Insurance Journal

Toyota Recalls Nearly 400,000 Vehicles Due to Malfunctioning Rearview Camera

Toyota is recalling nearly 400,000 vehicles because the rearview camera may not display when backing up, increasing the risk of a crash, federal traffic safety regulators said. Included in the recall are 2022-2025 Toyota Tundras and Tundra hybrids an...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Connecticut Launches Free Online Property Risk Mapping Tool

Connecticut has launched a free online risk mapping tool that allows Connecticut homeowners and businesses to assess their property’s risk from flooding, wildfires, and other perils to better understand their insurance needs. Provided through a...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Amwins Adds Credit Insurance With Purchase of Miami-based ARC MGA

Amwins, the specialty insurance broker headquartered in Charlotte, said it has acquired Applied Risk Capital, a Miami-based managing general agent specializing in credit insurance for the leveraged financial market. ARC was founded in 2019 and provid...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Cost of Citadel’s Planned Miami Tower Surges to $2.5 Billion

Citadel’s planned office tower in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood — long expected to cost more than $1 billion — will probably be closer to $2.5 billion with construction likely to begin mid-to-late next year, founder and Chief Executive Of...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

OpenAI, Anthropic Eye Using Investor Funds to Settle AI Copyright Lawsuits, FT Reports

OpenAI and Anthropic are exploring the use of investor funds to settle potential multibillion-dollar lawsuits, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Copyright owners have launched a series of high-stakes lawsuits against tech firms, including Op...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

SC Law Enforcement Says No Arson Evidence in Fire That Destroyed Judge’s Home

State agents have so far found no evidence that a fire that destroyed a judge’s home on a South Carolina island was intentionally set, the state’s top law enforcement official said Monday. The Saturday blaze nearly burned to the ground &#...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Responsible AI Deployment Linked to Better Business Outcomes: EY

As broader adoption of AI technologies continues to accelerate, companies that implement more advanced Responsible AI (RAI) measures are pulling ahead while others stall. According to the second Responsible AI (RAI) Pulse survey from the EY organizat...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

People Moves: Acrisure Re Taps Ximenez From Lockton to Lead Newly Formed Brazil Unit; Vantage Risk P...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Acrisure Re in Brazil and the Bermuda-based re/insurer Vantage Risk. A summary of these new hires follows here. Acrisure Re Taps Ximenez From Lockton to Lead Newly Formed Brazil Unit...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Specialist Risk Group Launches Int’l Team to Help Clients Access UK/London Capacity

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the formation of a new team in its International pillar, who will work with global clients and brokers to place insurance programs for UK subsidiaries of overseas corpora...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

UK Car Finance Industry Faces $11 Billion-$13 Billion Mis-Selling Hit

Britain’s motor finance industry is on the hook for 8.2 billion to 9.7 billion pounds ($11 billion-$13 billion) to compensate consumers for unfair car loans, the regulator said on Tuesday, in plans that point to a lower bill than the …

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Tropical Storm Jerry Is 10th Storm in Atlantic Hurricane Season

Tropical Storm Jerry formed in the Atlantic east of the Caribbean, becoming the 10th system in the 2025 hurricane season. Jerry, with top winds of 45 miles (72 kilometers) per hour, was about 1.315 miles east of the Caribbean Leeward …

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Japan’s Asahi Hack That Halted Beer Production Claimed by Qilin Ransomware Group

Qilin, a ransomware group with a track record of cyberattacks on major entities around the world, claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a hack on Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings 2502.T that disrupted production at the beer and beverage giant. Asah...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

EU Eyes Sanctions on Fake Flags Used by Russia Shadow Oil Fleet

The European Union has proposed restrictions on three firms that have provided fake flags to sanctioned oil tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The entities have supplied false Aruba, Curacao and Sint-Maa...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Italian Families Target Facebook, Instagram and TikTok Over Child Safety

A group of Italian families has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, accusing the platforms of failing to enforce age restrictions and using addictive features that harm children’s mental health. The case asks a Milan court...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Chobani Urges End to Dannon Parent’s Cold-Brew Coffee Lawsuit

Chobani urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Danone, the parent of rival U.S. yogurt brand Dannon, claiming it copied packaging and the “Bright & Mellow” slogan for a competing line of ready-to-drink cold brew coffee. Danone...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

AI-Power Boom to Drive $1.1 Trillion in US Utility Grid Spending

US electric companies will spend almost $208 billion in 2025 and more than $1.1 trillion over the next five years on the power grid, according to industry group Edison Electric Institute. Utility spending is growing rapidly. For comparison, investor-...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Laws and Regs Already Protect Insureds From AI Missteps, Insurance Reps Say

Despite the rapid rise of artificial intelligence in the insurance sector, along with claims of widespread errors and even discrimination by algorithms, A.I. is becoming vital to the industry – but insureds will be protected by existing statutes, ins...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

New York Judge Upholds Transgender Athlete Ban on Long Island

A New York judge on Monday upheld a Long Island county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities. In a decision in a suit brought by a roller derby league, Judge …

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Continental AG Reaches Deal With Ex-Managers in Diesel Scandal, Handelsblatt Reports

Germany’s Continental AG has reached a deal with former managers that will see their insurance pay damages between 40 million and 50 million euros ($46.7 million-$58.3 million) in connection with the diesel scandal, reported the Handelsblatt ne...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Workers’ Compensation Continues to Lead P/C industry With Strong Profits

Although economic uncertainty could affect insurers in the near to midterm, the workers’ compensation line continues to be a key driver of the profitability of the entire property/casualty insurance industry even as workers’ compensation...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Workers’ Compensation Continues to Lead P/C Industry With Strong Profits

Although economic uncertainty could affect insurers in the near to midterm, the workers’ compensation line continues to be a key driver of the profitability of the entire property/casualty insurance industry even as workers’ compensation...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

US Sues Southern California Edison Over 2019 Wildfire

The U.S. government sued Southern California Edison to help restore National Forest System lands burned in the Saddleridge wildfire near Los Angeles in 2019. Tuesday’s lawsuit seeks damages for fire suppression costs and rehabilitation stemming...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

3 Democratic Justices Hope to Keep Pennsylvania Supreme Court Seats

There are no $1 million giveaways to voters, cheesehead hats or even candidate debates. Elon Musk is nowhere to be found. Yet the stakes in the Pennsylvania election this fall are very much the same as they were in Wisconsin …

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Lawmaker Calls for California Insurance Commissioner to Resign Amid Spending Probe

A lawmaker is calling on Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign in the wake of investigation he allegedly used taxpayer dollars to take luxurious trips. The Fair Political Practices Commission is looking into a complaint into Lara following re...

Posted: Oct 07, 2025

Gaines Named Nevada Insurance Commissioner

Ned Gaines was named commissioner of the Nevada Division of Insurance. Gaines, who has served as commissioner in an acting capacity since July 2, was named to the role by Department of Business and Industry Director Kristopher Sanchez. Gaines has &#8...

Posted: Oct 07, 2025