on Oct. 10 finalized changes to a rule that determines what information companies must hand over when seeking clearance for proposed mergers, paring back a proposal that drew criticism from industry groups. The FTC st...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

Stellantis Recalls 54,000 Hybrid SUVs Worldwide Over Brake Pedal Defect

Carmaker Stellantis said on Wednesday it is recalling 54,000 hybrid crossover SUVs worldwide because the brake pedal in the vehicles could disengage and stop working. The recall, the company said, includes some 2024 through 2025 model-year Alfa Romeo...

Posted: Oct 17, 2024