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Why MGAs need an underwriting workbench

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The modern solution MGAs need to streamline operations and stay competitive in the market

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Westfield Specialty to launch company market

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The Luxembourg company is expected to write new business from April.

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

QBE Automotive Protection partners with Repair Ventures

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The vehicle replacement insurance offers drivers a brand-new equivalent vehicle following a total loss.

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Alliant introduces Alliant London Program Slip

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ALPS expedites the process of accessing, submitting, quoting, binding, issuing and servicing policies.

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

People Moves: Salem Five Insurance Names Leadership of New Private Client Practice

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Salem Five Insurance, a division of Salem Five Bancorp headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, launched its private client practice, naming Kelly Ewart as senior vice president and private client practice leader and appointing Beth Needham to the new...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

IQUW Bermuda appoints Tristram Prior to lead latest product expansion

Reinsurance News

Specialty insurer and reinsurer IQUW Bermuda has announced the appointment of Tristram Prior as Head of Professional Lines & Cyber Insurance, where he will lead the launch of its Directors’ & Officers’ (D&O), Financial Institutions (FI...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Theo Awards 2025: In Conversation with FedEx

Risk & Insurance

FedEx and Enlyte discuss how merging seven separate workers' compensation systems through human connection and an innovative nurse triage line achieved 79% utilization and cut indemnity claims from 57% to 33%. The post

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Markets/Coverages: QBE Automotive Protection Partners With Repair Ventures

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QBE Automotive Protection, in partnership with Repair Ventures, has launched a new product for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to provide customers with enhanced vehicle protection in the event of a total loss. Vehicle replacement insurance o...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Theo Awards 2025: In Conversation with DFIT

Risk & Insurance

Delaware's DFIT team discusses how transforming safety from a compliance checkbox into engaging events like their legendary snowplow rodeo helped achieve up to 70% medical cost savings across municipal workers' comp programs. The post

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Waymo Recalls, Updates Software for Over 3000 Vehicles, US Regulator Says

Insurance Journal

Alphabet unit Waymo recalled 3,067 of its vehicles in the United States over a software issue which was fixed through an update, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Dec. 11. The company had recalled certain vehicles with t...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Florida House Panel Passes Bill Requiring Human Touch on Claims Denials

Insurance Journal

A Florida House subcommittee this week approved a bill that would mandate human involvement in property insurance claims denials, a sign of the times as insurers employ more artificial intelligence on multiple fronts. House Bill 527 is sponsored by s...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Theo Awards 2025: In Conversation with WeGo Public Transit

Risk & Insurance

WeGo Public Transit's Nick Oldham discusses how breaking down silos, partnering with the right TPA, and adopting a Chick-fil-A-inspired hospitality approach transformed their workers' compensation culture and delivered measurable results. T...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Aon provides enhanced access to Latin America catastrophe models via Oasis LMF

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Aon plc, a professional services firm, has announced that its Impact Forecasting team is now providing ERN’s Latin America catastrophe models to clients through the Oasis Loss Modelling Framework (Oasis LMF). Latin America is emerging as a key reg...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Theo Awards 2025: In Conversation with Sharp Healthcare

Risk & Insurance

Sharp HealthCare's Scynthia McNabb Syfrett discusses how integrating behavioral health with workers' compensation through the biopsychosocial model gets injured employees the mental health support they need—fast. The post

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Younes to lead Tysers Marine team in Dubai as Divisional Director

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Tysers, an independent Lloyd’s insurance broker, part of the Australian AUB Group, has announced the appointment of Younes Younes as a Divisional Director within its Marine team in Dubai. In his new role, Younes will help to drive the development...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Younes to lead Tysers Non-Marine team in Dubai as Divisional Director

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Tysers, an independent Lloyd’s insurance broker, part of the Australian AUB Group, has announced the appointment of Younes Younes as a Divisional Director within its Non-Marine team in Dubai. In his new role, Younes will help to drive the developm...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Grange Insurance’s Carter Joins Board of Nonprofit Invest

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InvestSM, an educational nonprofit administered by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big I) announced that Nicole Carter, vice president of personal lines sales, strategic distribution and agent experience at Grange Insurance...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Abbott Presses Congress for Legal Shield Over Preemie Baby Formula Lawsuits

Insurance Journal

The company that makes one of the two most widely used brands of formula for premature babies is threatening to stop. That is, unless US health officials and Congress help protect it from lawsuits related to infant deaths allegedly tied …

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Judicial System Breakdown Fuels Epidemic of Litigation Abuse, Report Warns

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ATRA names eight 'Judicial 'Hellholes' where it contends fraud, junk science and billion-dollar verdicts undermine justice. The post

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Serenova Re appoints Stelian Dragan as Chief Business Development Officer

