Insurance Journal

People Moves: RiverStone Taps Enstar’s Brockman as Group CEO, Succeeding Tanzer; MS Reinsurance Rest...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RiverStone International and MS Reinsurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. RiverStone Taps Enstar’s Brockman as Group CEO, Succeeding Tanzer RiverStone Internationa...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Covenir Continues Innovation Spree to Better Serve Insurer Needs Amidst Industry Headwinds

New IntelliClaims Advantage Solution Helps Insurers Close Claims Faster, Improve Customer Satisfaction and Reduce Costs by up to 60% BOSTON, MA, July 9, 2025 — CovenirBPO, the leading provider of onshore business process outsourcing services for clai...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Texas’ Service Insurance Group

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Service Lloyds Insurance Company, a Stock Company and Serv...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Focus on First Responders’ Mental Health Grows in Texas Flood Recovery

Riding on horseback through brush and over numerous dead turkeys, Margo Mellon spent Tuesday scanning the flood-ravaged ground of Texas’ Hill Country for dead bodies. As she and her rescue mates trudged through the muddy terrain, state official...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Trump Vows No Tariff Extension, Hardens Threats on Copper, Drugs

President Donald Trump vowed to push forward with his aggressive tariff regime in the coming days, stressing he would not offer additional extensions on country-specific levies set to now hit in early August while indicating he could announce substan...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

US Tariffs Projected to Slow Global Economy and Insurance Premium Growth: Swiss Re

Global growth is slowing as US tariff policy reduces trade and heightens geopolitical uncertainty, which ultimately will lead to decelerating growth in insurance premiums, according to Swiss Re. Global GDP growth (adjusted for inflation) is expected...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

House Swept Away as Flash Flooding Hits Mountain Village in New Mexico

At least three people were missing in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding Tuesday that was so intense an entire house was swept downstream. Emergency crews carried &#...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Villages Health System Sees $350 Million in Medicare Overcharges

A health-care system serving the largest retirement community in the US has filed for bankruptcy after disclosing it potentially overbilled Medicare by at least $350 million, according to court filings. The Villages Health System LLC, which operates...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Ken Griffin-Backed Florida Bill for Non-Competes Becomes Law

Florida enacted legislation allowing non-competes of up to four years, handing a victory to Citadel’s Ken Griffin, who pushed for the policy. Labor lawyers say it’s one of the most employer-friendly policies in the country. It also goes i...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Family of Four Killed in North Carolina Plane Crash

A North Carolina family of four, including two school-age children, died when their small plane crashed as they flew back from Florida. A National Transportation Safety Board crash investigator arrived Tuesday at the site of Monday’s crash in a...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

MGAs by the Numbers: Fronting Biz, Nonaffiliated MGAs Drive Growth

Direct premiums written by U.S. managing general agents jumped to over $114 billion in 2024, according to the latest installment of an annual research series on the MGA market. The report titled “Managing General Agents: Built for What’s...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Insurtech Inshur Raises $35 Million From Trinity Capital for US Expansion, AI Tech

Inshur said it as received a $35 million capital raise from alternative asset manager Trinity Capital to invest in research and development of artificial intelligence technology to support its embedded auto insurance policies within the autonomous ve...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Online Ticket Seller to Pay $85K for Violating Connecticut’s New Data Privacy Law

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a settlement with TicketNetwork, Inc. as a result of an investigation into violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act. Under the settlement, TicketNetwork has agreed to comply with the requireme...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Markel Launches Pre-Loss Services for UK Cyber Clients

Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., announced the launch of its pre-loss services for UK Cyber360 policyholders. These new offerings include a complimentary one-hour call with an experienced cyber and data risk lawyer...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Credit Fund’s Collapse Leads to $1 Billion Lawsuit Against EY

Bridging Finance Inc.’s receiver is suing Ernst & Young LLP for C$1.4 billion ($1 billion), alleging the auditor failed to detect fraud and misstatements that contributed to the Toronto private lender’s collapse. In a claim filed with...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Three Killed in Houthi Attacks on Cargo Ships, One Vessel Sinks in Red Sea

Houthi attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea killed three crew members, sank one vessel, and left a second without propulsion in signs the Tehran-backed group is once again escalating assaults in the vital trade route. The attacks resulted …

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

UK Companies Should Have to Disclose Major Cyberattacks, M&S Says

British businesses should be legally required to report material cyberattacks to the authorities, the chairman of retailer Marks & Spencer said on Tuesday, claiming two recent major attacks on large UK firms had gone unreported. Giving evidence t...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

ePayPolicy Announces New Network Payables Features

Network Payables connects the insurance industry with a powerful hub for all outbound payments to thousands of pre-verified industry partners. The High-Level: Network Payables empowers thousands of insurance companies to send funds with greater ease...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

No Alerts Heard in Deadly Texas Flash Flood as 161 Still Missing

In the early hours of July 4, the only sound many of the vacationers along the banks of the Guadalupe River would have heard was pounding rain and thunder. They didn’t get any official warning of the rapidly rising waters …

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Time to Change North Carolina’s Unique (and Antiquated) Rate Bureau System?

Insurance markets differ in important ways from state to state, and North Carolina’s stands out for two reasons. First, insurers responded to an exceptionally catastrophic storm in 2024—Hurricane Helene. The Tar Heel State bore $60 billion of t...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

California Fails to Stop 23andMe Founder From Re-Acquiring Firm Amid Privacy Concerns

Genetic testing company 23andMe can proceed with a $305 million sale to the company’s co-founder Anne Wojcicki after a U.S. bankruptcy judge rejected California’s bid to delay the sale while the state appeals over privacy concerns related...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

California Fails to Stop 23andMe Founder From Re-Acquiring Company

Genetic testing company 23andMe can proceed with a $305 million sale to the company’s co-founder Anne Wojcicki after a U.S. bankruptcy judge rejected California’s bid to delay the sale while the state appeals over privacy concerns related...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

People Moves: ReSource Pro Appoints Hugh as CFO

ReSource Pro, headquartered in New York City, appointed Eugene “Gene” Hugh as chief financial officer (CFO). Hugh will lead the company’s accounting, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, legal, and mergers and acquisition...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Viewpoint: Rising False Advertising Claims Reveal Major Coverage Protection Gap

The steady rise in false advertising claims against consumer-facing companies has exposed a major insurance protection gap. The drivers of these legal actions are many and varied and include consumers’ growing – and regularly-shifting – health...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Barnard College Settles Lawsuit Brought by Jewish Students

Barnard College has settled a lawsuit that accused the college of not doing enough to combat antisemitism on campus, agreeing to a litany of demands that include banning masks at protests and refusing to meet or negotiate with a coalition …

Posted: Jul 09, 2025