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Pacific Life Seeks to Dismiss Kyle Busch’s $8.5M Lawsuit Over Insurance Policies

Insurance Journal

Pacific Life Insurance Company on Thursday asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5 million lawsuit filed by NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Buschs claim were sold to them under false and negligent representations as &#8230...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Skyward expands Specialty Life Sciences unit powered by Apollo

Reinsurance News

Skyward Group has expanded Skyward Specialty’s Life Sciences insurance solution by leveraging Apollo’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1969, to offer enhanced multinational placements for US-domiciled life sciences companies with international operations. Skywa...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

People Moves: Starwind Marine and Energy Announces Leadership Appointments

Insurance Journal

Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a CRC Group division, announced a series of leadership appointments within Starwind Marine and Energy that further strengthen its long-term strategy for growth and technical excellence across the marine and ener...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

People Moves: Coterie Appoints Seich as Chief Revenue Officer

Insurance Journal

Coterie Insurance, a small business MGA, announced Mark Seich as the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer overseeing revenue strategy across distribution, agency engagement, marketing, and customer experience. Seich served as VP of Marketing &#3...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Hot Sauce Company Sues Manufacturer Over Exploding Bottles

Insurance Journal

A product liability dispute is bubbling between a popular salsa and hot sauces company and its manufacturer. Iowa-based Lola’s Fine Sauces alleges in a lawsuit that it lost several hundred thousand dollars after customers complained that Lola&#...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Prudential Japan Pledges Reforms After Widespread Misconduct

Insurance Journal

Prudential Financial Inc.’s Japan insurance head vowed to bolster governance after revelations that improper actions by more than 100 current and former staff cost customers about $20 million. The chief executive officer of the unit, Kan Mabara...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Argenta makes two senior leadership appointments

Reinsurance News

Argenta, a Lloyd’s insurer, has appointed Alexandra Hayes as Head of Group Strategy & Execution/Chief of Staff and Sweta Tzimopoulos as Chief Distribution Officer. The two appointments aim to strengthen the insurer’s leadership team and reflec...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Risk Advisory Zurich Resilience Solutions Starts Data Center Practice

Carrier Management

Risk Advisory Zurich Resilience Solutions Starts Data Center Practice Zurich...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

AI-Driven Threats Driving Spending Plans: AXIS

Carrier Management

AI-Driven Threats Driving Spending Plans: AXIS Nearly 82% of executives surveyed by AXIS Capital H...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Suspect Self Deports to Avoid Trial in $100M California Jewelry Heist

Carrier Management

Suspect Self Deports to Avoid Trial in $100M California Jewelry Heist Federal immigration authorities...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Special Master: Experts Can Testify About Suspected J&J Talc Products’ Cancer Link

Carrier Management

Special Master: Experts Can Testify About Suspected J&J Talc Products’ Cancer...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Port of Los Angeles December Imports Fell 8% From Year Earlier

Insurance Journal

The Port of Los Angeles handled 424,499 20-foot equivalent units of imports in December, down 8% from the year earlier, according to data released by the nation’s busiest seaport on Thursday. Related: EU ‘Fully Prepared’ to Hit Back...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

AXA XL appoints Samantha Hazlewood to global client management role

Reinsurance News

AXA XL, the property and casualty division of global insurer AXA Group, has announced the appointment of Samantha Hazlewood as Head of AXA Group Partnerships and Strategic Client Management for AXA XL, effective 1st February 2026. In her new role,...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Pennsylvania High Court Quashes Challenge to Uber’s ‘Clickwrap’ Arbitration Agreement

Insurance Journal

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated a lower appeals court ruling that had found ride-hailing firm Uber’s “clickwrap” mandatory arbitration agreement unenforceable because it would deprive a husband and wife of their right to...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Munich Re May Trim Headcount Through Voluntary Buyouts at Ergo Insurance Unit

Insurance Journal

German reinsurer Munich Re is planning to reduce jobs through attrition but may turn to voluntary buyouts at its ERGO insurance unit, CEO Christoph Jurecka said. Speaking to journalists on Thursday evening in Munich, Jurecka said that natural fluctua...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Insurance Agent and Broker M&A Deal Count Declines in 2025

Risk & Insurance

Merger and acquisition activity among agents and brokers in Q4 2025 fell to its lowest quarterly pace since 2019, according to OPTIS Partners report. The post

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

France Reports Second Baby Death Amid Tainted Formula Crisis

Insurance Journal

French authorities received a report of a second infant death, as a tainted formula crisis that’s engulfed Nestlé SA, Danone SA and Groupe Lactalis widens. Both babies drank formula that has been recalled, the French health ministry said in a &...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Redesigning how humans and tech collaborate will separate leaders from laggards in 2026: Capgemini

Reinsurance News

With the re/insurance market facing compounding pressures in 2026, Capgemini’s Luca Russignan has suggested the gap is widening between those who execute and those who merely experiment, as AI’s double-edged nature rewards true trailblazers who ar...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Another Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker Runs Into Difficulties

