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Alabama DOI Requiring Use of SLIP+ Platform for Surplus Lines Reporting

Insurance Journal

Alabama has become the seventh state to adopt the “SLIP+ for States” reporting and payment platform for surplus lines data and taxes, starting in 2025. Surplus lines brokers who already have a SLIP+ login do not need to register for &#823...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Japan’s non-life insurance market strengthens through reforms and reinsurance adjustments: Gallagher...

Reinsurance News

Gallagher Re, the reinsurance broker and risk advisory firm, provides new insights into Japan’s non-life insurance sector in its latest Asia Pacific Market Watch Report. The report shows that Japan, a global top-ten market by non-life premiums and...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Mozambique receives $2m parametric payout for drought protection from ARC

Reinsurance News

Mozambique has received a $2 million parametric insurance payout for drought protection covering the 2025–2026 agricultural season, marking the country’s third consecutive year of coverage under the African Development Bank’s disaster risk financi...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

L&G completes £4.6 billion buy-in with two Ford pension schemes

Reinsurance News

UK insurer Legal and General Assurance Society Limited (L&G) has completed two buy-ins totalling £4.6 billion with pension schemes sponsored by Ford Motor Company Limited, the Ford Hourly Paid Contributory Pension Fund and the Ford Salaried Co...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Suspects in Louvre Heist in Custody After Week-Long Manhunt

Insurance Journal

French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris. The Paris prosecutor’s office conf...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Prudent reserving gives large global reinsurers flexibility to smooth earnings: Fitch

Reinsurance News

Fitch Ratings’ latest analysis of a leading global reinsurer peer group, including Hannover Re, Lloyd’s, Munich Re, PartnerRe, SCOR, and Swiss Re, found that their reserving remains prudent, offering scope to manage and smooth earnings across the...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Andrew Aldwinckle joins Liberty Mutual Re as International Casualty CUO

Reinsurance News

Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Andrew Aldwinckle as International Casualty Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective 1 February 2026. In the new role, Aldwinckle will be based in London...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Hurricane Melissa Explodes in Strength, Poses Peril for Jamaica

Insurance Journal

Hurricane Melissa strengthened further after pausing for most of Sunday south of Jamaica, with forecasters fearing the historic storm will lead to a humanitarian and economic disaster across the region. Melissa’s top winds reached 150 miles (24...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Update: Hurricane Melissa Churns Toward Jamaica as Category 5 Storm

Insurance Journal

Hurricane Melissa plowed toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm, threatening to bring widespread destruction to the island. Melissa’s top winds reached 160 miles (257 kilometers) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said in an advi...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Syndicate Research assigns Continuity Opinions to several Lloyd’s syndicates

Reinsurance News

Syndicate Research Limited (SRL) has announced that it has assigned its Continuity Opinions (SCOs) to a group of major Lloyd’s syndicates. SRL’s Continuity Opinions are forward-looking assessments of an individual Lloyd’s syndicate’s r...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

HSBC to Take $1.1 Billion Hit After Luxembourg Court Ruling in Madoff Case

Insurance Journal

HSBC Holdings said on Monday it will book a $1.1 billion provision in its third-quarter results after losing part of an appeal in a long-running lawsuit tied to Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. HSBC acted as a service provider to several …

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Apollo licenses Moody’s HD catastrophe models to strengthen risk understanding

Reinsurance News

Apollo, the specialist Lloyd’s re/insurance group, has licensed six of Moody’s high-definition catastrophe models to strengthen its understanding of risk across multiple global perils. Delivered via the cloud-native Moody’s Intelligent Risk Platfo...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

HK Startup Aims to Launch Satellites for 3D Wind Data, SCMP Says

Insurance Journal

Hong Kong startup Stellerus aims to create a constellation of satellites to become the world’s first provider of three-dimensional wind data provided by the devices, according to the South China Morning Post. Stellerus, founded in 2023 by Hong...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Allianz Commercial announces new Board structure to drive global growth

Reinsurance News

Allianz Commercial, part of global insurer Allianz, has announced a new Board structure and appointments aimed at accelerating growth in its target markets and further strengthening market-facing activities for clients and brokers, effective 1st J...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Members of Illinois’ Pekin Insurance Group

Insurance Journal

AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of The Farmers Automobile Insurance As...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Post years of hardening, capacity is returning to APAC reinsurance market: Gallagher Re

Reinsurance News

Post years of hardening, capacity is returning to the Asia Pacific (APAC) reinsurance market, says reinsurance broker Gallagher Re in a new Asia Pacific Market Watch report, which dubs this a ‘turning point’ for the region. This return...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Hacking Lab Boss Charged With Seeking to Sell Secrets

Insurance Journal

A director at a company that sells computer vulnerabilities has been charged with stealing secrets to sell to an unspecified buyer in Russia, according to a court document and people familiar with the matter. Peter Williams was accused of stealing &#...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Consumers Seek $2.36B From Google After Privacy Verdict

