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Insurance Journal | June 19, 2025

SpaceX’s Starship Explodes on Test Stand in Yet Another Setback

A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded on a test stand in Texas, adding to a series of setbacks to Elon Musk’s space ambitions that include trips to Mars. The huge blast enveloped the craft as it stood upright on a test …

Insurance Journal | June 19, 2025

Krispy Kreme Starts Notifying Over 160,000 People Affected by Data Breach

Krispy Kreme released new information about its late 2024 data breach and said it is notifying affected individuals—many of them current or former employees, and their families. According to a post on its website and a notification to the attorney …

Insurance Journal | June 19, 2025

Plenty of Investor Interest in Insurance Despite Drop in Deal Volume, Says PwC

Deal volume is down but the total value of the deals that were made is up, according an analysis by PwC of mergers and acquisitions in the insurance sector. The look at M&A activity showed total deal value within the …

Insurance Journal | June 19, 2025

Florida’s Evolving Bad-Faith Landscape: What Claims and Insurance Pros Need to Know

Bad faith litigation has long posed both legal and reputational risks for insurers operating in Florida. With the enactment in 2023 of House Bill 837—a sweeping tort-reform measure—there are important changes to how insurers and their claims professionals must approach …

Insurance Journal | June 10, 2025

Wildfire Season Preview: Rest of 2025 Is High-Risk, May Follow LA Wildfires Paradigm

Following the “paradigm-shifting” Los Angeles wildfires in January, the 2024-2025 wildfire season will be remembered as a turning point for the insurance industry, and a warning that “wildfire is no longer a seasonal or rural phenomenon, a new outlook asserts. …

Insurance Journal | June 10, 2025

Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office Announces Investigations Leading to Guilty Pleas

The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO), a division of the Texas Department of Insurance. announced three investigations that have led to guilty pleas: James Levorn Rias pleaded guilty to a first-degree murder charge following a May 2024 fire in …

Insurance Journal | June 10, 2025

People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Promotes Gatewood to EVP, Personal Insurance

Burns & Wilcox, a globally recognized leader in wholesale insurance brokerage headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, promoted Bill Gatewood to executive vice president, personal insurance, effective July 1. Burns & Wilcox is a member of H.W. Kaufman Group, a privately …

Insurance Journal | June 10, 2025

Kansas Insurance Commissioner to Visit Butler County After Widespread Flooding Event

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt and Kansas Department of Insurance staff will be on-site Tuesday, June 10 in El Dorado to assist Kansans affected by widespread flooding in Butler County, the department said. KDI staff will assist with insurance claims …

Insurance Journal | June 10, 2025

Bally’s Settles Suit by White Men Over Chicago Casino Stake

Bally’s Corp. said it has settled a lawsuit brought by two white men and a conservative legal group that challenged a $1.7 billion Chicago casino project that offered ownership stakes only to women and people of color. The settlement comes …

Insurance Journal | June 10, 2025

Multiple Injuries in Skydiving Plane Crash in Tennessee

Several people were injured after a skydiving plane crashed outside a small Tennessee airport, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane carrying 20 people crashed shortly after departing Tullahoma Regional Airport on …