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New Study Highlights Benefits of Workplace Injury Prevention Technology

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New Study Highlights Benefits of Workplace Injury Preve...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Affordability Hits Auto Insurance: Why Claims Are Becoming More Complex

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Affordability Hits Auto Insurance: Why Claims Are Becoming More Complex...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Camp Mystic Official Didn’t See Flood Warnings Issued Day Before Storm Hit

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Camp Mystic Official Didn’t See Flood Warnings Issued Day Before Storm Hit The director of the Texas su...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

U.S. Lawyers Warn AI Ruling Highlights How Chats Could Be Used Against You

Carrier Management

U.S. Lawyers Warn AI Ruling Highlights How Chats Could Be Used Against You As people increasingly turn to a...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Texas Restaurant Ordered to Pay $77K in Back Wages

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The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $77,523 in back wages for 12 workers employed by an Austin, Texas restaurant that failed to pay overtime wages required under federal law. The department’s Wage and Hour Division investigated Grand Buf...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Britain May Extend Bans on Gagging Orders That Cover Up Workplace Abuse

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Britain may widen a planned ban on non-disclosure agreements that silence victims of workplace harassment, discrimination and abuse to include agency workers and the self-employed, as well as permanent staff, the government said on Wednesday. Launchi...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Aon expects market dynamics to accelerate legacy activity at Lloyd’s

Reinsurance News

Despite reduced legacy deal activity in 2024 and 2025 amid relatively benign catastrophe activity and the strong performance of the broader re/insurance market, broking group Aon expects activity to accelerate at the specialist Lloyd’s marke...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Camp Mystic Faces Scrutiny Over Lack of Evacuation Plan in Wake of Fatal Flood

Insurance Journal

The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed by a devastating flood in 2025 testified Monday he did not see official warnings issued the day before the storm hit, that staff had no meetings …

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Rainfall Across Northern Michigan Heightens Concerns of Flooding, Dam Overflows

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Crews were working Monday to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow. More pumps also are being added to the Cheboygan Dam to help push water toward …

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

People Moves: Friedman Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Group in Chicago

Insurance Journal

Mendy Friedman joined Alliant Insurance Services as first vice president within its employee benefits group. The Chicago, Illinois-based consultant will partner with a diverse portfolio of employers to design and implement data-driven health and welf...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

People Moves: Friedman Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Group

Insurance Journal

Mendy Friedman joined Alliant Insurance Services as first vice president within its employee benefits group. The Chicago, Illinois-based consultant will partner with a diverse portfolio of employers to design and implement data-driven health and welf...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Intelligent Al expands its advanced property risk intelligence operations to US

Reinsurance News

Insurtech Intelligent AI has expanded into the US market, marking a significant milestone for the firm, building on its strong momentum in the London market. The firm aims to cater to the growing demand from insurers seeking to improve data qualit...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

World Insurance Associates Acquires Indiana’s Heuring

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World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of Heuring Crop Insurance of Boonville, Indiana on November 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Heuring has been providing farmers with comprehensive crop insurance...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

NFP Acquires New Jersey’s Hamilton Group

Insurance Journal

Global insurance broker NFP reports it has acquired the Hamilton Group, LLC, a multi-disciplinary insurance broker based in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. Hamilton Group’s Greg Frankel and David Page will join NFP as senior vice presidents reporting...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

England Has 1.2 Million Buildings at Risk of Flooding With No Defenses

Insurance Journal

A new study has found that 1.2 million buildings at risk of flooding in England currently aren’t included in any of the country’s flood defenses. The research, provided by mapping service Ordnance Survey and Snowflake, an AI data cloud co...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Record buyout conversions fail to reduce growing insurer backlog: Barnett Waddingham

Reinsurance News

Independent professional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham (BW) has released findings from its 2026 survey of all 11 active bulk annuity insurers, indicating that although buyout volumes have reached new highs, the overall pipeline of scheme...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Zurich taps new digital lead for Asia Pacific

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He joins from Carsome, where he led subsidiaries iCar Asia and WapCar AutoFun.

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Aon expands data center insurance program to $3.5 billion

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The program was launched last year.

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming, but Can They Improve Forecasts?

