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Warming World Increases Fire Risk Around the Globe

Carrier Management

Warming World Increases Fire Risk Around the Globe The number of hot, dry, and windy days— ideal weathe...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Teens’ First Year on the Road Most Deadly

Carrier Management

Teens’ First Year on the Road Most Deadly Mercury Insurance is remindin...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Judge Upholds $243M Verdict Against Tesla Over Fatal Autopilot Crash

Carrier Management

Judge Upholds $243M Verdict Against Tesla Over Fatal Autopilot Cra...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

US Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Global Tariffs

Carrier Management

US Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Global Tariffs The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President D...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

The Growth Playbook for Lean Agency Teams

Insurance Thought Leadership

The Growth Playbook for Lean Agency Teams sradomski Fri, 02/20/2026 - 13:41 ...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Automated communication for the small insurance agency

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Staying personal while building a more consistent, scalable client experience

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Gallagher Bassett acquires marine claims rirm Reck & Co

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Reck & Co. provides surveying, claims handling, recovery, and loss prevention services across Europe.

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Pinpoint Predictive expands rating model approvals to Ohio and Georgia

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Pinpoint’s models are now authorized in Ohio, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, South Carolina, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Vestwell raises $385 million in Series E

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The New York-based company now supports more than 2 million savers and administers over $50 billion in assets.

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Zurich reports $8.9 billion operating profit

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Farmers' agency force reduced operating costs by about 20%, with AI and technology helping agents cut costs by up to 40% while improving productivity and customer outreach.

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Marsh Risk launches excess casualty facility for US digital infrastructure projects

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Nimbus Casualty is a new excess liability insurance facility for the construction phase of U.S.-based digital infrastructure projects.

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

ManhattanLife hires Steve Natelson to lead individual sales

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Steve joins ManhattanLife from Cigna.

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Mercury reports improved underwriting results for 2025

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Primerica issued 76,143 new term life policies in the fourth quarter.

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Insurtech Qumis Secures $4.3M Seed Round

Insurance Journal

Qumis, a lawyer-built AI-driven platform for commercial insurance coverage intelligence, announced a $4.3 million oversubscribed seed round led by MTech Capital, with new strategic investor American Family Ventures and participation from all prior in...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

High Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs to ‘Ease Uncertainty,’ Says AM Best

Insurance Journal

AM Best said the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs will help to “ease uncertainty across the insurance industry.” “Managing through unknowns is a challenge...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Fidelis Insurance increases common share repurchase authorisation to $400m

Reinsurance News

Fidelis Insurance Group, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance company based in Bermuda, has expanded its capital management initiatives, increasing the current common share repurchase authorisation to $400 million. The expanded programme a...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Aon Promotes Fraccalvieri as CEO of Global Facultative Re, Succeeding Laing; Arch Insurance Int’l Pr...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon plc and Arch Insurance International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Promotes Fraccalvieri as CEO of Global Facultative Re, Succeeding Laing Insurance broker Aon p...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Palantir Decamps to Miami Co-Working Space in Surprise Move

Insurance Journal

Palantir Technologies Inc.’s surprise announcement that it’s moving from Denver to Miami is even more surprising because, at least initially, it’s going to be anchored at a co-working space. A regulatory filing lists the company&#82...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Michigan AG Secures Judgment Against Construction Company

Insurance Journal

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced her office has secured a consent judgment against a Michigan construction company for accepting deposits for construction projects that were never finished and then failing to return the funds. Nessel f...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Erie Insurance CEO NeCastro to Retire at Year End

Insurance Journal

Erie Insurance said Tim NeCastro, president and chief executive officer, will retire on Dec. 31 after 10 years leading the company. NeCastro, who was named CEO in 2016, led the company’s growth to nearly $13 billion in premium and more …

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Westfield Specialty appoints Will Chen as US CFO

Reinsurance News

Will Chen, a 30-plus year veteran of specialty insurance, has joined Westfield Specialty US as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting to Westfield Specialty President Jack Kuhn. In his new role, Chen will be responsible for the US financial stra...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

OSHA Fines Alabama Utility Contractor $257,700 After Deaths of 3 Workers

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration this week fined an Alabama utility contractor $257,700, six months after three workers died from sewage gas while installing sewer lines. Construction Labor Services, based in Eight Mile, near Mo...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Michael Lewis Promoted to President of Marsh Risk Canada

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Michael Lewis Promoted to President of Marsh Risk Canada appeared first on

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Matthew Moore Named President of Global Risk Solutions at Liberty Mutual Insurance

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Matthew Moore Named President of Global Risk Solutions at Libe...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Robin Udhwan Named Head of Canada Programs at Munich Re Specialty – North America

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Robin Udhwan Named Head of Canada Programs at Munich Re Specialty...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Jimmy Curcio Appointed Executive Vice President at Arrowhead Specialty

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Jimmy Curcio Appointed Executive Vice President at Arrowhead Specialty...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Generali GC&C adds Zurich’s Mario Glanz as Head of Casualty

Reinsurance News

Italian insurance giant Generali’s Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) business unit has appointed Mario Glanz as its new Head of Casualty. In his new role, Glanz will focus on further expanding GC&C’s casualty business worldwide unde...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

TotalEnergies Asked to End Oil and Gas Exploration in Paris Lawsuit

Insurance Journal

TotalEnergies SE is fighting a lawsuit in Paris that seeks to block one of Europe’s top oil and gas producers from starting new fossil fuel exploration and extraction projects. A group of non-governmental organizations and the Paris town hall a...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

US Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Global Tariffs

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, rejecting one of his most contentious assertions of his authority in a ruling with major &...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Former Broker, Co-Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Fraudulent ACA Sign-Ups

Insurance Journal

The leaders of a $180 million scheme to sell Affordable Care Act insurance plans to homeless people and others who did not qualify were sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and full restitution. Cory Loyd, 47, who was a …

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Ategrity’s underwriting income rises 160.3% as CoR improves to 84.9% in Q4’25

Reinsurance News

Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings reported strong underwriting results for the fourth quarter of 2025, with underwriting income rising 160.3% to $15.5 million from $5.9 million in the same period a year earlier, alongside an improved c...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

The Future of Auto Claims – Part 2: Operationalizing Claims for the Autonomous Era

Insurance Thought Leadership

The Future of Auto Claims – Part 2: Operationalizing Claims for the Autonomous Era From Our Partners sra...

Posted: Feb 20, 2026

Soft Market Emerges as Commercial Insurance Premiums Flatten in Q4 2025

Risk & Insurance

Capacity, competition and favorable loss ratios signal major shift across most lines of business, according to CIAB Q4 2025 Market Index. The post

Posted: Feb 20, 2026