Insurance Journal

Massive Fire at Louisiana Sawmill Put Out

BOGALUSA, La. (AP) – Firefighters from departments across southeast Louisiana and nearby areas of Mississippi worked for hours before extinguishing the flames from a massive fire at a sawmill on Lake Pontchartrain’s north shore early Mond...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Ohio Families Living in Limbo Months After Fire

AST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Jeff Drummond spends days and nights alone in a tiny room with fake wood paneling, two small beds and a microwave atop a mini refrigerator that serves as a nightstand – his pickup truck parked …

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Risk Strategies Enters Wisconsin With Acquisition of Johnson Insurance Services

Risk Strategies announced it is finalizing terms of a purchase agreement under which it will purchase the assets of Johnson Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Johnson Financial Group. Following the completion of due diligence, the transaction is exp...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

World Acquires Kansas’ Iron Gates

World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of Iron Gates Insurance Group LLC (“Iron Gates”) of Haven, Kansas and Anthony, Kansas on March 1, 2023. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Iron Gates has bee...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Jury Finds Deutsche Bank Liable for $95 Million in Cayman Ponzi Scheme Suit

A south Florida jury has found Deutsche Bank liable for failing to flag a Ponzi scheme that allegedly forced several Cayman Island companies into bankruptcy and liquidation. The Germany-based global banking firm, which faces another lawsuit over the...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Jury Finds Deutsche Bank Liable for $95 Million in International Ponzi Scheme Suit

A south Florida jury has found Deutsche Bank liable for failing to flag a Ponzi scheme that allegedly forced several Cayman Island companies into bankruptcy and liquidation. The Germany-based global banking firm, which faces another lawsuit over the...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Driver Charged in Fatal Apple Store Crash Pleads Not Guilty

The driver of an SUV that crashed into a Massachusetts Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, was traveling as fast as 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in the seconds before the …

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

How Former Columnist’s Civil Lawsuit Alleging Sex Assault by Trump Reached Court

As Donald Trump ran for and served as president, over a dozen women publicly accused him of sexual assault and harassment. Most of those claims – all denied by Trump – were never taken to court. None has gone to …

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Connecticut Landlord to Pay $400,000 for Tenant Harassment

A former Connecticut landlord must pay $400,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging he violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing and victimizing his female tenants for at least five years, including evicting or threatening to evict those w...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

People Moves: QBE Nabs Davis From Beazley to Head Cyber; Dhillon Head of Markel’s Catastrophe, Expos...

QBE Names Davis to Newly Created Position: Global Head of Cyber QBE Insurance Group Limited has appointed Serene Davis to newly the created position global head of cyber. Davis will begin working in the role on May 15. Davis will …

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

South Florida Condo Building Evacuated After 60-year Inspection

Residents of a South Florida waterfront condominium that was deemed unsafe during a recent inspection have until Tuesday morning to evacuate. A building engineer conducting an inspection on April 14 for the Majestic Isle condominium’s required...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

South Florida Condo Building Evacuated After 60-Year Inspection

Residents of a South Florida waterfront condominium that was deemed unsafe during a recent inspection have until Tuesday morning to evacuate. A building engineer conducting an inspection on April 14 for the Majestic Isle condominium’s required...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Distracted Driving: A Fatal Problem with Seemingly Simple Solutions

In 2021, distracted driving killed 3,522 people. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and statistics show that distracted driving has become an increasingly common and fatal hazard. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrat...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

China’s Ping An Insurance Reports 48.9% Rise in Q1 Profit

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. saw a 48.9% rise in first-quarter net profit as its investment income improved, China’s largest insurer by market value reported on Wednesday. Profit rose to 38.4 billion yuan ($5.55 billion) for the...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Lessons From Inside: Two Cyber Experts Share Biggest Risks for Companies

On this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast, two cybersecurity experts shared their inside view of the current cyber risk landscape. “While working in the cybersecurity industry for several years, you get to understand the pain points of CISO...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Catastrophe Losses Stimy Chubb Q1 Net Income

First quarter net income at Chubb Ltd. fell several percentage points to about $1.9 billion as catastrophe losses evened gains in premiums written. P&C underwriting income was about $1.21 billion, down 5.5% from about $1.28 billion the prior year...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Catastrophe Losses Hinder Chubb Q1 Net Income

First quarter net income at Chubb Ltd. fell several percentage points to about $1.9 billion as catastrophe losses evened gains in premiums written. P&C underwriting income was about $1.21 billion, down 5.5% from about $1.28 billion the prior year...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

People Moves: Hiscox Re & ILS Hires Hamilton Re’s Shah as Dir. of U/W Risk; BHSI Names Claims Execs...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hiscox Re & ILS, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), and Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions A summary of these new hires follows here. Hiscox Re & ILS Hires Hamilton...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Insurance Industry Leaders Warn Not to Do This When Facing Inflation and Recession

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync If the U.S. or global economy falls into a recession, it won’t be the first time – nor will it be the last. Despite the urge to take your foot …

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

EU Lawmakers Back Human Rights, Environmental Checks for Big Companies

European Union lawmakers on Tuesday backed rules requiring thousands of large companies to identify and mitigate human rights abuses like child labor or slavery, and environmental damage by suppliers. The European Parliament’s legal affairs com...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

North Sea Nations to Develop Critical Infrastructure Security Pact

Security advisers from the North Sea nations agreed to work out a pact to jointly protect critical sub-sea gas pipelines and power cables, telecoms connections and wind farms. Several nations attending the North Sea Summit in Belgium on Monday will &...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Russia’s Lavrov Blames West for Deadlock Over Future of Black Sea Grain Deal

Moscow has seen “practically no results” from a pact with the United Nations that aimed to help Russia’s grain and fertilizer exports and blamed Western countries for creating a deadlock, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesd...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Private Health Care Booms in Britain as State-Run Health Service Buckles

British patients are turning to private health care as the National Health Service struggles with mass strikes, long waiting lists and budget constraints. Insurance company Vitality Health Ltd. said its policies cover nearly a million people in the U...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Japan’s Sompo to Focus on Integration After Spree of Overseas Acquisitions

Sompo Holdings Inc. will place more focus on integrating domestic and overseas operations for further growth after a spell of acquisitions abroad boosted the global presence of Japan’s No. 3 non-life insurer group, a senior executive said. &#82...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

Crypto Must End Anonymity for Illicit Finance, U.S. Regulator Says

Anonymity is allowing crypto assets to finance illegal activities, a top U.S. regulatory official said on Tuesday, posing national security risks that must be addressed. Christy Goldsmith Romero, a commissioner at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading C...

Posted: Apr 26, 2023