An investigation by the Hawaii attorney general’s office into the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, which destroyed most of the historic town of Lahaina, won’t lead to any criminal charges. Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez launched an …
Marsh, the insurance broker and business of Marsh McLennan, has partnered with We2Sure, a specialist in insurance and risk management solutions for carbon credit certificates, to launch a new insurance facility to help organizations in the UK, EU, and US …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is reminding property insurers to refrain from raising homeowners’ premiums just because an insured filed a claim or inquiry in order to qualify for flood insurance indemnity or federal assistance. In most cases, the …
The National Flood Insurance Program will now start to accept monthly payments for flood insurance premiums, ending 55 years of requiring full payment upon application or renewal. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, administrator of the NFIP, said the change was …
Southern Spain’s devastating floods are expected to cost insurers well above €1 billion ($1.1 billion), given the significant damage to people, properties, vehicles and businesses as well as to the region’s agriculture sector, according to a commentary from Morningstar DBRS. …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon Underwriting Managers and Lloyd’s of London. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Underwriting Managers Appoints LSM’s Clapham as CUO Aon plc, the global professional services firm, announced …
Insurance software-as-a-service provider Vertafore said it has acquired Surefyre, a submission and underwriting platform for managing general agencies and wholesalers. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed. Denver-based insurtech Vertafore said Surefyre’s artificial intelligence-enabled solution will be added to Vertafore’s …
Renaissance acquired the agency network business of United Agents of Arizona. The transaction follows the network’s 2023 acquisition of Agency Partners Inc., which brought 54 new agencies in Alabama and Georgia into the fold. Renaissance is a network of independent …
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury ordered Bell Helicopter Textron to pay $16 million to a California company that claims Bell gave proprietary information that the companies developed to a rival supplier of cockpit display systems. The jury …
HOUSTON (AP) — A helicopter pilot was speaking with an air traffic controller in Houston when the aircraft crashed into a radio tower, killing all four people on board, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. …