Insurance
EU AI Act Checker Reveals Big Tech’s Compliance Pitfalls
Some of the most prominent artificial intelligence models are falling short of European regulations in key areas such as cybersecurity resilience and discriminatory output, according to data seen by Reuters. The EU had long debated new AI regulations before OpenAI …
Read More Singapore Amends Law to Stop Allianz’s Insurance Deal
Singapore lawmakers passed an amendment to a bill that will effectively block Allianz SE’s proposed S$2.2 billion ($1.7 billion) acquisition of a majority stake in a local insurance firm. Under the amended Insurance Act, the country’s financial regulator will now …
Read More FTC Finalizes New Merger-Filing Requirements
The U.S Federal Trade Commission on Oct. 10 finalized changes to a rule that determines what information companies must hand over when seeking clearance for proposed mergers, paring back a proposal that drew criticism from industry groups. The FTC styled …
Read More Stellantis Recalls 54,000 Hybrid SUVs Worldwide Over Brake Pedal Defect
Carmaker Stellantis said on Wednesday it is recalling 54,000 hybrid crossover SUVs worldwide because the brake pedal in the vehicles could disengage and stop working. The recall, the company said, includes some 2024 through 2025 model-year Alfa Romeo Tonale plug-in …
Read More People’s Trust Managed Repair Clause Survives Another Florida Legal Challenge
After at least three appeals court decisions in the last four years, homeowner lawsuits that take issue with a Florida insurance carrier’s managed repair program may finally have run their course. “It really should” be a nail in the coffin …
Read More Texas Commissioner Rejects TWIA’s Proposed Rate Increase
Texas Insurance Commissioner Cassie Brown issued an order this week disapproving Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s proposed 10% increase to property and commercial rates. The Department Department of Insurance said in an Oct. 14 order that the rate filing met the …
Read More Former Texas Police Chief Convicted of Insurance Fraud
A federal jury convicted former Castroville Police Chief, Christopher Filline, for one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Filline, …
Read More South Texas City in Boil-Water Notice After E. coli Traces Found in Water System
McALLEN — Laredo entered its sixth day of a citywide water boil notice after traces of E. coli were discovered in its public water system. Now officials in this South Texas city are scrambling to repair old water pipes that …
Read More People Moves: Aon Reinsurance Solutions Announces New Senior Leadership Roles; Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Int’l Hires 3 in Leadership Team
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Announces New Senior Leadership Roles in U.S. Reinsurance Solutions Team Insurance broker Aon plc announced …
Read More Fitch Revises Cincinnati Financial’s Outlook to Positive From Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘A+’ (Strong) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings for Cincinnati Financial Corporation’s (CINF) three property/casualty insurance subsidiaries and its life insurance subsidiary the ‘A+’ (Strong). Fitch has also affirmed CINF’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at ‘A’ …
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