November 10, 2021
After two years of heavy storm-related losses, FedNat Insurance is pulling out of the Louisiana and Texas markets and doubling down on its home state of Florida. FedNat announced its decision to exit non-Florida markets during its holding company’s third …
November 10, 2021
Recent federal safety inspections of a northern Wisconsin foundry determined workplace safety failures caused two workers to suffer severe injuries. The business faces a proposed $200,895 in penalties. In May, a worker at Waupaca Foundry Inc. in Marninette lost two …
November 10, 2021
AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced it has entered the pet insurance market via its Accident and Health unit through a strategic relationship with managing general underwriter Petplan. AXIS Insurance will provide underwriting …
November 10, 2021
Employer Solutions Group, LLC, a payroll services company operating in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $95,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced last week. The EEOC’s lawsuit …
November 10, 2021
HONG KONG – Asian insurer FWD Group, controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is contemplating shifting its $2-$3 billion share sale from the United States to Hong Kong, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The Hong …
November 10, 2021
Allianz nudged its forecast for record profit in 2021 even higher on Wednesday after a bumper third quarter while it tries to work out how much money it may need to set aside for a U.S. investigation into its fund …
November 10, 2021
Another major railroad has gone to court to determine whether it has the authority to require all its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. BNSF Railway filed a lawsuit in Illinois federal court against its major unions over its …
November 10, 2021
Who would have thought, given what many have called a crisis in the Florida property insurance market, that an insurance company would decide it could improve its bottom line by focusing solely on the storm-plagued Sunshine State? FedNat Insurance, formerly …
November 9, 2021
The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a ruling that drugmaker Johnson & Johnson must pay the state $465 million for its role in the opioid epidemic, determining that Oklahoma’s public nuisance law does not extend to manufacturing, marketing and sales of …
November 9, 2021
Digital insurer Lemonade plans to acquire California-based pay-per-mile auto insurance startup Metromile in an all-stock transaction as it continues to expand, Carrier Management reported. With the agreement, the New York-based insurtech stands to gain a national foothold in car insurance, …