Insurance Journal
French authorities received a report of a second infant death, as a tainted formula crisis that’s engulfed Nestlé SA, Danone SA and Groupe Lactalis widens. Both babies drank formula that has been recalled, the French health ministry said in a &...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
An oil tanker that’s under sanction for its role in transporting Russian oil appears to have run into trouble off the coast of Algeria and is now drifting in the Mediterranean Sea, according to tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The …
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Burns & Wilcox, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, transitioned several of its professionals into new leadership positions. Sam Carson, formerly vice president, operations, is now vice president & managing director with responsibili...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Many Americans believe climate change climate change is likely to cause some cities to be lost to rising sea levels, and they also expect mass displacement of people and serious damage to the global economy, a new poll shows. A …
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
France’s navy boarded an oil tanker coming from Russia into the Mediterranean Sea, as part of a global crackdown on shadow fleet ships used to export sanctioned crude. The operation was carried out on the high seas, with the support …
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Egan-Jones Ratings Co. has been removed from the Bermuda Monetary Authority’s list of recognized credit ratings providers, according to recent guidance from the watchdog. The regulator is no longer listing Egan-Jones among the ratings providers...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Big Northern European investors are increasingly wary of the risks of holding U.S. assets in the face of geopolitical tensions, pensions chiefs told Reuters, a sign of a broadening shift away from the world’s biggest financial market. A top inv...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Premium renewal rates increased year-over-year for all major commercial lines, except workers’ compensation, according to fourth quarter 2025 results of the Ivans Index. “The commercial insurance market remains firm overall, though renewa...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
The auto sector is bracing for yet another potential supply chain disturbance, this time spurred by the rush to build data centers that train and develop artificial intelligence models. A shortage of memory chips caused by the data center boom …...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Days after announcing a deal to equip 10,000 engineers and data scientists at Travelers with AI assistants, the insurance company’s leader detailed “differentiating domain expertise” around data and technology, which fuel long-term...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Hot on the heels of a significant rate cut in December, Florida’s Security First Insurance has announced another average decrease for one of its homeowners products. The use-and-file decrease will average about 5.2% for the carrier’s Sign...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
A bill to provide restitution to policyholders harmed by their insurer or agent passed the Washington Senate on Wednesday on a 29 to 20 vote. The bill, sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer and sponsored by Senator Adrian Cortes (D–Battle...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Relation Insurance Services has acquired the assets of PT Business Solutions in South Pasadena, California. PT Business Solutions is a provider of employee benefit, HR, payroll, workers’ compensation and group retirement plans. The agency has b...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
In the state’s seventh round of medical debt relief, outgoing Governor Phil Murphy announced that nearly 14,000 New Jersey residents will see almost $16 million in medical bills abolished. The relief is a result of the state’s ongoing par...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Estee Lauder was sued by a self-described “disruptive” startup that accused the cosmetics giant of effectively putting it out of business by stealing technology to boost sales from jet-setting travelers in hotels. In a complaint filed on...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
EverPeak Insurance Names Kranz President EverPeak Insurance created a unified leadership team headed by Kathy Kranz. Kranz most recently served as interim COO at EverPeak. She previously served a long tenure as CFO of Pinnacol Assurance. The new Ever...
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Nearly five years after Winter Storm Uri sparked widespread power outages and killed hundreds of Texans, officials and residents are once more girding for a round of severe winter weather that will blanket large parts of the state. Dangerously cold &...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Nearly five years after Winter Storm Uri sparked widespread power outages and killed hundreds of Texans, officials and residents are once more girding for a round of severe winter weather that will blanket large parts of the state. Dangerously cold &...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
The Kentucky Department of Insurance is reminding insurance agents to be careful when advising clients on securities transactions. State law requires that investment advisors be registered with the state. And when an insurance agent advises a consume...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Cottingham & Butler Names Hessling President Cottingham & Butler, headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, named Mike Hessling as president. Hessling joins Cottingham & Butler from Gallagher Bassett, where he served as CEO of North America. As pre...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) said it saved residents $227.9 million by blocking proposed property/casualty insurance premium increases from taking effect in 2025. Through the rate review process in 2025, PID reported that its review of...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
AXA XL has launched a dedicated Alternative Risk Solutions (ARS) team, appointing Sylvain Bouteillé, current chief underwriting officer, specialty as its leader. The new team centralizes AXA XL’s alternative risk expertise to enhance its abilit...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Georgia Farm Bureau announced that Gary Willis, who recently served as executive director of insurance operations, is the general manager for the bureau’s insurance corporation. Willis takes over for George Monk, who retired Jan. 2, GFB said in...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Georgia Farm Bureau announced that Gary Willis, who recently served as executive director of insurance operations, is the general manager for the bureau’s insurance corporation. Willis takes over for George Monk, who retired Jan. 2, GFB said in...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
A federal trial is underway for a former St. Louis, Missouri alderman accused of defrauding an insurance company while in office. Brandon Bosley is charged with orchestrating a fraud scheme to obtain money from his insurance company by falsely inflat...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026