Allstate Corp. third quarter 2026 net income applicable to common shareholders dropped nearly 45% with underwriting income down about up 56.7% during the period. Net income was about $3.2 billion for Q2 versus about $2.1 billion for Q3 2025. Underwriting …
Vanguard Claims Administration acquired the business of Gibson & Associates Professional Claims Management. Gibson & Associates is a Springfield, Missouri-based third-party administrator with a 25-year history in the Lloyd’s and domestic markets. Its claims work includes general liability, professional liability, …
The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced the release of workers’ compensation rates for employers for 2027. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has proposed rate-neutral loss costs at 0%, keeping average rates steady for Missouri businesses. …
Geologists and hydrologists can use scientific charts and graphs to understand the increasing water challenges facing South Dakota, but it only takes a brief visit to Bear Butte State Park near Sturgis for a non-scientist to see the outcome of …
Republican Bob Sullivan won the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner’s race on Tuesday. Sullivan earned 59% of the vote, defeating Democrat Craig MacIntyre. Sullivan said on social media that voters “demanded fairness, transparency and accountability from their insurance commissioner.” Oklahoma faces some …
Small and midsize carriers “form the backbone” of the private insurance market, and they are being bogged down by the cost of regulatory and corporate compliance. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is starting an initiative to try and …
An initiative set up by some of crypto’s largest companies to curb illicit activity has quietly been dissolved, at a time when crime involving digital assets continues to surge. The organization behind the Tron blockchain partnered with stablecoin issuer Tether …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced that the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) has approved a 4.8% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2027. This reduction means lower premiums for many Oklahoma businesses. Loss costs are an industry measure …
In 2025, corporations paid more than $70 billion to settle class actions — the highest figure in American history — while federal courts processed over 13,000 new filings, averaging 36 every single day. For claims managers, these numbers underscore an …
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa said hackers stole money from it after gaining access to its computer systems, underscoring the growing cybersecurity risks for the banking sector. The French lender “was the victim of a cyberattack that enabled fraudulent transactions to be …