The insurance industry faces a new wave of financial exposure as federal and state regulations surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances become more stringent. Once hailed as miracle compounds for their water-repellent, non-stick, and heat-resistant properties, PFAS are now viewed with …
Estimates released on Wednesday from CoreLogic show that insured wind and flood losses from Hurricane Milton are expected to be between $17 billion and $28 billion. CoreLogic’s estimate comes as Moody’s RMS Event response updated its estimate, which shows total …
Video-game developer FractureLabs filed a lawsuit against Jump Trading, accusing one of the cryptocurrency industry’s biggest market makers of “fraud and deceit” by manipulating the price of a token used in an online game. According to the suit, FractureLabs planned …
Publicly traded HCI Group, the Tampa-based holding company for Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty, TypTap and a new condominium insurance reciprocal, is one of the first Florida insurers to report estimated losses after recent hurricanes. HCI said in a statement …
Insurance industry investments in generative AI are expected to surge by over 300 percent from 2023 to 2025 as organizations move from pilots in one or two areas to implementations in multiple functions across business lines. But new research identifies …
McKinsey & Co. is nearing a deal with U.S. prosecutors to pay at least $500 million to settle federal probes into its past work helping opioid makers boost sales, according to people familiar with the matter. A settlement, which could …
More than a quarter of rideshare drivers say that vehicle insurance is one of their biggest financial burdens, and 25% say insurance is too expensive. Those are among the results from a survey of Americans who drive for on-demand rideshare …
Vector Risk Solutions named Joshua Cruce chief strategy officer. Cruce will be responsible for driving the company’s strategic initiatives, and identifying new opportunities for growth. Cruce has a background in developing and implementing strategies across various sectors. He was previously …
Carmaker Stellantis said on Wednesday it is recalling 54,000 hybrid crossover SUVs worldwide because the brake pedal in the vehicles could disengage and stop working. The recall, the company said, includes some 2024 through 2025 model-year Alfa Romeo Tonale plug-in …
RTX agreed to pay nearly $950 million to resolve federal charges it defrauded the U.S. Department of Defense into overpaying for defense systems and bribed an official in Qatar to secure business from the Middle East country’s air force. The …