Insurance Journal

A few days before Christmas, Howard Qin was scrutinizing weather forecasts on two laptops at home in Shanghai when he noticed prices of contracts for New York City snowfall creeping higher on the prediction market Kalshi. He checked the Times …

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Progressive Q1 2026 Net Income Up 10%

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First quarter 2026 net income at Progressive Corp. increased 10% compared to the same period a year ago to nearly $2.8 billion. Progressive reports results monthly. Net income for March was up 36% to about $712 million. The Mayfield Village, …

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Psychological Safety on Jobsites Directly Reduces Incidents and Turnover, Analysis Shows

Risk & Insurance

Poor communication contributes to nearly 70% of workplace incidents, underscoring the business case for fostering psychological safety in construction and other high-risk industries, Gallagher Bassett says. The post

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Kenrick Law appointed as Head of Underwriting & Branch Manager, Berkley Re Asia

Reinsurance News

Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has appointed Kenrick Law as the Head of Underwriting and Branch Manager of Berkley Re Asia, effective June 2026. Law has over 25 years of industry experience and is based in Singapore. For the l...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Workplace Assaults Rose 5.3% Annually Over the Past Decade, With Health Care Bearing the Brunt

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Nonfatal workplace assaults climbed steadily from 2011 through 2022, driven overwhelmingly by violence in health care and social assistance settings, according to NCCI. The post

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

New Mountain CEO outlines long-term vision to build diversified, multi-line reinsurance platform

Reinsurance News

Steve Klinsky, CEO and founder of New York-headquartered New Mountain, said the launch of VictoryRe and NovaRe underscores the firm’s conviction in the specialty insurance sector, with plans to expand over time into complementary areas of the insu...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

California Attorney General, DAs Warn About E-Bike Safety and Legal Requirements

Insurance Journal

California law officials are warning people about the safety dangers and legal requirements of electric bicycles, also known as e-bikes California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli, San Francisco District Attorne...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Viewpoint: Risk Segmentation to Cover Large Data Centers

Insurance Journal

A recent high-profile report highlighted a growing challenge for data centers: despite abundant insurance capacity, large data center projects are struggling to secure sufficient coverage. This may seem surprising given the available capacity in the...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Willis Re appoints Chris Eaton to aviation reinsurance team

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Willis Re, a global reinsurance brokerage that provides risk transfer solutions and advisory services to insurers, has announced the appointment of Chris Eaton to its aviation reinsurance team. Eaton brings more than 30 years of experience in the...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Claim Volumes Fell Across Most Lines in 2025 as Wildfire Losses Hit Record Highs

Risk & Insurance

A year-end analysis of ClaimSearch data by Verisk found that quieter weather drove broad declines in claims activity even as the Los Angeles wildfires became the costliest on record. The post

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Millions of California homeowners face flood risk as only 1.4% of properties insured: Neptune Flood

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California faces one of the largest flood insurance coverage gaps in the US, according to a recent Neptune Flood report, which revealed that while 2.3 million properties in the state are expected to face flood risk over the next 30 years, only 1.4...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Aon Is Expanding Its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program Capacity to $3.5B

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Aon Is Expanding Its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program Capacity to $3.5B Aon plc...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Vienna Insurance Group confirms board changes across key subsidiaries

Reinsurance News

Vienna Insurance Group, an Austria-based insurance group operating across Central and Eastern Europe, has approved a series of changes to the leadership teams of the Group and its subsidiaries, Wiener Städtische Versicherung and DONAU Versicherung...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

AI Ruling Prompts Warnings From Lawyers: Your Chats Could Be Used Against You

Insurance Journal

As people increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for advice, some U.S. lawyers are telling their clients not to treat AI chatbots like trusted confidants when their freedom or legal liability is on the line. These warnings became more urgent af...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Insurance claims decline further in 2025 as losses grow more complex, Verisk reports

Reinsurance News

A report from Verisk, a data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, based on data from its ClaimSearch platform, shows that insurance claims continued to fall in 2025, although the risks underpinning those claims became more...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Xceedance hires Swapna Allapur as CPO to drive people strategy for AI-enabled insurance

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Xceedance, a global provider of technology-driven business solutions for the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Swapna Allapur as Chief People Officer. In this role, Allapur will lead the company’s global people strategy, focusin...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Australian MedTech Firm EBR Systems Flags Possible Data Breach of Patient Records

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Medical technology firm EBR Systems on Wednesday said a cybersecurity incident detected in February may have resulted in unauthorized access to a small amount of personal health information. The company said it became aware of a network disruption ar...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Italy Court Allows Class Action Against Meta Over Facebook Data Scraping

Insurance Journal

A Milan court on Tuesday accepted a class action brought by a consumer group against Meta Platforms over the theft of personal data suffered by Facebook Italy. According to the court order, the data scraping incident, which took place between …

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Florida-based Olympus launches inaugural $120m cat bond

Reinsurance News

Florida-based homeowners insurance specialist Olympus Insurance has entered the catastrophe bond market for the first time, completing a $120 million multi-year issuance through the newly established Abacab Re Ltd. that provides capital markets-ba...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026