September 20, 2024
General Motors is recalling 449,671 pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. due to inoperative low brake fluid warning, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The recall includes some 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, …
September 20, 2024
Former Scottsdale Insurance President Mike Miller will now serve as president and CEO of excess & surplus managing general agency Pivix Specialty Insurance Services. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Pivix is an E&S platform offering property/casualty coverages for targeted segments. Products …
September 20, 2024
The U.S. property/casualty mutual segment has leaned on investment income to maintain strong overall financial performance and grow surplus in the face of underwriting volatility and severe weather-related activity, according to an AM Best report. To combat underwriting losses and …
September 20, 2024
AIG Appoints Walsh Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer American International Group, Inc. (AIG), headquartered in New York City, named Keith Walsh as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective October 21. Walsh, based in New York, will lead …
September 20, 2024
Johnson & Johnson has boosted to more than $8.2 billion its offer to settle thousands of lawsuits by people who say its baby powder gave them cancer, according to people familiar with the matter. The offer, an increase from the …
September 20, 2024
With the vast majority (91 percent) of insurance companies already investing in AI or planning to in the next five years, it’s not surprising that nearly 7 in 10 actuaries and underwriters are worried about being replaced by artificial intelligence, …
September 20, 2024
Live Nation Entertainment has asked a federal judge in New York to dismiss several states’ claims that the live event promoter harmed event-goers by stifling competition with its ticket-selling arm, Ticketmaster. Live Nation seeks to dismiss part of the lawsuit …
September 19, 2024
A startup founded by a former Google executive aims to use artificial intelligence to improve weather forecasting, joining technology behemoths like Nvidia Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. in an increasingly crowded field. Brightband has raised a $10 million series A …
September 19, 2024
More than a quarter million U.S. properties have repeated claims for federal flood insurance, costing the National Flood Insurance Program billions of dollars in claims, according to new federal data compiled by the National Resources Defense Council. Four states account …
September 19, 2024
The latest trial over claims that the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac causes cancer ended with a hung jury on Wednesday, as jurors in Chicago were unable to agree on whether Boehringer Ingelheim must pay damages to an Illinois man who …