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High-Net-Worth Provider PCS Gets Former PURE CEO Buchmueller as Chairman

Insurance Journal

Ross Buchmueller, founder and former CEO of PURE Insurance, will be joining the board of managing general underwriter Private Client Select Insurance Services as chairman. Buchmueller announced Jan. 5 on LinkedIn that he agreed to serve as chair of t...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Former Exec Sues Insight Partners for Being ‘Impossible for Women’

Insurance Journal

A former vice president at Insight Partners has sued the venture capital firm for wrongful termination and gender discrimination, accusing the prominent investor of keeping women from its highest levels. Katherine Lowry, a consultant and tech company...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

SCDOI Says Uninsured Motorist Fund Payments Should be Considered ‘Other Income’

Insurance Journal

Auto insurers in South Carolina should soon start receiving checks from the state to help defray the cost of providing uninsured motorist coverage, but carriers must properly calculate and account for the money. The state Department of Insurance anno...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

SCDOI Says Uninsured Motorist Fund Payments Should Be Considered ‘Other Income’

Insurance Journal

Auto insurers in South Carolina should soon start receiving checks from the state to help defray the cost of providing uninsured motorist coverage, but carriers must properly calculate and account for the money. The state Department of Insurance anno...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Viewpoint: Georgia Reforms May Reshape Markets in Unintended Ways

Insurance Journal

Georgia lawmakers enacted two consumer-focused statutes that have gone into effect with the New Year that acknowledge and address one simple, but critical fact of life: Time is money. Approved by legislators in May 2025, Georgia Act 277 makes a &#823...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

People Moves: Alliant Hires Ellison as SVP, Employee Benefits

Insurance Journal

Jason Ellison has joined Alliant Insurance Services as senior vice president within its employee benefits group. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Ellison will serve a national client base, providing strategic guidance across all aspects of employee ben...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Judge Rejects Amazon’s Bid to Dismiss Price Gouging Lawsuit

Insurance Journal

A U.S. judge on Monday rejected Amazon.com’s bid to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the online retailer of price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle, Amazon’s hometown, found...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Massachusetts Fire Deaths Decline to 44; Toll Includes 10 Lost in Gabriel House Tragedy

Insurance Journal

Fire deaths in Massachusetts declined in 2025 from a seven-year high in 2024, according to state fire officials. Excluding fatal motor vehicle collisions with an ensuing fire, Massachusetts recorded 44 fire deaths in 30 fires during 2025, State Fire...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Woman Who Lost Home in LA Wildfire Sowed Hope Where Her Home Once Stood

Insurance Journal

Missi Dowd-Figueroa brought life back to the fire-ravaged plot where her home once stood—one sunflower at a time. The registered nurse and mother of three lost her 1898 farm-style house in the Eaton Fire, one of two deadly wildfires that …

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Massachusetts Credit Union Completes Buy of Maryland’s Peoples Bank, Insurance

Insurance Journal

Massachusetts-based Hanscom Federal Credit Union reported it closed on its previously announced purchase of The Peoples Bank in Maryland, following receipt of all regulatory and shareholder approvals. In its 2024 annual report, Peoples Bank said the...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Solar Panels and Heat Pumps to Be More Expensive in 2026

Insurance Journal

The elimination of US tax credits for residential heat pumps, solar panels and batteries will make electrifying your home more expensive in 2026, and tariffs and made-in-America mandates could add additional costs. Just how pricey remains to be seen....

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Appeals Panel Rules California’s Open Carry Ban in More Populated Counties Unconstitutional

Insurance Journal

A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional. The ruling was issued Friday by two judges on a three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of …

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Appeals Panel Says California’s Open Carry Ban in Populated Counties Unconstitutional

Insurance Journal

A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional. The ruling was issued Friday by two judges on a three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of …

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Niyam Group launches to bring reinsurance capacity to India

Reinsurance News

Bobby Swarup, an insurance industry veteran with over two decades of experience, has announced the launch of Niyam Group, a new venture in India which will bring more reinsurance capital to the market. Niyam’s vision is to build economic resilienc...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Virginia High Court Rules Wage Theft Law Does Not Cover Commissions

Insurance Journal

The Virginia wage theft statute does not extend to protect employee commissions, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The Virgibia Supreme Court wrote that, in the plain meaning, the term “wages” ordinarily is distinct from commissions. The...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

Survey Reveals Workers’ Comp Industry Faces Rising Complexity, Shifting Technology Priorities

Risk & Insurance

New survey data from 507 industry professionals highlights the challenges of managing claims complexities when visibility into injured workers' medical information and cost drivers is limited – and where solutions might be found. The post...

