INSURANCE NEWS

Insurers View New Car Sales Rise in California as More Evidence for Rate Filings

New figures show car sales in California continue to slowly return to pre-pandemic levels, which the state’s auto insurers believe is another indication the state’s insurance regulator needs to approve more rate filings. The California New Car Dealers Association this …
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Illinois Bill Would Prohibit Rate Setting Criteria for Auto Insurance

A bill proposed by an Illinois lawmaker this week would prohibit auto insurers from setting rates based on credit score, race and sex among other criteria, an action that the insurance industry says would drive down competition and increase rates. …
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Texas Bill Would Require Law Enforcement to Carry Liability Insurance

A bill introduced last week by a Texas lawmaker would require law enforcement officers in the state to carry liability insurance as a condition of employment. Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, proposed House Bill No. 1808, which states a law enforcement …
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Parents in Virginia Where 6-Year-Old Shot Teacher Plan to Sue School System

The families of two students at a Newport News, Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher have filed notices of potential legal action against the school system over trauma they say the shooting inflicted on their …
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Specialty MGA UK Acquires Commercial ForestRe Team from Globe Underwriting

Specialty MGA UK, a recently formed managing general agent focused on providing additional capacity for specialty lines of businesses, has acquired the ForestRe team from Globe Underwriting, the UK-based MGA. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The team …
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Markets/Coverages: Ryan Specialty Forms Transactional Risk Practice; Corvus Launches ‘All-in-One’ UW Platform

Ryan Specialty announced the formation of a global transactional risk practice, Ryan Transactional Risk. This global managing general underwriting practice is being created by combining the operations of Concord Specialty Risks (headquartered in New York City) and Ryan Specialty Transactional …
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Fraudulent Instruction, Data Theft Trends to Continue in 2023: Beazley

Incidents of fraudulent instruction scams were up 13% in 2022, according to specialist insurer Beazley’s new Cyber Services Snapshot report. Under fraudulent instruction scams, criminals use hacking and phishing techniques to accumulate information that allows them to send plausible-looking requests …
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Rural Texas Struggles to Turn on Power After Ice Storm

LUFKIN — By the glow of a flashlight, Stacy McAlpine and her 10-year-old granddaughter played Go Fish and other card games as they snuggled up next to a propane fireplace. Thirty miles south in Robertson County, Elizabeth Smith and her …
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Ohio’s Branch to Launch Condo Insurance

Branch, a full-stack insurance company, announced it has launched condo insurance, expanding its list of instantly bindable products. Condo joins Branch’s existing arsenal of home, auto, renters, and umbrella insurance, and will be rolled out across Branch’s available states in …
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Father of Wisconsin 12-Year-Old Sues Over Officer’s Neck Restraint

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – An Illinois man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that an off-duty police officer improperly restrained his 12-year-old daughter during a fight in a Wisconsin middle school last year by placing his knee on her neck …
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Ohio Residents Worry About Going Home, Toxic Gas From Derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Brittany Dailey stood outside her hotel watching black smoke darken the sky 10 miles to the east as crews burned toxic chemicals from tanker cars that derailed just down the street from her home. The …
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74-year-old Florida Lyft Driver Went Missing, Then Was Found Dead; One Arrested

A South Florida Lyft driver who went missing more than a week ago has died, his daughter confirmed Tuesday. Lindsay DiBetta posted on Facebook that the family would be announcing information on services for her father, Gary Levin, in the …
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