Semi-Trailer Crash Into Van Kills 7 on Northeast Georgia Highway
Seven people were killed in a fiery crash on a highway in Georgia on Monday afternoon when a semi-trailer struck a van and it burst into flames, according to law enforcement. The semi-trailer was following too close to the Dodge …
Volvo, State Farm Partner on Point-of-Sale Auto Insurance
There has been another announcement of a relationship between insurance and an auto manufacturer. State Farm and Volvo are collaborating to provide Volvo customers across the U.S. with access to car insurance options when they buy a car. Volvo customers …
IMF Warns of Elevated Risk of ‘Disorderly’ Global Market Correction
Global markets are too comfortable with risks, including trade wars, geopolitical tensions and yawning government deficits, which, combined with already overpriced assets, increase the chance of a “disorderly” market correction, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. Underscoring the IMF’s …
            
      
Delaware Supreme Court Hears Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Package Appeal
Elon Musk’s lawyers will urge the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday to restore his $56 billion pay package from Tesla, as one of the biggest corporate legal battles enters its final stage nearly two years after a lower court judge …
            
      
1 Dead, 2 Missing And Dozens Rescued After Remnants of Typhoon Lashed Alaska
One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the weekend brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters that swept some homes away, authorities said. More than 50 people …
            
      
SIAA Launches New Data Driven AI Tool to Boost Agency, Carrier Growth
The agency network, SIAA, today announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence optimization platform called SIAA NXT, a platform that combines a suite of solutions and services designed to help members and partners connect and grow in an increasingly …
            
      
New Hampshire’s Davis & Towle Acquires Tassey Group
Davis & Towle Insurance Group, headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, has acquired Tassey Group Insurance in Berlin, which is about 115 miles north of Concord. Davis & Towle also announced the merger of Tassey Group with Davis & Towle affiliate …
8 Auto Insurance Providers to Pay New York $19M Over Data Breaches
New York State is securing more than $19 million in penalties from eight auto insurance providers for violations of the state’s cybersecurity regulation. Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris said that inadequate cybersecurity controls allowed hackers to …
US Sanctions Online Scammers Who Stole Billions From Victims
The Trump administration sanctioned more than a hundred companies and individuals in Southeast Asia linked to online investment scams that have fleeced US victims of billions of dollars in recent years. The Treasury Department — in collaboration with the UK …
            
      
People Moves: Chamberlain to Lead Nationwide’s Small Commercial Operations; Duck Creek Gains New CEO in Former PowerSchool CEO Gulati
Chamberlain Named Small Commercial Operations and Service Solutions Leader Nationwide has tapped Joe Chamberlain to lead its small commercial operations and service solutions organization. Chamberlain has over 30 years of underwriting and operations leadership experience in the insurance industry. Most …
Government Shutdown Threatens US Home Sales in Flood-Prone Areas: Report
A shutdown of the U.S. government could hinder the accessibility of insurance coverage to prospective homeowners in flood-prone areas, and cost the already struggling housing market billions of dollars in delayed contract closings, data showed on Tuesday. The report from …
Viewpoint: Strong In-House Claims Functions Help Build Trust in MGA Sector
The managing general agent (MGA) market is in the spotlight as one of the most agile and innovative arrows of growth for the insurance sector. But as with any arrow, direction and precision matter. Fired without the right discipline, it …
            
      
Agents Struggle to Find Capacity, Meet Customer Timing Expectations: Survey
A new property/casualty insurance industry survey report reveals some of the key challenges that independent agents are facing, including providing quotes within customers’ expected time frames—or finding insurance capacity at all in some areas. Almost nine-out-of-10 agents surveyed by First …
Viewpoint: Can Parametric Insurance Bridge the FEMA Gap?
The way communities nationwide recover from natural disasters may never be the same. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expired on September 30. Simultaneously, pending congressional legislation stands to transform the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) program. …
            
      
Mississippi Supreme Court Won’t Budge on $15M Bad-Faith Decision Against USAA
The Mississippi Supreme Court this month declined to reconsider its 2024 decision to uphold almost $15 million in punitive damages and attorney fees against USAA in one of the longest-running claims disputes to come out of Hurricane Katrina. The court …
            
      
Insureds Need Early ACV Estimate to Claim Breach of Contract, Fla. Appeals Court Says
In what is being seen as a significant win for property insurers, a Florida appeals court last week found that Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Co. did not breach the insurance contract when it paid just $8,125 on a homeowner’s …
            
      
California Reports $6.7B Impact From Diverse Businesses in Insurance Industry
A new economic impact report from the California Department of Insurance shows that insurance companies contracting with small and diverse-owned businesses contributed a total economic output of $6.7 billion to the state’s economy, supporting more than 29,000 jobs and generating …
California Oil Workers Face Uncertain Future in State’s Energy Transition
Thirty years ago, Willie Cruz was shocked when he learned the Southern California oil refinery where he worked was shutting down. Cruz, now a 61-year-old living in Arizona, had spent five years working in the environmental department when Powerine Oil …
            
      
Bold Penguin Acquires SquareRisk to Expand Specialty, E&S Access
Insurtech Bold Penguin said it has acquired SquareRisk, a digital, artificial intelligence-enabled wholesale insurance marketplace. Bold Penguin said users of its quoting software will now have additional commercial insurance policy coverage options beyond the admitted space to fill the evolving …
US Probes Driver Assistance Software in 2.9 Million Tesla Vehicles Over Traffic Violations
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system over more than 50 reports of traffic-safety violations and a series of crashes. …
            
      
 
            
        
    


