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30 01, 2026

Hyundai Recalling 569,000 SUVs in US Over Faulty Air Bag Deployment

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Hyundai Motor is recalling 568,576 Palisade sports utility vehicles in the U.S. over improper deployment of side curtain airbags, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday. NHTSA said the side curtain air bags for third-row occupants in these …

30 01, 2026

LA County Told to Pause $4B in Abuse Payouts as DA Probes Fraud Claims

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Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman asked the county to hold off on making initial payments for a landmark $4 billion sexual abuse settlement while his office conducts a criminal investigation of potentially fraudulent claims. In a letter to …

30 01, 2026

IIHS Rolled out A New Whiplash Prevention Test

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety hopes a new seat and head restraint evaluation will push automakers to modify head restraints and seat designs to better protect occupants from rear-end crashes. In the first initial rounds of the test, only …

30 01, 2026

China Executes 11 People Linked to Cyberscam Centers in Myanmar

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China has executed 11 people linked to scam centers in Myanmar, including “core members” involved in the operation, according to state media. Those executed were members of the “Ming family criminal gang” and had been found guilty of intentional homicide, …

30 01, 2026

Navigators Can’t Parse ‘Additional Insured’ Policy Wording in Georgia Explosion Case

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Navigators Insurance Co., a Hartford excess insurer, cannot escape a Georgia utility company’s argument that the utility is an additional insured on a policy, after a 2018 gas explosion in Georgia that left three women severely injured. The decision by …

30 01, 2026

Viewpoint: Seamless Lead Sharing a Quiet Advantage In a World of Complex Distribution

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Most carriers today generate leads from a mix of sources: agent driven activity, direct-to-consumer campaigns, affinity partnerships, and embedded insurance programs. Yet as acquisition costs rise and distribution ecosystems grow more complex, an insurance carrier’s competitive advantage is increasingly defined …

30 01, 2026

North American Risk Professionals See Average 11% Salary Increase

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Risk professionals’ salaries have increased an average of 11% since 2023, with chief risk officers/vice presidents of risk management seeing increases of 16%. The increases and other trends in risk management compensation are detailed in the RIMS 2025 Compensation Survey, …

30 01, 2026

Flood Risk Misconceptions Drive Underinsurance: Chubb

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A new survey found three overarching themes that affect the purchase of flood insurance centered on awareness, action, and coverage misconceptions, according to Chubb’s Flood Risk and Resilience report. The survey of more than 1,500 high-net-worth homeowners, commercial businesses, agents, …

30 01, 2026

Markets/Coverages: AXA XL Adds Coverages to Pollution and Remediation Liability

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AXA XL has added new coverages to its pollution and remediation liability insurance for lenders, further protecting them from losses in the event of a loan default. The Protective Environmental Asset Coverage Enhancement (PEACE) endorsement, which can be added to …

30 01, 2026

China Plans $29 Billion Capital Injection Into Biggest Insurers

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China is mulling the sale of hundreds of billions of yuan in special government bonds to recapitalize some of its largest insurers, according to people familiar with the matter, strengthening the biggest players in a sector that is under pressure …