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Insurance Journal | May 9, 2025

Patriot Growth Partners With Texas’ Ladd Gardner Aviation Insurance

Patriot Growth Insurance Services announce its partnership with Ladd Gardner Aviation Insurance (LGA), an aviation insurance agency based in Addison, Texas. Founded in 2007 by aviation enthusiast and industry veteran, Ladd Gardner, the agency brings deep expertise, a client-centric approach, …

Insurance Journal | May 9, 2025

Texas Legislators Seek Solutions to Rising Home Insurance Rates

Texas lawmakers hope to rein in homeowners’ rising insurance bills even as they acknowledge there’s only so much they can do to tackle costs. Legislators have advanced bills to limit how much insurance companies can hike rates and help homeowners …

Insurance Journal | May 9, 2025

People Moves: SiriusPoint Promotes Fenn to Global Head of Marine; Arch Insurance International Promotes Mansouri to UK PI Underwriting Manager

SiriusPoint Promotes Fenn to Global Head of Marine SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced the promotion of Chris Fenn to global head of Marine, in addition to two strategic appointments to strengthen its global marine offering. Previously …

Insurance Journal | May 1, 2025

AIG Q1 Underwriting Income More Than Halved on Wildfire Losses

American International Group (AIG) reported first quarter net income attributable to shareholders of $698 million, down 41.5% from the same period a year ago. First quarter underwriting income in AIG’s General Insurance segment—North America commercial, International commercial, and global personal—dropped …

Insurance Journal | May 1, 2025

California’s Ban on Gasoline Cars Is Overturned by US House Vote

Republicans moved a step closer Thursday to repealing a federal waiver allowing California to ban gasoline-powered cars by 2035, a policy that had drawn opposition from automakers, fuel producers and President Donald Trump himself. The U.S. House voted 246-164 to …

Insurance Journal | May 1, 2025

Trump Administration Sues Michigan to Halt State’s Fossil Fuel Lawsuit Plan

The Trump administration sued Michigan and Hawaii seeking to block the states from suing oil companies for damage caused by climate change, less than two months after the US Supreme Court rebuffed a Republican bid to derail such legal efforts. …

Insurance Journal | May 1, 2025

Ohio Eatery to Pay $125K Over Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Bennett Enterprises Inc., doing business as Ralphie’s Sports Eatery Company, will pay $125,000 and provide other relief to settle a race, disability and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According …

Insurance Journal | May 1, 2025

Fired State Employees Breached the Personal Data of 33K More Texans

Texas Health and Human Services Commission late Wednesday began notifying another 33,529 recipients of state benefits that their private information had been improperly accessed. The latest announcement comes as the state agency continues to investigate a series of breaches by …

Insurance Journal | May 1, 2025

Why the Green Hydrogen Industry Is Flocking to Texas

Despite federal policy uncertainty stunting growth prospects, US clean hydrogen industry leaders at the BloombergNEF summit see one bright spot: Texas. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are impacting the industry as are the murky fate of federal tax credits and the …

Insurance Journal | May 1, 2025

Southern Specialty Rebrands, Names Roberts President

Southern Specialty Underwriters, with offices in Tampa and in Macon, Georgia, said it has rebranded to Arbour Specialty, an insurance broker in the Southeast. The company also named Rebecca Roberts as its new president. Roberts has 30 years in the …