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At year-end 2025, Stephan Wirz, Chief Business Officer and Member of the Board of Management at leading European reinsurer VIG Re, said the biggest challenge the re/insurance market faces is “to retain the credibility of our industry” and demonstr...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
International law firm DAC Beachcroft, known for its work across insurance, health, real estate and commercial risk, reports that 2026 is likely to bring significant developments in both PFAS-related claims and regulatory timetables. Their analysi...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Deadly flooding in Asia and early snowstorms across the US are signaling the return of a weather-roiling La Niña, a cooling of Pacific waters that can disrupt economies and trigger disasters worldwide. In recent La Niña years, global losses have R...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Large US insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Chris Colahan as Head of Commercial Property & Casualty, Asia Pacific, taking effect on 9 February 2026. In this position, Colahan will oversee the strategy and performance of Chubb’s Com...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Howden Group, the global insurance intermediary, has completed a c.US$3bn equivalent refinancing and increase of its USD and EUR Term Loan B facilities, with the transaction closing on 11 December. The US$1.6bn USD Term Loan B facility was refinan...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
PERILS, the Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider, has provided its first insurance industry loss estimate for the Australia East Coast Severe Convective Storms (SCS), which occurred in late October, of AUD 1.108 billion (USD 736m). On...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Reinsurance broker Lockton Re has launched a new European Practice focused on the life reinsurance market, and has appointed Mederic Borde in Paris to lead the operation. The new European life practice strengthens the firm’s presence in Fran...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Evercore ISI, an independent research and investment advisory firm, reports that casualty reserves remain under pressure across the US property & casualty (P&C) insurance market. Companies including CB, Berkshire, EG, SIGI, and CINF contin...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Enterprise Risk Associates, a US-based insurance brokerage platform that focuses on acquiring and partnering with independent insurance agencies, has announced an investment from Macquarie Capital Principal Finance, the financing and principal inv...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
A California jury on Friday awarded $40 million to two women who said Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ.N baby powder was to blame for their ovarian cancer. The jury in Los Angeles Superior Court awarded $18 million to Monica Kent and …
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to turn to private businesses to help mount offensive cyberattacks against foreign adversaries, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially expanding a shadowy electronic confli...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Allegations that some roofers deliberately damage roofs in order to qualify properties for insurance claims have long been a concern for insurers. This fall, the North Carolina Department of Insurance and North Carolina Farm Bureau decided to do some...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week urged the administration of President Donald Trump to finalize a science-based plan for developing a bird flu vaccine for livestock, according to a letter seen by Reuters. More than 180 million chickens,...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
XPT Specialty, a wholesale broker for commercial and personal insurance, has announced the appointment of Liam Sole as Associate Vice President/Senior Underwriter of its Commercial Lines Division. In his new position, Sole will focus on property a...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Deputy Commissioner Jamie Walker won this year’s Robert Dineen Award, the highest honor for a state regulator bestowed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Walker began at TDI as an...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
The city of Cincinnati approved an $8.1 million legal settlement Wednesday with hundreds of non-violent protesters who had alleged mistreatment at the hands of city and county authorities when they were arrested during the racial justice demonstratio...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
A United Airlines light bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon after experiencing an engine failure during departure, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A United spokespe...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
A United Airlines light bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon after experiencing an engine failure during departure, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A United spokespe...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer fined ClearShare Health, Clearwater Benefits LLC, and three related companies $350,000 for selling unauthorized health insurance. Kuderer also ordered the companies to stop transacting unauthorized insu...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims’ families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner and Army helicop...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Senators from both parties pushed last week for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims’ families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner and Army helico...
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
The product combines legal protection insurance with specialist commercial and employment law support, designed to help business owners navigate employment obligations and broader commercial risks.
Posted: Dec 14, 2025
The collaboration aligns AEGIS London’s risk appetite with McGill and Partners’ client portfolio.
Posted: Dec 14, 2025
WTW has agreed to buy the San Francisco-based broker Newfront, in a move to expand its high-growth reach in the U.S.
Posted: Dec 14, 2025
The newly appointed CUO brings more than 30 years of underwriting and transportation insurance experience to the Greenville-based carrier.
Posted: Dec 14, 2025
The company has rebranded from Fairmatic and named Jeffrey Chen as CEO to lead its data-driven underwriting strategy.
Posted: Dec 14, 2025
Commercial underwriting is being rebuilt end-to-end: smarter intake, triage, pricing, binding and monitoring to cut manual effort and align decisions to strategy.
Posted: Dec 14, 2025
Insurance's Silver Tsunami Knowledge Crisis AI & Machine Learning
Posted: Dec 14, 2025
Travel remains the company’s biggest growth engine.
Posted: Dec 13, 2025
Following a pilot of hx’s Actuarial Agent and Ingestion Agent, Aviva has rolled out additional capabilities including Triage, Underwriting Agent, and Portfolio Intelligence.
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
The move extends more than a decade of collaboration aimed at promoting healthier, more active lifestyles through cricket.
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
The two mutual insurers will join forces to create a regional carrier serving six Mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C.
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
Fetch Pet Insurance says it protects around 500,000 cats and dogs.
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
WTW’s view: getting the balance right between financial and non-financial rewards is what separates employers that keep people engaged from those that don’t.
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
The offering provides low-cost coverage for illness, accidents, death, and protection for homes and small businesses.
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
Director Debra Schwartz signaled intent to sell 4,200 shares valued at roughly $351,000.
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
This is a newly created role, bringing affinity and program business (APB) and digital together, under one portfolio solutions operating model.
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
The insurer is now the official Sponsor of the Wolfpack.
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
The transaction includes a referral arrangement allowing NatWest’s commercial banking customers to continue accessing Cushon’s services.
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
Trump Signs Order Seeking to Limit State-Level AI Regulation President Donald Trump signed...
Posted: Dec 12, 2025