Monthly Archives: <span>January 2025</span>

Commercial Lines Insurance: Understanding Coverage Essentials for Businesses

This post is part of a series sponsored by Darkhorse Insurance. Securing the longevity and prosperity of your business involves more than just daily operations; it requires a robust safety net in the form of commercial lines insurance. Also known …

Is This Episode a Deepfake? – What’s Brewing Podcast (Episode 9)

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. In this special episode of the What’s Brewing Podcast by IAT Insurance Group, VP of Product, Underwriting and Compliance Chris Accetta and Senior Product Manager David Geller discuss …

Judge Extends Ban on Alliant Employees Soliciting Marsh Agency’s Customers

A federal judge in Manhattan has extended an order blocking three Alliant Insurance Services employees from soliciting or contacting any current Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) clients or using a spreadsheet of MMA clients that MMA says they took when …

Oklahoma Issues Cease-And-Desist Against Unlicensed Auto Warranty Company

The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) has issued a Cease-and-Desist Order against Select Auto Inc., doing business as Select Auto Protect, due to the unauthorized sale of auto warranty contracts in Oklahoma. Effective immediately, the company must stop all sales activities …

East Palestine and Norfolk Southern Reach $22M Settlement for Train Derailment

East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from the disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that prompted a national reckoning on railroad safety. The settlement is to …

Michigan Joins Multistate Enforcement Action Against Block, Inc.

Michigan joined 47 state financial regulatory agencies in a coordinated enforcement action against Block, Inc., for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) laws that safeguard the financial system from illicit use. Michigan is set to …

Less Methane Leaked in West Texas, Report Says; Environmentalists Are Skeptical

Less methane escaped into the atmosphere from certain oil and gas equipment and oil wells in 2023, according to a report released earlier this month by an energy analytics firm that industry leaders promoted. Environmental experts said more information was …

People Moves: Patel Named Chair of Canopius Managing Agents, Succeeding Meader; Evolin Broking Taps Downing From Miller to Launch Construction Division

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurer Canopius Group and the broker Evolin. A summary of these new hires follows here. Patel Named Chair of Canopius Managing Agents, Succeeding Meader Canopius Group, the global specialty re/insurer, …

US, UK Ships Return to Red Sea After Houthis Vow to Hold Fire

British and American ships are tentatively returning to the Red Sea after Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed to hold off attacks on vessels linked to both nations, a sign that traffic on one of the world’s main trade routes could normalize …

Transport Secretary Orders Fuel-Economy Rule Rewrite

Newly appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered a rewrite of more stringent US fuel-economy rules, following through on one of President Donald Trump’s first directives after he retook the White House. The memorandum Duffy signed in the first act after …