Insurance Journal

People Moves: Pharmacists Mutual Appoints Mosher to Board of Directors

Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company announced the appointment of Matthew Mosher, former President and CEO of AM Best Rating Services, Inc., to its Board of Directors. Mosher brings decades of leadership experience and industry understanding that wil...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

People Moves: Alliant Names Beach as SVP Within Employee Benefits Team

Alliant Insurance Services named Stephanie Beach, ASA, MAAA, as Senior Vice President within its employee benefits group, based in Austin, Texas. With more than 25 years of experience advising mid- to large-sized employers, Beach brings extensive exp...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Wildfires in Mediterranean Leave a Dozen Dead as Heat Soars

Wildfires fueled by soaring temperatures and strong winds across the eastern Mediterranean left a dozen people dead in Turkey and Cyprus. Ten forest workers and search and rescue volunteers were killed in Turkey’s Eskisehir province and 14 othe...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Brown & Brown (Europe) Agrees to Acquire UK-Based Bloodstock Broker

Brown & Brown (Europe) Ltd., part of Brown & Brown, Inc., has agreed to acquire Weatherbys Hamilton LLP, a leading UK-based insurance broker specializing in private client, bloodstock, and farm & estate insurance. Financial details of the...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

People Moves: Everest Promotes Beggs as EVP and Reinsurance CEO; Allianz Commercial Appoints Key Glo...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Group and Allianz Commercial. A summary of these new hire follows here. Everest Promotes Beggs as EVP and CEO of Reinsurance Everest Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based property, ca...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Microsoft Says Some SharePoint Server Hackers Now Using Ransomware

A cyber-espionage campaign centered on vulnerable versions of Microsoft’s server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft said in a late Wednesday blog post. In the post, citing “expanded analysis and threat intellige...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Video Shows Florida Deputies Punching Man. Was He Reaching for Knife?

A video showing Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has sparked nationwide outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report. The footage shows that William Mc...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

MS Amlin Names Former Brit CUO Dart as CEO, Succeeding Carrier

MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer, announced the appointment of Christiern Dart as chief executive officer (CEO). Dart, previously group chief underwriting officer (CUO) at Brit, will take up the role in January 2026, subject to regulator...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Smoking or Oxygen Machine Eyed as Possible Causes of Assisted Living Home Fire

A fire that killed 10 people at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility was unintentionally caused by either someone smoking or an electrical issue with an oxygen machine, investigators said Tuesday. The state’s deadliest blaze in more than fo...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4% but Casualty Rates Are Rising: Marsh

Global commercial insurance rates fell 4%, on average, in the second quarter of 2025 following a 3% decline in Q1 2025, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index released by Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan. The &...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Chinese Engines, Shipped as ‘Cooling Units,’ Power Russian Drones Used in Ukraine

Chinese-made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia, labeled as “industrial refrigeration units” to avoid detection in the wake of Western sanctions, according to three Europea...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Top UN Court Says Treaties Compel Wealthy Nations to Curb Global Warming

The United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday told wealthy countries they must comply with their international commitments to curb pollution or risk having to pay compensation to nations hard hit by climate change. In an opinion hailed by smal...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Congressman Jim Jordan Deposed in Ohio State Sex Abuse Case

Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was among those questioned under oath this month about the sexual abuse of Ohio State University athletes decades ago by a team doctor, according to a court filing. Jordan’s deposition Friday came in a federal &#...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Call of Duty Maker Argues First Amendment Protection in Uvalde Shooting Lawsuit

A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of Duty argued last week that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School attack in Uvalde, Texas, saying the contents …

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Long-standing Problems Led Up to Deadly Texas Floods, Lawmakers Told

No minimum qualifications for local emergency management coordinators. No easy way to know if local officials are getting weather warnings. Difficulty getting all first responders on the same radio communication channel. And the bodies of flood victi...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Long-Standing Problems Led Up to Deadly Texas Floods, Lawmakers Told

No minimum qualifications for local emergency management coordinators. No easy way to know if local officials are getting weather warnings. Difficulty getting all first responders on the same radio communication channel. And the bodies of flood victi...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Fewer Insureds Shopping, More Switching, Says JD Power

Shopping slowed, but switching endures. That’s according to a recent report from J.D. Power, assessing insureds’ shopping habits for auto, home and renters’ insurance in Q2 2025. Overall shopping declined this quarter after setting...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Some Large Accounts Start Seeing Chubb’s Back as it Focuses on Middle, Small

The global middle market and small commercial is where its at for Chubb, according to its CEO. “The pattern of growth and opportunity continues,” Evan G. Greenberg said on a call with analysts to discuss Q2 earnings. “It’s whe...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Judge Approves $318M From Sale of Lindberg’s Software Firms to Repay Victims

After two years of litigation, maneuvering and negotiating, insurance companies once owned by convicted North Carolina businessmen Greg Lindberg may soon see some recovery of the millions in assets that Lindberg allegedly siphoned away. A federal jud...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

New Jersey to Offer Mobile Driver’s Licenses

Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation directing the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to create digital driver’s licenses and digital non-driver identification cards. Digital driver’s licenses, known as mobile driver’s licen...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Labor Department Proposes Over 60 Rule Changes in Push to Deregulate Workplaces

The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Widow of Police Officer Who Committed Suicide Loses Workers’ Comp Claim Appeal

The widow of an East Hartford police officer who committed suicide on the job is not entitled to survivorship benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation law, a Connecticut appeals court has ruled. The case involved Patricia Buchanan...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Widow of Police Officer Who Committed Suicide Denied Workers’ Compensation

The widow of an East Hartford police officer who committed suicide on the job is not entitled to survivorship benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation law, a Connecticut appeals court has ruled. The case involved Patricia Buchanan...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Edison Sets Up Compensation Program for Eaton Fire Victims

Southern California Edison will set up a program to compensate victims of a deadly Los Angeles wildfire that it has acknowledged may be linked to the company’s electrical equipment. The utility, owned by Edison International, said the voluntary...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Tanker Truck Crashes and Spills Fuel Into a Creek on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula

A tanker truck crashed into a creek on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula last Friday, spilling fuel into a tributary of a river where salmon runs were recently restored after a decades-long fight to remove its dams. A spokesperson for Gov. Bob &#8...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025