Illinois to Soon Outlaw Advertising for Firearms Allegedly Marketed to Kids and Militants August 8, 2023 By John O'Connor PRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produces a public safety threat or...
Texas Legislature Takes Aim at the Use of ESG-Related Factors by Insurance Companies August 8, 2023 By Heather Palmer, Andrew Holland and Evan Grosch Insurance companies are increasingly incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their underwriting processes when they examine risk. However,...
Google Fails to End $5B Consumer Privacy Lawsuit August 8, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge rejected Google’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by...
Former Ga. Insurance Commissioner’s Conviction Stands, but Tax Repay Has to Wait August 8, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck’s fraud conviction stands, but he won’t have to pay part of the restitution until...
Kemper Exits Preferred Home and Auto Business Immediately August 8, 2023 By Chad Hemenway As it reported a net loss in the second quarter of about $97 million, Kemper Corp. said Monday that it...
Inflation, Catastrophe Losses Lead P&C Underwriting Loss in 2023 August 8, 2023 The overall property/casualty industry is expected to finish 2023 with a net combined ratio of 102.2, according to a recent...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Wigmore Insurance Agency in California August 8, 2023 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Costa Mesa, California-based Wigmore Insurance Agency Inc. Tim Wigmore and his team will remain...
DeSantis’ Retaliation vs. Disney Hurting Florida, Former GOP Officials Say in Court August 8, 2023 Saying Gov. Ron DeSantis has followed the autocratic examples of governments in Russia and China, a group of mostly Republican...
3 Killed After Charter Bus Collides with Vehicle in Pennsylvania August 8, 2023 A charter bus carrying up to 50 people collided with a vehicle on an interstate in Pennsylvania, killing three people,...
Mass. Police Must Reinstate 7 Who Refused to be Vaccinated, Arbitrator Says August 8, 2023 Massachusetts State Police must reinstate seven troopers who refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19, an independent arbitrator has ruled. The...