14 11, 2024

Allstate Insurers Sue Hyundai, Kia to Pay for Claims From Defective Cars

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A group of subsidiaries of Allstate have filed a subrogation suit against Hyundai and Kia to get back costs paid to insureds for damages when their cars suddenly erupted in flames. According to the lawsuit, now in U.S. District Court …

14 11, 2024

Apple Faces UK Class Action Over Data Storage Allegations

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Apple Inc. faces a lawsuit from a U.K. consumer group over allegations its monopoly on data storage breaches competition law, in a fresh class action that could ultimately cost the tech giant billions. The iCloud provider is accused of abusing …

14 11, 2024

Fidelis Insurance Group Forms Strategic Partnership With MGA Euclid Mortgage

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Fidelis Insurance Group, a Bermuda-based global specialty re/insurer, announced a new strategic partnership with Euclid Mortgage Insurance Services LLC, a managing general agency that specializes in underwriting credit risk on portfolios of residential mortgages. Fidelis Insurance Group will provide reinsurance …

14 11, 2024

US Accuses China of Vast Cyber-Espionage Against Telecoms

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Chinese state-sponsored hackers perpetrated a “broad and significant cyber-espionage campaign” in which they breached multiple telecommunications companies, US officials said in a statement on Wednesday, confirming additional details about cyberattacks with major national security implications. The hackers infiltrated the networks …

14 11, 2024

Doe & Emuss Launches as Professional Liability U/W Manager and Lloyd’s Coverholder

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Doe & Emuss (D&E), the London-based boutique professional liability underwriting manager, has been launched with approved coverholder status at Lloyd’s. D&E is founded and led by industry veterans, Chief Executive David Doe and Managing Director Paul Emuss, who have more …

14 11, 2024

New York State Imposes Burn Ban; Brush Fire in Manhattan; Arrest in Medford Fire

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a statewide burn ban is in effect until November 30 due to an increased fire risk as the state continues to experience drought conditions and a record number of outdoor fires. Also, Suffolk County …

14 11, 2024

NC Insurance Broker Sentenced to Five Years in Long-running Tax Scheme

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A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a North Carolina insurance agent to five years in prison for his role in a decade-long scheme that created fraudulent tax shelters and cheated the U.S. government of more than $22 million in tax …

14 11, 2024

Lloyd’s of London Shakes Up IT, Operations Teams

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Commercial insurance market Lloyd’s of London is restructuring its data, operations and change departments, which will involve outsourcing some of those units’ work, a Lloyd’s spokesperson said on Thursday. It was too soon to say what the impact would be …

14 11, 2024

Allianz Exec Ryan to Succeed Donnell as NCCI President and CEO

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The board of NCCI Holdings, Inc. elected Tracy Ryan as its new president and CEO, effective January 6, 2025. Bill Donnell, the company’s current president and CEO, is retiring in February 2025. Boca Raton, Florida-based NCCI said Ryan has more …

14 11, 2024

Texas Workers’ Comp is Growing, Profitable, Adding Doctors

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Texas’s worker’s compensation market is stable and steadily growing. The workers’ compensation market is one of the few consistently profitable lines in the state, according to the Worker’s Compensation Annual Report 2024 from the Insurance Council of Texas. Texas has …