The Doctors Company named Brittnie Hayes interim senior vice president of claims. Hayes succeeds Michael Meyer, who is retiring after 42 years in the medical professional liability insurance industry. Hayes will lead the national claims team and oversee the planned …
Hippo Holdings has announced the rollout of its scalable, AI-driven claims workflow. In a press release, the MGA said the initiative marks “a foundational shift” toward a more efficient and responsive claims operation led by a fully digital first notice …
The animal rights group PETA’s lawsuit over the health of French bulldogs and some other popular dog breeds has been dismissed, with a judge saying a New York law was misapplied to the case. The suit, filed last year, marked …
A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that average premium increases between risk levels are larger for wind than for wildfire. Between 2019 and 2024, homes in areas classified as severe or extreme wind risk had premiums about …
Insurance Advisory Partners, the investment bank focused exclusively on the insurance, insurance services and the insurtech industry, appointed veteran investment banker Lou Caltavuturo as a partner in the U.S. Based in New York, he will focus on broker/insurance distribution mergers …
A planet-heating El Niño is favored to emerge by August, with rising odds of an unusually powerful event that threatens record-breaking temperatures during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer. In an outlook Thursday, the US Climate Prediction Center said there’s a 25% …
Corporate foundations’ philanthropic commitments were called into question this past year as tariff-driven uncertainty, rising costs and tax law changes prompted many companies to reconsider their charitable strategies. Nonprofits received a reassuring answer this week, however, from the century-old, Boston-based …
Auto collision repairers and insurers can look forward to spending the rest of 2026 in a cost environment shaped by tariff exposure, rising technology-related expenses and shifting repair behavior. A new analysis from Mitchell highlights changes in parts usage, repairability …
A local prosecutor is investigating a video posted on social media that appears to show a person setting fire to the California warehouse full of Kimberly-Clark Corp. toilet paper that was destroyed earlier this week. “We are aware of the …
AM Best reports it has revised the outlooks to negative from stable for Oswego County Mutual Insurance Co. based in Parish, New York. AM Best has also affirmed the insurer’s Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer …