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Bishop Street Underwriters Launches MGA Incubator
Bishop Street Underwriters announced the rollout of Bishop Street Program Managers (BSPM), an incubator for developing managing general agents (MGA). Embedded within Bishop Street’s ecosystem and backed by its $600 million gross written premium platform, BSPM promises to provide the …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 4:29 PM |
Delaware Workers’ Compensation Rates Dropping Again
Delaware’s workers’ compensation insurance rates paid by employers will decrease for the ninth year in a row, effective December 1. The voluntary private market average loss costs are expected to drop by 11.6%, while the residual market for high risk …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 4:10 PM |
Business Moves: MNK International Acquires Broker in Turkey; Specialist Risk Group Buys Healthcare Consultancy, Specializing in UK Professional Sports
MNK International Acquires New Broker in Turkey MNK International, a London-based independent Lloyd’s broker, has acquired a new broker in Türkiye for an undisclosed amount. The business will focus on insurance and reinsurance solutions across a range of complex and …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 4:09 PM |
People Moves: The Baldwin Group Names Campo Construction Practice Partner
The Baldwin Group, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, added Mike Campo as a partner in its construction practice, effective October 27. Campo is a Kansas City–based industry veteran who previously led construction practices at IMA and Lockton, advising contractors, developers, and …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 3:21 PM |
Best Agency to Work For – West Region: Kulchin Ross
Being Pleasant Is Key to Success at Small but Growing Southern California Firm Being pleasant may not sound like it’s part of a recipe for success at a firm operating in a space where people survive and thrive by making …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 2:45 PM |
People Moves: Aon Re Names Secker EMEA Chief Client Officer, De Bosini as Chief Broking Officer; ACORD Taps Former IUA CEO Matcham as Digital Markets Ambassador
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and ACORD Solutions Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Insurance broker Aon plc announced the appointments of Andrew Secker as EMEA chief client officer (CCO) for Reinsurance …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 2:05 PM |
Trump Plan Would Open Almost All Coast to Offshore Drilling
The Trump administration is readying a proposal to open almost all US coastal waters to new offshore oil drilling despite opposition from state governors and the president’s previous efforts to close off some of the territory. The draft plan for …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 1:40 PM |
Heat Shock Tips Florida Corals to Extinction
Extreme ocean heat has eradicated two key coral species in Florida from a 350-mile-long reef that protects the state’s coastal cities from storms and provides habitat for fisheries, scientists have found. A record marine heat wave in 2023 killed so …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 1:34 PM |
French Court Penalizes TotalEnergies for Deceptive Greenwashing Claims
Oil major TotalEnergies misled consumers in a 2021 ad campaign claiming it could become carbon neutral by 2050, a French civil court found on Thursday, in the first decision applying France’s greenwashing law to an energy company. The court ordered …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 1:33 PM |
Best Agency to Work For – Midwest Region: DSP Insurance Services
DSP Doubles Down on Independence by Developing From Within As president of DSP Insurance Services, Taylor Virgil is proud to say that the Schaumburg, Illinois-based agency has taken the road less traveled. At a time when many agencies of its …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 1:31 PM |
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Best Agency to Work For – West Region: Kulchin Ross
Being Pleasant Is Key to Success at Small but Growing Southern California Firm Being pleasant may not sound like it’s part of a recipe for success at a firm operating in a space where people survive and thrive by making …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 2:45 PM |
Why Two Montana Asbestos Victims May Never Receive an $8M Judgment
Long before she joined a major legal case for asbestos victims, Joyce Walder had a bold streak, according to her sister, Judith Hemphill. On a recent Monday in October, walking through the forests of northwest Montana, Hemphill recalled how she …
POSTED OCTOBER 24, 2025 5:00 AM |
Trump Cancels San Francisco Crackdown After Benioff, Huang Calls
President Donald Trump said he’s calling off the deployment of federal troops to San Francisco after speaking to billionaires Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang, as well as the city’s mayor, Daniel Lurie. “Friends of mine who live in the area …
POSTED OCTOBER 23, 2025 7:40 PM |
Authorities Investigating Death of Rail Conductor Struck by Train in Montana
Authorities were investigating the death of a rail conductor who was hit by a passing train in Montana, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The conductor worked for BNSF Railway, the agency said in a post on the social media …
POSTED OCTOBER 23, 2025 5:00 AM |
What to Know About Recovery Efforts in Alaska Following Storm
The mass evacuation by military aircraft of hundreds of residents from Alaska villages ravaged by the remnants of Typhoon Halong is complete, and officials and local leaders are turning attention to trying to stabilize damaged infrastructure and housing where they …
POSTED OCTOBER 23, 2025 5:00 AM |
Airline Emergency Landing in Utah Likely Caused by Weather Balloon Collision
A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last week, fracturing layers of its windshield and forcing an emergency landing. A California company called Windborne Systems said it started …
POSTED OCTOBER 23, 2025 5:00 AM |
Colorado’s Regulator Warns Insurers About Auto Shops Waiving Deductibles
Colorado’s Insurance regulator is warning consumers and insurers about trend in auto shops in the state offering to waive deductibles. “The Division has become aware that certain auto repair shops in Colorado are advertising or engaging in practices that involve …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 3:16 PM |
People Moves: Pyfrom Named Starwind Cannabis EVP of Sales and Distribution; Golden Bear Adds Witherspoon As Lawyers Professional Liability Team Lead
Pyfrom Hired as EVP of Sales and Distribution, Starwind Cannabis Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a CRC Group company, named Charles Pyfrom executive vice president, sales and distribution, for Starwind Cannabis, its specialty program dedicated exclusively to the cannabis industry. Pyfrom …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 5:00 AM |
Most Arizona DOI Cases Are Personal Lines And Over Claims Handling
Most complaint cases handled by the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions this year were related to personal lines coverage, while claims handling was the predominant reason consumers filed complaints, a report from DIFI shows. Around 60% of the …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 5:00 AM |
The Next Big Film Studios Could Be in Nevada if Some Unions Get Their Way
Movies like “The Hangover” and “Ocean’s Eleven” piqued interest in the Las Vegas Strip long ago. But now Nevada labor unions hoping to boost jobs and tourism are pushing state officials to offer tax credits aimed at bringing more Hollywood …
POSTED OCTOBER 21, 2025 5:00 AM |
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