Insurance Journal

U.S. Google users who won a $425 million jury verdict in a consumer privacy class action last month have asked a federal judge to force the Alphabet unit to forfeit an additional $2.36 billion in profits. The consumers in an …

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Florida’s Universal P&C Reports Strong Profits, Policy Growth for Q3

Insurance Journal

Universal Insurance Holdings, parent company of Florida’s third-largest property insurer, reported an improved bottom line for the third quarter this year, even with a steady increase in policies in recent months. After shedding more than 160,0...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Plan to Sell Golf Course Built on Slave Graves Sparks Outrage in Florida’s Capital City

Insurance Journal

A dark history long buried under the towering live oak trees and manicured lawns of a country club in Florida’s capital city of Tallahassee is reviving painful memories of the community’s segregated past and fueling some residents’...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Employee Accused of Stealing 47 Vehicles From Car Rental Site at Airport

Insurance Journal

An employee allegedly stole 47 vehicles from an Avis Budget site at an upstate New York airport and rented them out around the region, police said Friday. The car rental company reported to authorities that the vehicles, worth more than …

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

California Commissioner Asks Insurers for Policyholder Relief During Shutdown

Insurance Journal

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a formal notice asking insurance companies to implement protective measures, including a moratorium on cancellations, for policyholders who may be impacted by the federal government shutdown. Acco...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

People Moves: Cowbell Names Klipphahn and Hewerdine to Mid-Market and Claims Leadership; Alliant Hum...

Insurance Journal

Cowbell Names Klipphahn and Hewerdine to Mid-Market and Claims Leadership Cowbell named Jessica Klipphahn head of North America mid-market and Stephanie Hewerdine as director of claims. Klipphahn has more than 15 years of experience in the insurance...

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Trump Denies Disaster Declarations Maryland, Vermonta and Illinois

Insurance Journal

President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe last week, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still waiting for answers....

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Trump Denies Disaster Declarations Maryland, Vermont and Illinois

Insurance Journal

President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe last week, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still waiting for answers....

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Trump Denies Disaster Declarations for Maryland, Vermont and Illinois

Insurance Journal

President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe last week, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still waiting for answers....

Posted: Oct 27, 2025

Intruders Release Mink From Iowa Farm in What Trade Group Calls ‘Terrorist Act’

Insurance Journal

One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a “terrorist act” under federal law. Sometime between last Monday night and Tuesday morning, fencing was cut &#82...

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

South Dakota Company Recalls Pork Jerky That May Contain Metal Wire

Insurance Journal

A South Dakota company is recalling more than 2.2 million pounds (998,000 kilograms) of Korean barbecue pork jerky sold at Costco and Sam’s Club stores because the product may be contaminated with pieces of metal, federal health officials said...

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

Jury Awards $40M to Family of Louisiana Man Who Died in Privately-Run Jail

Insurance Journal

A federal jury found a private company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he received while in custody, and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages. Attorneys …

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

Turning Cybersecurity Into an Investment

Insurance Thought Leadership

Turning Cybersecurity Into an Investment Cyber

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

How SASE Is Transforming Security

Insurance Thought Leadership

How SASE Is Transforming Security Cyber

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

What Radical Transformers Do Differently

Insurance Thought Leadership

What Radical Transformers Do Differently AI & Machine Learning

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

AI Agents in Insurance: Why Interoperability Matters

Insurance Thought Leadership

AI Agents in Insurance: Why Interoperability Matters AI & Machine Learning

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

In the Wake of Medicare/Medicaid Cuts

Insurance Thought Leadership

In the Wake of Medicare/Medicaid Cuts Life & Health

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

Putting Philanthropic Strategies Into Action 

Insurance Thought Leadership

Putting Philanthropic Strategies Into Action  Leadership

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

AI Software Transforms Insurance Underwriting

Insurance Thought Leadership

AI Software Transforms Insurance Underwriting Underwriting

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

Independent Insurance Agency M&A Activity Slows Through Third Quarter 

IA Magazine

Mergers and acquisitions insurance sector deals declined through third quarter 2025, a 7% decline on prior year to date.

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

Socotra CEO Dan Woods on Innovation and Insurance’s Technology Gap

IIR

The CEO argues that insurance doesn’t need to invent new technology—only to catch up with the rest of the modern software world.

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

One Inc Expands into Canada with Embedded Digital Claims Payments

IIR

The launch of ClaimsPay via Guidewire Marketplace deepens One Inc’s strategic partnership as Guidewire Connections begins in Las Vegas.

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

Talkdesk Launches Insurance-Focused AI Platform to Automate Claims and Policy Workflows

IIR

New capabilities combine agentic AI and multi-agent orchestration to streamline operations and enhance customer service across the insurance lifecycle.

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

Nearmap Integrates Betterview Property Intelligence with Guidewire PolicyCenter

IIR

The new cloud-native Accelerator embeds AI-powered risk insights and high-resolution imagery into Guidewire to streamline underwriting.

Posted: Oct 26, 2025