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Google to Pay $135 Million to Settle Android Data Transfer Lawsuit

Insurance Journal

Google will pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action by smartphone users who accused Google of programming its Android operating system to collect their cellular data without permission. A preliminary settlement with the Alphabet unit was f...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Risk All Stars Overview

Risk & Insurance

What is a Risk All Star? They are risk managers who stand out from their peers by overcoming challenges through exceptional problem-solving, creativity, perseverance and/or passion. Applications due by June 5, 2026. The post

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

People Moves: MEMIC Hires Coy as CIO

Insurance Journal

The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, hired Matt Coy as chief information officer (CIO), succeeding Jack Yao, who retired at the end of 2025 after more than nine years of service. Coy leads MEMIC’s technology strategy, rejoining ME...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Judge Allows Dali Manager’s Bid to Limit Liability for Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Insurance Journal

A federal judge has allowed the manager of the cargo ship Dali involved in the tragic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024 to proceed for now with its claims under an 1851 maritime law that limits …

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Rokstone Agriculture launches new offering backed by $25m capacity

Reinsurance News

Rokstone Agriculture, part of the international speciality re/insurance MGA Rokstone, has launched a new U.S. non-admitted Commercial Agriculture and Farm & Ranch Property Program, backed by $25 million in non-admitted A-rated capacity. This n...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Ten Health Care Trends Set to Reshape U.S. Medicine Through 2026

Risk & Insurance

From AI integration to nuclear verdicts and home-based care, health care executives face unprecedented disruption, the Doctors Company reports. The post

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

KCC adds industry veteran Deanne Nixon as SVP

Reinsurance News

Karen Clark & Company (KCC), a provider of catastrophe risk modelling solutions, has appointed industry veteran Deanne Nixon as a Senior Vice President (SVP) in its senior leadership team, based in Jacksonville, Florida. In her new role, Nixon...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Progressive Q4 Income Up 25%; CFO Sauerland to Retire in July

Insurance Journal

Fourth quarter 2025 net income at Progressive Corp. increased 25% compared to the same period a year ago to nearly $3 billion. Progressive reports results monthly. Net income for December was up 22% to about $1.15 billion. Full-year net income &#8230...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

California Seafood Distributor Paying $248K for Prop 65 Violations

Insurance Journal

A California seafood is paying $248,000 to resolve allegations it sold frozen seafood products with elevated levels of lead and cadmium without the required warnings. California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office settled with Pacific American...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

BMS expects Winter Storm Fern to drive hundreds of millions in insured losses

Reinsurance News

The January 2026 winter storm impacting a large swath of the US (labelled Fern by The Weather Channel) has set various records across winter weather perils and is expected to generate several hundreds of millions of dollars in insured losses, acco...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Trump Orders Federal Takeover of LA Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts

Carrier Management

Trump Orders Federal Takeover of LA Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts Pr...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Commercial Lines Market Overall Remains Firm, Says Ivans

Carrier Management

Commercial Lines Market Overall Remains Firm, Says Iva...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Howden acquires Channel Islands-based retail insurance broker PIBL

Reinsurance News

Howden, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has acquired Polygon Insurance Brokers Limited (PIBL) a retail insurance broker based in the Channel Islands. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. With acquisition, Howden ex...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Howden-Driven Talent War Has Cost Brown & Brown $23M in Revenue, CEO Says

Insurance Journal

The Howden-driven talent war has cost Brown & Brown $23 million in revenue, according to J. Powell Brown, the broker’s president and chief executive officer. “As of today, approximately 275 of our former teammates have joined this sta...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Mississippi, Deep South Shiver Under Ice as Long Recovery Looms

Insurance Journal

Residents in a iced-over swath of Mississippi began to confront the ugly truth Monday as they shivered in ever-colder and darkened houses: Recovery from the state’s worst ice storm in more than 30 years could take a week or more. …

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Rising 2026 re/insurance M&A to fuel run-off market opportunities: PwC

Reinsurance News

With live M&A activity in the re/insurance sector expected to rise this year, PwC anticipates opportunities in the run-off market through the carve-out of non-core portfolios, both pre- and post-transaction. In a new report, PwC forecasted tha...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

R+V Re updates leadership team with three new departments heads

Reinsurance News

R+V Re, a German reinsurer and part of the non-listed R+V Versicherung AG, has announced changes in its business leadership, promoting three long-standing employees to head different underwriting departments. These promotions reflect R+V Re’s comm...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Plenty of opportunity for underwriters to achieve profitable growth: Flandro, Howden Re

Reinsurance News

As geopolitical and macroeconomic trends reshape an increasingly risky world, and reinsurance pricing comes off of its peak in numerous lines of business, there’s a clear need for rationality, with plenty of opportunity for underwriters to c...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

FAA’s Failure to Act on Safety Risks Blamed for Midair Collision at Reagan Airport

