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Markets/Coverages: Aon Launches Insurance Facility for Full Lifecycle of Data Centers

Insurance Journal

Insurance broker Aon plc announced the launch of its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP), a proprietary multi-line insurance facility designed to help clients manage risk across every stage of data center development and operations.

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Meet Kelly Booth, Central’s New Construction Underwriting Specialist

Central Insurance

Construction deserves expertise. Meet the underwriter helping contractors build stronger, safer businesses. The post Meet Kelly Booth, Central’s New Construction Underwriting Specialist appeared first on Central Insurance Blog.

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Red Sea Insurance Premium Spikes as Houthi Risks Return

Insurance Journal

The cost of insuring commercial ships that sail past Yemen’s Houthi militants surged after the rebels sank two ships and killed sailors this week, underscoring how the attacks have revived risk in the crucial waterway.

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Top 10 InsurTech Companies in Germany You Should Know in 2025

Top Insurance Blogs

The world of insurance in Germany is undergoing a profound transformation. To a large extent, technology has redefined risk management, customer experience, and policy distribution. Today, digital-first startups and scale-ups are revolutionizing the industry. In this blog post, I explore the insurtech companies in Germany that are shaping the future of coverage in 2025.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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How Carriers Can Win More Retail Broker Biz: Report

Insurance Journal

By segmenting retail brokers into tiers using premium volume, profitability and strategic alignment as factors to define top tiers, carriers can start to win more business, according to a new consulting firm report.

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NC Man Claimed Almost $300,000 in Travel Insurance Losses. Then He Was Arrested

Insurance Journal

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.

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How to Generate Life Insurance Leads for Agents: A Complete Guide  

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Learn how to generate high-quality life insurance leads in 2025 using a mix of traditional referrals, digital marketing, content strategy,

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Countertop Maker in Georgia Fined for Exposing Workers to Silica Dust

Insurance Journal

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Georgia countertop maker $33,000 for allegedly exposing workers to high levels of silica dust, which causes silicosis and other respiratory ailments.

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Help Clients Prepare with Allstate’s Cancer Plan

PSM Brokerage

Cash Benefits, Bigger Impact Introducing a New Cancer Plan from Allstate Health Solutions. When a client hears the word cancer , their first concern is health—but their second is almost always money. Between treatment costs, lost income, and household bills, a cancer diagnosis can quickly spiral into a financial crisis. That’s where Allstate Health Solutions' new Cancer Plan can make a real difference—and give you another powerful tool in your portfolio to support and protect your clients.

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Take the Hassle Out of Claims Management

Insurance professionals use Trellis to streamline claims management by analyzing legal trends, predicting outcomes, and strategizing effectively to serve clients better. Adjusters can evaluate claim validity, estimate settlement amounts, and identify potential litigation risks. Trellis' extensive State Trial Court Data can be leveraged to identify opposing/outside counsel and top mediators for insurance matters, evaluate the risk of new claims by viewing similar claim litigation history, and mor

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Tesla Plans Robotaxi Expansion to California and Arizona

Insurance Journal

Tesla Inc. is aiming to bring its driverless taxis to California and Arizona as the carmaker plots an expansion on the heels of last month’s limited rollout in Austin.

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Assurity's Term Life with Accelerated UW

PSM Brokerage

Faster Approvals, Bigger Opportunity A powerful solution your clients will love—and you’ll love selling. If you’re looking for a life insurance product that speeds up approvals without sacrificing flexibility or coverage, Term Life with Accelerated Underwriting should be on your radar. Assurity's competitive term product uses real-time data to provide instant decisions for up to 50% of applicants—meaning fewer medical exams and faster coverage for your clients.

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Microsoft Outlook Users Experience Hourslong Outage Impacting Email

Insurance Journal

After Outlook users ran into issues accessing their email accounts late Wednesday and into Thursday, Microsoft says that affected systems are back online.

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“Active” Hurricane Season Still Expected, Despite Tweak to CSU Forecast

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Recent developments in the atmosphere over the Caribbean Sea have led researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) to make slight improvements to their hurricane forecast for the 2025 Atlantic-basin season, in an update published Wednesday. Triple-I non-resident scholar Phil Klotzbach , Ph.D., a senior research scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Science at CSU, and the CSU TC-RAMS research team are now predicting 16 total named storms through the end of the year, a small drop from thei

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Farmers in Texas Face Severe Losses From Floods

Insurance Journal

Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ranches.

