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Allianz and Oaktree launch new reinsurance syndicate at Lloyd’s

Reinsurance News

Global insurer Allianz has secured multi-year, AA-rated capacity via a partnership with Oaktree Capital Management L.P. which will see the investment manager establish a new reinsurance syndicate at the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reins...

Posted: Dec 08, 2025

Andreas Ehrencrona joins AHJ Miller as Head of Fac for Nordic region

Reinsurance News

Independent specialist re/insurance broker Miller has named Andreas Ehrencrona Head of Facultative for the Nordic region at its reinsurance business, AHJ Miller. In the new role, Ehrencrona will be responsible for growing and developing the busine...

Posted: Dec 08, 2025

IAIS report flags rising private credit exposure, geoeconomic pressures and expanding AI use

Reinsurance News

The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), a global body representing insurance supervisory authorities from more than 200 jurisdictions, has issued its Global Insurance Market Report (GIMAR) 2025, providing an overview of key...

Posted: Dec 08, 2025

Insurers expected to introduce GenAI liability exclusions: Evercore ISI

Reinsurance News

Evercore ISI expects more insurers to introduce policy language specifically excluding claims arising from generative AI (GenAI) to protect against silent coverage. In a recent report, Evercore ISI noted that the growing use of GenAI and large lan...

Posted: Dec 08, 2025

Erik Wrobel joins Resilience as Chief Product Officer

Reinsurance News

Cyber risk company Resilience has announced the appointment of Erik Wrobel as Chief Product Officer, responsible for product management, UX design, and engineering. Wrobel has a strong background in product and technology leadership, with a proven...

Posted: Dec 08, 2025

Apple, Google Send New Round of Cyber Threat Notifications to Users

Insurance Journal

Apple and Google have sent a new round of cyber threat notifications to users around the world, the companies said this week, announcing their latest effort to insulate customers against surveillance threats. Apple and the Alphabet-owned Google are t...

Posted: Dec 08, 2025

Dunkin’ Cashier in Georgia, Stabbed by Rapper, Can’t Claim More Than Workers’ Comp

Insurance Journal

A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation remedy, even if the incident seems far outside the scope of work duites, the Georgia Court of Appeals has decided. “In this case,...

Posted: Dec 08, 2025

Property Guardian and BurnBot partner to mitigate wildfire exposure and enhance insurability

Reinsurance News

Property Guardian, a provider of wildfire risk analytics and mitigation intelligence and part of Green Shield Holdings, has partnered with BurnBot, a platform for wildfire prevention, to deliver data-driven wildfire mitigation and property risk re...

Posted: Dec 08, 2025

Honolulu Settling Lawsuit Over Shooting of Micronesian Teen for $1M

Insurance Journal

Honolulu’s city council authorized $1 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police. The fatal shooting of Iremamber Sykap in 2021 came amid a national reckoning over police use …

Posted: Dec 08, 2025

Massachusetts Court Hears Allegations Facebook Is Addictive to Young Users

Insurance Journal

Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by Attorney General Andrea Cam...

Posted: Dec 08, 2025

King Price backs South Africa’s first commercial EV fleet

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The companies frame the collaboration as a test case for how insurers and operators can evolve together as EV adoption expands in commercial transport.

Posted: Dec 07, 2025

Allstate launches ADAS calibration program with Opus IVS

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Enrollment will occur in phases, after which Opus IVS will onboard participating shops.

Posted: Dec 07, 2025

Lockton Re adds US casualty leader

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Anthony joins Mike McCann, who recently joined Lockton Re, to lead the Lockton Re North America Casualty practice as a team.

Posted: Dec 07, 2025

Extreme Weather Risk Is Growing—While Disclosures Drop

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While companies are talking less about climate and weather in financial reports, the actual risks to operations, assets, and financial performance are accelerating.

Posted: Dec 07, 2025

Amwins launches QBE-backed americomp workers’ comp program

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The move strengthens Amwins’ workers-comp lineup.

Posted: Dec 07, 2025

Nationwide names Michael Carrel CTO

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Carrel will lead enterprise AI and technology adoption.

Posted: Dec 06, 2025

Desjardins adds Sword Health to its digital care offering

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For Sword, the deal marks one of its largest payor partnerships in Canada and expands its footprint in the group benefits market.

Posted: Dec 06, 2025

Digitail plans a partnership with Trupanion

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The company just raised a $23 million Series B led by Five Elms Capital.

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

Eleos launches AI Voice Agent

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The launch follows Eleos’ August rollout of Theea, an intelligent chatbot that guides customers through their insurance application.

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

AXA backs new fund turning climate resilience into an investable asset class

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It’s a new debt fund designed to finance small and mid-sized infrastructure projects (water, energy, transport, hospitals, digital systems) in vulnerable countries.

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

Roadzen closes acquisition of commercial auto MGU EliteCover

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The deal, first announced in October, is non-dilutive and is expected to add more than $8 million in revenue over the next year with Adjusted EBITDA margins above 25%.

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

Applied Systems Deepens Commitment to Customer Data Intelligence with Epic Dashboards Enhancements a...

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This week, Applied Systems announced new innovations to Epic Dashboards, the interactive reporting and analytics capability embedded directly in Applied Epic. In tandem, Applied launched the Epic Dashboards Admin Certification...

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

Allianz introduces agentic AI to speed up food spoilage claims

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Project Nemo automates food spoilage claims during storms and other natural catastrophes.

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

Zurich Municipal rolls out online insurance platform for schools

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The platform is available to academies and local authority schools and is intended to simplify renewal shopping.

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

Wolverine Mutual completes sponsored demutualization

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The demutualization now positions it for outside investment and strategic control.

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance acquires 12.5% stake in W. R. Berkley

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MSI expects to complete its investment under the agreements in the first quarter of 2026.

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

Progress in the Hyundai–Root partnership

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Berkley One Classics is available in 30 states.

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

SURVEY: INSURTECH AND TRUST

Insurance Thought Leadership

SURVEY: INSURTECH AND TRUST AI & Machine Learning sradomski

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

California Resources Reports Oil Fluid Spill in Monterey County

Insurance Journal

A pipeline owned by California Resources Corporation subsidiary Aera Energy spilled 96 barrels of produced fluid — a mixture of oil and water — early Friday morning at an oil field in Monterey County in California’s Central Coast. The spill &#8...

Posted: Dec 05, 2025

Transparent Health Reinsurance to the Rescue

Insurance Thought Leadership

Transparent Health Reinsurance to the Rescue ITL Editorial Team

Posted: Dec 05, 2025