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Markets/Coverages: HSB Canada Launches Cyber Insurance Coverage for Businesses

Insurance Journal

HSB Canada, a specialty insurer and part of Munich Re, introduced HSB CyberPro™, a new solution that provides comprehensive insurance coverage and services for businesses. HSB CyberPro combines specialized cyber claims service, active threat monitori...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

Optio Group names Harald Teige as Head of Coastal Marine at S Insurance AS

Reinsurance News

Optio Group, a specialty MGA, has announced the appointment of Harald Teige as Head of Coastal Marine at S Insurance AS (S Insurance), an Optio company. Based in Oslo, Teige will report to Morten F. Basthus, Chief Underwriting Officer, and has tak...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

ACORD Solutions expands automated sanctions screening capabilities in ACORD Transcriber

Reinsurance News

ACORD Solutions Group, the technology arm of ACORD, has announced expanded features for automated sanctions screening within ACORD Transcriber, its intelligent document processing platform. The new Sanctions Screening capability extracts key data...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims Costs Rising Across Most States: WCRI

Insurance Journal

Medical costs per claim have begun to rise following a period of relative stability post-pandemic, a new report shows. A new Workers Compensation Research Institute report shows medical payments per claim recently started increasing, fueled by an inc...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

Record Global Renewable Energy Growth Remains Short of Climate Target: Report

Insurance Journal

A record amount of renewable energy capacity was added globally last year, but that still left countries short of targets towards meeting a U.N. climate goal to triple capacity by 2030, a report by global renewable groups showed on Tuesday. …

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

CO2 Hits Highest Levels Ever Recorded, WMO says, Warning of More Extreme Weather

Insurance Journal

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached the highest ever recorded, potentially further warming the planet and leading to more extreme climate events, a new report by the World Meteorological Organization found. From 2023 to 2024, the glo...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

‘Catastrophic’ Hacks Warning Follows Intrusion of Cyber Firm F5

Insurance Journal

The cybersecurity company F5 Inc. said nation-state hackers breached its networks, gaining “long-term, persistent access” to certain systems and stealing some source code. The breach prompted alerts from cybersecurity agencies in the US a...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

Ransomware Ensnares $4.3 Trillion Muni Market’s Key Site

Insurance Journal

A ransomware attack is disrupting state and local borrowers’ ability to post debt documents on the $4.3 trillion municipal-bond market’s main distribution platform. MuniOS, a website operated by Ann Arbor, Michigan-based tech company Imag...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

All Commercial Insurance Lines Except One in ‘Soft-Market Territory’: WTW

Insurance Journal

Moment of opportunity. Clear horizons. The latest WTW Marketplace Realities report, published in early October, is heavy on descriptions of a “unique and promising” inflection point for commercial insurance buyers. “Today, nearly ev...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

Supreme Court Denies Alex Jones Appeal of $1.4 Billion Sandy Hook Judgment

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down an appeal by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of the $1.4 billion judgment against him for his false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting that took the lives of 20 …

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

Georgina Smart named HDI Head of Global Risk Bloodstock & Equine

Reinsurance News

HDI Global, a commercial and specialty lines insurer, has announced the appointment of Georgina Smart as Head of Global Risk Bloodstock & Equine, based in London. Smart will lead the insurer’s bloodstock and equine underwriting and distributio...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

TV’s ‘Real Housewife’ and Her Real Husband Charged With Fake Burglary Report

Insurance Journal

A cast member of the Bravo TV show “The Real Housewives of Potomac” and her husband have been indicted in Maryland for allegedly reporting a fake burglary. Carroll County officials said Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband Edward were both &#8...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

Lawley Acquires Medicare, Health Insurance Specialist ROC

Insurance Journal

Buffalo, New York-based independent insurance brokerage Lawley reported its merger with ROC Insurance Services in Rochester effective September 1. Founded in 2012, ROC Insurance Services is a Medicare and individual health insurance agency. ROC Insur...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

People Moves: Cohill Joins LP in Employee Benefits; Koontz Named Alliant’s Pacific Northwest Employe...

Insurance Journal

Cohill Joins LP Insurance Services LLC Employee Benefits Team James Cohill joined LP Insurance Services LLC as part of its employee benefits team. Based in the Las Vegas, Nevada, office, Cohill will guide all aspects of employee benefits. Cohill has...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

The Liberty Company Acquires High Ground Insurance Services in California

Insurance Journal

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers acquired High Ground Insurance Services in Torrance, California. High Ground is a locally owned regional insurance broker and risk management consultant with a national reach. The firm offers specialized services...

