Insurance Journal

Lawsuit Challenges Florida’s Citizens Claims Arbitration by Administrative Judges

A Miami homeowner is suing Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for forcing him into arbitration over a 2024 damage claim dispute, claiming the process violates due process and equal protection rights. Stainton Williams, 92, contends the...

Posted: Jul 15, 2025

OSHA Cites Florida Missile Manufacturer After Fire Injures Workers

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that it has cited an Orlando, Florida target-missile manufacturer for exposing workers to fire, burn, and inhalation hazards. Aerojet Rocketdyne was cited with one willful and...

Posted: Jul 15, 2025

People Moves: BMS Appoints Wilson as Director in Canadian Retail Division; WTW Promotes Cousins to H...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers BMS and Willis. A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Appoints Wilson as Director in Canadian Retail Division BMS, the independent insurance and reinsurance broker, a...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

US Vehicle Recalls Reach Highest Level in Over a Year

More than 7.3 million vehicles were recalled between April and June, according to according to BizzyCar’s Q2 2025 Recall Report. The AI-driven, automated Service Recall Management Platform for auto dealers indicates the sharp rise in U.S. vehic...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Missouri Governor Repeals Guaranteed Paid Sick Leave Law

Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage. The move marked a major victory for the …

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

MGA Nexus Underwriting’s CEO Rouse Faces Internal Investigation for ‘Offensive’ Email

Nexus Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent, is investigating a “wholly inappropriate and offensive ” email sent by CEO Stuart Rouse. “We are aware of an internal email that has been shared externally and contains la...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

FEMA Removed Several Camp Mystic Buildings From 100-Year Flood Map, Records Show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away childr...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Unhealthy Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blankets Upper Midwest

Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires, covering the northern region of the U.S. at a time when people want to be enjoying lakes, trails and …

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

NHTSA Opens Recall Query Into Over 27,000 Polestar 2 Vehicles

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it had opened a recall query covering 27,816 of Sweden-based EV maker Polestar’s Polestar 2 vehicles over a loss of rear-view camera image. A recall query is an investigatio...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Markets/Coverages: HDI Global, Parametric Insurer Descartes Launch EQ Cover in Japan

The Japan branch of Germany-based corporate & specialty insurer HDI Global SE, part of Talanx AG, has received regulatory authorization in Japan to offer parametric earthquake insurance. HDI Global collaborated with Paris-based Descartes Underwri...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Wildfire Destroys a Historic Grand Canyon Lodge and Other Structures

A fast-moving wildfire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, forcing officials to close access to that area for the season, the park said Sunday. The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging &#82...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Wildfire That Destroyed Historic Grand Canyon Lodge Spread After Being Allowed to Burn for Days

A wildfire raging along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim that leveled a historic lodge erupted over the weekend after burning for more than a week, raising scrutiny over the National Park Service’s decision not to aggressively attack the fire...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Wildfire Destroyed Historic Grand Canyon Lodge After Being Allowed to Burn

A wildfire raging along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim that leveled a historic lodge erupted over the weekend after burning for more than a week, raising scrutiny over the National Park Service’s decision not to aggressively attack the fire...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Ships Look to Dodge Red Sea Attacks With ‘All-Crew-Muslim’ Messages

Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting messages about their nationality and even religion on their public tracking systems to avoid being targeted by Yemen’s Houthis after deadly attacks this week by the militia. Th...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Nursing Homes Struggle With Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Facilities for older adults and disabled people are reporting the sporadic lo...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Meta Investors, Zuckerberg Square Off at $8B Trial Over Alleged Privacy Violations

Mark Zuckerberg is expected to appear as a star witness in an unusual $8 billion trial that kicks off this week at which the Meta CEO is accused of operating Facebook as an illegal enterprise that allowed users’ data to …

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Tesla Goes to Trial Over Fatal Autopilot Crash in Florida

Tesla Inc. will stand trial over claims that the company is partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash in Florida that occurred when the Autopilot system in a Model S allegedly failed to detect a parked SUV. Family members …

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Takes 9 Lives, Injures 30

Nine people have died in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where people were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities said Monday. At least 30 people were injured. Firefighters responded to the Gabriel House assist...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

90 Patients Safely Relocated Amid North Carolina Health Facility Fire

About 90 patients at a North Carolina rehabilitation facility that suffered a structure fire have been safely moved and housed in other facilities, first responders in Burke County reported last night. Crews were dispatched shortly before 1 p.m. to t...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

4 Eastern Kentucky Communities Receive $14.4 Million for Flood Mitigation

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than $14.4 million to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in four communities across the eastern part of the state that were hit by historic floods in 2022. The cities of Beattyville in Lee County, &#...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

UK Hiring Tumbles by Most in Nearly Two Years, KPMG Survey Shows

Hiring by UK businesses plunged at the fastest pace in nearly two years, according to a survey that suggested that the fallout from a hike in payroll taxes is showing little sign of letting up. Permanent staff appointments fell by …

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Air India Crash Points to Cockpit Confusion as Fuel Flow Cut Out

The Air India jetliner that crashed on June 12 was doomed almost immediately upon taking off, after both engines lost fuel supply and the pilots ran out of time to regain control and avert catastrophe. A preliminary 15-page report filed …

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Old Republic Surety Goes High-Tech with Pittsburgh Pirates Video Project

This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. A major league ballpark can be a feast for the senses, from colorful fan gear to a tasty barbecue sandwich. There’s always plenty of action down on the …

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Search for Victims Resumes in Texas Floods After Severe Weather Halts Operations

Crews on Monday were expected to resume looking for victims of catastrophic flooding in Texas that killed at least 132 people after more heavy rains temporarily paused their search and rescue operations. Those efforts along the Guadalupe River were h...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

GOP Lawmakers Press Trump to Speed Review of Chinese-Made Drones

Key House lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to accelerate a congressionally mandated review of Chinese-made drones ahead of a potential US ban of the technologies later this year. Three House Republicans influential on national security...

Posted: Jul 14, 2025