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GM to Recall Over 449,000 Pickup Trucks, SUVs

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, …

E&S Vet Miller and Team Launch MGA Pivix

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 …

Mutual Insurers Chase Rate Adequacy, Financial Strength Remains Strong: AM Best

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 …

People Moves: AIG Appoints Walsh CFO; Rokstone Names Baker Deputy Head of US Casualty; Applied Underwriters Hires, Promotes Leadership

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 …

J&J Lifts Baby Powder Settlement Bid to More Than $8.2 Billion

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 …

7 in 10 Actuaries and Underwriters Worry About Being Replaced by AI

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, …

Live Nation Seeks to End States’ Claim of Damages for Concertgoers

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 …

Ex-Google Executive’s Startup to Use AI to Forecast the Weather

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 …

Report: Over 250,000 US Properties Have Repeated NFIP Claims

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 …

A Second Zantac Cancer Trial Ends With Hung Jury

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 …

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