Insurance Journal

Google Launches Last-Ditch Effort to Overturn $2.6B EU Antitrust Fine

Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday made a last-ditch effort at Europe’s top court to overturn a 2.42 billion euro ($2.6 billion) EU antitrust fine imposed for market abuse related to its shopping service, saying that regulators failed to show t...

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

US Federal Agencies Aim to Streamline ‘Hodgepodge’ of Cyber Reporting Rules

The Department of Homeland Security wants Congress and other federal agencies to help it streamline 52 different cyber reporting requirements to protect critical infrastructure and ease regulatory burdens on hacking victims. On Tuesday, it released a...

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

Eli Lilly Sues Businesses Selling Knockoff Versions of Mounjaro

Eli Lilly & Co. is suing medical spas, wellness centers and compounding pharmacies in various US states that sell unapproved versions of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro, which is frequently used off-label for weight loss. In lawsuits Lilly...

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

US Home Insurance ‘Bubble’ Closer to Popping as Climate Risks Mount: Report

Home insurance costs that have soared in much of the US may get even higher. Tens of millions of properties around the country are insured at prices that haven’t caught up with the danger of hurricanes, wildfires and floods, according …

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

Credit Suisse Unit Ordered to Pay Georgian Tycoon Ivanishvili $743 Million

A Credit Suisse unit has been ordered to pay billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili reduced damages of $742.7 million by a Singapore court as it confirmed that the bank’s trust had failed to safeguard its client’s assets. The amount was revised...

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

Israeli Cyber Firm Cato Networks Raises $238M, Valued at $3B

Israeli cybersecurity firm Cato Networks said on Tuesday it had raised $238 million in a private funding round that valued the company at $3 billion. The round, one of Israel’s largest this year and Cato’s biggest, was led by LightSpeed &...

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

The Legal Tensions of Collaboration and Competition in the Life Sciences Industry

Moderna’s suit against Pfizer and partner BioNtech over alleged COVID-vaccine-related patent infringement – and the targets’ countersuit – might suggest an abrupt return to business as usual after an unprecedented period of cooperation am...

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

People Moves: Hylant Names Reyes Risk Leader and Adds NC Benefits Team Members

Hylant, one of the larger privately held insurance brokers in the country, has made a number of personnel changes in recent weeks. Alejandro Reyes will lead Ohio-based Hylant’s business risk consulting teams, which help clients manage operation...

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

Assumable Mortgages Could Save Buyers Thousands in Interest, Startup Says

A New York startup company said it is now offering a platform that will make it easier for homebuyers to assume a mortgage from the seller, potentially saving buyers significantly over current interest rates. Roam, as it’s known, launched last...

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

People Moves: Bundy to Lead Burns & Wilcox San Diego Office

Kendall Bundy has joined Burns & Wilcox and will lead its San Diego, Calif. office. Bundy most recently served as a vice president at RT Specialty and also worked as project manager at Fieldwork Network. Burns & Wilcox is headquartered &#8230...

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

Washington Proposes 4.9% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates for 2024

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers will pay for workers’ compensation insurance next year. If adopted, the increase would have employers and wo...

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

7 Myths About Business and Innovation During a Recession, and Why They’re Simply Hooey

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. There are plenty of reasons to assume an economic downturn is no time to innovate. Here’s why that logic is wrong, and the truth about innovating in uncertain economic times. …

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Law Enforcement Seizes Museums’ Artworks Believed Stolen During Holocaust

Three artworks believed stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states by New York law enforcement authorities. The artworks by Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele were...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Turbulence as P&W Engine Flaw Forces Airlines to Lease More Craft and Crews

(Bloomberg) — Airlines are scrambling to find replacements for hundreds of single-aisle jetliners that will be sidelined by a recently discovered engine issue, providing a boon to companies that lease out aircraft and crews. About 3,000 Pratt &...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

People Moves: ReSource Pro Names Boyer as VP; Distinguished Programs Adds Kerrigan as General Counse...

ReSource Pro, headquartered in New York, N.Y., named Brittany Boyer as its Vice President of Product. Boyer brings with her over 17 years’ experience in the insurance industry. Before joining ReSource Pro, Boyer served as executive director of...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

New York Contractor Sentenced for Defrauding State Workers’ Comp Fund

A drywall contractor has been sentenced to six months in jail for defrauding the New York State workers’ compensation insurance fund out of almost $3 million in premiums over an eight-year period. The Manhattan District Attorney announced the s...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Houston Contractor Exposed Workers to Falls, Electrical Hazards, and Amputations, U.S. Department of...

A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found that a Houston-based contractor willfully and repeatedly exposed its workers to falls, electrical hazards and amputations. Following a March 9, 2023, complaint, investigators with th...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Ohio Roofing Contractor Faces $548K in Fines for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards

On four occasions in less than three months in 2023, U.S. Department of Labor inspectors observed a Millersburg, Ohio roofing contractor again exposing workers to deadly fall hazards of up to 19 feet at four residential roofing job sites in …

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Louisiana Battling Unprecedented Wildfire Season Amidst Record Heat and Drought

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire. In communities often challenged by flooding and hurricanes this time of year, firefighters instead are fending off 300-foot-tall (91.44 meters) blazes...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Indiana Attorney General Sues State’s Largest Hospital System Over Privacy of Ohio Girl Who Traveled...

NDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana`s attorney general has sued the state`s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The lawsuit, filed...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

People Moves: Ohio Mutual CFO Hendrix Announces Retirement; Wallen to Assume Position in January

Ohio Mutual CFO Hendrix Announces Retirement; Wallen to Assume Position in January Ohio Mutual Chief Financial Officer David Hendrix will retire from the company effective December 31. Current Corporate Controller Andrew M. Wallen will assume the rol...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

When Policies Conflict, Insurers Must Split Costs, Appeals Court Finds in Georgia Case

When the wording of insurance policies conflict with each other and can’t be reconciled, insurers must share defense expenses, a federal appeals court said in a case that stemmed from lawsuits against school personnel. “The district court...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Environmental Groups Urge Regulators to Shut Down California Reactor Over Safety Concerns

Environmental groups called on federal regulators to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant until tests can be conducted on critical machinery they believe could fail and cause a catastrophe. Friends...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Everest Insurance Launches Dedicated Wholesale, Programs Market Division in US

Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Group Ltd., has launched a dedicated U.S. Wholesale and Programs Division to serve the distinct and evolving needs of this market. “This dedicated offering reflects Everest’s decades of...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Canada’s Intact Financial Kicks Off Sale of RSA’s Personal Insurance Business

Intact Financial Corp. has kicked off the sale of its personal insurance subsidiary in the UK, which could be valued at around £500 million ($620 million), people with knowledge of the matter said. The Canadian insurer is working with JPMorgan &#8230...

Posted: Sep 19, 2023