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Zachary Diamond Named Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at SterlingRisk

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Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Helene Fisher Named Managing Director, U.S. Market Engagement at Lockton

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Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Travis Murnan Appointed Head of Alternative Risk Transfer for ICW Specialty at ICW Group

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Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Howie Altman Appointed Chief Technology Officer at Converge

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Posted: Jan 23, 2026

US P&C industry set for lowest net combined ratio in over a decade: Triple-I/Milliman

Reinsurance News

The US property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry is forecast to have its lowest net combined ratio (NCR) in over a decade for the full year 2025, despite the devastating California wildfires in Q1’25, supported by an Atlantic hurricane...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

RLI Inks 30th Straight Full-Year Underwriting Profit

Carrier Management

RLI Inks 30th Straight Full-Year Und...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

First Adaptive Seatbelt Promises Enhanced Safety

Carrier Management

First Adaptive Seatbelt Promises Enhanced Safety Two automakers announced seatbelt enhancemen...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Educational Institutions Reported $1.2 Billion in Large Losses Despite Fewer Claims

Risk & Insurance

United Educators' 2026 report show fewer damage awards of $2.5 million or more against educational institutions, but overall costs of awards and settlements surged. The post

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

New Exoskeleton System Said to Reduce Back and Strain Injuries by Almost Two-Thirds

Insurance Journal

An exoskeleton system developed initially by Vanderbilt University researchers decreased strain, sprain and lifting injuries by as much as 62% over months of study, signaling a way to reduce some of the most common workers’ compensation claims....

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Sweeping US Winter Storm Threatens Blackouts and Snarled Travel

Insurance Journal

A vast swath of the US — sweeping east from the Southern Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic and New England — is on alert for winter-storm conditions that could last days, disrupting travel and threatening blackouts. By Friday evening, a mix …

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Michelle Li takes on CFO role at Hamilton Global Specialty

Reinsurance News

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., an international specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the appointment of Michelle Li as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Hamilton Global Specialty, its underwriting platform headquartered in Lond...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Pacific Life Seeks to Dismiss Kyle Busch’s $8.5M Lawsuit Over Insurance Policies

Insurance Journal

Pacific Life Insurance Company on Thursday asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5 million lawsuit filed by NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Buschs claim were sold to them under false and negligent representations as &#8230...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Skyward expands Specialty Life Sciences unit powered by Apollo

Reinsurance News

Skyward Group has expanded Skyward Specialty’s Life Sciences insurance solution by leveraging Apollo’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1969, to offer enhanced multinational placements for US-domiciled life sciences companies with international operations. Skywa...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

People Moves: Starwind Marine and Energy Announces Leadership Appointments

Insurance Journal

Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a CRC Group division, announced a series of leadership appointments within Starwind Marine and Energy that further strengthen its long-term strategy for growth and technical excellence across the marine and ener...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

People Moves: Coterie Appoints Seich as Chief Revenue Officer

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Coterie Insurance, a small business MGA, announced Mark Seich as the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer overseeing revenue strategy across distribution, agency engagement, marketing, and customer experience. Seich served as VP of Marketing &#3...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Hot Sauce Company Sues Manufacturer Over Exploding Bottles

Insurance Journal

A product liability dispute is bubbling between a popular salsa and hot sauces company and its manufacturer. Iowa-based Lola’s Fine Sauces alleges in a lawsuit that it lost several hundred thousand dollars after customers complained that Lola&#...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Prudential Japan Pledges Reforms After Widespread Misconduct

Insurance Journal

Prudential Financial Inc.’s Japan insurance head vowed to bolster governance after revelations that improper actions by more than 100 current and former staff cost customers about $20 million. The chief executive officer of the unit, Kan Mabara...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Argenta makes two senior leadership appointments

Reinsurance News

Argenta, a Lloyd’s insurer, has appointed Alexandra Hayes as Head of Group Strategy & Execution/Chief of Staff and Sweta Tzimopoulos as Chief Distribution Officer. The two appointments aim to strengthen the insurer’s leadership team and reflec...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Risk Advisory Zurich Resilience Solutions Starts Data Center Practice

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Risk Advisory Zurich Resilience Solutions Starts Data Center Practice Zurich...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

AI-Driven Threats Driving Spending Plans: AXIS

Carrier Management

AI-Driven Threats Driving Spending Plans: AXIS Nearly 82% of executives surveyed by AXIS Capital H...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Suspect Self Deports to Avoid Trial in $100M California Jewelry Heist

Carrier Management

Suspect Self Deports to Avoid Trial in $100M California Jewelry Heist Federal immigration authorities...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Special Master: Experts Can Testify About Suspected J&J Talc Products’ Cancer Link

Carrier Management

Special Master: Experts Can Testify About Suspected J&J Talc Products’ Cancer...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Port of Los Angeles December Imports Fell 8% From Year Earlier

Insurance Journal

The Port of Los Angeles handled 424,499 20-foot equivalent units of imports in December, down 8% from the year earlier, according to data released by the nation’s busiest seaport on Thursday. Related: EU ‘Fully Prepared’ to Hit Back...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

AXA XL appoints Samantha Hazlewood to global client management role

Reinsurance News

AXA XL, the property and casualty division of global insurer AXA Group, has announced the appointment of Samantha Hazlewood as Head of AXA Group Partnerships and Strategic Client Management for AXA XL, effective 1st February 2026. In her new role,...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Pennsylvania High Court Quashes Challenge to Uber’s ‘Clickwrap’ Arbitration Agreement

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated a lower appeals court ruling that had found ride-hailing firm Uber’s “clickwrap” mandatory arbitration agreement unenforceable because it would deprive a husband and wife of their right to...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Munich Re May Trim Headcount Through Voluntary Buyouts at Ergo Insurance Unit

Insurance Journal

German reinsurer Munich Re is planning to reduce jobs through attrition but may turn to voluntary buyouts at its ERGO insurance unit, CEO Christoph Jurecka said. Speaking to journalists on Thursday evening in Munich, Jurecka said that natural fluctua...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Insurance Agent and Broker M&A Deal Count Declines in 2025

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Merger and acquisition activity among agents and brokers in Q4 2025 fell to its lowest quarterly pace since 2019, according to OPTIS Partners report. The post

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

France Reports Second Baby Death Amid Tainted Formula Crisis

Insurance Journal

French authorities received a report of a second infant death, as a tainted formula crisis that’s engulfed Nestlé SA, Danone SA and Groupe Lactalis widens. Both babies drank formula that has been recalled, the French health ministry said in a &...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Redesigning how humans and tech collaborate will separate leaders from laggards in 2026: Capgemini

Reinsurance News

With the re/insurance market facing compounding pressures in 2026, Capgemini’s Luca Russignan has suggested the gap is widening between those who execute and those who merely experiment, as AI’s double-edged nature rewards true trailblazers who ar...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Another Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker Runs Into Difficulties

Insurance Journal

An oil tanker that’s under sanction for its role in transporting Russian oil appears to have run into trouble off the coast of Algeria and is now drifting in the Mediterranean Sea, according to tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The …

Posted: Jan 23, 2026