Rebranding, Renaming, Reorganizing: The Hartford, CRC Group, Bridge Specialty
The Hartford Stag Gets a New Look The iconic stag logo of The Hartford is getting a new look—one that the company describes as bold and contemporary—honoring “the company’s rich history while demonstrating its modern, visionary spirit.” According to The …
AmFam Reports Underwriting Profit for 2024 to Reverse Losses Last Two Years
After two years of combined ratios over 110, American Family Insurance reported an underwriting profit in 2024—with a 96.6 for the year for all property/casualty lines it writes. The improvement from a 110.8 in 2023 and 111.4 in 2022 came …
Investigations to Legislation: Florida Lawmakers Weighing Insurance Industry Changes
Florida legislative leaders, facing increasing pressure from the public and the press, this week pledged to investigate property insurers’ financial structures. And bills filed before the 2025 Legislature began this week also would require executive pay disclosure by carriers, along …
People Moves: Arbella Insurance Appoints Brady as Next CEO as Donohue Retires
Arbella Insurance Group, headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, named Executive Vice President and Head of Claim Paul Brady as CEO, effective June 1. Brady has been with Arbella for nearly 15 years, holding numerous leadership positions, including chief information officer and …
Judge Allows Lobster Fishermen to Sue Environmental Group for Defamation
A group of lobster fishermen can sue one of the world’s largest seafood watchdog groups for defamation, a federal court has ruled, over a report that described Maine lobster as an unwise choice for consumers. The threat to a rare …
Hub Acquires Wine Industry Specialist MIV in California
Hub International has acquired the assets of Malloy Imrie & Vasconi Insurance Services LLC in California’s Napa Valley. Partners Timothy Malloy, David Capponi, Ted Bystrowski, Kevin Dickenson, as well as the MIV Insurance team will, will join Hub Central & …
Justice Department Launches Hostile Workplace Probe into University of California
The Justice Department opened an investigation into the University of California to determine if the UC system has allowed an Antisemitic hostile work environment to exist on its campuses. The investigation, being conducted under Title VII of the Civil Rights …
Los Angeles County Sues Utility Edison Over Deadly Wildfire
Los Angeles County sued Edison International to recoup its losses from a January wildfire that was one of the most destructive in California history. The suit alleges that equipment owned by the company’s Southern California Edison utility caused the Eaton …
Aon’s NFP Acquires Lyons Insurance in Delaware
Property/casualty middle-market insurance broker NFP, an Aon company, recently announced its acquisition of Lyons Insurance Agency, Inc., a multiline insurance broker located in Wilmington, Delaware. David Lyons and Tim Lyons, vice presidents of Lyons, will join NFP as senior vice …
AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Ohio’s Westfield
AM Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICRs of “a+” (Excellent) of Westfield Insurance Company and …
APCIA: Tariffs to Hurt Families and Business Owners, Affect Affordability
The president and CEO of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued a statement calling the tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China a disruption as many homeowners attempt to rebuild after recent natural catastrophes. “Tariffs can be effective tools of …
Ohio to Cut Private Employer Workers Comp Rates by 6%
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors announced a 6% rate cut for private employees effective July 1, 2025. The reduction follows a 7% rate cut for private employers last year. Ohio’s private employers will pay nearly $60 …
Iowa Sues Bitcoin Depot and CoinFlip Over Millions Lost to Crypto Scams
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird last week announced lawsuits against Bitcoin Depot and CoinFlip, Iowa’s two largest cryptocurrency ATM operators, over their failures that allowed Iowans to transfer millions of dollars to scammers through their kiosks. In October 2023, the …
Cyber Insurance Firm Coalition Gets $30M Equity Investment From Mitsui Sumitomo
Global cyber insurance provider Coalition announced a new $30 million equity investment from Insurance Co., Ltd. (MSI), a member of MS&AD Insurance Group. The investment anchors a strategic partnership aimed at bringing what San Francisco-based Coalition calls its “Active Insurance” …
People Moves: Wilson Named Deputy Chair of Argenta Syndicate Mgmt as Whiter Steps Down; Specialty MGA UK Hires Hussain as Head of Political, Credit Risk
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Argenta Syndicate Management and Specialty MGA UK. A summary of these new hires follows here. Wilson Named Deputy Chair of Argenta Syndicate Mgmt as Whiter Steps Down Argenta Holdings Ltd., the …
Texas Beekeepers Facing Soaring Bee Losses, Threatening Agriculture Industry
Since starting their beekeeping business southwest of San Antonio in late 2019, the Wheeler family has aimed to produce about 3,000 bee colonies each year, many of which are used to pollinate crops like watermelons and pumpkins. In the last …
Hazardous Cargo Secured From Ship Grounded on Canada’s East Coast
The hazardous cargo and fuel on a ship that ran aground in Canada last month has been contained, according to the company that manages the vessel. MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. has also hired a salvage company and a marine oil …
Firings at NOAA Risk Lives and Economy, Former Agency Heads Warn
The federal weather and oceans agency touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways, so massive firings there will likely cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy, according to the people who ran it. The first round of …
Airlines Want Less Helicopter Traffic Near Washington Airport
A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., following a January collision by an Army Black Hawk into an American Airlines regional jet that killed …
UK’s Specialist Risk Group Acquires Specialist Schemes Broker, Brentacre Insurance
Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announce the acquisition of Brentacre Insurance, a specialist broker with deep expertise in providing insurance for modified and performance vehicles, subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. …

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