September 2025
On Blaming Bank Auditors for Losses from a Robbery or How One Courageous Insurance Rating Agency Has Been Unjustly Scapegoated for Litigation Machine Insolvencies
O One thing Demotech does not have is a PR agency nor, given its size, nor does it have the ability to teach writers about its proven, time tested traditional processes and numerous wins for insurers….. and for distressed area homeowners in the most troubled of US markets. So when rather clumsily written articles appear […]
Violence against educators increases, triggering more workers comp claims
By Louise Esola lesola@businessinsurance.com Aggression against people working with schoolchildren has been increasing steadily since the COVID-19 pandemic, causing a spike in workers compensation claims even though claims are rarely filed for injuries stemming from such violence, experts say. Violence and aggression against educators, which was on the rise pre-pandemic, rebounded “sharply” after 2022, with […]
IBANY Board Bids Farewell to Gordon Robertson/ Welcome Yiana Stavrakis
Doug Fenniman, IBANY Board President, has informed members of an important change in IBANY Board leadership. IBANY Vice President, Gordon Robertson, will leave the Association after 31 years of dedicated service with RT Specialty, Gordon has decided to retire and, as he puts it, “become a citizen of the world and not just an industry” […]
PIA New York Elects President, New Officers to Take Helm
ALBANY, N.Y.—Jason Bartow, AAI, CPIA, TRA, of Dix Hills, N.Y., was elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State on September 10th. Bartow is commercial lines executive vice president of Eugene A. Bartow Insurance Agency Inc., and Jebb Brokerage Inc. Active in PIANY, Bartow served as president-elect in 2024-25; first vice president […]
Concirrus Becomes First Insurtech to Earn Triple AI, Security and Data Trust Certifications – Setting a New Standard for Responsible Underwriting
Concirrus, the leading AI insurtech transforming specialty underwriting and AI submission automation, has announced that it has achieved ISO/IEC 42001 (AI Governance), ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management), and SOC 2 compliance – becoming the first insurtech worldwide to secure all three internationally recognized certifications. This triple milestone sets a new global benchmark for trust, transparency, […]
Applied Home National Underwriters partners with ZestyAI to power property risk analytics
Insurer adopts AI-driven models to support more accurate underwriting, pricing and portfolio management ZestyAI, the leading provider of AI-powered property and climate risk analytics, has partnered with Applied Home National Underwriters. Applied Home National Underwriters will adopt ZestyAI’s full suite of regulatory-approved models and property insights to support more accurate underwriting, pricing, and portfolio management […]
State of Florida Secures 15th Property Insurer Entering the Market Since Historic Reforms
Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia and Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky announced that Florida has secured another property and casualty insurer. The new company, Viceroy Preferred Insurance Company, marks the 15th insurer to enter the market since Florida’s historic legislative reforms. Viceroy is domiciled in Florida and is now approved to write insurance in the state […]
New York Appeals Court Restores Full Malpractice Claims Over Alleged Missed Lung Cancer Diagnosis
A New York appellate court reinstated all claims in a malpractice suit against Roswell Park Cancer Institute, finding issues of fact over whether its physician failed to timely detect a patient’s lung cancer. The estate of Michael X. Allman alleged negligent diagnosis and surveillance led to his death. While the trial court had granted partial […]
ADA Abuse – The Road to Hell is Paved With Good Intentions
Why A New Market for Insurers to Protect Small Businesses is Needed The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990 with the good intentions of helping people with disabilities. It is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities […]
