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AI-enabled risk management platform WithCoverage has secured $42 million in Series B funding in a round led by Sequoia Capital and Khosla Ventures, with additional backing from 8VC and Crystal Venture Partners. Founded by JD Ross, co-founder of Op...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Commercial property insurer FM announced a significant increase in capacity to support its global FM Intellium clients and the data and power generation ecosystem. FM can now provide up to $5 billion in capacity for the growing data-center industry....
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
The Justice Department announced that the owner and property manager of residential rental properties in Davenport, Iowa, have agreed to pay $325,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that the property manager sexually harassed female tenants in violatio...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has set out its strategic priorities for 2026, aimed at reinforcing the Lloyd’s market’s position as a global insurance leader, with the board’s agenda focusing on underwriting, technical skills development, market...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
California Bill Seeks to Add ‘Transparency’ to Aerial Images Used by I...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Elon Musk’s Grok Faces Global Scrutiny for Sexualized AI Deepfakes...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
The Hartford Expands Tech Team With New Office in Columbus The Hartford announ...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
As the artificial intelligence (AI) boom expands new insurable asset classes and increases exposure to new liability and cyber risks, Swiss Re Institute, part of the global reinsurer, expects AI-driven disruption to reallocate rather than add dema...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb global warming: blend hydrogen with natural gas to power her stove and other appliances. Figueroa, who has asthma and recently …
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
The Baldwin Group, an independent insurance brokerage and advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Paul Sparks, Executive Chairman of CAC Group, to its Board of Directors, effective January 1st 2026. The appointment follows the recently com...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Governor Ron DeSantis, the 46ᵀᴴ Governor of Florida, has announced statewide insurance rate relief for homeowners, with Citizens Property Insurance policyholders expected to see premium reductions beginning in Spring 2026 at policy renewal. The Ex...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
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Posted: Jan 13, 2026
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) has released a statement in support of federal legislation, up for committee discussion today, that is meant to increase the transparency of third-party financers in litigation. The Protect...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Insurers have received 1,386 claims resulting from the severe bushfires impacting Victoria since 7th January 2026, with 30% of all current property claims being total losses, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA). On 12th January,...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Swiss Re has announced that Fathom’s flood hazard and terrain data are now being integrated into its internal catastrophe model, enhancing the reinsurance giant’s understanding of global flood risk. Since acquiring Fathom in December 2023, Swiss R...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Newly launched Niyam Group has received in-principle approval from the specialist Lloyd’s re/insurance marketplace to establish Syndicate 2047, which will be managed by Polo Managing Agency (PMA), part of the PoloWorks group, and is expected to st...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
International business insurer QBE has appointed Henrik Hansen to the newly created role of senior Life Science underwriter in the Nordics. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Hansen is in charge of developing QBE’s Pharma-Life Science (PLS) portfolio a...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Mutual insurance and reinsurance group Groupama has issued the first hail-focused catastrophe bond, structured as an aggregate indemnity to protect its property and motor portfolios in metropolitan France against annual losses from this peril. The...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance division of Markel Group Inc., has announced the appointment of Preeti Gureja as Chief Risk Officer, US & Bermuda. In her new role, Gureja will lead the risk agenda across Markel’s US and Bermuda insurance opera...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Advanced Technology Assurance Limited (ATA), a specialist re/insurance company, has introduced a new insurance facility valued at up to $750 million to support the global expansion of AI infrastructure, a sector expected to attract nearly $7 trill...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Global speciality re/insurance group Chaucer has appointed Les Loh as Chief Executive Officer, Singapore, subject to regulatory approval, and Dan Bryan as Head of Reinsurance Asia Pacific, reporting to Loh. Loh will assume his role on 2 March 2026...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chaucer Group and Price Forbes Singapore. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chaucer Taps Carpenter’s Loh as CEO Singapore, AXA XL’s Bryan to Lead Reinsurance APAC...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
2025 was a groundbreaking year for EZLynx®. The tools we rolled out aren’t just enhancements – they’re a leap forward for the insurance industry, serving as a roadmap to the future. By streamlining processes and embracing artificial intel...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Although $244 billion in total global losses for natural disasters in 2025 is lower than the 10-year average, insured losses once again exceeded $100 billion at $108 billion, according to Munich Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurance com...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
A service door that might have offered a second escape route at the Swiss bar where a deadly fire claimed 40 lives on New Year’s Eve was locked at the time of the incident, one of the managers told Swiss …
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Amiga Specialty has obtained Lloyd’s capacity to back its Financial Institutions (FI) offering, strengthening its ability to provide specialist, underwriting-driven solutions to a wide range of financial and professional organisations across the U...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced the introduction of primary casualty policies for national and multinational risks in Italy. “We are pleased to launch our modular, proprietary primary casualty solution, expressly designe...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced the introduction of primary casualty policies for national and multinational risks in Italy. “We are pleased to launch our modular, proprietary primary casualty solution, expressly designe...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Catastrophe risk model and climate analytics provider KatRisk has acquired Symfos, the UK-based company behind the Orchestra underwriting and portfolio intelligence platform. KatRisk explained that the acquisition will combine its climate and cata...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia are cracking down on sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok on X, launching probes, imposing bans and demanding safeguards, in a growing global push to curb illegal mat...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd, a specialty re/insurance company, has promoted Susan Steinhoff to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Hamilton Re, its Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance underwriting platform, effective January 1st, 2026. In he...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
The British Broadcasting Corp. signaled some of its defenses against President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit, telling a judge that the documentary at the center of the case was fair despite a misleading edit of one segment. The...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Efe Tokmen has joined global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re as Head of Structured, UK Capital Solutions, Reinsurance News has learned. In his new role, Tokmen will focus on driving strategy and delivering bespoke capital solutions tailored to...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Global insured losses from natural disasters fell to $108 billion last year, Munich Re said in a report on Tuesday. That compared with an inflation-adjusted $147 billion in 2024, the German reinsurer said, as the U.S. mainland avoided hurricanes for...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Corgi, a technology-driven insurance company, has secured $108 million in total financing from a group of investors that includes Y Combinator, Kindred Ventures, Contrary, Oliver Jung, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Seven Stars, Leblon Capital (And...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has made four senior leadership appointments in Asia to support the ongoing growth and expansion of its specialty businesses in the region. Effective immediately, Nicki Tilney is Head of Natural Resources,...
Posted: Jan 13, 2026
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