The Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) has selected Old Republic Lawyers Specialty Insurance (ORLSI) as its endorsed lawyer’s malpractice insurance provider. Through its partnership with ORLSI, the LSBA Insurance Program now offers enhanced policy coverages and better program perks. These …

Trinity Couriers Inc., a courier service based in San Antonio, pled guilty to fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation insurance coverage, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. The company agreed to pay $800,000 in restitution to their insurance carrier, Texas Mutual Insurance …

A faculty adviser for Indiana University’s student newspaper filed a federal lawsuit last week arguing his free speech and due process rights were violated when he was fired for refusing to ensure no news stories appeared in the homecoming print …

John Lupica, vice chairman of Chubb Group and executive chair of North America Insurance, is retiring at the end of the year. John Keogh, president and chief operating officer of Chubb Group, will add the additional role of chair of …

A group of Dow Inc. investors filed a lawsuit at the end of August accusing the chemical manufacturer of failing to properly disclose the impact of tariffs on its business. This is the first investor class action linked to President …

The North Carolina Rate Bureau is asking for 28.5% and 31% average rate increases for dwelling policies over the next two years, numbers that will likely be reduced after negotiations with the state insurance commissioner. The Rate Bureau, representing insurance …

Prosecutors said three American cybersecurity professionals secretly ran a ransomware operation aimed at shaking down companies across the United States. The three people, only two of whom – Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin – were identified by name, collaborated with …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Westfield Specialty International and Vantage Group Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. Westfield Specialty Int’l Names Former AIG Exec Baldwin as President Westfield Specialty International announced the appointment …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Denver, Colorado-based Surescape Insurance Services LLC. Doug Rothey and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Bret VanderVoort, head of Gallagher’s South Central retail property/casualty brokerage operations. Surescape is …

Progressive’s insureds in Florida who held auto policies in 2023 and 2024, then switched to another carrier, may not qualify for a refund, despite a state law that measures excess profits over a three-year period. Progressive officials said that the …

Already suing the current CEO of Howden US and others, all former employees, broker Marsh has filed a new lawsuit against another group of former employees now at Howden US for breach of various employee contracts. The lawsuit filed Nov. …

A Chubb subsidiary says it is not obligated to cover a Ramada Inn franchise policyholder that has been ordered to pay $4.1 million to its parent company for a judgment in a sex trafficking case. The Philadelphia motel franchisee, Eighty …

JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit by the state of New York over allegations the company misled the public about reducing the impact of its operations on the environment. As …

Some of the most sizable and troubled nursing homes in the state of Vermont have struggled for much of this year to provide sufficient care under new ownership, logging violations that included a death, injuries and neglect of residents. The …

Global efforts to slash emissions are set to pick up significantly in the years to come. That’s according to an analysis of the Group of 20 countries by London Stock Exchange Group Plc. The findings, which point to “a material …

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) announced it will make a payout of US$70.8 million to the government of Jamaica to cover damages from Hurricane Melissa. This marks the largest single payout in the history of CCRIF, the Cayman …

Typhoon Kalmaegi killed 21 people and displaced nearly 400,000 more as it dumped heavy rains and caused widespread flooding in central Philippines, according to officials and local media. Many of the fatalities were in Cebu province where residents were trapped …

Li Auto Inc. is recalling 11,411 of its flagship Mega multi-purpose electric vehicles in China after one of its cars caught fire [on October 23], highlighting growing concerns about EV safety. The recall covers the 2024 model of the Mega …

More than five years after first announcing stricter controls on industrial farm pollution in Michigan, state environmental regulators will finally start enforcing them. Regulations issued Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy require the state’s largest …

UBS Group AG’s chairman warned against looming risks in the US insurance industry, citing weak and complex regulations amid an unprecedented boom in private financing. “We’re beginning to see huge rating agency arbitrage in the insurance business,” Chairman Colm Kelleher …