Workers’ compensation loss costs in Tennessee will drop an average of 9.4% for the voluntary market starting March 1, marking the 11th straight decrease for the state. The decrease follows declines of 10.2% in 2023 and 5.6% in 2022, the …
Wall Street’s main regulator on Wednesday is set to demand more investor protections for deals involving special purpose acquisition companies, tightening rules on a once-popular pathway for taking firms public. After surging during the Covid-19 pandemic as an alternative to …
(AP) — 3M has started paying out its $6 billion settlement to U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company. The chemical and consumer product manufacturer made …
Sands Point Risk, a new managing general agent to be led by the founder of transaction risk solutions at DUAL, has been launched to serve the transaction liability insurance (TLI) sector. Dennis Kearns, who founded the transaction risk program at …
Most U.S. insurers plan to take on more investment risk in 2024, and said the risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the investment process are outweighed by the potential benefits of the technology. According to results …
NFP, the insurance broking and consulting firm, announced it has acquired Advanced Insurance Consultants Ltd. (AIC), an independent insurance broker based in Hemel Hempstead on the outskirts of London. As part of the deal, which closed on Dec. 15, the …
Howden, the London-based global insurance group, announced the acquisition of Laurie Ross, a personal and commercial lines broker based in Scotland. The addition of Laurie Ross will take Howden’s high street branches to 117, with a total of over 200 …
Two months of missile, drone and hijacking attacks against civilian ships in the Red Sea have caused the biggest diversion of international trade in decades, pushing up costs for shippers as far away as Asia and North America. The disruption …
British drivers have to fork out twice as much to insure electric vehicles as they do for combustion-engine models, adding to hurdles to make the switch to zero-emission cars. The average insurance premium for EVs jumped to £1,344 ($1,700) at …
Ivans Index found the average premium renewal rate increased year-over year for all major commercial lines except workers’ compensation, but every line of business averaged rate increases at renewal during the last three months of 2023, compared to the prior …
