AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “aa” (Superior) from “aa-” (Superior) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) of Federated Mutual Insurance Company and its pooled subsidiaries, Federated Service Insurance Company, …
Indiana-headquartered DOXA, a specialty insurance firm built on acquiring and growing program administrators and MGAs, has expanded into Florida with the acquisition of Jupiter Underwriting Group. The group is a managing general agent that specializes in admitted umbrella and follow-form …
Of all the things Donald Trump has done to disrupt global commerce, from levying punitive tariffs to tearing up trade deals, few would be as consequential as withdrawing and leaving the rest of the world to secure the Persian Gulf. …
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it closed a probe into nearly 2.6 million Tesla vehicles over a feature allowing users to move cars remotely after finding it was linked only to low-speed incidents. The agency …
The US is doubling, to $40 billion, its commitment to provide reinsurance guarantees to ships willing to travel through the Strait of Hormuz with the addition of new insurance partners, including AIG and Berkshire Hathaway. The move announced Friday is …
Artificial intelligence-enabled program administrator INSTANDA said its launch of INSTANDA MAX enables commercial lines and non-admitted insurers to underwrite tens-of-thousands of complex assets under a single policy at both the portfolio and individual item level in real-time. Patent-pending INSTANDA MAX …
Georgia lawmakers passed a bill early Friday that would allow property owners to file claims against local governments if the individual believes policies that ban people from sleeping outside and require law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities were …
The United States and Iran on Monday were weighing the framework of a plan to end their five‑week-old conflict, even as Tehran pushed back against pressure to swiftly reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the eve of a new ultimatum …
The University of South Carolina women’s basketball team saved the insurer for a New England furniture company millions of dollars by beating the University of Connecticut team 62-48 last Friday night. At the same time, 20,000 New Englanders missed a …
Old Republic International Corporation said it is forming a new operating company, Old Republic Property, Inc., to underwrite specialized property insurance products through a national retail broker distribution network. The company will be led by Patrick Hagerty as president. Hagerty …