Insurance Journal

Hurricanes Get the Headlines But Inland Flooding Tops the Disaster List

Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded. It was the 13th time in 12 years …

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Florida-based Brown & Brown Posts Strong Profit for Q2

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. (BRO), one of the largest U.S. insurance brokerages, this week reported second-quarter net income of $257 million, up from $190 million for the second quarter of last year. On a …

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Florida-Based Brown & Brown Posts Strong Profit for Q2

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. (BRO), one of the largest U.S. insurance brokerages, this week reported second-quarter net income of $257 million, up from $190 million for the second quarter of last year. On a …

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Canadian Wildfires Threaten Oil Output, Prompt Evacuations

Wildfires in Canada’s energy-producing Alberta province are threatening almost 10% of the region’s oil production and forcing the evacuation of one of the country’s largest national parks during the peak summer tourist season. Hot w...

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Deadly Typhoon Gaemi Floods Philippines, Shuts Taiwan

Typhoon Gaemi claimed the lives of at least four people and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands in the Philippines, where parts of Manila are flooded even as the storm moves towards Taiwan. Packing sustained winds of up to …

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

WR Berkley CEO: Losses From Tech Outage Expected to Be ‘Manageable’

W.R. Berkley CEO W. Robert Berkley, Jr. said the company does not see last week’s global network systems outage “being a material loss to the organization.” “I would be surprised if we didn’t have any loss activity, but...

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Shopping Hits New High, Could Drop With Rate Adequacy

The national auto insurance shopping and quoting rate reached a new high between April and June, but many insurers appear to have achieved or are approaching rate adequacy, “which should lead to less rate activity and perhaps less shopping in &...

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Hackers Leak Documents From Pentagon IT Services Provider Leidos

Hackers have leaked internal documents stolen from Leidos Holdings Inc., one of the largest IT services providers to the US government, according to a person familiar with the matter. Leidos recently learned of the issue and believes the documents we...

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

US Judge Will Not Block FTC Ban on Worker ‘Noncompete’ Agreements

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by a tree-trimming company to block a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ rivals or launch competing &...

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Morgan & Morgan Vows to Fight Proposed Class Action on ‘Botched’ Injury Claims

Morgan & Morgan calls itself the nation’s largest injury law firm, with offices in most states. But perhaps the Orlando-founded firm has grown too big, too quickly, suggests a proposed class-action lawsuit that claims the firm has botched h...

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Applied Systems Acquires AI Platform for Insurance Planck

Insurance software firm Applied Systems reports that it has acquired Planck, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company for the insurance industry. Planck provides an AI-based data platform for commercial insurance. It works with US insurance com...

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Applied Systems Acquires Insurance AI Platform Planck

Insurance software firm Applied Systems reports that it has acquired Planck, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company for the insurance industry. Planck provides an AI-based data platform for commercial insurance. It works with US insurance com...

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Vermont Farmers Take Stock After Losing Crops to Flooding Two Years in a Row

Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm was flooded again by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. This time it was worse. Workers were able to harvest some of the produce before …

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

USAA Renter’s Insurance Policyholder Charged with Multiple Counts of Fraud

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown reports that a grand Jury for Prince George’s County has handed down two indictments charging an Upper Marlboro woman with insurance fraud. According to Brown, Rhonda Keisha Powell, also known as Rhond...

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Hot, Inland California Cities Face The Steepest Water Cuts With New Conservation Mandate

Facing a future of shortages, California is entering a new phase of water conservation: Cities and towns must meet new mandates ramping down use over the next 15 years — and some will be hit harder than others. Approved two …

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

People Moves: Donegal Promotes Landis; MEMIC Promotes Foote

Donegal Insurance Group, headquartered in Marietta, Pennsylvania, promoted Caleb Landis to assistant vice president of commercial lines systems development. Landis will be based out of Donegal’s home office in Marietta. Landis succeeds Barb Doy...

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Pilot Dies in Crash After Releasing Skydivers Near Niagara Falls

Officials released the name of a pilot who died in a skydiving flight after her passengers jumped from the aircraft near the Niagara Falls. Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna crashed Saturday, the …

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Chubb Q2 Net Income Up 24% to $2.2B

Chubb said second quarter net income was up more than 24% to about $2.2 billion despite higher catastrophe losses than a year ago. Catastrophe losses for the second quarter were $580 million, pretax, compared to $400 million last year during …

Posted: Jul 23, 2024

How California’s Homeowners Insurance Crisis is Affecting Brokers

A growing homeowners insurance crisis for Californians is straining brokers who must work harder to get increasingly expensive and more frequently unavailable coverage for their clients, a crisis many of them blame on regulations and wildfires. Wildf...

Posted: Jul 23, 2024

How California’s Homeowners Insurance Crisis Is Affecting Brokers

A growing homeowners insurance crisis for Californians is straining brokers who must work harder to get increasingly expensive and more frequently unavailable coverage for their clients, a crisis many of them blame on regulations and wildfires. Wildf...

Posted: Jul 23, 2024

People Moves: AXA’s Rodriguez Forero Named CEO of Newly Formed DUAL Latam

DUAL Group announced the appointment of Marilena Rodriguez Forero as CEO for the newly established region, DUAL Latin America, effective Aug. 1, 2024. Rodriguez Forero will be a member of DUAL’s Group Executive Committee, reporting to Richard C...

Posted: Jul 23, 2024

People Moves: AXA’s Rodriguez Forero Named CEO of Newly Formed DUAL LatAm

DUAL Group announced the appointment of Marilena Rodriguez Forero as CEO for the newly established region, DUAL Latin America, effective Aug. 1, 2024. Rodriguez Forero will be a member of DUAL’s Group Executive Committee, reporting to Richard C...

Posted: Jul 23, 2024

Property Code Enforcement a Sore Spot in Some South Dakota Communities

FAITH, S.D. (AP) — A few months ago, the city council in this ranching town in remote northwestern South Dakota decided to join dozens of other communities across the state and hire an outside contractor to enforce property codes. But …

Posted: Jul 23, 2024

Truck Driver Charged in Ohio Interstate Crash That Left 6 People Dead

A truck driver in Ohio has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in a chain-reaction crash involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead and 18 injured. The crash on Interstate 70 last November …

Posted: Jul 23, 2024

Jacksonville Jags Sue Financial Employee Convicted of Stealing $22M From Team

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have filed a lawsuit against a former employee who is serving prison time after pleading guilty to stealing $22 million from the NFL team’s virtual credit card program. The lawsuit, filed Thurs...

Posted: Jul 23, 2024