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The Fidelis Partnership relocates European headquarters to Dublin

Reinsurance News

The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a privately-owned managing general underwriter (MGU), has transferred its primary European entity from Brussels to Dublin, effective 1st December 2025. TFP has established Dublin as the hub to access the European mar...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Aviva to adopt hx’s full suite of AI-powered capabilities

Reinsurance News

hyperexponential (hx), a pricing and underwriting platform for re/insurers, has expanded its strategic partnership with Aviva to accelerate the British insurers’ AI-powered underwriting and pricing transformation. This builds on the announcement i...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Moody’s RMS launches new North America severe convective storm models

Reinsurance News

Moody’s RMS has launched its new North America Severe Convective Storm HD Models at a time when recent industry events have highlighted the pressing need for more robust and reliable risk modelling. According to the firm, in the last three years,...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Radian receives all regulatory approvals required for Inigo acquisition

Reinsurance News

Radian Group Inc., a US-based company primarily known for mortgage insurance, has received all regulatory approvals required for its pending acquisition of Inigo Limited, a specialty insurance group underwriting through Lloyd’s of London. The tran...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Westfield Specialty International to launch into company market

Reinsurance News

Westfield Specialty International, a specialty insurance provider, has announced plans to expand its business from a Lloyd’s-only vehicle into the company market. Westfield Specialty intends to launch a Luxembourg subsidiary and use this platform...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Munich Re plans to reach ‘even higher peaks’ by 2030, says CFO

Reinsurance News

In its new multi-year strategy, Ambition 2030, Christoph Jurecka, Chief Financial Officer and designated Chair of the Board of Management at Munich Re, stated that the firm aims to reach even higher peaks in every respect, thereby outpacing and ou...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Over 30 Sanctioned Ships in Venezuela at Risk After US Tanker Seizure

Insurance Journal

More than 30 U.S.-sanctioned oil vessels doing business in Venezuela could face punishment by Washington after the Coast Guard seized a supertanker carrying Venezuelan crude for export, according to shipping data. The seizure, announced by President...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Bold Penguin partners with Adaptive for parametric insurance coverage

Reinsurance News

Bold Penguin, a digital solutions provider for commercial insurance, has partnered with Adaptive Insurance, a pioneer in AI-driven coverage. The collaboration brings Adaptive’s GridProtect parametric power outage coverage to the Bold Penguin platf...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

US Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela, Trump Says

Insurance Journal

The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas. “We’ve just seized a tanke...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

IUA establishes Chief Underwriting Officers Council for London company market

Reinsurance News

The International Underwriting Association (IUA), which represents London Market insurers and reinsurers, has established a new Chief Underwriting Officers Council for the London company market. The newly established group will offer leadership an...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Zurich broadens Builders Risk coverage with new data center solution

Reinsurance News

Zurich North America, the commercial property and casualty insurer, has announced the launch of Data Center Project Guard, a new offering that both broadens and customises Zurich’s Builders Risk coverage. This product, described as a first-o...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

AXIS appoints Douglas Yates as US Healthcare Reinsurance Underwriting Lead

Reinsurance News

AXIS, a provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Douglas Yates to its Accident & Health (A&H) team as US Healthcare Reinsurance Underwriting Lead. Yates brings almost two decades of experi...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

DOJ Stops Monitoring Houston Illegal Dumping in Retreat From Environmental Justice

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with the city of Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods, part of the Trump administration’s broad dismantling of environmental justice initiatives. Federal a...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

First Connect surpasses $500 Million in GWP

Reinsurance News

First Connect Insurance Services, a digital platform for independent agents to provide access to top carriers, has surpassed $500 million in gross written premium (GWP) in 2025. This significant milestone comes one year after Centana Growth Partne...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

OpenAI Warns New Models Pose ‘High’ Cybersecurity Risk

Insurance Journal

OpenAI on Wednesday warned that its upcoming artificial intelligence models could pose a “high” cybersecurity risk, as their capabilities advance rapidly. The AI models might either develop working zero-day remote exploits against well-de...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Driverless Taxis Are Heading to UK, but Who’s Liable When Something Goes Wrong?

