Insurance Journal

Home Security Firm ADT Reports Unauthorized Activity on Its Network

Home security firm ADT Inc said on Monday an unauthorized actor had illegally accessed its network using credentials obtained through a third-party business partner. Shares of the company fell 1.8% after the bell. Monday’s incident comes just m...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Munich Re Closes Down its High Net Worth MGA, GrovesJohnWestrup

Munich Re has put its high-net worth managing general agent, GrovesJohnWestrup Private Clients. “A recent strategic review of our businesses led to the difficult decision that GrovesJohnWestrup Private Clients closed for business on 2 October 2...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Catastrophe Bond Investors Brace for Major Losses as Milton Rages

Investors in catastrophe bonds are girding themselves for substantial losses as the combined destructive force of Hurricanes Helene and Milton looks set to trigger payment clauses on a scale not seen in years. Two weeks after Helene unleashed severe...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Hurricane Milton Loss Could Be $60 Billion, Similar to Ian in 2022- RBC

Hurricane Milton could result in a $60 billion loss for the global insurance industry, creating a surge in 2025 reinsurance prices which could boost some insurance companies’ shares, analysts at RBC Capital said. The Category 5 hurricane is due...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Hurricane Milton Insured Loss Could Be $60 Billion, Similar to 2002’s Ian: RBC

Hurricane Milton could result in a $60 billion loss for the global insurance industry, creating a surge in 2025 reinsurance prices which could boost some insurance companies’ shares, analysts at RBC Capital said. The Category 5 hurricane is due...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Hurricane Milton Insured Loss Could Be $60 Billion, Similar to 2022’s Ian: RBC

Hurricane Milton could result in a $60 billion loss for the global insurance industry, creating a surge in 2025 reinsurance prices which could boost some insurance companies’ shares, analysts at RBC Capital said. The Category 5 hurricane is due...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Optio Acquires Italian MGA Heca

Optio Group, the London-based specialty managing general agent, announced it has acquired a strategic investment in the Italian MGA, Heca S.r.l., for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2010 in Ortona, the province of Chieti in Abbruzzo, Heca has rapidly...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

People Moves: Arch Insurance Int’l Promotes Brooks to Lead Fine Art & Specie; Aon Names Schultz Vice...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch International Insurance and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance International Promotes Brooks to Head of Fine Art & Specie Arch Insurance Internati...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Intersys Expands in UK Insurance Market With Launch of London Office

Intersys, the UK-based provider of cyber risk management solutions, announced its expansion in the UK insurance market with the opening of an office in Leadenhall Market in London. Intersys’ London office will serve as a hub for delivering cutt...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Workplace Flexibility Is Key to Employee Retention: Research

Less than a month after Amazon announced employees would need to give up their flexible work arrangements and return to the office full-time, new research has reinforced the value of a flexible work culture. The 2024 Employee Benefits Review, by &#82...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Russia and Iran Are Ramping Up Threats to UK, Spy Chief Warns

Threats to the UK from Russia and Iran and the danger posed by the Islamic State group have increased in recent months, according to the head of Britain’s domestic spy agency. Ken McCallum, the director-general of MI5, said the security …

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Predictive Model Delivers Insights as Insurers, Reinsurers Brace for More Civil Unrest

Executive Summary: Insurers and reinsurers are responding to heightened risks of civil unrest with better calculations of their probable maximum losses, careful risk pricing, clear contractual wordings, and by using new modeling tools to help grasp t...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Global Emissions Likely Have Peaked as Renewables Take Hold

The world is choking from emissions more than ever, but that trend is set to reverse starting next year as the cost of solar panels and batteries crowd out coal and stunt the growth of oil, a new report says. …

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Unlicensed Work Does Not Void Contract With Condos, Florida Appeals Court Says

Being unlicensed as a contractor in Florida does not necessarily void a storm-remediation contract, a Florida appeals court said in a decision that could affect insurance defense strategy in hurricane claims. “This shows that it’s really...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

California Household Goods Maker Settles with EPA for $250K for Sale of Unregistered Disinfectants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a settlement from Gardena, California-based U.S. Jaclean Inc. over claims of illegal distribution or sale of unregistered and misbranded disinfectants and other pesticide products. The sale and distributio...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

California Household Goods to Pay EPA $250K for Sale of Unregistered Disinfectants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a settlement from Gardena, California-based U.S. Jaclean Inc. over claims of illegal distribution or sale of unregistered and misbranded disinfectants and other pesticide products. The sale and distributio...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

California Household Goods Seller to Pay EPA $250K for Unregistered Disinfectants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a settlement from Gardena, California-based U.S. Jaclean Inc. over claims of illegal distribution or sale of unregistered and misbranded disinfectants and other pesticide products. The sale and distributio...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Billionaire Tom Steyer’s Commercial Real Estate Lead Says ‘Watch Insurance Risk’

Joseph Sumberg, a former managing director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. who now works for billionaire climate investor Tom Steyer, says commercial real estate deals will increasingly need to price in rising insurance costs, as hurricane seasons get mo...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

WCIRB: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium in 2023 Was up Slightly

California workers’ compensation written premium in 2023 was slightly above 2022, while written premium for the first six months of 2024 is 2% lower than the first six months of 2023, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insuranc...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Citi Pushes Back on New York’s Online Fraud Suit: We’re Not ‘Bad Guys’

Citigroup Inc. said US banks will be forced into a “dramatic shift” in how electronic payments are processed if New York state wins a lawsuit claiming the company doesn’t do enough to prevent online fraud. Lawyers for the company&#8...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Cal/OSHA Cites Farm Labor Contractor for Serious Heat-Related Safety Violations

Cal/OSHA cited a farm labor contractor in Dixon for reportedly failing to protect its employees from heat illness. The inspection was opened in June after reports the employer allegedly fired farmworkers who left their work shifts early during a heat...

Posted: Oct 09, 2024

Shareholders of Taiwan’s Shin Kong Approve Merger With Taishin

Shareholders in Taiwan financial conglomerate Shin Kong on Wednesday voted to approve a merger with peer Taishin. Shin Kong’s management has repeatedly said they viewed Taishin as their preferred bidder. Another Taiwanese financial conglomerate...

Posted: Oct 08, 2024

Shin Kong Shareholders Approve Merger With Smaller Rival

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. secured shareholder approval for its merger with Taishin Financial Holding Co., creating the fourth-biggest financial conglomerate in Taiwan. The results were announced Wednesday after both companies held extraordinary...

Posted: Oct 08, 2024

How Texas Weakened Its Own Air Pollution Monitoring Team

When disaster affects the sprawling industrial complexes of Texas, the state’s environmental authority often posts pictures online of its white vans patrolling public streets, verifying the local air is safe to breathe. The Texas Commission on...

Posted: Oct 08, 2024

Hub Acquires Missouri’s AIG Agency

Hub International Limited (Hub) announced that it has acquired the assets of AIG Agency Inc. (d/b/a Associated Insurance Group). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Maryland Heights, Missouri, Associated Insurance Group is an inde...

Posted: Oct 08, 2024