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Serenova Re, a Bermuda-based reinsurance company backed by Bain Capital and part of the Federal Life Group, has announced the appointment of Stelian Dragan as Chief Business Development Officer. In his new role, Dragan will lead business developme...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Florida Jury Returns $779M Verdict for Family of Security Guard Killed at Gambling Cafe

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A Gadsden County, Florida, jury awarded $779 million, believed to be a record for the county near Tallahassee, to the family of a security guard who was killed at what was called an illegal internet gambling café in 2023. Ben …

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Tricolor Trustee Files Suit in Texas for Auto Dealer’s Collapse

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Bankrupt subprime auto dealer Tricolor Holdings is preparing to sue the company’s founder for allegedly masterminding a massive fraud that led to the company’s collapse into bankruptcy, according to a court filing. Daniel Chu is already f...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

ACCC opposes IAG’s acquisition of RAC WA’s insurance arm

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its opposition to Insurance Australia Group Limited’s (IAG) proposed acquisition of RAC Insurance Pty Limited (RACI) from the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia Inc, c...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner OKs SureChoice, Elevate Homeowners Rate Drops

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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple approved SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange and Elevate Reciprocal Exchange’s requests for a 7.5% average rate decrease on the carriers’ more than 73,000 homeowners policyholders and 17...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Westfield Specialty to Launch Luxembourg Subsidiary, Expanding Into Company Market

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Westfield Specialty International announced its intention to expand its business from a Lloyd’s-only vehicle into the company market. Subject to regulatory approval, Westfield Specialty will launch a Luxembourg subsidiary and use this platform...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

JD Power: Full Digital Claims Process Drives High Customer Satisfaction

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JD Power: Full Digital Claims Process Drives High Customer Satisfaction Receiving adequate digit...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Archdiocese of New York Pledges $300M to Mediate Clergy Sex Abuse Claims

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Archdiocese of New York Pledges $300M to Mediate Clergy Sex Abuse Claims The Archdiocese of New York announce...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

WTW to Acquire Newfront in Deal Worth Up to $1.3B

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WTW to Acquire Newfront in Deal Worth Up to $1.3B Broker WTW said it has a definite agreement in place to acqui...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Citizens proposes rate reductions for many policyholders

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Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida’s state-backed insurer created to provide coverage when private options are unavailable, announced Wednesday that its Board of Governors has approved proposed 2026 rates that would lower average pre...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Industry Trade Associations Throw More Support Behind FEMA Reform

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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies were among a handful of organizations to send a letter to federal lawmakers in support of a bill to reform the Federal Emergency Managemen...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

AXA Warns on Data Center ‘Gambles’ as Private Credit Risks Rise

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French insurer AXA SA said it’s exercising greater caution on the artificial intelligence build-out when backing financing for the sector, amid growing awareness of emerging risks in private markets. “We are convinced of the medium-term t...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

RGA welcomes Ryan Krueger as Senior VP, Investor Relations

Reinsurance News

Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), Incorporated, a global life and health reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Ryan Krueger as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, effective January 5, 2026. Reporting to Executive Vice President and...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Enterprise Risk Associates Gets $150M From Macquarie to Fund Agency Acquisitions

Insurance Journal

Enterprise Risk Associates (ERA), an insurance brokerage platform focused on mergers and acquisitions of independent insurance agencies, announced it has received an investment from Macquarie Capital Principal Finance that will provide up to $150 mil...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

LGRA estimates $9bn total premium for US PRT market in Q3’25

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Legal & General Retirement America (LGRA), a business unit of Legal & General America, has estimated that total premium of the US Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) market for the third quarter of 2025 will be around $9 billion, a decrease compar...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Coupang CEO Resigns After Online Retailer Hit by Massive Data Breach

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South Korea’s biggest online retailer Coupang said on Wednesday that CEO Park Dae-jun has resigned, taking responsibility for a huge data breach at the company that has triggered a growing backlash in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Coupan...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Chris Aries to serve as General Counsel, Howden US

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Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Chris Aries as General Counsel of its US retail broking and advisory business. In his new role, Aries will serve as the primary legal advisor to Howden’s US business, coveri...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Lower reinsurance costs drive reduced insurance rates in Louisiana

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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved requests from SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (SURE) and Elevate Reciprocal Exchange for an average 7.5% rate reduction, benefiting the companies’ more than 73,000 homeowners pol...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

The Fidelis Partnership relocates European headquarters to Dublin

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The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a privately-owned managing general underwriter (MGU), has transferred its primary European entity from Brussels to Dublin, effective 1st December 2025. TFP has established Dublin as the hub to access the European mar...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Aviva to adopt hx’s full suite of AI-powered capabilities

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hyperexponential (hx), a pricing and underwriting platform for re/insurers, has expanded its strategic partnership with Aviva to accelerate the British insurers’ AI-powered underwriting and pricing transformation. This builds on the announcement i...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025