Posted: Jan 06, 2026

What the Steelers Just Taught Us on Innovation

Insurance Thought Leadership

What the Steelers Just Taught Us on Innovation PaulCarroll

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Aon announces extension of CEO contract

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Case's annual base salary increased to $1,750,000.

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

CRC Group to acquire Euclid Transactional

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Euclid Transactional has 11 offices across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. 

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Samsung Electronics partners with Hartford Steam Boiler

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The companies launched a new service that can help US consumers lower home insurance premiums.

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Primerica: $968 billion coverage in force

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Mortgage-related activity also grew, with more than $665 million in mortgage volume facilitated across the U.S. and Canada.

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

QuinStreet secures $150 million revolving credit facility

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QuinStreet also closed its acquisition of HomeBuddy.

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Travelers completes sale of Canadian personal and commercial businesses to Definity

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Travelers said it expects to use about $700 million of the net proceeds for additional share repurchases in 2026.

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Verisk ends effort to acquire AccuLynx

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The company is offering a 25% commission on new business written with January 2026 effective dates.

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Xceedance Acquires Marble Box to Expand Broker Operations Capabilities

IIR

The deal brings agency workflow expertise into Xceedance’s technology platform to support operational modernization.

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Akur8 Acquires Matrisk to Enhance Pricing Platform With Market Intelligence

IIR

The addition of Matrisk brings AI-powered filings search and regulatory insights into Akur8’s actuarial workflow tools.

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Where Insurance Communications Win—or Lose—Customer Loyalty

IIR

Clear, timely, and customer-controlled communications increasingly determine whether insurers retain policyholders or drive them away.

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

NC Supreme Court Narrows ‘Joint Employment’ Doctrine in Workers’ Comp Case

Risk & Insurance

Ruling places sole liability on sheriff's department for deputy injured while directing traffic for highway contractor. The post

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

NOAA Announces Latest AI-Driven Global Weather Models

Carrier Management

NOAA Announces Latest AI-Driven Global Weather Models A new suite of...

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Brilliance in Focus: 2025 M&A Power Broker William Coleman

Risk & Insurance

Risk & Insurance spotlights M&A Power Broker William Coleman on diligence, risk transfer, collaboration, and evolving deal complexity. The post

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Brilliance in Focus: 2025 M&A Power Broker Lindsay Coe

Risk & Insurance

M&A Power Broker Lindsay Coe highlights key transaction coverages, active deal sectors, and tailored, consultative brokerage expertise. The post

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

People Moves: Novatae Group Names Juergens as CFO

Insurance Journal

Novatae Risk Group, the wholesale insurance business of World Insurance Associates, announced that Walter Juergens has joined the company as its new chief financial officer. In this role, Juergens will be responsible for all aspects of the company&#8...

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

The Defense Intelligence Gap: Why Litigation Portfolio Values Are Accelerating in an AI Era

Risk & Insurance

Insurers’ litigation costs rise as plaintiff AI coordination outpaces fragmented defense intelligence and negotiation consistency. The post The Defense Intelligence Gap: Why Litigation Portf...

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Illinois USPS Employee Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud

Insurance Journal

A United States Postal Service employee has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly collecting augmented workers’ compensation benefits to which she was not entitled, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois...

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Reinsurance Market Cooling as Expanded Capacity Drives Down Prices

Risk & Insurance

Reinsurance buyers achieve double-digit rate reductions at year-end renewals, as reinsurers grow capital following strong returns: Guy Carpenter. The post

Posted: Jan 05, 2026

Softening prices seen across all specialty lines at January renewals: Guy Carpenter

Reinsurance News

According to reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter’s January 2026 renewal report, global price reductions were seen across Marine, Energy and Technical lines, as new and existing capacity continued to diversify from property and grow into an already cr...

Posted: Jan 05, 2026