Global Insurance M&A Drops Sharply in First Half 2023 August 11, 2023 Regulatory changes and a reduced appetite for insurtechs are driving down insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions (M&A), a new report...
Political Violence in Polarized US at Its Worst Since 1970s August 11, 2023 By Ned Parker and Peter Eisler As Kristen King’s husband lay dying in their yard from three gunshots to his head, the 911 operator asked her:...
Embattled Louisiana Law Firm Raised $40M from Florida Hedge Fund, Partner Says August 11, 2023 By Jim Sams McClenny Moseley & Associates, the embattled law firm that filed thousands of hurricane-damage lawsuits in Louisiana, raised a total of...
Heritage Insurance Reports Third Straight Quarter of Profit After Shedding Policies August 11, 2023 Tampa-based Heritage Insurance Holdings reported a $7.8 million profit for the second quarter of this year, along with an improved...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on Insurtechs in Cannabis August 11, 2023 By Don Jergler You don’t hear a lot about insurtechs and cannabis, but one firm aims to change that paradigm. SquareRisk principals say...
Utah District to Pay $2M to Family of Bullied Black Girl Who Died by Suicide August 11, 2023 By Sam Metz A Utah school district has agreed to pay $2 million to the family of a Black, autistic 10-year-old girl who...
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Board Defeat Shareholders’ Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit August 11, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and his board of directors...
AccuWeather: Damage and Economic Loss from Wildfires in Hawaii $8B to $10B August 10, 2023 AccuWeather’s preliminarily estimate of the total damage and economic loss from the wildfires burning in Hawaii is from $8 billion...
Overcoming Fear of Change: How Effective Onboarding Fuels Success with Underwriting Technology August 10, 2023 By Shireen Braun, Head of Client Services This post is part of a series sponsored by Insurance Quantified. Recently, while catching up with a longtime insurance executive,...
People Moves: Assurex Global President and CEO Hildebrandt Elected to Western National Mutual Insurance Company’s Board of Directors August 10, 2023 Assurex Global President and CEO Hildebrandt Elected to Western National Mutual Insurance Company’s Board of Directors Dean Hildebrandt, president and...