News Archives - Insurance Journal

/News Archives - Insurance Journal

About News Archives - Insurance Journal

This author has not yet filled in any details.
So far News Archives - Insurance Journal has created 5488 blog entries.
11 04, 2024

Oklahoma Judge Orders Chiefs Superfan to Pay $10.8M to Bank Teller

By | April 11th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Oklahoma Judge Orders Chiefs Superfan to Pay $10.8M to Bank Teller

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge ordered a Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” who admitted to a series of bank robberies to pay $10.8 million to a teller who was assaulted with a gun, though attorneys say …

5 04, 2024

Florida OIR Says Enhanced Data Reporting on Hurricane Ian Claims is Due April 17

By | April 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida OIR Says Enhanced Data Reporting on Hurricane Ian Claims is Due April 17

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is reminding carriers that additional data is due April 17 on Hurricane Ian claims. All property insurers are required by law to submit the enhanced catastrophe reports, including additional claims and other data gathered …

11 04, 2024

St. Louis Contractor Faces $276K in Fines Over Deadly Fall Hazards

By | April 11th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on St. Louis Contractor Faces $276K in Fines Over Deadly Fall Hazards

Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Missouri roofing contractor again risking the safety of its employees by failing to protect them against the construction industry’s deadliest hazard — falls from heights— at five residential worksites in Wentzville in October and …

5 04, 2024

Violent Spring Noreaster Takes At Least 4 Lives

By | April 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Violent Spring Noreaster Takes At Least 4 Lives

A violent storm that hit the Northeast the past two days has taken the lives of at least four people, three of whom were killed when uprooted trees crashed into their vehicles. Heavy rains and snow along with winds as …

5 04, 2024

High Insurance Premiums Are the Latest Thing Weighing on China’s EV Market

By | April 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on High Insurance Premiums Are the Latest Thing Weighing on China’s EV Market

In another setback for electric car demand in China, where uptake has slowed in recent months, some drivers are now finding themselves paying more for insurance — and are taking to social media to complain. In one report last week, …

11 04, 2024

Green Risk Shield, Striior Announce Wildfire Analytics and Underwriting Collaboration

By | April 11th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Green Risk Shield, Striior Announce Wildfire Analytics and Underwriting Collaboration

Striior Insurance Solutions a managing general agent specializing in builder’s risk and a division of Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, has partnered with Green Shield Risk Solutions, a Chicago-based catastrophe risk mitigation specialist, to access wildfire analytics. This collaboration focuses on …

5 04, 2024

Higginbotham Continues Growth Spurt with Tennessee’s Thompson & Smith

By | April 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Higginbotham Continues Growth Spurt with Tennessee’s Thompson & Smith

Higginbotham, the large U.S. insurance brokerage, has added another arrow to its quiver with the acquisition of Thompson & Smith Insurance, an independent agency in Jackson, Tennessee. T&S, offering commercial and personal lines, was founded in 1998 with the merger …

5 04, 2024

Taiwan Property Insurers Likely to Remain Profitable Despite Quake Losses: GlobalData

By | April 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Taiwan Property Insurers Likely to Remain Profitable Despite Quake Losses: GlobalData

The 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan’s east coast on April 3 caused substantial damage, particularly in Hualien with collapsed buildings and infrastructure disruptions. However, insurers are expected to weather the financial impact well, according to GlobalData, the London-based data …

8 04, 2024

Florida Panhandle Wildfire Destroys Home, Damages 15 Others

By | April 8th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida Panhandle Wildfire Destroys Home, Damages 15 Others

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A wildfire in the Florida Panhandle has destroyed a home and damaged at least 15 others. The Florida Forest Service said Friday that the blaze, which broke out Thursday near Pensacola, was now more than 60% …

5 04, 2024

New York-New Jersey Area Shaken by 4.8 Earthquake

By | April 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New York-New Jersey Area Shaken by 4.8 Earthquake

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the New Jersey-New York area this morning at about 10:23 am, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake’s epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. People reported feeling the shaking in Manhattan, Philadelphia …