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Today’s agents are dealing with a pace of innovation that would boggle their predecessors’ minds. This data-centric era and uncertain economic landscape places pressure on agents to adapt to and incorporate the latest technology, with an...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
Peter Bransden, head of crisis management, North America, at Willis, said recent developments in the Middle East heighten and complicate political violence risk that organizations face at home and abroad. “So long as the conflict continues and...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
Another area to pay close attention to when insuring restaurants and bars is third-party contractual risk transfer with vendors. Paul Broussard, a risk advisor at Cavignac Insurance Brokers in San Diego, said a recent claim illustrates why it’s...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
In my September 2025 column, I wrote about certificates of insurance as a prequel to an October Academy of Insurance webinar I did on certificates, with a little bit about additional insured (AI) issues involving certificates. On April 2, 2026, ̷...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
Planning ahead requires an understanding of where you are now, how you got there, what works, and what doesn’t. After that, a road map to the future can be drawn. To help with your agency’s business planning efforts, try developing …...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
From the rising costs of food and beverage products and the ongoing challenges in the hospitality labor market, restaurants and bars throughout the U.S. must overcome substantial challenges to keep serving their customers. Also, establishments that r...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
The high standards and responsibilities bestowed on a professional pilot cannot be overstated. Every time a plane lifts off from the tarmac, the weight of the world rests on the shoulders of the person in the cockpit; a great many …
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
By Joshua Watson and Kyle Rogers The U.S. terrorism and political violence (PV) insurance market is evolving amid rising risks. An uptick in active-assailant attacks, domestic extremism, and civil unrest is reinforcing flexibility, agility, and resil...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
By Andrea Wells The insurance market for yachts is good with rates staying flat or even slightly decreasing. Competition in this highly specialized market is growing as more capacity opens up, according to specialists in the space. “All the car...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
Do you feel more stressed today than last year? More than half of U.S. business leaders, some 60%, report feeling “more stressed” than they were last year. Even so, 54% of those business leaders expect their business to survive and, ̷...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
Risk is unavoidable, but in today’s increasingly litigious landscape, it has developed into a serious threat for business owners. The lumber industry faces its own issues with the rising threat of long-tailed exposures. As more lumber and hardw...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
A Tennessee man was released on bond in February after he was indicted for allegedly collecting premiums then absconding with the money. Richard Darrel Wolfe, 67, of Hendersonville, was indicted by a Sumner County grand jury in late February. He R...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
After 45 years under the name The Plateau Group, the Tennessee-based multi-line insurer now has a new name: Lumos Insurance. The rebranding is the culmination of a multi-year modernization effort on corporate governance and capitalization, the compan...
Posted: Mar 22, 2026
The deal adds another agency to Integrity’s growing partner network.
Posted: Mar 21, 2026
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Posted: Mar 20, 2026
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Posted: Mar 20, 2026
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Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Growth was supported by higher premium volumes and improved risk selection.
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Patriot announced the appointment of Barninder Khurana as Chief Information Officer.
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
The deal reduces Achmea’s longevity risk exposure by approximately 50%.
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
B.P. Marsh is acquiring a 25% equity stake and providing a £2 million loan facility.
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
QBE has partnered with Aurora to launch embedded algorithmic underwriting, reducing quote-to-bind for complex yacht risks from days to under 10 minutes.
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
New analysis shows sharp increases in risky driving as spring vacation travel ramps up Cambridge, MA, March 20, 2026 — As millions of Americans prepare to hit the road for spring...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
The company has appointed Michael Watson as executive chairman, Mark Flaherty as independent director, and named Bart Hedges as lead independent director.
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Drivers can pay premiums through their Grab Driver Wallet.
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Liberty Mutual’s GRS unit provides commercial and specialty insurance, reinsurance, and surety solutions to mid-size and large businesses worldwide.
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Backed by insurers and institutions.
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
The launch reflects ICBC’s broader push toward a more streamlined, digital-first model, with a focus on simplifying how customers interact with its services online.
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Study Shows Consumer Willingness to Edit Claim Images A surprisingly large share of consumers are willing...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Wild Weather Continues Across the U.S. This Weekend Heat, fire, freezing cond...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday escalated its probe into 3.2 million Tesla vehicles with Full Self-Driving driver-assistance on concerns the system may fail to detect or warn drivers in poor visibility. NHTSA first open...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Insurtech Intelligent AI has partnered with Guidewire, a property and casualty insurance platform, to bring high-resolution property risk data directly to insurers. The partnership will also enable insurers to rebuild cost data directly within Gui...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Healthcare Requires a New System Design Life & Health
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Pennsylvania Regulators Seek $2.6M in Penalties for Deadly 2023 Chocolate Factory Explosion Pennsylvani...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
McDonald’s Must Face Black Executives’ Harassment, Retaliation Claims A f...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Global property and casualty insurer Chubb, who was recently announced as the lead underwriter for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) $20 billion Gulf maritime reinsurance plan, has now outlined the structure and...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announced it has fined and revoked the license of Leslie Clark, a resident insurance producer from Stigler, Oklahoma, following an investigation led by its Anti-Fraud Unit. On Feb. 11, 2026, a show-cause hearin...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
The Texas Railroad Commission spent two years working to secure the authority to issue the permits energy companies need to inject and store carbon dioxide underground, a power previously held by the federal government. Last November, the Environment...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Inszone Insurance Services, a provider of commercial, personal, and benefits insurance solutions, is pleased to announce its expansion in the Midwest through the acquisition of Ohio Valley Insurance, an established independent insurance agency with d...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Liberty Mutual Insurance, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, named Phil Hobbs, currently president, Liberty International Insurance, as president of underwriting, Global Risk Solutions (GRS), effective April 1. Hobbs, who is based in London, wil...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Jurors in Akron began deliberating this week in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in a sweeping $60 million bribery scheme that resulted in a lucrative bailout of two affiliated nuclear pla...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock their raid of his home. “We did it, America! Yeah, we …...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026
Balavant Insurance Group, a provider of specialty insurance solutions, has launched Sentric Specialty, a new program manager (PA) built on its platform to deliver specialty solutions for risks across manufacturing, crisis management, and professio...
Posted: Mar 20, 2026