Insurance Journal

Canada’s Axis Insurance Acquires Employee Benefits Specialist O’Neill Group

Axis Isurance Managers Inc., the Vancouver, Canada-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired the O’Neill Group, one of British Columbia’s premier employee group benefits, life insurance, and wealth advisory firms. Financial detail...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Shippers Scramble for Workarounds Ahead of Threatened Port Strike

U.S. companies that rely on East and Gulf Coast seaports have been importing early, shifting goods to the West Coast, and even putting cargo on pricey flights to hedge against a threatened Oct. 1 strike that could jam supply chains …

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Should Citizens Do More to Assist With Coming Flood Claims in Florida? Can it?

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s largest insurer, has suspended policy binding ahead of predicted Hurricane Helene, and a board member asked if the carrier could do more to help policyholders manage flood insurance claims from the l...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Markets/Coverages: Sompo Launches Marine Insurance Proposition for UK Market

Sompo, the Bermuda-based provider of commercial and consumer property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced the launch of a new national marine insurance proposition for the United Kingdom. Sompo’s Marine Cargo UK policy and its Transpo...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Cyber Hits All-Time High Concern for Business Leaders, Says Travelers Risk Index

For the fourth time in six years, cyber risk ranked highest as a concern for business leaders. In fact, this year cyber as a top concern reached an all time high, according to the 2024 Travelers Risk Index. Cyber was …

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

WTW Launches China Client Division With Yan Appointed as Division Leader

Insurance broker WTW has launched a new China Client Division within Corporate Risk and Broking, North America (CRB NA), as part of its strategy to expand its presence and broaden offerings focused on the Chinese market. The new China Client …

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Lawyers Say Other Victims Could Sue Mississippi Sheriff Over Brutality Claims

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for two Black men who were tortured by Mississippi law enforcement officers said Monday that they expect to file more lawsuits on behalf of other people who say they were brutalized by officers from the …

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Central European Insurers’ Financial Strength to Remain Solid Despite Severe Floods

The heavy rains and severe floods of Storm Boris, which inundated Central and Eastern Europe during the second week in September, will be the most severe flood event in about a decade, carrying an insurance price tag of an estimated …

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Alkeme Cooks Up Acquisition of Surry Insurance in North Carolina

Alkeme, a large insurance brokerage based in California, announced the acquisition of Surry Insurance, one of the oldest insurance agencies in Nouth Carolina. Alkeme officials said in a statement that the move expands Alkeme’s presence in the S...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Vanguard Investments Fined for Greenwashing as Australia Eyes ESG Claims

Australia’s federal court has fined Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. A$12.9 million ($8.9 million) for making misleading claims about a fund, the highest penalty issued in the country so far over greenwashing. In March, the court found the i...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Probe Into EY India’s Office After Worker’s Death Finds it Lacked Labor Welfare Permit

An Ernst & Young (EY) office in western India, which employed a 26-year-old who allegedly died after facing a high workload, has operated since 2007 without a state permit which regulates work hours, a senior government official told Reuters. EY...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Climate Change Made Europe’s Deadly Floods Worse and More Likely

Record rainfall leading to flooding that killed 24 people in Europe earlier in September was twice as likely due to manmade climate change, a study has found. The flooding took place across central Europe after Storm Boris stalled over the …

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

A ‘Real Race for Talent’ in E&S Industry, Says WSIA’s Kelley [Video]

Brady Kelley, president and CEO of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association, said the organization has been doing a lot to promote the E&S segment in hopes of attracting talent “There is no doubt a real race for talent in …

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Insurance CEOs Talk Gen AI, Growth, Workforce Strategies

A much higher percentage of insurance chief executives say that generative AI is a top investment priority for their firms than peers in other industries, according to a survey report published by professional services firm KPMG. Roughly eight-in-10...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Purdue Settlement Talks With Sacklers Extended to November

Purdue Pharma LP said its making progress in settlement talks with members of the Sackler family who own the company and won another extension of a breathing spell that’s shielded the family from civil lawsuits for years. Judge Sean Lane &#8230...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Highstreet Acquires Mitchell Agency in Florida

Michigan-based Highstreet Insurance Partners has acquired the Mitchell Agency, headquartered in Largo, Florida, near St. Petersburg. Highstreet said in a news release that the Florida agency and its eight employees will be under the direction of Gulf...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Critics Say Lawmakers Watered Down California’s Lemon Car Law After Secret Negotiations

Californians for the past 54 years have relied on the state’s “lemon law” to fight back against car makers that sell them defective vehicles. Now, critics say Californians’ ability to recoup their money after buying a clunker...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Critics Say Lawmakers Watered Down California’s ‘Lemon Law’ After Secret Negotiations

Californians for the past 54 years have relied on the state’s “lemon law” to fight back against car makers that sell them defective vehicles. Now, critics say Californians’ ability to recoup their money after buying a clunker...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Vandal’s Rampage at Car Dealer Causes Damage to 75 Vehicles

A Maine man damaged 75 vehicles at an automobile dealership, smashing windows and denting hoods of vehicles before he was arrested, police said. The 25-year-old man from Auburn was charged with aggravated criminal mischief early Sunday, police said....

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Vandal in Rampage at Car Dealer Damages 75 Vehicles

A Maine man damaged 75 vehicles at an automobile dealership, smashing windows and denting hoods of vehicles before he was arrested, police said. The 25-year-old man from Auburn was charged with aggravated criminal mischief early Sunday, police said....

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Efforts to Build More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Nevada Sputtering

At the 2016 dedication of the first state-sponsored electric vehicle charging station in Beatty, former Gov. Brian Sandoval demonstrated how easy it was to charge an electric Ford Focus. “This is the first electric highway in the United States,...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

US Court Declines to Dismiss Mandarin Hotel COVID-19 Claim Against Insurers

Insurers have failed to win dismissal of a federal COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit against them by the luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental. Judge John P. Cronan of U.S District Court in New York found that endorsement language about coverage...

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Hundreds Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed Monday, the latest in a string of complaints alleging decades of systemic child &#8230...

Posted: Sep 24, 2024

How Data Analysis Enhances the Underwriting Process

This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys. In the ever-evolving insurance industry, data analysis has become a cornerstone of the underwriting process. By leveraging data, underwriters can make more informed decisions, assess risks more ac...

Posted: Sep 24, 2024

Getting to the Heart of Hail: How Forensic Data Optimizes Hail Claim Verification

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. In the summer of 2023, there were several hailstorms in the Minneapolis area that each caused more than a billion dollars in damage. The Minneapolis area wasn’t alone. There were …

Posted: Sep 24, 2024