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The Institutes, Kevelighan Fire Back at Retaliation Claims by Former Triple-I Employee
The Institutes and Sean Kevelighan, chief executive of the Insurance Information Institute, deny the allegations of discrimination and retaliation from former employee Michael Barry. According to a ...
Dear Elon and Vivek: Insurance Commissioners Urge DOGE to Ditch FIO
Insurance commissioners from nine states are looking to the new Department of Government Efficiency to do away with the Federal Insurance Office. In a letter, addressed to DOGE heads Elon Musk and ...
Senate Says Climate Is Causing Insurance ‘Crisis’; Industry Strikes Back
The U.S. Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday held a hearing to release a study they said confirms climate change is increasing non-renewal rates in multiple states, but the insurance industry ...
Gallagher to Buy AssuredPartners for $13.5B to Increase Mid-Market Reach
Arthur J. Gallagher this morning said it has entered into an agreement to acquire AssuredPartners for $13.45 billion cash to expand its reach in the U.S. middle-market property/casualty and employee ...
After Tens of Billions in Insured Losses, Record-Breaking Hurricane Season Ends
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30 after 18 named storms including the earliest Category 5 storm on record, and possibly one of the costliest hurricanes to the insurance industry. Of the ...
AM Best Improves Outlook on U.S. Personal Auto Segment to ‘Stable’
Insurance rating agency AM Best said it has shifted its outlook of the U.S. personal auto insurance segment to stable from negative thanks to improving loss ratios of the top 20 carriers this year. ...
Allstate Insurers Sue Hyundai, Kia to Pay for Claims From Defective Cars
A group of subsidiaries of Allstate have filed a subrogation suit against Hyundai and Kia to get back costs paid to insureds for damages when their cars suddenly erupted in flames. According to the ...
Safeco to Take Personal Lines Renewal Business of Main Street America
Liberty Mutual's Safeco Insurance has agreed to take the personal lines business of Main Street America, marking the second time in two months that Safeco has stepped in to assume a personal lines ...