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South Carolina Measles Outbreak Grows, Spreads to NC and Ohio

Insurance Journal

South Carolina’s measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in three days last week. The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays, and &#82...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Delaware Reports Avian Flu in a Commercial Poultry Flock

Insurance Journal

Delaware officials announced Sunday that preliminary testing of a commercial broiler flock in Kent County has returned presumptive positive for avian influenza. The Delaware Department of Agriculture said it quarantined the affected premises, and the...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

North Carolina May Lose $50M in Federal Funds Over Immigrant Trucker Licenses

Insurance Journal

North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren’t qualified to hold them after an audit uncovered problems, the U.S. Transportation De...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

HDI expands APAC presence with new representative office in Seoul

Reinsurance News

Corporate & Specialty insurer HDI Global has expanded its Asia–Pacific footprint with the opening of a representative office in Seoul, Republic of Korea. This new presence in one of Asia’s major insurance markets allows HDI to enhance it...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Brit Launches Property Direct & Facultative in Bermuda

Insurance Journal

Brit Group Holdings Ltd. announced it will begin writing property direct & facultative business in Bermuda through Brit Re. This will see Brit Re write US and Global Property D&F from January, with a focus on US-based complex risks. Core &#82...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

2026 the year of AI disillusionment: CyberCube

Reinsurance News

CyberCube has forecast that 2026 will usher in a phase of AI disillusionment, as boardroom optimism and conference hype collide with the constraints of legacy systems, fragmented data, and regulatory caution, though those that apply AI with discip...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Goldman Sachs Warns U.S. Grids Face Power Crunch by 2030

Carrier Management

Goldman Sachs Warns U.S. Grids Face Power Crunch by 2030 Almost all U.S. power grids wi...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Fed Served With DOJ Subpoenas; Powell Vows to Stand Firm

Insurance Journal

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment, a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s attacks on the institution. In...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Jason Mandera named CEO of Marsh McLennan Indonesia

Reinsurance News

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh Asia has appointed Jason Mandera as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marsh McLennan Indonesia, effective January 1st, 2026. Mandera has served with Marsh for over 16 years, most recently as the Pre...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Non-life run-off specialists emerge as central capital management partners for insurers: AM Best

Reinsurance News

Non-life run-off specialists have moved well beyond their traditional role as managers of discontinued books and are now viewed as core strategic capital partners for insurers, according to a new report from the credit rating agency AM Best. The r...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

US Seizes Fifth Vessel Taken in Venezuela Blockade

Insurance Journal

The U.S. has seized the Olina tanker in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel targeted in recent weeks as Washington steps up efforts to curb Venezuelan oil exports, U.S. officials said on Friday. The Olina, which according to public shipping database &#82...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions promotes Neha Shah to Head of L&H, India

Reinsurance News

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance division of global broker Aon, has promoted Neha Shah to Head of Life and Health (L&H), India. In her new role, Shah will lead the delivery of tailored life and health reinsurance solutions in India...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Finnish Police Release Russia-Linked Ship Held in Cable Sabotage Case

Insurance Journal

Finnish police said on Monday they had lifted the seizure of a ship which had been held on suspicion of sabotaging an undersea telecoms cable running from Helsinki to Estonia across the Gulf of Finland, although the investigation continues. The &#823...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Bermuda tax credits could materially lower re/insurer tax bills: Jefferies

Reinsurance News

According to analysts at Jefferies, Bermuda’s newly enacted tax credits regime could materially reduce the corporate tax burden for island-based re/insurers, with potential near-term accounting impacts and longer-term implications for earnings for...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Indian Insurer’s Worker Posts Draft Earnings in WhatsApp Status

Insurance Journal

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co., a unit of India’s second-largest private lender, said an employee uploaded undisclosed information about third quarter earnings as a personal WhatsApp status, days ahead of the planned release. The worker, w...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Kun Huang named CEO of Hannover Re’s Shanghai branch

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced the appointment of Kun Huang as Chief Executive Officer of its Shanghai Branch. Huang joins Hannover Re from Chaucer, where he spent the past six years, most recently serving as Chief Liaison Officer. Pri...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

One Dead in Australian Wildfires That May Burn for Weeks to Come

Insurance Journal

One person has died in wildfires in the Australian state of Victoria that have burned out an area slightly larger than Rhode Island. A body was found about 100 meters from a vehicle near the fire-affected town of Gobur, about …

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Swiss Re appoints Christophe Heck as Market Head L&H, France, BeNeLux & Switzerland

Reinsurance News

Zurich-domiciled global reinsurance company Swiss Re has promoted Christophe Heck to Market Head Life & Health (L&H) for France, BeNeLux and Switzerland. In his new role, Heck will be based in Zurich and will lead Swiss Re’s L&H reinsu...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Becomes First Official Sponsor of the InsHER Podcast

Insurance Journal

Austin, TX – 1/10/2026 – The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance proudly announces its role as the first official sponsor of the InsHER Podcast, a groundbreaking series dedicated to celebrating and elevating women shaping the insurance industry....

