Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ranches. In the town of Bend, about two hours north of Austin, Boyd Clark waded into rising waters to help one of his …
Month: July 2025
NC Man Claimed Almost $300,000 in Travel Insurance Losses. Then He Was Arrested
Oscar Rafeal Ruiz was a busy man in 2023 and 2024, jetting to numerous places, losing his luggage multiple times and filing travel insurance claims of almost $300,000. The problem, North Carolina authorities said, is that most of the claims …
Personal Auto Shines, General Liability Faces Headwinds in Q3 2025
By William Nibbelin, Senior Research Actuary, Triple-I The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is entering the latter half of 2025 with a nuanced underwriting landscape, as revealed in the latest “Insurance Economics and Underwriting Projections: A Forward View” report from Triple-I and Milliman. While personal auto continues to be a strong performer, the general liability…
WalkerHughes Acquires Missouri’s Apogee
WalkerHughes Insurance, a privately held, founder-led retail insurance brokerage headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is pleased to announce the addition of Apogee Insurance Solutions, LLC, a St. Peters, Missouri-based insurance agency, to its growing Missouri platform. This marks WalkerHughes’ second acquisition …
Business Moves: Insurtech Wefox Raises €151M to Build New MGA Focus, Core Markets
Insurtech wefox has secured funding of €151 million ($177.8 million), which will enable the company to build its core market positions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland as well as its asset-light managing general agent (MGA) and smart insurance distribution …
A Look at Some of the Deadliest Floods in the US in the Last 25 Years
Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related killer. Here’s a look at …
ICE Raids Derail Los Angeles Economy as Workers Go into Hiding
Los Angeles was already struggling to revive its fragile economy after the most destructive wildfires in its history erupted six months ago. Now, immigration raids are driving workers crucial to the rebuilding into the shadows. Framers and landscapers are abandoning …
People Moves: MEMIC Hires Ennis and Promotes Lagasse
The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, promoted Karl Lagasse to vice president of business technology and hired Jason Ennis as director of architecture and innovation. Lagasse oversees the project management, software engineering, and quality assurance teams while spearheading the …
California Wildfire Grows to Nearly 80,000 Acres, Forcing Evacuations
A wildfire on the central coast of California has grown to 84,080 acres, prompting evacuation orders and closing part of a highway. The Madre Fire, the biggest the state has seen this year, started on Wednesday and is burning in …
MarketScout: Q2 Composite Personal Lines Rates Up 4.6%; Commercial Up 2.8%
According to the MarketScout Market Barometer, the composite rate for U.S. personal lines increased in the second quarter to 4.6%. U.S. personal lines rose an average 4.9% during the firth quarter. Dallas-based MarketScout, a division of Novatae Risk Group, said …