16 06, 2025

Connecticut Hopes to Curb Auto Claims Arbitration by Shifting Cost to Insurers

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Connecticut lawmakers have passed a measure to shift the cost of auto insurance arbitration hearings between claimants and insurers over damage claims to the insurance industry. Currently the department of insurance absorbs the average $3,075 cost to hold each of …

16 06, 2025

Carrier Management to Host ‘Demo Day’ for Homeowners Insurers June 18

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Carrier Management is hosting the second event in a series of free “Demo Days”, designed to allow home insurers to experience rapid fire demos of cutting-edge risk tools. The latest online event offers insurance professionals risk assessment, prevention and intelligence …

16 06, 2025

AM Best Downgrades Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Members in California, Vermont

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AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) to “a-” (Excellent) from “a+” (Excellent) of the Vermont and California members of Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group. …

16 06, 2025

Rate Growth Slows, Moving Violations Increase: The Road Ahead for Auto

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The auto insurance market is shifting gears. Last year, the sector saw premium growth, lower retention rates and improved loss ratios, leading to a softening market and increased profitability. However, it’s a winding road, according to the 2025 annual LexisNexis …

16 06, 2025

Premium Insurance Demand Rises With Global Travel Disruptions

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With flight cancellations, delays and other disruptions on the rise, leisure travelers are being increasingly discerning over the level and type of insurance they buy and businesses are turning to specialist advisory services to limit risk. Since 2019, travel disruptions …

16 06, 2025

Satanic Temple Accuses Iowa Officials of Religious Discrimination

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The Satanic Temple Iowa on Tuesday filed a complaint accusing state officials of discriminating against the group because of its members’ religion, having denied them access to the state Capitol building for a December holiday display and event. The group’s …

16 06, 2025

People Moves: Dann Joins The Liberty Company in California as Vice President

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The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers hired Connor Dann as vice president, producer. Dann is based in Liberty’s Woodland Hills, California, office. In his new role, Connor focuses on expanding Liberty’s presence in key markets, particularly within the construction and real …

16 06, 2025

Trump Denied Reconsideration of $5M Judgment in E. Jean Carroll Sex Abuse Case

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A federal appeals court won’t reconsider its ruling upholding a $5 million civil judgment against President Donald Trump in a civil lawsuit alleging he sexually abused a writer in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. In an 8-2 vote …

18 06, 2025

Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Promise Cleaner Transport but Could Be Hard to Insure

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The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: nuclear power. Shipping accounts for more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions than Japan. The sector is responsible for 3% of all emissions globally, …

16 06, 2025

Federal Court Blocks CFPB Move to Scrap Racial Discrimination Settlement

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A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday refused to allow the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to vacate a racial discrimination settlement reached last year with a mortgage lender, finding there was no basis for granting an extraordinary request. The …