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BOGLE AGENCY INSURANCE-2025 BEST PRACTICES AGENCY

Boyle Agency Insurance

Qualifying As “Best Practices Agency” For 23 Consecutive Years Bogle Agency Insurance , Lyndhurst NJ, has been designated as a “Best Practices Agency” for 2025, making this the 23rd consecutive year we have done so. This designation means we join an elite group of independent insurance agencies nationwide. Qualifying for a “Best Practices Agency” is a huge achievement that makes us an industry leader. 1,146 agencies were nominated to compete, and after agency

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Georgia Commercial Lender Owner Charged With $140M Ponzi Scheme

Insurance Journal

NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 million, federal officials alleged in a complaint filed Thursday. The civil lawsuit by the U.S.

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The Best Insurance Agency Marketing Tips For 2025 | EverQuote

EverQuote

If you want to attract new customers in 2025 and beyond, you’ll need to market your insurance agency. Here’s what you need to know.

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How Northeast States Will Share in $720 Million Opioid Settlement With 8 Firms

Insurance Journal

States have secured about $720 million in settlements from eight pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the opioid epidemic. The settlement was achieved as part of a nationwide collaborative effort by state attorneys general.

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Insurance for International Students: A Guide on Getting the Right Coverage 

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Studying in the U.S.? Learn how international students can get health, renters, auto, and travel insurance coverage.

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Ohio Rules That Data Centers Pay for Minimum Energy Needs

Insurance Journal

Regulators in Ohio, a key data center market, ruled that data centers will have to pay for some of their energy requests regardless of whether the electricity ends up being needed.

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Blog Post: Lex Machina 2025 Patent Litigation Report Shows 22% Surge in Filings and Record $4.3B in Damages

LexisNexis

By Carla Rydholm | Lex Machina General Manager and Head of Product The 2025 Lex Machina® Patent Litigation Report reveals a striking 22% increase in U.S. patent case filings and a record-breaking $4.3 billion in damages awarded in 2024. Drawing from the industry’s most comprehensive Legal Analytics(R) platform, the report offers critical insights into patent litigation trends, including shifts in venue, rising specialty patent disputes, and strategic implications for legal teams and IP stak

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European Commission to Propose Floating Russian Oil Price Cap

Insurance Journal

The European Commission is expected to propose a floating Russian oil price cap this week as part of a new draft sanctions package in an attempt to overcome opposition from some member states, four EU diplomats said.

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What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Employee Benefit Plans

Relation

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB Act), a sweeping piece of tax and spending legislation that carries significant implications for employee benefits. For HR professionals, business owners, and benefits administrators, understanding the changes this law introduces is essential as many of its key provisions […] The post What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Employee Benefit Plans appeared first on Relation Insurance.

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People Moves: Consilium Taps Carpenter’s Coleman for C-Suite After Co-CEO Baird Suddenly Exits; Everest Promotes Shaw as Chief Commercial Officer of Int’l Division

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Consilium and Everest’s International Insurance Operation. A summary of these new hires (and one exit) follows here.

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Texas: A Microcosmof U.S. Climate Perils

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Devastating flooding in central Texas over the July 4, 2025, weekend highlighted several aspects of the state’s risk profile that also are relevant to the rest of the country, according to the latest Triple-I Issues Brief. One is the rising incidence of severe inland flooding related to tropical storms. Tropical Storm Barry made landfall in Mexico on June 29 and weakened quickly, but its remnant moisture drifted northward into Texas, according to Dr.

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Questions Linger on Response to Deadly Texas Flash Flood

Insurance Journal

Key questions remain unanswered about the actions Texas officials took both before and during the catastrophic July Fourth holiday floods as a painstaking search for victims continues along the Guadalupe River nearly a week later.

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Gun Makers Lose Appeal of New York Law Making Them Potentially Liable for Shootings

Insurance Journal

A New York state law holding gun manufacturers potentially liable when their weapons are used in deadly shootings was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court. The ruling Thursday by the 2nd U.S.

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Houthi Rebels Sink Ship in Red Sea, Killing at Least 4 With 11 Missing: EU Naval Mission

Insurance Journal

Four people are presumed dead and 11 others are still missing after a Liberian-flagged cargo ship sank in the Red Sea following an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said Friday.

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T-Mobile Ending DEI Programs as it Seeks FCC Approval for 2 Deals

Insurance Journal

Wireless carrier T-Mobile US said on Wednesday it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, under pressure from the Trump administration as it seeks regulatory approval for two major deals.

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Trump Administration Investigates Minnesota Agency’s Affirmative Action Policy

Insurance Journal

The Trump administration said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into whether a Minnesota state agency’s newly updated affirmative action policy violates civil rights laws.

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