INSURANCE NEWS

Former Ga. Insurance Commissioner’s Conviction Stands, but Tax Repay Has to Wait

Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck’s fraud conviction stands, but he won’t have to pay part of the restitution until after he’s released from prison, a federal appeals court decided Monday. The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals found no …
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Kemper Exits Preferred Home and Auto Business Immediately

As it reported a net loss in the second quarter of about $97 million, Kemper Corp. said Monday that it is exiting the preferred home and auto insurance market. Kemper said it will “actively reduce the business immediately,” and non-renew …
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Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Wigmore Insurance Agency in California

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Costa Mesa, California-based Wigmore Insurance Agency Inc. Tim Wigmore and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of Gallagher’s Southwest region retail property/casualty brokerage operations. Wigmore …
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DeSantis’ Retaliation vs. Disney Hurting Florida, Former GOP Officials Say in Court

Saying Gov. Ron DeSantis has followed the autocratic examples of governments in Russia and China, a group of mostly Republican former high-level government officials and business leaders has called the Florida governor`s takeover of Disney World`s governing district “severely damaging …
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3 Killed After Charter Bus Collides with Vehicle in Pennsylvania

A charter bus carrying up to 50 people collided with a vehicle on an interstate in Pennsylvania, killing three people, state police said. The crash happened during heavy rain around 11:50 p.m. Sunday on southbound Interstate 81 in Dauphin County`s …
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Mass. Police Must Reinstate 7 Who Refused to be Vaccinated, Arbitrator Says

Massachusetts State Police must reinstate seven troopers who refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19, an independent arbitrator has ruled. The troopers have been on unpaid leave, but the arbitrator`s decision means they can return to work with retroactive pay if …
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MOVEit Cyber Hack Spawned Around 600 Breaches but Isn’t Done Yet

A hydra-headed breach centered on a single American software maker has compromised data at about 600 organizations worldwide, according to cyber analyst tallies corroborated by Reuters. But more than two months after the breach was first disclosed by Massachusetts-based Progress …
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Pennsylvania PUC Approves $1M Settlement Over Gas Explosion That Leveled Home

The Public Utility Commission has approved a revised settlement totaling nearly $1 million with a gas utility over a 2019 explosion in western Pennsylvania that reduced a home to rubble and injured five people. Canonsburg-based Columbia Gas took responsibility for …
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US Insurers Invested in Fossil Fuels as Climate Risks to Underwriting Mount

U.S.-based insurers have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in fossil fuel-related assets which in turn contribute to the risk of climate-related damage to the underwriting side of their businesses, a new report said on Tuesday. A data sample comprising …
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People Moves: BHSI Names AIG’s Bidmead for Transactional Liability; TransRe Announces Group of Promotions; CNA Hardy Appoints Sr. Underwriters for UK Marine

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), Trans Re and CNA Hardy. A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Names AIG’s Bidmead as Head of Transactional Liability, Asia and Middle East …
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Insured Loss Estimate for Turkey Earthquake Rises to US$3.4 Billion: PERILS

The third loss estimate for the Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence, which hit large parts of south-central Turkey and neighboring Syria on Feb. 6, 2023, has risen to $3.4 billion, according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance …
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More ESG Lawsuits on the Horizon as Investors Jump on UK Law

Investors are becoming more emboldened to file legal challenges against companies for their net zero claims, approaches to governance and other hot-button ESG issues, using a pair of underutilized provisions of a UK law. Standard Chartered Plc, BT Group Plc …
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