Insurance
People Moves: Tokio Marine HCC Appoints Perez to Launch US Excess Casualty Business
Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC), based in Houston, Texas, has announced the expansion of its specialty product offering with its entry into the Excess Casualty market. David Perez has been appointed as President, Excess Casualty, to lead the launch and build …
Read More Pennsylvania’s Enders Insurance Joins Unison Risk Advisors
Unison Risk Advisors (URA) has acquired Enders Insurance, a family-run property/casualty insurance agency based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Enders has more than 60 employees throughout its central Pennsylvania office locations including Lancaster, Reading and Middleburg. Currently led by Andrew Enders, the …
Read More Oil Field Service Companies Face Lawsuit for Alleged Sexual and Racial Harassment
Oil field service companies Bigfoot Energy Services and Iron Mountain Energy Services, operating as a single employer, violated federal law by failing to prevent widespread sexual and racial harassment in their workforce, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged …
Read More Allstate Reports $1.7B in Q3 Pretax Catastrophe Losses, $630M From Helene
Allstate Corp. doesn’t announce third quarter earnings until Halloween but today it released some scary September pretax catastrophe losses. In keeping with its initiative to announce monthly catastrophe losses that total at least $150 million, the Northbrook, Illinois insurer said …
Read More Florida Man Dies From Smoke After Golf Cart Battery Fire in Milton Flooding
The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 25, including an elderly man who died from smoke inhalation after a golf cart battery exploded when submerged by rising floodwaters. Local newspapers reported that the man in Charlotte …
Read More Marsh McLennan Reports 6% Increase in Q3 Revenue
Insurance broker Marsh McLennan reported a 6% increase in third quarter consolidated revenue to $5.7 billion, while revenue increased 5% on an underlying (organic) basis. Q3 operating income was $1.1 billion, an 11% increase from $996 million reported in Q3 …
Read More Family of Tenn. Man Who Died in Plastics Plant Flooding Files Wrongful Death Suit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company he worked for, arguing that workers were forced to stay at …
Read More Travelers Triples Q3 Net Income, Reverses Underwriting Loss
Travelers on Thursday said third quarter net income was $1.26 billion compared to net income of $454 million during the same period a year ago on record net premiums, favorable prior year reserve development, and higher investment income. The New …
Read More New York Updates Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation to Address AI Risks
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance to assist the more than 3,000 firms including insurers it regulates in addressing cybersecurity risks arising from artificial intelligence (AI). In a letter to letter companies, DFS Superintendent …
Read More HCI Group Expects to Pay $600M to $750M in Claims from Recent Hurricanes
Publicly traded HCI Group, the Tampa-based holding company for Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty, TypTap and a new condominium insurance reciprocal, is one of the first insurers to report estimated losses after recent hurricanes. HCI said in a statement Wednesday …
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