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London Cyberattack Threatens to Hold Up Thousands of Home Sales

Insurance Journal

A “sophisticated, criminal cyberattack” is threatening to hold up thousands of home sales in two of London’s richest boroughs. Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have been unable to process loca...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

W. R. Berkley CEO sees early signs of property cat competitiveness spilling into casualty

Reinsurance News

William Robert Berkley, President, CEO & Director of W. R. Berkley Corporation, said that he is seeing early signs that competitiveness in the property catastrophe reinsurance market is spilling over into casualty, driven by participants strug...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

California Lawmakers Propose New Regulations as Insurance Battles Linger After Wildfires

Carrier Management

California Lawmakers Propose New Regulations as Insurance Battles Linger After Wildfires Jen Egan is st...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Frozen Pipes Lead to $628M in Losses for State Farm

Carrier Management

Frozen Pipes Lead to $628M in Losses for State Farm New analysis highlights just how costly frozen a...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

EEOC Scraps Guidance Expanding Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Workers

Carrier Management

EEOC Scraps Guidance Expanding Workplace Protections for LGBT...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Renewal Rates Rise Sharply in Final Quarter of 2025, Capping Year of Steady Commercial Lines Increas...

Risk & Insurance

Commercial insurers lift rates to highest levels since mid-year, with general liability experiencing dramatic acceleration: Ivans. The post

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Apollo, ZenHedge Partner on Parametric Solution for Shippers

Insurance Journal

Apollo, a Skyward Group Company, announced a partnership with U.S. startup insurtech ZenHedge to launch a parametric insurance product called Freight Expense Insurance designed to protect U.S. shippers against increased freight costs caused by trucki...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

HIVE expands into marine insurance with Nick Lewis appointment

Reinsurance News

HIVE Underwriters, an independent specialty managing general agent (MGA), has expanded into specialty Marine insurance with the appointment of Nick Lewis as Marine Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective July 2026. The launch of Marine marks t...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Kin Moves into Florida and Texas With Home-Auto Bundle Products

Insurance Journal

Kin, a direct-to-consumer digital personal lines insurer, announced the launch of auto insurance in Florida and Texas. The auto insurance is currently available only as part of a bundle, not as a standalone product. Home insurance customers who choos...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Kin Moves Into Florida and Texas With Home-Auto Bundle Products

Insurance Journal

Kin, a direct-to-consumer digital personal lines insurer, announced the launch of auto insurance in Florida and Texas. The auto insurance is currently available only as part of a bundle, not as a standalone product. Home insurance customers who choos...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Mantas secures $1.77m for parametric solution to cover cloud service interruptions

Reinsurance News

Mantas, a provider of parametric cyber insurance and predictive analytics to help businesses mitigate cloud downtime risks, is launching a parametric-based insurance solution to cover the operational and financial impact of cloud outages and digit...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Guernsey’s Halldora Re gets rating of A- with stable outlook from AM Best

Reinsurance News

Credit rating agency AM Best has assigned new Guernsey reinsurer, Halldora Re Ltd (Halldora Re), a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent), with a stable outlook. AM Best explained that...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

IMCA IGNITE 2026

Risk & Insurance

An annual conference of content-rich, forward-thinking, and relevant topics combined with networking opportunities to share ideas freely and make lasting connections. The post IMCA IG...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

GEICO Settles Call-Center Worker Suits for $940,000; Attorneys Get Half

Insurance Journal

GEICO has agreed to pay more than $900,000 plus administrative costs to settle lawsuits from almost 1,500 call-center workers who said the insurer failed to pay overtime, including for time spent booting up computers and logging into a GEICO network....

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Novi Underwriters expands management liability offering with Vantage-backed coverage

Reinsurance News

Novi Underwriters has welcomed Jason Binette, James Cinque, and Cody Ruggirello to lead its newly launched management liability offering. Novi Underwriters is a full-service managing general underwriter administered by Lockton Affinity, focused on...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Accuweather: Winter Storm to Cause Up to $115B in Damage, Economic Losses

Carrier Management

Accuweather: Winter Storm to Cause Up to $115B in Damage, Economic Losses The weekend winter storm tha...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Hua as Head of War and Terrorism, LatAm & US

Reinsurance News

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has promoted Lillian Hua as Head of War and Terrorism for Latin America (LatAm) and the US, effective January 12th, 2026. In her new role, Hua has a dual reporting line to Wi...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Dutch Court Rules Uber Drivers Can Be Treated as Self-Employed

Insurance Journal

A Dutch court on Tuesday overturned a 2021 ruling that had classified all Uber drivers as employees, stating that individual drivers can be treated as independent entrepreneurs. The Amsterdam court said six drivers who had joined the rideshare compan...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Do New Yorkers Pay Too Much for Auto Insurance?

