17 01, 2025

Wisconsin’s Rural Mutual and Badger Mutual Finalize Affiliation Agreement

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Rural Mutual Insurance Company and Badger Mutual Insurance Company, with a combined 227 years of providing farm, commercial, and personal policies, have finalized their affiliation agreement based on regulatory approval from the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) …

17 01, 2025

Louisiana Citizens Ends Assessment on Property Policies Ahead of Schedule

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The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Louisiana Citizens) Board of Directors voted last week to end the 1.36% assessment it makes on all residential and commercial property insurance policies in the state in April of this year. The assessment, which …

20 12, 2024

Surviving the ‘Silver Tsunami’: Closing the Talent, Skills Gap in Underwriting

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With a “silver tsunami” of skilled underwriters eligible to retire in coming years and a shift in employee expectations, recruitment and retention is a critical focus for the insurance industry right now, said experts during a November webinar hosted by …

20 12, 2024

American Airlines Settles Race Discrimination Suit by Black Men Removed From Flight

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American Airlines has agreed to settle a race discrimination lawsuit by three Black men who were temporarily removed from a flight at the insistence of white flight attendants, according to a court filing on Thursday. The terms of the agreement …

20 12, 2024

Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle OSHA Probe

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Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ergonomic injuries, the agency said on Thursday. Amazon settled a series …

20 12, 2024

Auto Insurer’s Online System Breach Tied to Unemployment Fraud

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Noblr, a USAA Insurance subsidiary offering insurance through an online quoting application, will pay $500,000 following a data breach that New York officials say affected 80,000 people and led to fraudulent unemployment benefit claims. New York Attorney General Letitia James …

20 12, 2024

People Moves: Augment Risk Tabs McElhiney to Lead New Captive Offering

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Augment Risk, the reinsurance and risk capital solutions broker, announced the appointment of Steve McElhiney as partner of newly created captive and alternative risk transfer solutions offering. Based in Dallas, Steve will develop Augment Risk’s efforts in creating legacy solutions …

20 12, 2024

Grubhub to Pay $25M in Deceptive Business Settlement With Illinois AG and FTC

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Grubhub Inc., an online food ordering and delivery platform, will pay $25 million to settle a dispute over alleged deceptive business practices with the Illinois attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission, officials said Tuesday. Attorney …

20 12, 2024

Singapore’s bolttech, Valued at $2.1 Billion, Raises More Than $100 Million

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Singapore-headquartered insurance technology firm bolttech has raised more than $100 million in its latest funding round, led by Dragon Fund of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and fintech direct lender Liquidity Group, it said on Friday. The Series C funding round …

20 12, 2024

G-7 Considers Options to Harden Price Cap on Russian Oil

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Group of Seven nations are exploring ways to toughen the price cap on Russian oil as they seek to better target Moscow’s ability to fund its war against Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Options under consideration range …