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BHSI promotes three in employer stop loss business

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The promotions come as BHSI continues to invest in its employer stop loss business.

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Marsh McLennan Agency acquires Seitz Insurance Agency

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Seitz Insurance Agency is from Montana.

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

American Integrity appoints Brian Foley as CFO

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Foley replaces Ben Lurie, who will transition to a consulting role while remaining on the board of the company’s insurance subsidiary and serving as co-chairman of its investment committee.

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Hugo Launches Independent Agent Channel in 6 Weeks with Zero Manual Compliance Work

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MAIB selected FINEOS to replace its legacy claims platform with a modern system focused on automation, analytics, and client-centric service.

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Google Adds Mental Health Tools to Gemini Chatbot After Lawsuit

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Alphabet Inc.’s Google plans to introduce new mental health support features for its Gemini chatbot as the company and rivals, like OpenAI, have faced several lawsuits accusing their artificial intelligence tools of leading to harm. Gemini will...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

California AG Opposing Oil Pipeline Special Permit to Waive Safety Regulation

Insurance Journal

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is opposing efforts to wave safety regulations for the Sable oil pipeline. Bonta filed a comment letter opposing the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s consideration of Sable Offs...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Risk Strategies Claims Ex-Employees’ Talent and Customer Raid Has Cost It $900K

Insurance Journal

Boston-based specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies Co. is suing two former employees and their new employer for allegedly stealing customers and poaching employees in a scheme the firm says has thus far cost it nearly $900,000 in revenue. On Mar...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Get Ready for a Long, Hot Summer and Fall

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Get Ready for a Long, Hot Summer and Fall PaulCarroll

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Markets/Coverages: INSTANDA MAX Launched for Commercial Lines Insurers; Novacore Launches Aerospace...

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Artificial intelligence-enabled program administrator INSTANDA said its launch of INSTANDA MAX enables commercial lines and non-admitted insurers to underwrite tens-of-thousands of complex assets under a single policy at both the portfolio and indivi...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

KatRisk expands global catastrophe modelling capabilities with RED acquisition

Reinsurance News

KatRisk, a provider of catastrophic risk modelling software to the insurance and financial services industries, has acquired RED, a specialist provider of catastrophe models, including earthquake, flood, landslide, and wind risk models. This acqui...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Strong Underwriting, Investment Income Bolster P/C Income in 2025, Says Moody’s

Insurance Journal

Twenty insurers rated by Moody’s reported net income of $69 billion in 2025, up 29% over 2024, as the combined ratio for the group improved in 2025 to 88.4 from 91.7 the prior year. Losses from the Los Angeles wildfires …

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Extreme Weather Disrupts Workers’ Lives, Posing Underestimated Risk to Business Continuity

Risk & Insurance

Extreme weather creates workforce disruptions that many organizations fail to account for in resilience planning, according to Deloitte. The post

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

House Explosion in Illinois Kills Three People

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An explosion at a Troy, Illinois, house and ensuing fire killed three people. The cause is under investigation. Several homes and buildings on the property were still standing, but the home where the explosion occurred was destroyed, according to med...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

SI Re appoints Simon Parten as ILS Portfolio Manager

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SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re), the Swiss based reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Simon Parten as ILS Portfolio Manager, effective 1st June 2026. In his new role, Parten will further develop SI Re’s Insurance-Linked Securitie...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Kentucky Insurance Agent Charged With Keeping Church’s Premium Payments

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A Kentucky insurance agency owner has been charged with diverting premiums from a church client, and the Kentucky Department of Insurance is investigating other clients. Multiple news sites reported that Glen “David” Ramey, 59, an agent a...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Frontline Workers See MSD Prevention Tech as Beneficial, but Participation in Adoption Is Key

Risk & Insurance

A National Safety Council survey found that workers broadly view musculoskeletal disorder prevention technologies as positive for their safety and wellbeing, especially when involved in implementation decisions. The post

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Topsail Re announces Senior Underwriting promotion and CIO appointment

