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Delaying adoption creates real competitive risk, widening gaps in severity management, settlement outcomes, expense control, workforce productivity, and market credibility. AI maturity is increasingly separating leaders from followers. The...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Credit rating agency Moody’s reports that publicly traded US life insurers delivered solid, though uneven, operating profitability in the fourth quarter of 2025, as the boost from higher interest rates subsided and yields stabilised. While results...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
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Firefighter Warned Brush Fire Wasn’t Out Before Massive Palisades Blaze Ignited A Los Angeles firefight...
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Delaware High Court Upholds Recent Corporate Law Overhaul The Delaware Supreme Court upheld on Friday a 202...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
The Louisiana Department of Insurance is entering a partnership with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and digital intelligence company 4WARN to combat third-party litigation funding (TPLF) marketing tactics. The department said the partners...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Bolivia’s security forces have raided at least 22 homes near the site where a military plane carrying millions of dollars in cash crashed last week, seeking to recover banknotes stolen after the accident. At least 24 people died in the …
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Terrorism insurance pricing in the U.S. is hovering at an all-time low — a surprising reality at a time when geopolitical tensions, domestic extremism, and global instability dominate headlines. It comes down to the age-old dynamic of supply and dema...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
James River Group has disclosed that it returned to profitability in 2025, posting net income available to common shareholders of $39.6m, versus a loss of $118.3m a year earlier, driven by improved underwriting results. The firm’s gross writ...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Four business owners and a trade association sued the state of Texas on Monday, seeking to reverse acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock’s emergency rules altering a state program intended to give additional exposure to economically disadvantaged gr...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc., one of the world’s largest electric utilities, has settled a class-action lawsuit, agreeing to pay $8 million to some 20,000 employees who said the company had mishandled retirement funds. Plaintiffs’ at...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Following SiriusPoint’s strong set of results for the full year 2025, CEO Scott Egan discussed what he believes matters most beneath the headline numbers, how he is approaching growth and capital allocation, and why the re/insurer is leaning hard...
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Holmes Murphy announced its expansion into North Dakota with the hiring of Mark Julik. Julik joins Holmes Murphy with a wealth of insurance and construction–industry expertise, shaped by more than 18 years at Marsh McLennan Agency. During his tenure...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
QBE Insurance Group, a commercial insurer and reinsurer headquartered in Australia, has appointed Stephanie Cryer as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for its International division, taking effect on 1 April 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Cr...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
London’s marine insurance market has widened the area in the Gulf it deems as high risk as the conflict in the Middle East escalates, according to an advisory issued on Tuesday. Guidance from the Joint War Committee, which comprises syndicate &...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Kennedys, an international insurance law firm, has warned that the developing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran presents the prospect of a rare, multi-line event for the global insurance and reinsurance market. In Kennedys’ ass...
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The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced personnel changes at the department this week. Michael Barber, with 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, was named director of the Consumer Insurance Services section. Barber j...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
The Iran conflict has thrust container shipping from an industry bracing for a capacity glut to another potential “black swan” supply crunch. That paradigm shift dawned on the more than 3,500 importers, freight forwarders and ocean carrie...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
A New York state judge on Monday rejected British oil major Shell’s request to throw out an arbitration award that favored Venture Global in a dispute over the American company’s alleged improper sale of liquefied natural gas. Justice Joe...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
The father of Laken Riley, who was killed on the campus of the University of Georgia by a Venezuelan man who lived nearby, is accusing the state university system of negligence that he says led to his daughter’s death. Jason …
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Specialist managing general agent (MGA) underwriting platform, Arrow Risk Management, has appointed Paul Witzenfeld as Underwriting Practice Leader, tasked with spearheading the firm’s new property facultative (FAC) reinsurance underwriting...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Importers seeking their share of more than $130 billion in tariff refunds are flocking to a little-known U.S. trade court, which must now figure out how to deal with what is expected to be an explosion of cases. Multinationals such …
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, has announced the promotion of three senior leaders within its Ryan Financial Lines business. Ryan Financial Lines (RFL) provides an all-in-one platform...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Hiscox has released the latest results and estimates for its flagship Lloyd’s syndicates, forecasting a return of 3.5% to 13.5% for Syndicate 33 and a significantly higher 23.2% to 33.2% for Syndicate 6104 for the 2025 year of account. The optimis...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
RiverStone International, a global provider of legacy solutions, has appointed Ciara Browne as Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Browne is an experienced actuary and consultant in the Irish insurance market, with more than a decade of experience advising...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
A fundamental shift in global transition assumptions is forcing insurers to reassess how they underwrite both physical climate and evolving transition risks to remain relevant and competitive, according to the latest Underwriting the Transition re...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
A Delaware judge has ruled that insurers do not have a duty to defend Meta Platforms in the thousands of lawsuits that allege that its Facebook and Instagram platforms harm children. Superior Court Judge Sheldon K. Rennie ruled that Meta’s R...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
mea Platform, an AI product company serving the re/insurance sector, has announced that Price Forbes, part of The Ardonagh Group, has selected its AI solutions to enhance operational effectiveness and strengthen client delivery across its broking...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Malaysia’s central bank has approved the start of talks for MNRB Holdings Bhd. to sell its Islamic insurance unit Takaful Ikhlas, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Kuala Lumpur-listed MNRB can open negotiations with Bank Kerjasa...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Antares Global, a specialist Lloyd’s syndicate known for providing tailored marine, aviation, and property insurance solutions, has promoted Ina Salillari to Reinsurance Purchasing Lead, Retail – Business Development. She joined the syndicat...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
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As the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran widened on Monday with no end in sight, focus shifted to the impact on airlines. Operations have been disrupted for a third day and revenue losses are not covered by insurers, analysts and …
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Following the recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East, S&P has indicated that reinsurers’ capital adequacy is strong enough to mitigate the potential risk of credit quality deterioration, although those with broad geographic footprint...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026
Insurance companies are canceling war risk coverage for vessels in the Middle East Gulf as the widening Iran conflict disrupts shipping, leaving tankers damaged or stranded and at least two people dead. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz between I...
Posted: Mar 03, 2026