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People Moves: HDI Global US Appoints Salmon Head of Cyber Underwriting; AXA XL Names Giordano Global Chief Underwriting Officer
HDI Global US Appoints Salmon as Head of Cyber Underwriting Corporate and specialty insurer HDI Global (HDI), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, appointed Jill Salmon as head of cyber underwriting at HDI Global U.S. Salmon will play a key part in …
POSTED JUNE 19, 2026 6:08 AM |
Trump Says Illegal Immigration Increased Car Insurance but Experts Say Otherwise
President Donald Trump this week credited his tough immigration policies for a drop in car insurance premiums, falsely blaming illegal immigration during his predecessor’s time in the White House for a prior increase. In a Monday post on Truth Social, …
POSTED JUNE 19, 2026 5:10 AM |
Flood Insurance Gap Will Squeeze Local Governments and Homeowners, Moody’s Says
The flood insurance gap in the United States is big and it’s not getting better. And the consequences of that gap are about to worsen for property owners and state and local governments, thanks to increasing rainfall amounts, stronger storm …
POSTED JUNE 19, 2026 5:03 AM |
IMA Latest to Sue Howden Over Alleged Employee Poaching
Howden is being sued again, this time by IMA Financial Group. IMA said in a federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Oregon that its former employer, Alexander Hamilton, allegedly conspired with Howden US to “orchestrate the coordinated resignation …
POSTED JUNE 19, 2026 5:00 AM |
Dali Engineer Reaches Deferred Prosecution Deal Over 2024 Key Bridge Collapse
The chief engineer of the cargo ship Dali that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in a March 2024 collision that killed six construction workers reached a deferred prosecution agreement, the government said on Thursday. The Justice Department said Karthikeyan …
POSTED JUNE 19, 2026 5:00 AM |
People Moves: ZestyAI Names Friend CFO and Ross SVP; Alliant Names Ackerman VP
ZestyAI Names Friend CFO and Ross SVP, Client Development ZestyAI appointed David Friend as chief financial officer and John Ross as senior vice president of client development. Both executives have decades of experience in insurance and enterprise technology. Friend has …
POSTED JUNE 19, 2026 5:00 AM |
Meta Lobbies Congress for Protection From Child-Harm Lawsuits: Reuters
Meta Platforms has lobbied the U.S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as Instagram, as it faces thousands of lawsuits from young users and their families, according to a source familiar with the …
POSTED JUNE 19, 2026 5:00 AM |
Conn. Extends Uninsured Motorist Coverage to State’s Transportation Workers
Governor Ned Lamont has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state employee union requiring the state to extend uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage to Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) employees who maintain roads and highways. The agreement with the …
POSTED JUNE 19, 2026 5:00 AM |
Inszone Acquires Webtec Insurance Services in Colorado
Inszone Insurance Services acquired Webtec Insurance Services Inc. Webtec is a specialized insurance agency primarily focused on auto and homeowners insurance. Originally based in California, which remains the bulk of its business, the agency later relocated its home base to …
POSTED JUNE 19, 2026 5:00 AM |
Mangione Drops Psychiatric Defense Bid for New York Murder Case
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers withdrew a plan for a psychiatric defense at his upcoming state murder trial in the shooting death of a UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive. In a letter to New York state Judge Gregory Carro on Thursday, the defense …
POSTED JUNE 18, 2026 11:40 PM |
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