Insurance Journal

Driverless taxis are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one, and then a fleet arrives all at once. The US firms Waymo and Uber have both said their vehicles will be on the streets of London in 2026. …

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Crypto Traders Seek Out Extra Security as Kidnappings Rise

Insurance Journal

To maintain an edge in the volatile, non-stop world of cryptocurrency trading, it helps to be chronically online. Telegram, Discord and Reddit forums are full of investors swapping tips, memes and — when they get lucky — posting screenshots of &#8230...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Stable Operating Conditions Expected for European Insurers in 2026

Insurance Journal

Fitch Ratings’ outlook for the EMEA insurance sector is “neutral” for 2026, as Fitch expects the underlying operational and business conditions to remain mostly unchanged, compared to those in 2025. Core credit drivers trend in diff...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Viewpoint: Stable Operating Conditions Expected for European Insurers in 2026

Insurance Journal

Fitch Ratings’ outlook for the EMEA insurance sector is “neutral” for 2026, as Fitch expects the underlying operational and business conditions to remain mostly unchanged, compared to those in 2025. Core credit drivers trend in diff...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Acrisure to Buy MGA Vave From Canopius

Insurance Journal

Acrisure said it is acquiring Vave, a managing general agent, from parent Canopius. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Vave will continue to operate under its brand name, and its management team, led by CEO Marek Shafer, will continue …

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

After Years of Pushing Rate Hikes, Florida’s Citizens Now Wants HO Rate Decrease

Insurance Journal

After years of asking for rate increases to help drive consumers to the private market and reduce its exposure, Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is now asking for a rare decrease in homeowners’ rates. The corporation’s Bo...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Oregon Contractor Fined $128K for Workers Safety Violations

Insurance Journal

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Medford contractor $128,345 for safety violations after an inspection reportedly found the company exposed employees to multiple hazards, including a potentially deadly fall from heights. The...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Senior Facility Owner and Inspector Sue Each Other Over Faulty Sprinklers in Deadly Fire

Insurance Journal

A safety inspection company and the owner of a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that was the site of a fire in July that killed 10 people are blaming each other for failing to address a faulty sprinkler system. Inspector Fire Systems …

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Insurance Leading Topic of Complaints to Oregon Regulator

Insurance Journal

In the most recent quarter, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation received 1,422 complaints, and insurance continued to be the leading topic with 890 complaints. From July through September DFR helped recover $1,836,127. Credit union complaints...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Continental Re relocates Group Holding Company to Botswana

Reinsurance News

Continental Reinsurance Holdings, an African reinsurance group with a presence across more than 50 countries, has officially moved its Group Holding Company from Mauritius to the Republic of Botswana. The move comes after fulfilling all regulatory...

Posted: Dec 11, 2025

Bankers Readying U.S. IPOs at ‘Overwhelming’ Pace Ahead of 2026

Carrier Management

Bankers Readying U.S. IPOs at ‘Overwhelming’ Pace Ahead of 2026 Behind the scenes acti...

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

Finys Partners with ManageMy to Support Digital Front Ends

IIR

The partnership enables insurers to pair the Finys Suite with ManageMy’s configurable platform to deliver modern policyholder and agent experiences.

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

Zurich Launches Builders Risk Solution for Data Centers

IIR

The new coverage adds operational property and weather parametric features to help protect hyperscale and AI-driven data center construction.

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

Heritage Deploys Guidewire to Modernize Core Operations

IIR

The Tampa-based insurer has implemented PolicyCenter and BillingCenter on Guidewire Cloud Platform to streamline underwriting, policy, and billing functions.

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

The Hill Names Big ‘I’ Leader Among Top Lobbyists for 2025

IA Magazine

Charles Symington, Big “I” president & CEO, has once again been named among the top trade association lobbyists in the nation’s capital this year.

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

Q3 Property Claim Severity Among Highest on Record as Volume Drops

IA Magazine

2025 is on track to be the lowest claim volume year in recent history, yet cost management remains critical as severity trends continue to increase, according to Verisk.

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

Open Enrollment Snapshot: 77% of Americans Pleased with 2026 Health Insurance Options

Insurance Forums

With open enrollment for 2026 health benefits in full swing, eHealth, a leading online health … Read more

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

OneDigital expands Avante partnership to the East Region

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Avante is the AI benefits platform behind Carly.

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

QuinStreet acquires HomeBuddy in a deal valued at up to $190 million

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QuinStreet estimates home improvement professionals spend $30 to $60 billion annually on marketing.

Posted: Dec 10, 2025