Posted: Oct 16, 2025

Liberate Raises $50 Million to Expand Insurance-Focused AI Agents

IIR

The funding round supports development of reasoning AI to automate insurance workflows.

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

Marsh McLennan to Rebrand as Marsh

IA Magazine

Marsh McLennan announced is changing its brand to Marsh, effective January 2026. The company has also created a new unit to centralize investments in operations, data, artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics.

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

One Inc, Copart Partner to Digitize Lienholder Payments

IIR

One Inc integrates ClaimsPay with Copart’s system to speed total-loss settlements and reduce processing delays.

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

MGT Raises $21.6 Million to Scale AI-Driven Small Business Insurance

IIR

The commercial P&C neo-insurer will use the funding to expand E&S offerings, deepen AI capabilities, and support national growth.

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

MAPFRE Launches Global Tech Hubs, Plans 100+ New Hires

IIR

The insurer has established new centers in Spain, Colombia, and Brazil to expand innovation and attract technology professionals.

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

Liberate raises $50 million

coverager

Liberate originally launched with a low-code platform.

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

Trump Withholding $40.6M From California Over Truck Driver English Rules

Insurance Journal

The Trump administration said Wednesday it is withholding $40.6 million from California in federal transportation funding for failing to comply with truck driver English proficiency rules. The U.S. Transportation Department had warned California, Was...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

Illinois Sues State Farm for Refusal to Release Homeowners’ Insurance Data

Insurance Journal

The State of Illinois is suing State Farm for refusing to provide nationwide homeowners’ insurance data at the request of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI). Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit on Oct. 14 on behalf of Direct...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

Estate planning gets smarter: Trust & Will to add verified insurance data via Canopy Connect

coverager

The partnership marks an industry first: connecting verified insurance information with Trust & Will’s platform to give financial professionals a more complete view of assets, coverage, and beneficiaries within an estate plan.

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

L&G announces collaboration with Microsoft

coverager

The multi-year agreement sees the introduction of an AI-powered customer service platform.

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

Proactive Strategies for Managing Multifamily Housing Risks

Insurance Journal

Date: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 Venue: Zoom Time: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT – HAI Group is pleased to announce its seventh annual Virtual Risk Management Conference, a free event tailored to housing and insurance professionals in &#82...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

AI Used to Predict NFL Injuries Aims to Keep Players Healthier

Carrier Management

AI Used to Predict NFL Injuries Aims to Keep Players Healthier Injuries are an inevitable part of the N...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

Government Shutdown Threatens Home Sales in Flood-Prone Areas: Report

Carrier Management

Government Shutdown Threatens Home Sales in Flood-Prone Areas: Report A shutdown of the U.S. government could...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

Midwest Ranked Best, West Worst for Buying and Owning a Car

Carrier Management

Midwest Ranked Best, West Worst for Buying and Owning a Car A new report shows that buying and operating...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

UK Sanctions Russia’s Lukoil and Rosneft, Targets Shadow Fleet

Insurance Journal

Britain targeted Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, and 51 shadow fleet tankers on Wednesday in what it described as a new bid to tighten energy sanctions and choke off Kremlin revenues. Lukoil and Rosneft were designated u...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

Update: UK Sanctions Russia’s Lukoil and Rosneft, Targets Shadow Fleet

Insurance Journal

Britain targeted Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, and 44 shadow fleet tankers on Wednesday in what it described as a new bid to tighten energy sanctions and choke off Kremlin revenues. Lukoil and Rosneft were designated u...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

People Moves: The Mutual Group Names Troy as CEO

Insurance Journal

The Mutual Group, LLC announced Tom Troy as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 5, 2026. Troy has over 30 years of experience at several major insurance carriers, including senior leadership roles at some of the largest and most well respected...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

Credit Suisse Bondholders Given Fresh Hope by Swiss Court Ruling

Insurance Journal

A Swiss court has given fresh hope to Credit Suisse bondholders who sought damages after their investments were wiped out when UBS Group AG rescued the bank in a government-brokered deal over two years ago. The complainants, some 3,000 investors, &#8...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

People Moves: Miller Taps Menn From Intact/RSA as Head of France; Aon UK Promotes Beverely as Chief...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurance brokers Miller and Aon in the UK. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Taps Menn From Intact/RSA as Head of France Miller, the London-based independent s...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025

People Moves: Miller Taps Menn From Intact/RSA as Head of France; Aon UK Promotes Beverely as Chief...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurance brokers Miller and Aon in the UK. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Taps Menn From Intact/RSA as Head of France Miller, the London-based independent s...

Posted: Oct 15, 2025