Insurance Journal

An oil tanker that’s under sanction for its role in transporting Russian oil appears to have run into trouble off the coast of Algeria and is now drifting in the Mediterranean Sea, according to tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The …

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Promotes Leaders Nationwide

Insurance Journal

Burns & Wilcox, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, transitioned several of its professionals into new leadership positions. Sam Carson, formerly vice president, operations, is now vice president & managing director with responsibili...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Poll: Most Americans Believe Cities Will Be Lost to Rising Sea Levels

Insurance Journal

Many Americans believe climate change climate change is likely to cause some cities to be lost to rising sea levels, and they also expect mass displacement of people and serious damage to the global economy, a new poll shows. A …

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Trawick Holdings expands Lloyd’s market presence with new registered brokerage

Reinsurance News

Trawick International Limited, a member of Trawick Holdings, a privately owned specialty insurance group offering travel and niche insurance products worldwide, has confirmed the launch of a Lloyd’s registered brokerage within the group. The broke...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

France Boards Russia-Linked Oil Tanker in Shadow Fleet Move

Insurance Journal

France’s navy boarded an oil tanker coming from Russia into the Mediterranean Sea, as part of a global crackdown on shadow fleet ships used to export sanctioned crude. The operation was carried out on the high seas, with the support …

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Fathom launches new terrain dataset to enhance risk analysis

Reinsurance News

Water risk intelligence firm Fathom has launched FathomDEM+, a global terrain dataset designed to provide a single, uniform, and independently benchmarked view of terrain worldwide, enhancing risk analysis. The programme aims to underpin the next...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

XBuild raises $19 million

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The company positions itself as an estimating and proposal system of record for contractors.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

AxisPeak Capital selects Input 1 to launch premium finance platform

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AxisPeak Capital is a newly formed premium finance company based in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Alacrity Solutions sells managed repair unit to BV Investment Partners

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In parallel, the business rebranded as Altimeter Solutions Group.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

TrueCar taken private in $227 million deal led by founder Scott Painter

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With the transaction complete, TrueCar will no longer be publicly traded, and Painter returns as CEO.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Beazley rejects Zurich’s £7.7 billion takeover deal

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The statement was issued without Zurich’s consent and does not represent a firm intention by Zurich to make an offer under UK takeover rules.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

HawkSoft and AgencyFocus Partner to Deliver Financial Clarity to Independent Agents

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The partnership offers valuation services and strategic guidance to independent agencies seeking clarity for growth, perpetuation, or acquisition. HawkSoft is partnering with AgencyFocus, founded by Carey Wallace and joined by...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Travelers leans into AI, reaffirms confidence in IAs

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Travelers invested more than $1.5 billion in AI and technology initiatives during 2025 alone.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Acrisure launches digital gateway to the London market

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Acrisure London Wholesale has launched Acrisure Connect.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Vertafore expands AI capabilities in Surefyre to save hours during program submissions

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PDF-to-web form automation eliminates manual work and accelerates speed-to-market for MGAs and wholesalers

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

AXA XL creates dedicated Alternative Risk Solutions team

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The new team centralizes AXA XL's Alternative Risk expertise.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Admiral Pioneer partners with Octopus EV

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Octopus Electric Vehicles is an EV leasing company.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

WTW Radar integrates with Databricks

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WTW has integrated Radar with Databricks to streamline insurance data sharing.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Munich Re Ventures backs Zanskar

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Geothermal energy startup has raised a $115 million Series C.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

WTW partners with Bettercomp

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WTW will pair its compensation consulting expertise and benchmarking reports with Bettercomp’s software platform

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Société Générale to cut 1,800 roles through attrition

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As part of the partnership, Simply Business has also donated laptops to EPIC to help remove digital access barriers and ensure participants can fully engage with the programme.

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Egan-Jones Ratings No Longer Recognized by Bermuda Regulator

Insurance Journal

Egan-Jones Ratings Co. has been removed from the Bermuda Monetary Authority’s list of recognized credit ratings providers, according to recent guidance from the watchdog. The regulator is no longer listing Egan-Jones among the ratings providers...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

The market is softening but could ‘turn on a knife edge’: Turk, Lloyd’s

Reinsurance News

Rachel Turk, Chief of Market Performance at Lloyd’s of London, classifies the current reinsurance market as one that is softening, but not soft, noting that it is on a knife edge and could reverse following a major loss event. Speaking at Fitch Ra...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

RLI trims cat reinsurance by $150m at Jan renewal in ‘buyer’s market’

Reinsurance News

RLI Insurance Company reduced its catastrophe reinsurance limit by $150 million for 2026 at the January renewals, citing lower exposure and continued soft conditions, which it described as a “buyer’s market” for property. Jen Klobnak, Chief Operat...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026

Big North European Investors Reassess US Exposure as Geopolitical Risk Mounts

Insurance Journal

Big Northern European investors are increasingly wary of the risks of holding U.S. assets in the face of geopolitical tensions, pensions chiefs told Reuters, a sign of a broadening shift away from the world’s biggest financial market. A top inv...

Posted: Jan 23, 2026