American International Group announced it has led the launch of a new reinsurance syndicate at Lloyd’s. Commencing underwriting from Jan. 1, 2025, Syndicate 2478 will be a multi-year participant on AIG’s outwards reinsurance program. The syndicate, which will be managed …

Cincinnati Financial Corporation, headquartered in Cincinnati, promoted several leaders in its commercial/life operations and personal/specialty operations effective January 1. Sean M. Givler, senior vice president, commercial lines, will lead the commercial/life insurance operations, overseeing commercial lines, management liability and surety, …

Ryan Specialty, Chicago-based specialty insurance services firm, announced that Paradiso Risks is joining Alive Risk, Ryan Specialty’s sports, leisure and entertainment managing general underwriter. London-based Paradiso became part of Ryan after its acquisition of Castel Underwriting Agencies in May 2024. …

New York State declared a state of emergency for portions of Western New York, Finger Lakes, Central New York and North Country regions as forecasts call for those areas to receive multiple feet of lake effect snow. Areas east of …

Eight people and two law firms have been charged in what authorities say was more than a decade-long scheme of staging vehicle crashes in the New Orleans area and then submitting fraudulent insurance claims, leading to what prosecutors allege was …

McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the consulting firm’s work advising opioid manufacturer OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma on how to boost sales. McKinsey has entered into a five-year …

Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Hadfield Agency, Inc. (Hadfield Agency). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Hadfield Agency is an independent, multi-line insurance agency providing commercial and personal …

While publicity about personal auto insurer initiatives has focused chiefly on requested rate increases, there’s more to the picture regarding auto insurers’ efforts to improve underwriting results after two calendar years of record underwriting losses. Improving the overall quality of …

A bill making its way through the Ohio General Assembly would prohibit requiring firearm liability insurance. Senate Bill 58 passed the House by a 61-27 vote and now heads to the Ohio Senate, where legislators in the chamber will have …

Firefighters are getting a better handle on a California wildfire that was threatening the city of Malibu as the winds that fanned the flames begin to subside. The Franklin Fire is now 30% contained and has burned 4,037 acres, according …

The National Rifle Association (NRA) must reform its operations to conform with New York’s not-for-profit law and two of its former executives must pay the NRA $6.35 million in damages plus interest. That is the outcome of the latest battle …

Players Health, a provider of athlete safety and sports insurance solutions, has announced the closing of its $60 million Series C funding round. The round was led by Bluestone Equity Partners, an institutionally backed global private equity firm focused on …

Arthur J. Gallagher, the global insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired Georgia-based Sheila J. Butler & Co., an employee benefits firm. Butler and team will remain in their office locale in Carrollton, Georgia, under the direction of Colby Paxton, head …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a notice of violation against Allstate-owned Arity, a mobile data company that collects drivers’ information, for breaching the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA). The Nov. 29 notice alleges Arity fails to …

Seven people in South Carolina pleaded guilty this week to a scheme to defraud Aflac Insurance and other insurers out of more than $70,000 by making false claims with forged documents. But they won’t be going to prison. The South …

A Lakeland, Florida, woman was charged this week with threatening mass violence after she reportedly told her health insurance company: “Delay, deny, depose. You people are next” – echoing words allegedly used by the shooter of the UnitedHealthcare CEO. Briana …

The U.S. Department of Labor reported it has obtained a consent judgment against a home healthcare agency and its owner, Teajan Kamara, who had deliberately failed to pay employees their legally earned overtime wages. Following a filing by the department …

Swiss Re is targeting a net income of more than US$4.4 billion for 2025 and aims to grow the ordinary dividend per share by 7% or more per year over the next three years while maintaining its multi-year IFRS ROE …

An Aviva business model that Indian tax officials say was used to pay agents unlawful commissions from 2017 to 2023 was rolled out internally in 2013 and approved in writing by top India executives, a confidential company document shows. Tax …

Ukraine identified 238 tankers it said belong to a shadow fleet of ships that Russia is using to keep its oil and fuels moving around the world — with a view to western authorities sanctioning the carriers. The Military Intelligence …