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Recalls related to backup cameras have risen sharply, up by more than a million since the start of the year, according to CARFAX data. Nearly 7 million vehicles on U.S. roads have unfixed recalls on their backup camera system, which can reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a crash. The recalls stem from a range of issues, including blank or distorted screens, frozen images, and intermittent camera failures. Last week, Tesla recalled more than 210,000 vehicles due to lagging rearview camera images, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Backup cameras increase vehicle safety by significantly…
RT Specialty, the wholesale brokerage division of Ryan Specialty, announced that it has promoted Will Jacob to president, RT Connector, effective immediately. Jacob is based in Chicago. Jacob has been with Ryan Specialty for nearly 10 years and was most recently chief underwriting officer for RT Connector, joining the team during the infancy of the electronic platform. RT Connector has been built with speed, simplicity, and efficiency at its core, enabling users to streamline their marketing process and gain instant access to a wide range of products and services across diverse risks and carriers. Was this article valuable? Yes No…
Brown & Riding announced Susannah Armstrong to its private client practice within the firm’s underwriting & select accounts division, specializing in high-net-worth personal lines. With over 10 years of industry experience across sales, service, and marketing in the insurance space, Armstrong brings a strong background in client engagement, communications, and brand development to her new role. She is known for her knowledge and expertise in the private client sector and has built her career on adaptability, integrity, and always working to find the right fit for her retailers’ needs. Was this article valuable? Yes No Here are more articles you…
As alternative capital continues to integrate further into the global reinsurance market, in order for this to be truly sustainable the sector must prioritise better modeling, greater transparency and careful sequencing of product development so that capital can be deployed where it strengthens resilience, according to Laurent Rousseau of Guy Carpenter.Rousseau’s comments come as Guy Carpenter has recently published a new report that examines the accelerating integration of alternative capital into the global reinsurance market and the implications for capacity, pricing, and market structure. According to Guy Carpenter’s report, alternative capital now represents nearly 20% of the estimated US $660…
The U.S. government has filed charges against two Singapore firms and an Indian ship superintendent for criminal conspiracy and obstruction relating to the crash of the cargo ship Dali that caused Baltimore’s Key bridge to collapse in March 2024, killing six workers. The Department of Justice said a federal court unsealed an indictment today charging the three defendants with conspiracy to defraud the United States and with causing the death of six construction workers and $5 billion in economic losses, among other charges. Those charged are ship operators Synergy Marine Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, and Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd,…
The proposal addresses a key plank in President Donald Trump’s labor agenda and would exempt fertility benefits from the requirements of some federal health coverage laws.
Waymo is recalling thousands of robotaxis to fix a software issue that could cause the autonomous vehicles to drive on flooded roads. The recall affects 3,791 vehicles equipped with the company’s fifth- and sixth-generation automated-driving system, according to documents posted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. The Alphabet Inc.-owned robotaxi business has placed additional constraints on the system’s operations while it works on a permanent fix. The problem stems from an incident on April 20, when an unoccupied Waymo robotaxi encountered “an untraversable flooded section of a roadway,” according to the documents. Rather than avoid the potentially dangerous…
Orion180 Insurance is opening a new service center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The office will serve as a hub for customer experience, inside sales, claims intake and technology support operations. The expansion is Orion180’s third major facility. Orion180 chose Salt Lake City for its growing population, workforce demographics and geographic advantages. Orion180 recently expanded across Texas, Florida, and California. The Salt Lake City office will operate in conjunction with Orion180’s Melbourne, Florida headquarters. Orion180 operates as a surplus lines insurance company serving Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Colorado, Illinois and Arizona. Additionally, they…
Boyle’s session aligns closely with InsuranceFest’s broader 2026 focus on hands-on, business-driven conversations. This year’s event will feature four dedicated zones covering cyber, digital transformation, E&S market dynamics, construction risk, AI implementation, and client experience strategies.
The family of a man killed in a 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in a U.S. court, claiming the shooter was aided by ChatGPT in planning the attack. The family of Tiru Chabba filed the lawsuit on Sunday in Florida federal court against the company and the man charged in the shooting, Phoenix Ikner. It is at least the second lawsuit filed in the U.S. accusing OpenAI of facilitating a mass shooting. The lawsuit claims ChatGPT served as a co-conspirator in the shooting, because Ikner planned and carried it out using information…
Insurance costs have done much of the heavy lifting. Insurify’s 2026 home insurance report put Florida’s average annual premium at $8,292 in 2025, an 18% rise on the prior year, while data cited by CMS Law Group put cumulative statewide rate increases at roughly 30% since 2022, and around 40% in Central Florida.
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” As a teenager, Rei Scott spent several weeks living out of a car with four family members and their dog. Each day, Scott worried about where they would spend the following night. Someone in America dies by suicide every 11 minutes. It’s a tragic and entrenched problem. A new approach to prevention shifts the focus from stopping harm in moments of crisis to upstream policies that give people reasons to live. One day at school,…
Cross-border insurance programs are both commercially attractive and operationally demanding. Acquiring new businesses, adding geographies, teams, products, lines of business, and partners is a real opportunity for growth. But most insurance platforms are traditionally optimized for local taxes, language, currency, regulatory reporting and workflows. Over time, that creates a patchwork of regional systems, vendors, and reporting, so while the business can still run locally, the group struggles to operate as one. When the group operates with a global-first foundation, the gap between local execution and group oversight narrows. In practice, many firms bridge the gaps through people, using their teams…