Jamaica to Get 2nd Parametric Insurance Payout for Excess Rainfall From Storm Melissa
The Caribbean parametric insurer, CCRIF SPC, announced it will make a second payout of US$21.1 million to the government of Jamaica – a policy triggered by excess rainfall from Hurricane Melissa. This payout follows the CCRIF’s first record payment of …
Bain Capital Private Credit Executive Brushes off Systemic Concerns, Eyes Asia Growth
The global private credit market currently has no systemic risks, while Asia offers the biggest growth opportunities, a senior Bain Capital private credit executive told Reuters. Concerns about weak lending standards in credit markets have resurfaced after the recent collapses …
Irish Regulator Fines Coinbase Europe 21.5 Million Euros Over Monitoring Failures
Ireland’s central bank fined an Irish subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global 21.5 million euros ($25 million) on Thursday for breaching anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist transaction monitoring obligations. The Irish regulator said the fine related to faults in the configuration …
Consumers Are the Front Line in Fighting Insurance Fraud
The U.S. loses approximately $308.6 billion in insurance fraud, leading to each policyholder paying $900 more through annual premium increases, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. Scams affecting American policyholders and companies are among the most pervasive financial crimes …
Baldwin Group Posts $30M Q3 Loss But Expects More Embedded Builders Growth
Fresh off its subsidiary’s purchase of a builder-linked homeowners’ insurance program, the Tampa-based Baldwin Group took another hit to its bottom line in the third quarter this year. But the brokerage and advisory group expects the loss to turn into …
Washington Woman’s Fraud Conviction Saves System $1.3M in Lifetime Payments
An Auburn, Washington woman was convicted for fraud after receiving a lifetime pension following her reported injury while working at a supply company. Lemapu Dorothy Seinafo, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree theft and was ordered to repay …
Connecticut Collects $95M in Insurance Industry Fees, Fines and Taxes
For the 2025 fiscal year, the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) collected more than $95 million in revenue that has boosted the state’s general fund. The revenue included approximately $2.2 million from insurance industry fines and penalties, $44 million from various …
People Moves: Mutual of Enumclaw Hires New Executives; King & Neel Appoints Itami and King to Leadership
Mutual of Enumclaw Hires New Executives Mutual of Enumclaw named Daniel Guthrie as vice president of product operations and chief operating officer and Hem Chari as chief information officer. Guthrie has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the …
Landlord Gets Another Chance to Hold Broker Liable for Failed Lead Paint Disclosure
A federal court of appeals has revived a case over an alleged failure of insurance broker Willis of New Jersey to notify the insurer for one of its New York clients of the presence of lead paint in his residential …
AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Michigan Millers Mutual
AM Besthas revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICR of “a” (Excellent) of Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company (Michigan Millers) based in Lansing, Michigan. Concurrently, AM …
Texas Asks Court to Halt Kenvue Tylenol Marketing, Dividend
Texas officials have asked a state court judge to temporarily block Kenvue Inc. from marketing Tylenol as safe for pregnant women, and from issuing a dividend, escalating the company’s legal woes just days after announcing a major merger with Kimberly-Clark …
Wildfire Victims Ask Gov. Newsom to Call for Insurance Commissioner’s Resignation
A few of the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires in January are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom to call for the resignation of California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara over reforms Lara pushed that were designed to help ease the …
Engine Detached From UPS Plane Before Fatal Kentucky Crash
The left engine came off a doomed United Parcel Service Inc. freighter moments before it crashed in a fireball near the company’s global hub in Kentucky, killing at least 12 people. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a post on …
People Moves: MGA Pen Underwriting Names Doyle as CEO of Ireland; Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes de Blieck to Belgium Country Manager
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the MGA Pen Underwriting and the insurer BHSI. A summary of these new hires follows here. Pen Underwriting Names Doyle as CEO of Ireland Pen Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent, …
Root Inc. Reports Strong Growth Despite Q3 Loss
Root Inc. reported a third quarter 2025 net income loss of $5.4 million after landing in the positive with $22.8 million in profit a year ago. Alex Timm, the Columbus, Ohio-based company’s CEO, said in a letter to shareholders that …
Americans Are Moving Out of Flood-Prone Neighborhoods
The American neighborhoods with the highest risk of floods are again losing residents. For the first time since 2019, high-risk counties lost domestic residents, with 30,000 more people relocating to other places in the country than moved in, according to …
JPMorgan Analyst Sues Over Pay Gap With Male Colleague in UK
JPMorgan Chase & Co. was sued in London by an analyst who alleged she was paid less than a male colleague doing the same job and faced retaliation when she raised the issue with managers. Saidya Najeeb, who joined JPMorgan …
TWIA Board Votes on 2026 Operating Budget
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors met Nov. 4 in Corpus Christi, where the board voted on the association’s 2026 operating budget. Net operating expenses are budgeted to increase from 5.2% of earned premium in 2025 to 5.5% …
Iowa Contractor Arrested for Insurance Fraud
The Iowa Insurance Division announced the arrest of a contractor for insurance fraud. Shawn Heuss, age 46, of Johnston, was arrested on Thursday, October 30, 2025, and charged with one count of Fraudulent Submission (Class D Felony), one count of …
Coalition Acquires MDR Provider Wirespeed
Coalition announced it has acquired Wirespeed, a cybersecurity platform built to triage threat detections in milliseconds. The acquisition will combine Wirespeed’s managed detection and response (MDR) with Coalition’s suite of cyber risk management tools and coverage to provide protection against …