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

ICA declares Significant Event for deadly Victoria bushfires

Reinsurance News

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a Significant Event for the severe bushfires impacting Victoria since 7 January 2026, as state fire authorities continue to battle uncontrolled blazes and total structural losses climb past 350...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Suncorp’s H1’26 natural hazard costs exceed budget at AUD 1.319bn

Reinsurance News

Australian insurer Suncorp has disclosed that its total cost of natural hazard events for the first half of 2026 (H1’26) is expected to be AU$1.319 billion, far above the budget of AU$866 million, eroding most of its full-year 2026 (FY’26) allowan...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Novatae names Walter Juergens as CFO

Reinsurance News

Novatae Risk Group, a wholesale insurance brokerage, managing general agency, and program manager, has announced the appointment of Walter Juergens as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In his new role, Juergens will oversee the entirety of No...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Allianz partners with Anthropic to accelerate adoption of responsible AI

Reinsurance News

Allianz SE, a holding company of the Allianz Group, has announced a global partnership with Anthropic, an artificial intelligence (AI) research and development company, to accelerate responsible AI in insurance. The collaboration focuses on three...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Gallagher Re hire’s Aon’s Georgina Meyer as Exec Dir, UK Property

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Georgina Meyer as Executive Director, UK Property. Meyer joins the firm with over two decades of experience in the reinsurance industry, specialising in catastrophe reinsur...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Supreme Court to Weigh FCC Power to Fine in New Regulatory Clash

Insurance Journal

The US Supreme Court will consider invalidating the Federal Communications Commission’s system for imposing financial penalties in a clash that could put fresh limits on the power of federal regulators. The justices said Friday they will hear c...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

CEOs on Guard as Trump Rattles Companies With Series of Edicts

Insurance Journal

For American CEOs, reaping the rewards of a Donald Trump presidency is a little more complicated the second time around, in an administration that increasingly pairs conventional conservative deregulation with populist state intervention in big busin...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Starkweather & Shepley Acquires DiMatteo Brokerage in Connecticut

Insurance Journal

Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. reports it acquired DiMatteo Insurance Brokers effective January 1, 2026, Founded in 2010, DiMatteo Insurance Brokers is an independent insurance agency based in East Hartford, Connecticut. The firm...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

California Bill Seeks to Add ‘Transparency’ to Arieal Images Used by Insurers

Insurance Journal

California lawmaker is pushing to require insurers to notify homeowners in advance of taking or using aerial images of their property, and to stop insurers from basing decisions to cancel, non-renew, or reduce coverage based on aerial images older th...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Billionaire NFL Owner Suing Over Billboards Near His LA Stadium

Insurance Journal

Stan Kroenke, the billionaire owner of the National Football League’s Los Angeles Rams, has taken a stand against billboards that he says threaten the prosperity of his $5.5 billion sports and entertainment complex in the nation’s second-...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

India’s reinsurance market progressing well, growing interest in parametrics: EDME CEO, Radhakrishna...

Reinsurance News

Driven by rising insurance penetration and a deepening of underlying risk pools in India, the country’s reinsurance market is “progressing well,” according to Sanjay Radhakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EDME Insurance Brokers Ltd....

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

New York AG Demands Instacart Hand Over Information About Price Tests

Insurance Journal

New York Attorney General Letitia James demanded information from Instacart on Thursday, saying it may have violated the state’s law requiring online retailers to disclose when they use consumers’ information to set prices. The move comes...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

Newsom Seeks $200 Million to Replace EV Tax Credits Cut by Trump

Insurance Journal

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking for $200 million to restart offering tax rebates for electric vehicles that are purchased in the state, making up for a similar federal program that President Donald Trump ended last year. The proposal would &#8...

Posted: Jan 12, 2026

10 Highest Class-Action Settlements in 2025 Eclipsed $70B Total: Duane Morris

Carrier Management

10 Highest Class-Action Settlements in 2025 Eclipsed $70B Total: Duane Morris The value of...

Posted: Jan 11, 2026

Nageeb Sumar is appointed president of Liberty Mutual Foundation

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He joins Liberty Mutual from Fidelity Investments.

Posted: Jan 11, 2026

Misty Kuamoo named CTO of Nationwide Financial

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Previously, Kuamoo led a team in Nationwide’s cybersecurity product organization as VP, Shared Security Services.

Posted: Jan 11, 2026

Arch appoints Simone Lewis as underwriting manager

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Simone Lewis promoted to position.

Posted: Jan 11, 2026

Joel Reeder named to lead Erie’s Harrisburg branch

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Reeder replaces Harrisburg Vice President and Branch Manager Glenn Kricher who retired after 22 years with Erie Insurance.

Posted: Jan 11, 2026

Chubb appoints Jimaan Sané to Head of Growth, Global Cyber

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In his new role, Jimaan will oversee the performance and expansion of Chubb’s global cyber growth strategies.

Posted: Jan 11, 2026

The Direct PT Paradox: Better Outcomes, Lower Adoption

Risk & Insurance

If direct physical therapy improves return to work and lowers claim costs … why isn’t workers' comp using it more often? The post The Direct PT Par...

Posted: Jan 11, 2026