INSURANCE NEWS
Toyota’s Hino Suspends Small Truck Shipments as Data Falsification Scandal Deepens
Japan’s Hino Motors will suspend shipments of small trucks after confirming that a widespread data falsification scandal included those models, it said on Monday, highlighting deepening problems at the Toyota Motor Corp. unit. Truck and bus maker Hino’s President Satoshi …
New Zealand Weighs Damage After Floods Batter South Island
New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential rain. Last week’s rains in northern and central areas forced …
Marsh Launches 1st Dedicated Insurance for Hydrogen Energy Projects
Broker Marsh, a unit of Marsh & McLennan, said on Monday it was launching the world’s first dedicated insurance for hydrogen energy projects, as the nascent industry looks to scale up quickly in the fight against climate change. As the …
Ford Motor Hit With $1.7B Verdict for Fatal Rollover Accident: Lawyer
Ford Motor Co. was told by a jury to pay more than $1.7 billion over a 2014 rollover accident that killed a Georgia couple, a lawyer for the family said. Jurors delivered their verdict on punitive damages Friday following a …
Insurers Anticipate Staffing Increase Over the Next Year Despite Recruiting Difficulty: The Jacobson Group
Most insurers (68 percent) plan to increase staff during the next 12 months, while only 5 percent anticipate a reduction in the number of employees, according to the Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Market Study by The Jacobson Group. Overall recruiting …
Lockton Names 2 Execs in Tennessee
Lockton, a global brokerage firm that provides insurance and employee benefits, has named two new executives in its Tennessee region. Jay Brown, with 25 years of experience, will be president in Lockton’s Nashville and Memphis offices. He will oversee culture, …
Judge Blocks Florida ‘Anti-Woke’ Law Pushed by Gov. DeSantis
A Florida judge has declared a Florida law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts race-based conversation and analysis in business and education unconstitutional. Tallahassee U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said in a 44-page ruling that the “Stop WOKE” …
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Slams Allstate’s 25% Auto Rate Increase
The Georgia insurance commissioner is publicly shaming one of the country’s largest auto insurers after the carrier announced an average 25% rate increase in the state. “I am angry and disappointed that Allstate has chosen to exploit a loophole in …
AM Best Places Credit Ratings of American Reliable in Arizona Under Review
AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of American Reliable Insurance Co. in Scottsdale, Arizona. American Reliable is a …
AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Missouri’s Cameron Mutual
AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bb” (Fair) from “bb+” (Fair) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B (Fair) of Cameron Mutual Insurance Company (Cameron Mutual) (Cameron, MO). The outlook of the …
People Moves: Moody’s, RMS Names Hare Managing Director of APAC; Catalina Hires Diaz-Matos as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Legal Officer
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RMS and and Catalina. A summary of these new hires follows here. Moody’s, RMS Appoints Hare MD of APAC Andrew Hare has been appointed managing director, Asia Pacific at RMS, the …
New Orleans Officials Seek to End Federal Oversight of Police
New Orleans officials asked a federal judge Tuesday to end court-supervised oversight of its police department under a pact negotiated with the U.S. Justice Department a decade ago, after deadly police shootings of civilians following Hurricane Katrina cast renewed scrutiny …