The McGowan Companies, headquartered in Fairview Park, Ohio, appointed Lauren Pitonyak as vice president of national programs. Pitonyak has over 14 years of experience in the insurance industry. From 2011 to 2019, she served at Aon Affinity in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, …
The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced that workers’ compensation rates will increase slightly for employers for 2026. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposed a slight 1.3% increase for 2026 workers’ compensation loss costs, marking only …
Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Ltd.’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, and K2 Insurance Services, an independent MGA platform, have received “in principle” approval from Lloyd’s to launch Syndicate 1954. Operating as a special purpose arrangement (SPA), …
Multiple subsea internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are yet to complete as planned, as political tensions and heightened security threats have made the route more dangerous and complicated for commercial vessels. Meta Platforms Inc.’s 2020 plans …
The nonstandard auto insurance market in 2025 certainly looks to be maintaining the momentum it gained last year, according to a new report from AM Best. The insurance industry rating agency said U.S. private passenger nonstandard auto insurers turned in …
A California state judge has ruled that 6,000 Black workers at Tesla’s flagship assembly plant cannot sue over alleged racial harassment as a class, reversing an earlier ruling in a major victory for CEO Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker. California …
World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Reinig Insurance Solutions in Lakewood, Colorado. Reinig Insurance Solutions specializes in providing property/casualty products and services to the health and fitness industry. World Insurance Associates is a headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey, …
The Trump administration’s top official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency is departing his post after about six months on the job, according to the Washington Post. David Richardson resigned on Monday as FEMA’s acting head, the newspaper reported, citing …
A communications contractor for Los Angeles County was blamed in a lawsuit for 18 deaths in a January wildfire over its alleged failure to evacuate residents in the path of the inferno. Genasys Inc. was accused of “digital redlining” for …
The New Jersey NAACP and two Latino groups last week filed suit against the state Department of Banking and Insurance, charging that the agency encourages discrimination in auto insurance rates by allowing insurers to use drivers’ education and employment levels …