Insurance
IJ Q&A: Fortegra on the Grow Path for MGAs
At the recent Target Markets Annual Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona, a gathering of 2,000 MGAs, program administrators and carrier executives, Insurance Journal sat down with Abbie Taylor, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Jacksonville, Florida-based Fortegra. Here is …
Read More California Revokes 17,000 Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants
California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S., state officials said. The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump …
Read More All 14 Victims Identified in UPS Cargo Plane Crash in Louisville
A grandfather and his young granddaughter. An electrician with two young children. A woman standing in line at a scrap metal business. They were among the 14 people who died in the fiery crash of a UPS plane in Louisville …
Read More Coal Miners’ Respirator Claims Barred by Statute of Limitations, WV Supreme Court Finds
A group of coal miners with lung disease waited too late to sue 3M Corp. and other respirator manufacturers and suppliers, the Supreme Court of West Virginia said this month in upholding lower courts’ findings that the statute of limitation …
Read More NTSB to Decide Probable Cause of Baltimore’s Key Bridge Collapse Next Week
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting next week to determine the probable cause of the contact of the containership Dali with the Francis Scott Key Bridge and subsequent bridge collapse. NTSB’s board is expected to …
Read More Formers Lloyd’s CEO Neal Will Not Join AIG, Company Says
John Neal’s tenure at American International Group (AIG) is over before it began. The former CEO of Lloyd’s of London and AIG reached a “mutual agreement” that he would not join the company due to “personal circumstances,” according to a …
Read More Former Lloyd’s CEO Neal Will Not Join AIG; Hancock to Be General Insurance CEO
John Neal’s tenure at American International Group (AIG) is over before it began. The former CEO of Lloyd’s of London and AIG reached a “mutual agreement” that he would not join the company due to “personal circumstances,” according to a …
Read More Insurers Paid Nearly £200 Million in Cyber Claims for UK Businesses in 2024
Insurers paid £197 million (US$259.2 million) in cyber claims in 2024 for UK businesses – a 230% increase, or £138 million (US$181.6 million) more than in 2023, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Malware and ransomware alone accounted …
Read More BBC Apologizes to Trump, Says No Basis for Defamation Claim
The British Broadcasting Corp. issued a formal apology to Donald Trump on Thursday over the misleading edit of the US president’s speech in a documentary program late last year, but rejected his demands for compensation. BBC Chairman Samir Shah sent …
Read More BBVA Hires Adviser to Review Bancassurance Partnership in Turkey
BBVA SA is reviewing its insurance partnership in Turkey as its current agreement with Eureko Sigorta AS is set to expire, according to people familiar with the matter. BBVA is considering various options including a new partnership for its local …
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