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Topsail Re, a reinsurance company, has confirmed the promotion of Michael Swartz to Senior Vice President, Underwriting, and the appointment of Jason Callaway as Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, joining the firm’s Executive...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Texas Coffee Bar Owes Back Wages for 36 Workers Over Tip Pool Violations

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A Texas coffee bar and lounge must pay $85,197 for operating an illegal tip pool. The U.S. Department of Labor recovered the back wages for 36 employees after an investigation reportedly found a coffee bar and lounge in Buda operated …

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

India Plans Sovereign Guarantees for Insurers as Iran War Hikes Shipping Risks: Sources

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India is planning sovereign guarantees to support insurers that provide cover for vessels traveling in the Persian Gulf, as the Middle East war increases the risks to shipping, said government and industry sources familiar with the matter. The plan i...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Tim Mossing joins Federato as CCO to drive AI-native insurance transformations

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Federato, an AI-powered underwriting platform for the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Tim Mossing as Chief Customer Officer (CCO) to help scale customer delivery and long-term outcomes. As COO Mossing will lead the expansion o...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

People Moves: ALDOI Names Tompkins Consumer Services Manager

Insurance Journal

The Alabama Department of Insurance named Stephanie Tompkins manager of the department’s Consumer Services Division, succeeding Dusty Smith, who was promoted to be deputy commissioner for insurance regulation. Tompkins has 25 years of experienc...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

GAO: Wind Risk Linked to Larger Insurance Premium Jumps Than Wildfire

Insurance Journal

A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that average premium increases between risk levels are larger for wind than for wildfire. Between 2019 and 2024, homes in areas classified as severe or extreme wind risk had premiums about...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Insurer Nationwide Operating Income Up 37% in 2025

Insurance Journal

Insurer Nationwide finished 2025 with net operating income up 37% compared with 2024, to $4.3 billion as total sales and premiums were up 7% to a record $73.2 billion. The Columbus, Ohio-based mutual insurance company—entering its 100th year of opera...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Police Chases Result in 8 Deaths in a Week, 4 of Them in Alabama

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TROY, Ala. (AP) — A series of police pursuits have led to at least eight deaths around the country in less than a week amid ongoing calls from some law enforcement experts to curb risky high speed car chases. In …

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Specialty Program Group unifies its life and annuity distribution under one platform

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Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), a specialty insurance platform, has launched SPG Life & Annuity, unifying its life insurance and annuity distribution businesses under a single national platform. AgencyONE, Brokers’ Service Marketing G...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Texas Department of Insurance Helps Stop $400M Medicare Fraud Scheme

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A Texas Department of Insurance investigator and crime analyst helped identify a Russian national who reportedly filed $400 million in fake Medicare claims. Nikolai Buzolin was living in Houston in 2025 when he created a durable medical equipment com...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Deere Settles Right-to-Repair Lawsuit With $99 Million Fund, Repair Commitments

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U.S. agriculture equipment maker Deere on Monday agreed to pay $99 million into a settlement fund for farms and farmers that are part of a class action over costs and access to repairs. The case is part of broader scrutiny …

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Winnie Loh to lead Aon’s real estate and data centre team in Southeast Asia

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Global insurance and reinsurance group Aon has announced the appointment of Winnie Loh as real estate and data centre leader for Southeast Asia, effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Loh, who brings over 20 years of experience in the insuranc...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Airline Pilots Must Be Given Final Say on Flying in War Zones, Aviators’ Group Says

Insurance Journal

Pilots must be given a “final and non-negotiable” say allowing them to refuse to fly over or within conflict zones without influence from commercial pressures, global union group International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associat...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Soft market persists for reinsurers amid rate declines and strong capital, Autonomous finds

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Autonomous, a financial research and analytics firm, reports that the reinsurance sector is navigating a persistently soft market, with solid profitability continuing to influence renewals. According to Autonomous, the first month of the year saw...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Corporate Class Action Spending Projected to Hit $4.8 Billion as Nearly All Large Companies Face Reg...

