Regulatory changes and a reduced appetite for insurtechs are driving down insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions (M&A), a new report has found. M&A were down 17% worldwide during the first half of 2023, according to Clyde & Co’s Insurance Growth …
As Kristen King’s husband lay dying in their yard from three gunshots to his head, the 911 operator asked her: Did she know who killed him – or why? Sobbing, King identified the shooter as her neighbor in the small …
McClenny Moseley & Associates, the embattled law firm that filed thousands of hurricane-damage lawsuits in Louisiana, raised a total of $40 million from private investors, one of its founding partners said during a court hearing on Tuesday. Zachary Moseley provided …
Tampa-based Heritage Insurance Holdings reported a $7.8 million profit for the second quarter of this year, along with an improved combined ratio, thanks in part to higher premiums and reduced exposure in Florida. The black ink is a marked improvement …
You don’t hear a lot about insurtechs and cannabis, but one firm aims to change that paradigm. SquareRisk principals say they aim to transform the wholesale distribution model for specialty insurance, building partnerships with more than 15 specialty insurance carriers …
A Utah school district has agreed to pay $2 million to the family of a Black, autistic 10-year-old girl who killed herself after being harassed by her classmates. The lawsuit said that Izzy, the only Black student in her class, …
A federal judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and his board of directors of ignoring red flags surrounding disgraced former client Jeffrey Epstein. In a Wednesday evening decision, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff …
AccuWeather’s preliminarily estimate of the total damage and economic loss from the wildfires burning in Hawaii is from $8 billion to 10 billion. The worst of the fires hit the Island of Maui, with the Lahaina area especially hard hit. …
This post is part of a series sponsored by Insurance Quantified. Recently, while catching up with a longtime insurance executive, I asked him about the highlights of his career. This person had traveled the world to meet innovative clients in …
Assurex Global President and CEO Hildebrandt Elected to Western National Mutual Insurance Company’s Board of Directors Dean Hildebrandt, president and CEO of Assurex Global, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, was elected to join the board of directors of Western National Mutual …
