Ryan Smith

Denver

Executive Editor at Key Media

Best Western Denver Southwest logo Media Producer at bestwestern.com

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Arrest made in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting

Dec 9, 2024 | insurancebusinessmag.com | Ryan Smith

Insurance News By Dec 09, 2024 Share Police have made an arrest in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to an Associated Press report. Police arrested 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione after getting a tip that he had been spotted at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, the AP reported. When arrested, Mangione was arrested with a weapon “consistent with” the gun used to kill Thompson Dec. 4, according to the AP.
Making strategic moves to insurance success

Jun 28, 2024 | insurancebusinessmag.com | Ryan Smith

Insurance News By Jun 28, 2024 Share In the fast-paced world of insurance, success often comes to those who strategically navigate the industry, constantly seeking opportunities to learn and evolve. Meghan Merris (pictured), a property broker at CRC Group, exemplifies this approach. “Some people would say I’ve made a lot of moves. I think each move was quite strategic, and I have always been very keen to learn and fill in skill sets that I felt I was lacking in,” she said.
MetLife releases sustainability report

Jun 27, 2024 | insurancebusinessmag.com | Ryan Smith

Insurance News By Jun 27, 2024 Share MetLife has released its 2023 Sustainability Report, underscoring its commitment to aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals most pertinent to its operations. The report highlights MetLife’s strategic initiatives and progress toward its sustainability objectives, the company said in a news release.
Equitable announces 2024 scholarships

Jun 27, 2024 | insurancebusinessmag.com | Ryan Smith

Insurance News By Jun 27, 2024 Share Equitable has announced the recipients of its 2024 Equitable Excellence Scholarship. The annual program recognizes high-achieving, under-resourced graduating high school seniors who would benefit from pursuing a college degree. The Equitable Excellence Scholarship is the flagship initiative of the Equitable Foundation, the company’s charitable-giving arm.
Resilience in representation

Jun 14, 2024 | insurancebusinessmag.com | Ryan Smith

Insurance News By Jun 14, 2024 Share Post-COVID, while many markets struggled and slowed, the world of representations and warranties insurance (RWI) remained surprisingly resilient. Why? A combination of smaller M&A deals and the product’s nimble evolution to better match client needs. Since the pandemic there’s been something of an evolution in the RWI market, with advancements in underwriting capacity.
Trump guilty

May 30, 2024 | insurancebusinessmag.com | Ryan Smith

Insurance News By May 30, 2024 Share Former president Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The charges stem from an effort to conceal a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the runup to the 2016 presidential election. This is the first time a former US president has faced a criminal conviction.
CFC leader on company's expansion

May 23, 2024 | insurancebusinessmag.com | Ryan Smith

Cyber By May 23, 2024 Share London-based CFC Underwriting, one of the world’s largest independent managing general agents, serves more than 100,000 businesses across more than 90 countries – and is still growing. Insurance Business recently chatted with Shannon Groeber (pictured above), CEO of CFC USA, about the company’s expansion, its intention to put more boots on the ground, and its middle-market focus. IB: CFC appears to be on a growth trajectory.
Check your coverage - Houston storm victims should contact carrier, broker says

May 17, 2024 | insurancebusinessmag.com | Ryan Smith

Catastrophe & Flood By May 17, 2024 Share Four people are dead and nearly 1 million homes and businesses were without power Friday after severe thunderstorms battered the Houston area and parts of Louisiana. The storms, which hit the area Thursday, included hurricane-force winds that toppled trees and transmission towers and blew windows out of downtown buildings, according to a report by the Associated Press. Officials said that power outages could last for days, the AP reported.
Supreme Court upholds CFPB’s funding

May 16, 2024 | insurancebusinessmag.com | Ryan Smith

Insurance News By May 16, 2024 Share The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the funding mechanism of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The decision, handed down Thursday, reversed a ruling by the conservative US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. The CFPB is funded based on profits from the Federal Reserve, rather than by congressional appropriation – a strategy intended to preserve the watchdog’s independence, The Post reported.
Homeowners insurance sector slammed by climate impacts

May 14, 2024 | insurancebusinessmag.com | Ryan Smith

Catastrophe & Flood By May 14, 2024 Share Insurers’ profit margins are being rocked by climate change, with losses extending beyond disaster-prone coastal states like California and Florida and into the interior of the country. Homeowners insurance was unprofitable in 18 states last year, according to a study by The New York Times. That’s up from eight states in 2013. Most of the unprofitable states were in interior regions of the country.