Iranian Strait Authority Issues Updated List of 77 Sanctioned Vessels; Insurers Warned

Iranian Strait Authority Issues Updated List of 77 Sanctioned Vessels; Insurers Warned

Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, set up by Iran to manage requests of passage in the Strait of Hormuz, published on Monday an updated list of 77 vessels “violating Iranian protocols for the Strait of Hormuz.” Concerns over global energy supply have deepened after the latest attacks around oil transit routes in the Strait of …

AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims Intake ‘Demo Day’ on September 16

AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims Intake ‘Demo Day’ on September 16

Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for insurance claims leaders, including chief claims officers, innovation & transformation leaders, customer experience leaders, claims managers and more. This event will spotlight solutions that aim to change the …

AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Group

AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Group

AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” (Excellent) of Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company and Western Agricultural Insurance Company, both domiciled in West Des Moines, IA and collectively known as Farm Bureau Property …

Six Convicted in Louisiana Scheme to Obtain Commercial Driver’s Licenses

Drought-Stricken South Dakota Ranchers Faced With Drying Wells

Six people have been convicted in a bribery scheme that enabled more than 100 people to fraudulently obtain commercial driver’s licenses, the U.S Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana announced. Mahmoud Alhattab, a restaurant owner, led a scheme in which Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) applicants paid him an average of $5,000 to obtain unearned CDLs. …

Springfield to Reopen Schools Monday After Closing Them Due to Cyber Attack

Springfield to Reopen Schools Monday After Closing Them Due to Cyber Attack

Public school students in Springfield, Massachusetts have been told they can return to their schools on Monday, September 14 after the schools were closed on Tuesday due to a cyber incident. According to Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and school officials, an outside group gained access to the public school system’s network and blocked the district’s …

Liberty Specialty Offers Security Advice for Political Risk Clients

Liberty Specialty Offers Security Advice for Political Risk Clients

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has introduced a new benefit for eligible political risk insurance policyholders: access to a one-off advisory consultation with Blackthorn Risk Group Ltd., a London-based independent security consultancy. Through this new arrangement, eligible clients purchasing qualifying political risk insurance from Liberty’s London team can opt in …