Commercial banking

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released safety performance ratings for seven new electric vehicle models.

Vineet Bansal is the Chief information & technology officer at The Mutual Group, where he drives the overall technology strategy, leading insurance platforms, digital and enterprise applications, advancing data analytics and AI, and orchestrating infrastructure, cybersecurity, and IT operations to strengthen the performance of mutual insurance and deliver greater value for members.

The title industry sustained improvement first seen last year, with second-quarter premium totals up on both a quarterly and annual basis, ALTA said.

New law, SB 429, California Wildfire Public Catastrophe Model Act, depends on the state's university system and its resources to check insurers' and regulators' risk modeling.

Daniel Leal, CFP, CRPC, is a wealth advisor at Carson Wealth in Omaha, Nebraska. Previously, he was a wealth advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He serves on the board of El Centro de las Américas, a nonprofit supporting the Hispanic community.

Flood insurance company Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc.'s shareholders are seeking to raise $368.4 million.

A tech firm is expanding the possibility of electric-grid forecasting by offering hourly projections of US power demand seven months into the future.

Carriers re-evaluating their company's business process outsourcing expect the integration of Agentic AI into workflows for greater efficiency.

When it comes to digitizing company processes, many mid-market insurers can scale smarter with automation and strategic partnerships.

Gordon Bava is a senior partner in the Los Angeles office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, special committee representation, private and underwritten securities offerings and general corporate representation of clients in a variety of industries. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm.

Justin Pulgrano, CPA, is the senior vice president of strategic growth at Crunchafi, with a 15+-year career spanning Big Four audit, transaction advisory and technology leadership. Pulgrano helps CPA firms harness technology to simplify complex workflows and free up more time for insight and client impact.