Insurance Journal

The US Federal Aviation Administration’s failure to monitor and act on safety risks in the airspace near Washington was among a number of systemic failures safety officials blamed for last year’s midair collision. The National Transportat...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

RLI appoints Justin Doss as VP, Personal Lines Underwriting

Reinsurance News

RLI Corp., a specialty insurer serving niche property, casualty and surety markets, has announced the appointment of Justin Doss as Vice President, Personal Lines Underwriting. In his new role, Doss will be responsible for leading the underwriting...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Marsh’s new Digital Infrastructure Contract Advisory Group to streamline risk management

Reinsurance News

Insurance and reinsurance broking group Marsh has launched a global Digital Infrastructure Contract Advisory Group, designed to help clients manage and streamline strategic service contracts throughout the lifecycle of their digital infrastructure...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

John Hatton appointed as Lockton’s COO – DIFC

Reinsurance News

Lockton, an independent insurance broker, has appointed John Hatton as Chief Operating Officer of its Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) branch. In his new role, Hatton will lead the execution of our specialty and wholesale strategy, driv...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Madagascar first African country to adopt sovereign parametric flood product: ARC

Reinsurance News

African Risk Capacity (ARC) has launched Africa’s first sovereign parametric flood insurance policy, with the Republic of Madagascar becoming the first country on the continent to subscribe to the new coverage. ARC developed the parametric flood i...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Tokio Marine HCC Lists Top 10 Cyber Incidents in 2025

Insurance Journal

Among the top 10 cyber incidents in 2025 was the first documented case of an AI-orchestrated espionage campaign, which illustrated how artificial intelligence (AI) is being leveraged by sophisticated threat actors, according to Tokio Marine HCC Inter...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

SI Re completes Jan renewal with premium volume on par with record 2025

Reinsurance News

Swiss reinsurer SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re) has completed its January 2026 renewal, achieving results roughly in line with last year’s record €222 million in a market the company described as having ample capacity, softening rates, and co...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Lawsuits Filed by Victims of Spectacular German Bank Heist

Insurance Journal

The first lawsuits were filed on Wednesday by victims of a spectacular heist of a German bank in December when burglars used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into its vault and make off with millions, a lawyer …

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Victims of Spectacular German Bank Heist File Lawsuits

Insurance Journal

The first lawsuits were filed on Wednesday by victims of a German bank heist in December, when burglars used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into its vault and make off with millions, a lawyer said. The lawyer, …

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Insured losses from Victorian Bushfires cross AU$200m from 3,123 claims: ICA

Reinsurance News

After the recent escalation from a significant event declaration to an Insurance Catastrophe, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has confirmed that insured losses from the devastating Victorian bushfires have crossed AU$200 million across 3,...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Hacking the Grid: How Digital Sabotage Turns Infrastructure Into a Weapon

Insurance Journal

The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: the convergence of physical and cyber warfare. While U.S. special operations forces carried out &#82...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Reinsurance prices came in lower than expected at 1.1 renewals, says Moody’s Ratings

Reinsurance News

California wildfire losses at the start of last year failed to drive sufficient support for reinsurance pricing at the recent January 1st, 2026, renewals, while a benign Atlantic hurricane season in 2025 also contributed to property catastrophe pr...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

VIG Re names Haushofer MD, APAC and Mathe as Head of Special Markets

Reinsurance News

As part of its new strategy, VIG Re has strengthened its client-facing senior leadership team, appointing Marc Haushofer as Managing Director, APAC, and Joachim Mathe as Head of Special Markets. Under the VIGRe28 initiative, the firm has introduce...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Roosevelt Road Specialty names James Wrynn as Global Chief Compliance Officer

Reinsurance News

Roosevelt Road Specialty, a specialty insurance platform and managing general underwriter within Roosevelt Road Capital Partners, serving construction, habitational real estate, sports, entertainment, and other complex risk sectors, has announced...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Businesses Pressured to Respond to ICE While Becoming a Target

Insurance Journal

From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, whether it’s public pressure for them to speak out against aggressive immigration enforc...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

WTW completes $1.3bn acquisition of Newfront

Reinsurance News

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group WTW has completed the acquisition of San Francisco-based Newfront, a top 40 US broker combining deep specialty expertise and cutting-edge technology, for upfront and contingent consideration payments...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

People Moves: BMS Re Appoints Grippa US Chief Strategy Officer

Insurance Journal

BMS Re, the reinsurance arm of independent insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group, headquartered in New York, appointed Tony Grippa as chief strategy officer for the U.S. business. Grippa will serve on the firm’s U.S. Executive Committee. G...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026

Vertafore to save hours during program submissions with Surefyre’s expanded AI capabilities

Reinsurance News

Vertafore, an insurance technology provider, has introduced new artificial intelligence capabilities in Surefyre, that allow program administrators to automatically convert PDF submission forms into web applications. Acquired by Vertafore in 2024,...

Posted: Jan 28, 2026