INSURANCE NEWS
Global Instability Leads to 16-Year Low for Insurance Carrier M&A Deals
Two new reports highlight the stagnant mergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry in 2024. In fact, global insurance carrier M&As slumped to a 16-year low in 2024 amid a wave uncertainty and volatility through the year, Clyde & Co.’s …
USG Insurance Services Adds Reinhold to Tampa Office
USG Insurance Services, a national wholesaler and managing general agent, has hired Joshua Reinhold as associate producer and broker in its Tampa office – another step in the company’s nationwide expansion plans. Reinhold has seven years of experience in the …
Medical Chopper Reported Flight Control Problem Before Fatal Crash in Mississippi
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — A medical helicopter that crashed in a wooded area in Mississippi reported “a flight control problem” shortly before a Monday crash that killed all three people on board, federal authorities said. The pilot was going to …
Rescue Plan for Bankrupt New Jersey Hospitals Under Threat
A plan to rescue three troubled New Jersey hospitals from bankruptcy is being challenged by their former owners, who claim mismanagement and an unfair land deal have tainted the reorganization. The bankruptcy-exit plan for CarePoint Health Systems pays too much …
State Farm, Consumer Group Battle Ahead of Calif. Insurance Commissioner Decision
Ahead of a decision from California’s insurance commissioner on a State Farm General request for emergency rate increases, company executives and representatives of a consumer group pled their opposing cases in letters to Commissioner Ricardo Lara. News outlets in California …
CannGen Launches Workers’ Comp Program Through Crum & Forester
CannGen Insurance Services LLC is now offering workers’ compensation coverage for the legal cannabis industry through specialty insurance provider Crum & Forster. The program is available in all 50 states. CannGen policyholders can access C&F Connect, an online portal designed …
Canadian Man Sentenced for Shootings That Damaged Pipeline and Power Station in Dakotas
A Canadian man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for shootings at an oil pipeline in South Dakota and an electrical substation in North Dakota that caused $1.7 million in damages after a judge found that his …
Four Charged in Death of 5-Year-Old Michigan Boy in Oxygen Chamber Explosion
Four people have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was “incinerated” inside a pressurized oxygen chamber that exploded at a suburban Detroit medical facility, Michigan’s attorney general said Tuesday. Thomas Cooper from Royal Oak, Michigan, was …
Texas Stock Exchange Hires Nasdaq, Cboe Executives for ETP Push
An upstart stock exchange based in Texas has poached top talent from its big-name rivals as it prepares its push into the $11 trillion exchange-traded fund world. Cboe Global Market’s former head of exchange-traded products listings Robert Marrocco will join …
AM Best Places Michigan’s Wolverine Mutual Under Review With Positive Implications
AM Best has placed under review with positive implications the Financial Strength Rating of C++ (Marginal) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “b” (Marginal) of Wolverine Mutual Insurance Company (Wolverine) based in Dowagiac, Michigan. The Credit Ratings …
Explosion in Manhole at Texas Tech University Prompts Campus Evacuations
Several buildings at Texas Tech University in Lubbock were evacuated Wednesday night after officials said an explosion in a manhole near a substation caused multiple fires that could be seen emerging from underground across parts of the campus and widespread …
ACORD Solutions Group Launches ADEPT Bermuda Regional Hub for Digital Messaging
ACORD Solutions Group, a provider of digital solutions for the global insurance industry, announced the launch of the ADEPT Bermuda Regional Hub. As part of the data exchange hub’s launch, ACORD Solutions Group will give away one million free digital …