Insurance Journal

People Moves: Arch Insurance Taps AXA XL’s Martins as Head of Executive Assurance for France; DUAL E...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance and DUAL Europe. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Taps AXA XL’s Martins as Head of Executive Assurance, France Arch Insurance announced t...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Insurance Industry Reps Back Reauthorization of Federal Terrorism Backstop

Marsh McLennan lost 358 employees in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and in Washington today Michelle Sartain, who has worked at Marsh for more than 28 years, encouraged lawmakers to reauthorize the Terrorism …

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Authorities Examining Why Concrete Mixer Turned On, Killing Alabama Worker

An Alabama worker died from blunt force trauma after he he was performing maintenance inside an industrial concrete mixer, a coronor has determined. The investigation is continuing into the death of Edgar Earl Davis IV, age 29, who was pronounced &#8...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Business Moves: Intermediary Specialist Risk Group Buys UK Broker Champion Insurance; Broker Clear G...

UK Intermediary Specialist Risk Group Buys Broker Champion Insurance Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced it has acquired Champion Insurance Group and its specialist subsidiaries Champion Professional Risks...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Moms Turn in Sons Charged With $50,000 in Vandalism at Florida School

Two boys were turned in by their mothers Monday to face charges for allegedly causing $50,000 worth of vandalism damage to a central Florida elementary school’s media center, investigators said. The 12- and 13-year-old boys broke into Friendshi...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

JD Power: Customers Look to Alternatives as Home Insurance Premiums Rise

Homeowners insurance rates are rising at a pace not seen in more than a decade, so more customers are asking why they should stay loyal if they perceive their insurer isn’t reciprocating. According to a recent survey from J.D. Power, …

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Most Corporate Climate Transition Plans Aren’t Credible, Study Finds

The effects of climate change are intensifying but businesses globally are struggling to make transition plans that they can implement in the real world, according to a report released Wednesday by the London School of Economics and Political Science...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack Fallout Spreads to Suppliers

The cyberattack that’s brought Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc factories to a standstill is affecting suppliers, with some European parts makers forced to pause or scale back their own production. German company Eberspächer Gruppe GmbH & C...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

People Moves: AmTrust Names Fletcher and Thomas to Lead New E&S Premier Group; The Fidelis Partnersh...

AmTrust Names Fletcher and Thomas to Lead New E&S Premier Group AmTrust Financial Services Inc., headquartered in New York City, appointed Curt Fletcher as senior vice president and Matt Thomas as vice president of AmTrust’s newly establish...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Tesla Settles Another Fatal Crash Lawsuit Ahead of Jury Trial

Tesla Inc. reached a confidential deal to resolve a lawsuit by the family of a teenager who was killed in a 2019 California crash involving a Model 3 on Autopilot. The settlement disclosed in court filings marks the latest move …

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Georgia Man Charged Again in Selling Fake Workers’ Comp Insurance Certificates

A Georgia man has been arrested for at least the second time in four years, charged with posing as an insurance agent and selling fake workers’ compensation policies. Fernando Jose Cuellar Membreno, 54, was arrested in August after an investiga...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Orion180 Launches Homeowners Product in California That Includes High-Risk Zones

Orion180 Insurance launched of its FLEX Home Insurance product for California. FLEX is designed to give homeowners the ability to personalize policies, adjust coverage and deduct options based on risk exposure and financial goals. Orion180 has develo...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

World Insurance Adds William P. Smart Associates of New Jersey

Global insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC announced it acquired the business of William P. Smart Associates of Fairfield, New Jersey on June 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. William P. Smart’s niche is the ente...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Trump Administration to Award Contract for Research on Vaccines and Autism to RPI

Federal health officials intend to award a contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism, according to a government procurement notice. The Troy, New York, engineering school is ge...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

New YorkProposes Rules to Ban Addictive Social Media Feeds for Kids

New York’s attorney general on Monday proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules for verifying a user’s age. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, passed last...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

New York Unveils Rules to Ban Addictive Social Media Feeds for Kids

New York’s attorney general on Monday proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules for verifying a user’s age. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, passed last...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Congress Asks If Boar’s Head Virginia Plant Tied to Deadly Outbreak Will Reopen

Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether a Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the center of last year’s deadly listeria outbreak will be fit to reopen. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, of Connecticut, sent a letter Monday asking company officials to ap...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Will Boar’s Head Virginia Plant Tied to Deadly Outbreak Reopen?

Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether a Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the center of last year’s deadly listeria outbreak will be fit to reopen. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, of Connecticut, sent a letter Monday asking company officials to ap...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Will Boar’s Head Virginia Plant Tied to Deadly Listeria Outbreak Reopen?

Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether a Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the center of last year’s deadly listeria outbreak will be fit to reopen. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, of Connecticut, sent a letter Monday asking company officials to ap...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Workers’ Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2026. L&I says the increase would help pay for the rising cos...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Microsoft Seizes 340 Websites Linked to Growing Phishing Subscription Service

Microsoft Inc said on Tuesday that it seized nearly 340 websites tied to a rapidly growing Nigerian-based service that allowed users to carry out phishing operations that stole at least 5,000 Microsoft user credentials. Microsoft obtained an order fr...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

ChatGPT Was Used ‘to Help Scammers Do Their Thing’ at Asia Fraud Compound

Duncan Okindo says he was lured to Southeast Asia last year by the promise of a customer service job in Thailand. Instead, he ended up spending four months in a scam compound on the lawless Myanmar-Thai border, where he saw …

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Insurers Lose Bid to Appeal London Judgment Over Jets Lost in Russia

Western insurers on Tuesday lost a London High Court bid to appeal against a judgment that hands aircraft lessors $1.0 billion-plus from their war risks insurance policies to cover the loss of jets stuck in Russia since the invasion of …

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Tornadoes Destroyed Several Homes in Southeastern Utah

Tornadoes destroyed several homes in southeastern Utah over the weekend, but authorities said there were no reports of people injured. A storm produced two tornadoes in San Juan County in southeastern Utah over the span of an hour starting around &#8...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Arkansas Pain Management Clinic and Hospital Settle Retaliation Lawsuit

Interventional Pain Management Associates (IPMA), a Mountain Home, Arkansas pain management clinic, and Baxter Regional Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital, will pay $350,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S....

Posted: Sep 16, 2025