GEICO leadership said this week that the company is working with Florida policyholders after a snafu inadvertently alerted people that their driver licenses had been suspended. The auto and property insurance company did not reveal details about what happened, only …
GEICO Responding After Error Sent Cancellation Notices to Florida Drivers Read More »
The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday adopted new regulations for autonomous vehicles, allowing manufacturers to test and deploy heavy-duty driverless vehicle technology on the state’s roads. Related: Tesla Avoids California Sales Halt Over Autopilot Marketing The new regulations …
California Adopts Rules Allowing Testing And Deployment of Heavy-Duty AVs Read More »
A workers’ compensation claim has turned into accusations that the billionaire frontrunner in the Georgia governor’s race, a health care executive who has vowed to deport more immigrants, hired illegal immigrants to work on his property. Republican Rick Jackson, founder …
Georgia Governor Candidate Hired Undocumented at His Mansion, Comp Claim Argues Read More »
Industry executives who described insurance and reinsurance markets as “rational” in the not-so-distant past are now using words like “dumb” and “bizarre” to characterize soft-market competitor moves happening faster than expected, and in unusual places. W. Robert Berkley, Jr., chief …
Rational Market? How About ‘Dumb’ and ‘Bizarre’? Read More »
Newport Specialty Partners, a new specialty insurance platform backed by Lovell Minnick Partners, announced that it has acquired Complex Coverage, Inc. (CCI), a managing general agency focused on homeowners and personal lines coverage in New York. The transaction is Newport’s …
Newport Specialty Partners Acquires New York Personal Lines MGA Complex Coverage Read More »
An appeals court has reversed an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to Alabama politician Roy Moore, who sued a super PAC over a 2017 political ad detailing misconduct accusations against him. The panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of …
Appeals Court Overturns $8M Defamation Award for Former Alabama Justice Read More »
The war in Iran is fueling a resurgence in maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia, according to a European Union naval force patrolling the region. There have been at least three confirmed hijackings in the past week alone, with …
Iran War Fuels Piracy Surge Off Somalia Coast, EU Agency Says Read More »
Japan and Korea insurers have shown unprecedented demand for M&As and strategic investments overseas in the past few years, targeting opportunities in both developed and emerging markets. While insurers from these two Asian economies have nuanced appetites and different capital …
Viewpoint: Japan and Korea Insurers to Accelerate M&As in the US and Globally Read More »
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so‑called “shadow fleet” has had no clear impact on the number passing through UK waters, a Reuters analysis shows. In the month after Starmer’s …
Russia Shadow Fleet Undeterred by Starmer’s Threat as Ships Keep Crossing UK Waters Read More »
Aon executive Lynn Jekkals honored for her industry, philanthropic contributions CHICAGO—April 27, 2026—The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, held its Midwest Division Gala on April 23 in Chicago in …
IICF Midwest Gala Marks 15th Anniversary, Celebrates $640,000 Granted to 55 Nonprofits Read More »
