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Insurance Business Magazine - US
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Renew Risk, a specialist provider of risk analytics for renewable energy assets, has announced the release of its UK & Ireland Windstorm Model (UKWS) and European Windstorm Model (EUWS), marking the first catastrophe models in these regions sp...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced the appointment of Kris Boundy as General Manager, Reinsurance Business at Hannover Life Re of Australasia (HLR Aus). In her new role, Boundy will oversee the reinsurance business, including client relati...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Chronic workforce shortages in long-term care are doing more than straining patient services — they are reshaping the insurance landscape. The post
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Willis, a WTW business, has announced the launch of Digital Infrastructure Protector, a new, end-to-end lifecycle solution designed for data centre owners and operators. This new offering combines integrated policy coverage during both the constru...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has disclosed its second industry loss estimate for extratropical windstorm “Goretti”, also known as “Elli”, placing the insurance market loss at €479 million. The loss estimate, which covers...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
If your morning starts with 10 open browser tabs and the soul-crushing task of typing the same VIN and address over and over, you aren’t alone. It’s a massive bottleneck that eats up the time you should be spending talking …
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Strong Underwriting, Investment Income Bolster P/C Income in 2025, Says Moody’s Twenty insurer...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
GAO: Wind Risk Linked to Larger Insurance Premium Jumps Than Wildfire A new report from the Govern...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
U.S., Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire Brokered by Pakistan The Unit...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
NFL’s Race-based Hiring Rule Under Scrutiny After Florida AG Says it Violates Law The NFL's Rooney Rule...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp Utility Ruling Win Could Reduce Oregon Wildfire Damages An Oregon appeals cou...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
-->U.S. E&S Growth Slows Again; Declining Berkshire Volume Tops Leaders A re...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
RLI Corp., a US-based specialty insurer focused on property, casualty, and surety markets, has announced key leadership changes within its Claims organisation, effective April 1, 2026. Cory Figiel has been appointed Chief Claim Officer, taking on...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, has reported solid results for the full year of 2025, with a 17.8% year-on-year increase in profit before tax to €49 million, reflecting disciplined underwriting, effective risk management, an...
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United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIB), an international reinsurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of David Waller as Managing Director of its Marine division. An essential member of the UIB’s Marine team, Waller has played...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Duck Creek Technologies, a provider of software solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has launched Duck Creek Reinsurance with Active Delivery, a new solution that aims to help insurers simplify programme management...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Insurance Business Magazine - US
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Israel launched its largest assault on Lebanon since the start of its invasion, escalating the campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah even after the US announced a ceasefire in the wider Middle East conflict. The Israeli military said Wednesday it ta...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Liberty International Insurance, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the completion of its Asia Pacific licence consolidation and the simplification of its brand to “Liberty” across key markets in the region. This trans...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Jeff Shell is stepping down as president of Paramount Skydance Corp. following a contentious lawsuit by a high-stakes gambler who accused him of leaking inside information. Shell, who served as the No. 2 executive under Chief Executive Officer David...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Asta, a Davies-owned third-party managing agency at Lloyd’s, has announced several senior leadership promotions, including the promotion of David Hopkins to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), having served as the company’s Deputy CUO since August 2...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked on Wednesday, as shipowners try to understand if they can safely transit the vital waterway following a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran that was announced overnight. Just three ships were observ...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Millennial Shift Technologies (mShift), a digital insurance marketplace designed to simplify specialty insurance distribution, has announced that BOXX Insurance is now live on the mShift Marketplace, giving brokers streamlined access to BOXX’s cyb...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Shipowners are placing “huge volume requests” for insurance cover as they look to transit the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to broker McGill and Partners. With the increased demand from the market also c...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Anthropic announced an initiative with major technology companies, including Amazon.com, Microsoft and Apple, that lets partners preview an advanced model with cybersecurity capabilities developed by the AI startup. Under its “Project Glasswing...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which backs deposits at thousands of US banks, is laying out its guidelines for how those institutions and their fintech subsidiaries can use stablecoins as digital currencies become more widely accepted in the fi...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Enforcement cases brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fell more than 20% in the latest fiscal year as the regulator “recentered” its enforcement program, the agency said April 7. The SEC brought 456 enforcement actions...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Six weeks after leaders of scheme to sign up south Florida homeless people for Affordable Care Act policies were sentenced to years in prison, the companies involved have agreed to pay more than $135 million to resolve a federal investigation. …...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
A Massachusetts water and sewer line construction contractor is facing $4,699,362 in proposed penalties for safety violations related to a trench collapse that claimed the life of an employee and seriously injured another at a Cape Cod worksite. A fe...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Holding Company named Kellen Booher president and CEO. Booher succeeds CEO and Board Chair Marc Schmittlein, who announced his retirement last year. Schmittlein joined CopperPoint in 2016 and was appointed executive chair...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
Willis Natural Resources, part of global insurance and risk advisory business WTW, has appointed Darren Popham as Executive Director within its Power and Renewables team. Popham brings over 30 years of experience in the insurance market, with a fo...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
An appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Berkshire Hathaway’s PacifiCorp unit over a series of Oregon wildfires in 2020, saying a trial judge erred in letting litigation against the utility proceed as a class action. The decision by R...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed claims against Walgreens but allowed some claims against the The Hershey Co. and its affiliate food manufacturers Paqui and Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. to proceed in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by th...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will increase the fee for special inspections from $200 to $500 per location inspected. Special Inspections, conducted at the request of an insurer, broker or agent of record to co...
Posted: Apr 09, 2026