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CoverTree Deploys Real-Time Producer Intelligence Across Its Housing Distribution

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CoverTree, a Detroit-based insurer, set out to build something the manufactured housing insurance market had never seen: a fully automated, production-integrated appointment engine that activates producers the moment they’re ready...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Progressive reports 88.8% CR for March

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The insurer ended the month with net income of $712 million.

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Definity rolls out Gemini AI across workforce

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The move expands Definity’s use of AI across underwriting, claims, and internal workflows.

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Sompo expands Australia team

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The move strengthens its local presence and supports growth in the Australian commercial P&C market.

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

New Mountain Capital launches VictoryRe

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VictoryRe is a new reinsurance platform.

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Tesla brings insurance coverage to Indiana and Tennessee

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Coverage is now available in 15 states.

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Fuse Launches Real Estate & Habitational Vertical

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NEW YORK, N.Y., April 15, 2026 — Fuse, the AI-powered commercial insurance intelligence platform, today announced the launch of its Real Estate & Habitational vertical — the fourth industry hub...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Aegon to sell Aegon UK to Standard Life for $2.7 billion

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The Accelerate Velocity Awards recognize independent agencies, MGAs and carriers advancing Distribution Velocity across the insurance industry

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Progressive Q1 2026 Income Up Nearly 10%

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Progressive Q1 2026 Income Up Nearly 10% Progressi...

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

Maine Legislature Approves First State Moratorium on Big Data Centers

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Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that could make it the first U.S. state to put a moratorium on new data centers as opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows across the country over their impact on household energy bills and …

Posted: Apr 15, 2026

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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