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Trump orders political risk insurance backstop for energy security in Persian Gulf

Reinsurance News

In an intervention aimed at stabilising global energy flows and easing maritime security risks, President Donald Trump has directed the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to extend political risk insurance and financial guarantees...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Swiss Re names Tamas Bown as Head L&H Reinsurance, APAC

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Tamas Bown as Head of Life & Health Reinsurance for the Asia Pacific region, excluding China, effective 1st April 2026. Bown has spent over two decades at Swiss Re, holding several sen...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

HDI Global UK&I appoints Matthew Bond as Head of Energy & Power

Reinsurance News

HDI Global UK & Ireland (HDI) has announced the appointment of Matthew Bond as Head of Energy & Power, effective 2nd March 2026 In his new role, Bond will lead HDI’s Energy & Power portfolio across the UK and Ireland, focusing on furth...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Middle East conflict risks seen as manageable for re/insurers, but escalation concerns linger

Reinsurance News

At discussions held during the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts conference, re/insurance executives and analysts struck a cautiously constructive tone on Middle East conflict exposures, broadly agreeing that related losses remain “m...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Commerzbank AG appoints Dan Broome as UK Insurance & Asset Manager Coverage Lead

Reinsurance News

Commerzbank AG has appointed Dan Broome to lead UK Insurance & Asset Manager Coverage within the Non-Bank Financial Institutions team in London. In his new role, Broome will focus on strengthening relationships and developing the franchise wit...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Reinsurers can meet challenges as Middle East conflict escalates: SCOR CEO

Reinsurance News

Currently, the immediate impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is negligible for global reinsurer SCOR in terms of claims, as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Thierry Léger, emphasises that the reinsurance industry &#...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Specialty MGA appoints Davood Khalaghizadeh to lead D&O underwriting

Reinsurance News

Specialty MGA, a member of the MNK Group, is enhancing its specialist financial lines offering with the appointment of Davood Khalaghizadeh as Senior Underwriter for Directors and Officers (D&O). Khalaghizadeh brings a rich background across m...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Beazley delivers profits of $1bn+ for third year running in 2025

Reinsurance News

Specialist insurer Beazley has posted a profit before tax of $1.15bn for the full year 2025, delivering an undiscounted combined ratio of 81% despite heightened global volatility and a softening rating environment. Although earnings were slightly...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Supply Chain Paralysis and Internet Outages Emerge as Top Business Black Swans

Risk & Insurance

Allianz survey finds more than half of risk managers view cascading supply chain disruptions as the most plausible Black Swan event for their companies. The post

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Trump’s Hormuz Assurances Are Only a Partial Fix, Shippers Say

Insurance Journal

President Donald Trump says the US will ensure the free flow of energy through the Persian Gulf with insurance guarantees and even naval escorts. But the shipping industry sees it — at best — as only a partial solution to …

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Guy Carpenter adds QBE’s Paas as Head of European Capital & Advisory

Reinsurance News

Guy Carpenter, a reinsurance broker, risk advisor, and part of Marsh, has appointed Al Paas as Head of European Capital and Advisory. In his new role, Paas will lead the broker’s expansion and strengthen its investment banking capabilities a...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Promotes in RFL Exec Team

Insurance Journal

Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, promoted three members of the Ryan Financial Lines (RFL) executive team. Deborah Egel-Fergus, president of lawyers E&#38...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

SCOR delivers FY’25 net income of €851m, P&C combined ratio strengthens to 82.3%

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurer SCOR generated net income of €208 million and $851 million for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, respectively, as the firm’s property and casualty (P&C) business produced a robust underlying performance with a stron...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Trump Orders Oil Tanker Insurance Support, Says Navy Could Escort Ships in Gulf

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Navy could begin escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, adding he had ordered the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide political risk insurance and fi...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

CRC Group acquires MGA Euclid Transactional from Searchlight Capital

Reinsurance News

Global private investment firm, Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P., has completed the sale of Euclid Transactional, LLC, a managing general agent (MGA) specialising in transactional insurance underwriting and claims handling, to CRC Group, a whole...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Tokio Marine Kiln names George Leahy as Underwriter in Liability division

Reinsurance News

The insurance firm Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed George Leahy as an Underwriter in its Liability division, enhancing its underwriting bench strength, he will report directly to Oliver Delaney, Departmental Head of Liability. Leahy has eigh...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Property, Auto Insurance Shopping Up as Consumers Feel Economic Pressures

Insurance Journal

Looking for deals, consumers are increasingly shopping year-round for home and auto insurance, bucking seasonal trends and insurer expectations. Elevated insurance shopping trends seen throughout 2024 and earlier in 2025 continued through the end of...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

What Berkshire’s CEO Abel Said About Insurance

Insurance Journal

Berkshire Hathaway’s chief executive had the unusual task of reporting lower 2025 underwriting and investment income for GEICO and other insurance and reinsurance operations in his first report to investors recently. After two years of rising u...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Georgia Insurance Law is About to Get an Upgrade With Multiple Changes

Insurance Journal

A Georgia bill that would bring larger insurer fines, more fraud enforcement and more wind-mitigation funding now moves to state Senate, where it is expected to pass in the next few weeks. The Georgia House of Representatives late last month …

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

USD.AI & Barker launch insured GPU loan coverage backed by Munich Re

Reinsurance News

USD.AI, a decentralised protocol for GPU-backed lending, has partnered with Barker, an institutional risk transfer platform, to provide comprehensive value protection on all GPU collateralised loans. Under the partnership, new GPU loans issued via...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

SullivanCurtisMonroe Acquries Stepco Insurance Agency

Insurance Journal

SullivanCurtisMonroe has acquired Stepco Insurance Agency. The Stepco group will join SCM’s Pasadena team. Stepco was founded in 1962 as George Joseph & Associates, dba Mercury Insurance Agency. In 1983, CEO Steve Stepanian took over the ag...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Maine County Rebuilds Its Destroyed Dunes. It’s Just the Start to Save the Coastline

Insurance Journal

A crew guided a York County barge equipped with a giant sea vacuum across the waters of Wells Harbor last week. One contractor nudged the so-called dredge in a tiny tugboat. Another manned the equipment, which sucked up sand from …

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Little Ceasars Franchise in California Settles for $409K Over Worker Pay

Insurance Journal

The operator of a pizza parlor in California must pay back wages following an investigation that showed the business did not pay the required minimum wage and overtime. The U.S. Department of Labor reached a settlement agreement with the operator &#8...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Iran War Poses New Risk to U.S. Economic Resilience

Carrier Management

Iran War Poses New Risk to U.S. Economic Resilience A U.S. economy that has weathered a year of trade, immigra...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

RenoFi raises $22 million

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Progressive participated in the round.

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

OpenRoad Insurance is now available in 35 states

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The expansion comes alongside a series of platform updates designed to improve the speed and ease with which clients and agent partners can quote, bind, and manage policies.

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

Symetra partners with Empathy

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Symetra now offers Group Life Insurance policyholders access to Empathy Loss Support for beneficiaries at no additional cost.

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

Lee Equity acquires KCIC

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KCIC is a consulting firm focused on managing high-value tort liabilities, insurance assets, and litigation challenges.

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

Upway names new CTO

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Upway partners with both Extend and Sundays Insurance.

Posted: Mar 03, 2026

GEICO signs Azzi Fudd as first female athlete partner

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InsurGrid's AI-powered Policy Comparison and Policy Data Extraction tools convert insurance policies, declaration pages, and more into structured data and client-ready comparison tables in seconds with 99% accuracy, saving 45 mins per quote.

Posted: Mar 03, 2026