Insurance Journal

New York households paid an estimated $1,935 on average for personal auto insurance in 2024, according to a report by the industry’s Insurance Information Institute (Triple I). This was an increase from $1,753 in 2023. Triple I further estimate...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Squalify launches new cyber risk quantification platform

Reinsurance News

Squalify, a cyber risk quantification (CRQ) platform, has launched Essential CRQ, a streamlined CRQ offering that enables organisations to rapidly quantify their cyber risk in financial terms, requiring only minimal inputs and delivering results i...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

WalkherHughes Insurance Acquires Pair of Missouri Agencies

Insurance Journal

WalkerHughes Insurance announced it has acquired Inman Insurance Agency in Salem, Missouri, and Clark Insurance Agency in Ballwin, Missouri. The acquisitions expand WalkerHughes’ presence in Missouri, increasing market density across south-cent...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

WalkerHughes Insurance Acquires Pair of Missouri Agencies

Insurance Journal

WalkerHughes Insurance announced it has acquired Inman Insurance Agency in Salem, Missouri, and Clark Insurance Agency in Ballwin, Missouri. The acquisitions expand WalkerHughes’ presence in Missouri, increasing market density across south-cent...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Aon expands Connor Halliday’s role to lead Property Fac across EMEA & LatAm

Reinsurance News

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance division of global broker Aon, has expanded Connor Halliday’s role to Head of EMEA & LatAm Property Facultative, London. Halliday brings more than a decade of industry experience, with international...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Why Power Outages Do More Economic Damage Than We Think

Insurance Journal

The day after a major winter storm swept across the US, hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses remained without electricity and the prospect of more outages loomed amid frigid temperatures. One early estimate suggested the storm could result i...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Willis returns to light and recreational general aviation market

Reinsurance News

Willis, a WTW business, has announced it is returning to the light and recreational general aviation market after a 30-year absence. The expansion was made possible by the arrival of the Crispin Speers team, a specialist Lloyd’s insurance an...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

WR Berkely Turns in Record Underwriting Results for Q4, Year

Insurance Journal

Fourth quarter 2025 net income at W.R. Berkley Corp. decreased nearly 28% compared to the same period a year ago. Net income was about $449.5 million for Q4 2025 compared to net income of about $576.1 million a year ago …

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Atrium expands InsurX partnership by adding smart follow capacity

Reinsurance News

Atrium Underwriters has expanded its partnership with InsurX Limited, a smart follow technology provider. Atrium’s Syndicate 609, an already recognised smart lead on the platform, is set to participate on InsurX as an independent smart follow mark...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

JBA Risk Management partners with TransZero to strengthen global flood risk insight

Reinsurance News

JBA Risk Management, a UK-based flood science specialist, has partnered with start-up TransZero to enhance flood risk assessment for global property assets. Launched in September 2025, TransZero supports businesses with climate-related risk disclo...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

European Nations Issue Warning to Russia-Linked Shadow Fleet

Insurance Journal

A group of 14 European nations have issued an open warning to shadow-fleet tankers in the Baltic and North Seas, raising the stakes for vessels they say are endangering maritime safety. Ships can only sail under the flag of one …

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Howden appoints Jamie Wan as Senior Director, M&A for Asia

Reinsurance News

Howden, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Jamie Wan as Senior Director, M&A for Asia. Wan brings 14 years of industry experience, joining Howden from global re/insurance broker Aon, where she mo...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Brit Launches Integrated Cyber, Financial institutions Consortium

Insurance Journal

Brit Group Holdings Ltd. announced the launch of “FI Cyber Max,” a new integrated cyber and financial institutions (FI) consortium. Built for large, complex financial clients, the new consortium will bring together Brit’s experience...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Brit Launches Integrated Cyber, Financial Institutions Consortium

Insurance Journal

Brit Group Holdings Ltd. announced the launch of “FI Cyber Max,” a new integrated cyber and financial institutions (FI) consortium. Built for large, complex financial clients, the new consortium will bring together Brit’s experience...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

AI’s productivity-boosting substance will ultimately prevail: Swiss Re’s Ladva

Reinsurance News

AI’s productivity-boosting impact will “ultimately prevail,” ushering in an era that produces its own leaders, with those who deploy the technology effectively reaping increasing gains over time, according to Pravina Ladva, Group Chief Digital &#3...

Posted: Jan 27, 2026

North Sea Wind Push Sees Industry Vow to Spend €9.5 Billion

Insurance Journal

The offshore wind industry has pledged to invest €9.5 billion ($11.3 billion) in its supply chain by 2030 to help expand capacity in the North Sea as European countries work to turn one of the most famous oil basins into …

Posted: Jan 27, 2026