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Jury Awards $10 Million to Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student

Insurance Journal

A jury in Newport News, Virginia, has awarded $10 million to a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student. Abby Zwerner, who was shot in January 2023 in her first-grade classroom, originally asked for $40 million against a former …

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

New York Now Requires Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure

Insurance Journal

New York Attorney General Letitia James recently issued a consumer alert encouraging New Yorkers to report companies not disclosing their use of algorithmic pricing, as a new state law requires. Algorithmic pricing allows companies to automatically a...

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Every Superman Has His Kryptonite: How to Protect Key Executives with Specialized Coverage

Insurance Journal

The success of any great company often traces back to the grit and determination of the person leading the charge. The corporate world can be a rock fight, and the one calling the plays must have an almost Superman-like belief …

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Industry Trends to Exploit for 2026: Part One

Insurance Journal

Agency owners must stay informed about significant new trends in the insurance industry. The following is part one of a two-part article highlighting seven industry trends insurance agencies should track for 2026. 2025 M&A Activity & Pricing...

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Does Private Equity Create True Value?

Insurance Journal

A study published by Pitchbook (10/4/2025), a trade publication and data source for private equity, showed that private equity buyouts improve portfolio outcomes by 0.64% in annualized excess returns for the last 25 years. However, once the returns w...

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

‘Clear’ Soft Market Pricing

Insurance Journal

Commercial lines premiums across all account sizes rose by less than 2% on average in the third quarter of 2025–a clear indication of soft market conditions across the board. That’s according to The Council of Insurance Agents & Broke...

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Fortegra on the Growth Path for MGAs

Insurance Journal

At the recent Target Markets Annual Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona, a gathering of 2,000 MGAs, program administrators, and carrier executives, Insurance Journal sat down with Abbie Taylor, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Jackso...

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Study: Insurance, Other Factors Lead to ‘Hidden Costs’ of Home Ownership

Insurance Journal

Rising insurance costs are contributing to “hidden costs” that are putting more pressure on household incomes, a new study shows. A new study from Zillow and Thumbtack finds hidden costs of homeownership add up to $15,979. These costs inc...

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Parkland Shooting Wasn’t Multiple Incidents with Multiple Deductibles, Court Says

Insurance Journal

In an age of frequent mass shootings, insurers cannot escape coverage by arguing that each pull of the trigger was a “separate occurrence” unless the policy unambiguously says so, a federal appeals court held last month in a case stemming...

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Coverage Lawsuit Trends Signal a New Era of Insurance Litigation

Insurance Journal

A new wave of insurance coverage litigation has taken shape in U.S. federal courts, with lawsuit activity in insurance disputes since 2022 diverging sharply from the patterns of both the pandemic years and the decade preceding them. Recent analysis f...

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Kansas County to Pay $3M Over a Raid on a Small-Town Newspaper

Insurance Journal

By John Hanna and Heather Hollingsworth A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over …

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

WC and GL Outlook 2026: The Hidden Force Influencing Profitability

IIR

As WC and GL remain profitable, slowing growth, shrinking reserves, and regulatory pressure make exposure accuracy increasingly critical to results.

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Nationwide and Chrp Launch AI-Driven Virtual Home Inspection

IIR

The Columbus-based insurer has partnered with Chrp to offer homeowners proactive loss prevention using smartphone-based risk assessments.

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

AmeriLife Names Sulabh Srivastava CIO

IIR

The Florida-based firm has named Srivastava to lead enterprise technology and support digital transformation across its affiliate network.

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Real-Time Analytics Take a Leap Forward

Insurance Thought Leadership

Real-Time Analytics Take a Leap Forward Data Analytics

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Lab Stewardship Reduces Healthcare Costs

Insurance Thought Leadership

Lab Stewardship Reduces Healthcare Costs ITL Editorial Team

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

Insurers Turn to Hyperlocal Weather Data

Insurance Thought Leadership

Insurers Turn to Hyperlocal Weather Data Personal Lines

Posted: Nov 30, 2025

NRMA Insurance adds bundled roadside assistance in South Australia

coverager

The move follows NRMA Insurance’s broader push in the state, including partnerships with Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Fringe, and the SA State Emergency Service.

Posted: Nov 29, 2025

Patriot adds JM Brassill Group to deepen New York benefits footprint

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Patriot partners with employee benefits and P&C agencies across the US.

Posted: Nov 29, 2025

Zurich Resilience Solutions debuts energy advisory service in Canada

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The service is built to help energy producers strengthen the resilience of renewable power assets as the country expands its clean-energy infrastructure.

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Adelaïde Group launches corporate university to drive growth and develop talent

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Adelaïde Group launched a corporate university as part of its Better Future 28 strategy.

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Trucordia acquires Breezy Seguros

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Sypher develops insurance, reinsurance, and analytics products for catastrophe-exposed property markets.

