2025
IA Demotech Unearths Scandalous Findings
Columbus, Ohio November 12, 2025 With the rise of AI capabilities, including tech-driven search engines, scam emails, and data scraping, property owners in communities ravaged by storms and natural disasters are consistently suffering a second wave of impact, as “tech-enabled litigation instigation,” a predatory, covert business model that has been operating since around 2017, continues […]
New York Loses More Population
Based on analysis of Census Bureau data, The Report finds that the state’s losses were concentrated in New York City, which had gained back less than a quarter of its population decline in 2021 and 2022. New York as a whole lost 1.8 percent of its residents over the first four years of this decade, […]
Tricia Matson Becomes President of the American Academy of Actuaries
Matson Succeeds 2024-25 President Darrell Knapp WASHINGTON – Patricia (Tricia) Matson, MAAA, FSA, of New London, Conn., took office as 2025-26 president of the American Academy of Actuaries succeeding 2024-25 President Darrell Knapp, MAAA, FSA, to lead the U.S. national professional association of actuaries with more than 20,000 members across all actuarial practice areas. In […]
Hurwitz Fine P.C. Honored by New York Insurance Association
Albany, N.Y. – The New York Insurance Association, Inc. (NYIA) recognized Hurwitz Fine P.C. (Hurwitz Fine) with the association’s inaugural Pillar of Partnership Award. Dan Kohane, senior member at Hurwitz Fine P.C. accepted the award on behalf of the firm at NYIA’s Annual Meeting, being held November 12–13 at the Crowne Plaza Albany – The […]
United Risk Marks Meteoric Ascent into Ranks of World’s Top 5 MGA Companies, Presents Complete Leadership Team
Two-year-old enterprise consolidates powerful mix of product offerings and professionals to gain broker loyalty worldwide NEW YORK – Having just passed the two-year mark since its formation in 2023, United Risk Chairman Jamie Sahara today presented the company’s current results and newly appointed executives while looking ahead to 2026 during its quarterly stakeholder meetings held […]
Munich Re, Howden, Accredited and Instnt Present Margin Protection Through Identity Fraud Insurance
Industry leaders will examine capital efficiency, growth opportunities and carrier-backed claims for financial institutions in upcoming webinar NEW YORK – Instnt, the world’s first identity fraud loss insurance solution, is teaming up with its industry partners to host live webinars, “Protecting Margins: Identity Fraud Panel Discussion.” Margins in the financial sector are increasingly strained as […]
The Amount of the Fraud Controls the Sentence
Base Level Sentence for Fraud Increased with Amount of Loss In United States v. Lopez (No. 2:23-cr-00055-CDS-MDC, D. Nev.), defendant Eduardo “Edward” Lopez was convicted of wire fraud for intentionally omitting a DOJ antitrust investigation into his company. Lopez received $10.459 million via wire transfer on December 23, 2021. Parties’ Positions: Defense (Lopez): Argued no […]
Stealing from Fellow Church Members is Costly
Debt Resulting from Fraud is Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy Key Facts Plaintiffs (Robles) and Defendant (Tubbs) met through their church; both held leadership roles. Tubbs admitted he used project funds for personal expenses (floor sander $5,000; personal credit-card bills $8,581). Tubbs claimed he paid himself ~$78,000 as a legitimate GC/overhead fee ($10k/month). Court rejected this […]
Not Fair to Require Tenant to Pay for Damage Insured by Landlord
No Right to Subrogation Against Tenant KEY FACTS Landlord Michael Caldwell, a Connecticut citizen, owned a multi-family building in Windsor, Connecticut. Defendants Tyrone and Shakyra Ellis were residential tenants in the building. On or about March 1, 2025, a fire started in the Ellises’ unit, allegedly because they left minor children unsupervised with a lighter. […]