Risk & Insurance

Class action defense costs have more than doubled over the past 15 years, with a 28% jump in new filings expected in 2026, according to Carlton Fields' annual Class Action Survey. The post

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

King Risk Partners Acquires Its Sixth Connecticut Agency

Insurance Journal

King Risk Partners has acquired New England Property & Casualty, Inc., an independent insurance agency headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut. New England Property & Casualty has served individuals and families throughout Connecticut for n...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Arch Insurance North America expands primary cyber coverage to Canada

Reinsurance News

Arch Insurance North America has expanded its primary cyber coverage solution, Arch CyPro, to include Canada, effective April 1st, 2026. The cyber coverage, which builds on Arch’s established excess layer cyber capabilities, will be available in C...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Critical cloud outage risk remains significant despite decline in occurrence: Parametrix

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Parametrix, a provider of digital business interruption solutions, has disclosed in a new whitepaper that critical cloud service outages declined in 2025 after several years of sustained increases. However, the firm warns that outage risk remains...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

ICG hires Luke Schlafly as Global Head of Insurance Client Solutions

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ICG, an alternative asset manager specialist, has appointed Luke Schlafly as Global Head of Insurance within its Client Solutions Group (CSG), reporting to Alan Isenberg, Global Head of CSG. In his new role, Schlafly’s primary focus will be to enh...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

China Targets Taiwan’s Chip Tech to Evade Global ‘Containment’: Taipei Government

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China is targeting Taiwan to obtain its advanced chip manufacturing technology and talent as a way of breaking through international “containment” of the country, according to a report from the island’s top security agency. China&#8...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Old Republic establishes new specialised property insurer, led by Everest’s Hagerty

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Old Republic International Corporation, a specialty insurer operating in property & casualty and title insurance, has established Old Republic Property, Inc., to underwrite specialised property insurance products through a national retail brok...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

India reportedly considering $1.5bn reinsurance fund for vessels travelling through conflict zones

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The Indian government is reportedly considering a $1.5 billion fund to provide reinsurance cover to Indian vessels travelling through conflict zones, such as the Strait of Hormuz, which remains effectively closed to most international shipping due...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Fake Buffett, Real Reputation Risk: How Deepfakes Are Reshaping the Cyber Landscape

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How deepfakes are threatening businesses’ reputations and cyber resilience. The post Fake Buffett, Real Reputation Ris...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

ClimateWise appoints Syal and Branagan as co-chairs of Insurance Advisory Council

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Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) ClimateWise has appointed Tokio Marine Kiln’s Vivek Syal and RenaissanceRe’s Ian Branagan as co-chairs of its C-suite Insurance Advisory Council. ClimateWise brings together th...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

GCC insurers’ underwriting profitability at risk from Hormuz disruption, Fitch warns

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Assessing insurers’ vulnerability to an adverse scenario in which the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed until June 2026, Fitch Ratings has warned that a spike in inflation or supply chain disruption could drive up claims costs, putting p...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Reinsurance Rates Continued Softening During April Renewals, Despite Iran War

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Reinsurance Rates Continued Softening During April Re...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

California Drought, Wildfire Risks Grow as Snow Falls Short

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California Drought, Wildfire Risks Grow as Snow Falls Short Calif...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Mississippi Home Mitigation Bill Heads to Governor in Effort to Improve Storm Resilience

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Mississippi Home Mitigation Bill Heads to Governor in Effort to Improve Storm Resilience After nearly two dec...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

After Software Updates U.S. Safety Agency Ends Probe into Tesla Remote Driving Feature

Carrier Management

After Software Updates U.S. Safety Agency Ends Probe into Tesla Remo...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

TikToker Sentenced to 7 Years for Stealing More Than a Dozen Cars Valued at $600,000

Carrier Management

TikToker Sentenced to 7 Years for Stealing More Than a Dozen Cars Valued at $600,000 An Arizona man has...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026

Ascot names Ian Lowe as Head of Bermuda Property Treaty

Reinsurance News

Ascot, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has appointed Ian Lowe as Head of Bermuda Property Treaty. In his new role, Lowe succeeds Simon Kimberley, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. He will report to Marc Amen, Chie...

Posted: Apr 07, 2026