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Jordan Villiers Kluckow Promoted to Head of GTS, Canada at Liberty Global Transaction Solutions

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Jordan Villiers Kluckow Promoted to Head of GTS, C...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Stephen Postlewhite Appointed Chief Underwriting Officer at Conduit Holdings

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Stephen Postlewhite Appointed Chief Underwriting Officer at Conduit...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Product Recalls Shift Focus From Frequency to Scale, With Volumes Reaching 3-Year Highs

Risk & Insurance

Affected units spike 201% despite fewer overall recall events, signaling evolving risk landscape for manufacturers and insurers, Sedgwick reports. The post

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

M&A activity could reduce cyber market capacity: Marsh’s Konyar

Reinsurance News

Recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among major re/insurers are creating “seeds of concern” for the cyber insurance market, with experts warning that capacity consolidation could eventually reduce market availability. Gamze Konyar, Head of C...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Lacey Garrison Strom Promoted to President of Personal Lines at Heffernan Insurance Brokers

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Lacey Garrison Strom Promoted to President of Persona...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Andrew Forchelli of HUB California Named to Hub International Executive Management Team

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Andrew Forchelli of HUB California Named to Hub Internati...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

NFP names Gillingham Head of Commercial Risk, Mahoney Head of Programs

Reinsurance News

NFP, an Aon company and prominent provider of property and casualty (P&C) brokerage and benefits consulting, announced updates to its leadership team. Tom Gillingham has been appointed President, Commercial Risk, expanding his responsibilities...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Silent AI risks drive product development and reinsurance review: DAC Beachcroft

Reinsurance News

The risk of silent AI is prompting insurers to update policy wordings, innovate products, limit riskier exposures, and review reinsurance arrangements to ensure these risks are adequately covered, according to law firm DAC Beachcroft. “Silent AI”...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Taiping Insurance Shares Hit by Over $200 Million Exposure to Hong Kong Fire

Insurance Journal

Shares of China Taiping Insurance Holdings fell as much as 8% on Thursday [Nov. 27] on concerns about its coverage exposure of more than $200 million to a Hong Kong apartment complex where a huge fire killed at least 55 …

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Market discipline key as negative rates hit most classes: Lloyd’s CUO

Reinsurance News

Rachel Turk, Chief Underwriting Officer at Lloyd’s, has acknowledged that rates have softened more quickly than anticipated, but emphasised that favourable trading conditions and ongoing market discipline are expected to drive strong performance f...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Pen Underwriting reshapes marine practice, announces several leadership appointments

Reinsurance News

Pen Underwriting, a multi-class multi-territory managing general agent (MGA), has announced a number of leadership appointments within its specialist Marine practice and announced structural changes aimed at accelerating strategic growth and futur...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

AXA XL names Sylvain Eyraud as Country Manager, Italy

Reinsurance News

AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Sylvain Eyraud as Country Manager, Italy, effective January 1st 2025. Eyraud will succeed Saverio Longo, who is leaving AXA XL after s...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Technology to drive more cedent-centric collaboration in 2026: Supercede CEO

Reinsurance News

Technology is reshaping the broking process toward more cedent-centric collaboration, as increasingly technical cedents expect to actively participate in shaping their reinsurance strategies, driving growth with challenger brokers, according to Je...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Korean Re approved to establish branch in India’s GIFT City

Reinsurance News

Seoul-based reinsurer Korean Reinsurance Company (Korean Re) has announced plans to commence operations for its Indian branch in April 2026. The reinsurer received regulatory approval to establish a new branch in Gujarat International Finance Tech...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Ariel Re secures Lloyd’s approval for Syndicate 2006

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurer Ariel Re Managing Agency Limited (Ariel Re) has announced that Lloyd’s has formally approved the establishment and management of Ariel Re Syndicate 2006. The syndicate has been granted Permission to Underwrite in line with its agr...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

ICA expands cat declaration for severe storm and hail events in Qld & NSW

Reinsurance News

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has expanded the catastrophe declaration for the severe storm and hail events that struck Queensland and New South Wales over the past week, extending it to all postcodes in both states for the period 20–27...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

UK SMEs underprepared for terrorism risk, warns Pool Re

Reinsurance News

Pool Re, the UK’s largest terrorism reinsurer, has highlighted the significant terrorism insurance gap among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with industry experts calling for terrorism cover to be reinstated as a standard feature of com...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025

Cyber insurance market to grow at ‘great speed over 2026,’ says Cowbell

Reinsurance News

According to Cowbell, a cyber and specialty insurance provider focused on small and medium-sized enterprises, the cyber insurance market is poised to continue growing at “great speed over 2026.” The firm predicts that throughout next year, insurer...

Posted: Nov 28, 2025