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Model Context Protocol introduces a new phase of AI-driven cyber risk: KYND

Reinsurance News

As Model Context Protocol (MCP) usage accelerates, KYND is calling on the insurance industry to rethink its approach to cyber exposure and to increase technical awareness of MCP, as it introduces a new class of systemic risk that is easy for cyber...

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

People Moves: Aspire Promotes Storms to COO, Burton to EVP and CUO

Insurance Journal

Aspire, headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California, promoted Myles Storms to chief operating officer, where he oversees corporate operations, brand, customer experience, project management, UAT and mailroom operations. Since joining Aspire, he has...

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

California Wildfires Dominated 2025 Headlines

Insurance Journal

California’s wildfire and homeowners insurance crisis were the most read stories in Insurance Journal’s Western region this year. It was a year that saw several major insurers draw back from writing homeowners policies in the state, promp...

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

Top West Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2025

Insurance Journal

California’s wildfire and homeowners insurance crisis were the most read stories in Insurance Journal’s Western region this year. It was a year that saw several major insurers draw back from writing homeowners policies in the state, promp...

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

California Ditches Fight With Feds For High-Speed Rail Funds

Insurance Journal

California has withdrawn a lawsuit against the Trump administration that sought to recover roughly $4 billion in federal funds pulled from the state’s long-delayed high-speed rail project, after concluding it can no longer rely on the federal g...

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

Top East Insurance Journal Stories of 2025

Insurance Journal

There was a lot of news for Insurance Journal East readers in 2025, of course. While readership was strong across topics, readers showed special interest in number of topics and articles including reports on tragic events, recovery efforts, insurance...

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

Top South Central Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2025

Insurance Journal

Lawsuits against major insurance carriers were among the most-read stories in Insurance Journal’s South Central region in 2025. Allstate and GEICO were both hit by lawsuits in Texas this year alleging improper practices. Readers also flocked to...

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

Abacus Global shifts listing to NYSE

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Abacus said the NYSE listing aligns with its long-term growth strategy, citing access to a deeper institutional investor base and increased liquidity.

Posted: Dec 28, 2025

Sapiens names new leadership team

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CEO and President Roni Al-Dor will step down at the end of the year.

Posted: Dec 28, 2025

Inszone acquires Northern Insurance Group

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Northern Insurance is known for its expertise in construction, restaurant, and small business coverage, while maintaining a broad generalist portfolio.

Posted: Dec 26, 2025

Chubb appoints Xavier Pazmino to Head of Marine, Overseas General Insurance

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He succeeds Andrew Williamson who will retire next year.

Posted: Dec 26, 2025

Great American expands environmental liability offering into Mexico

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The expansion extends Great American’s environmental underwriting capabilities beyond the U.S. and into the Mexican market.

Posted: Dec 26, 2025

Ex-CoverWallet executives raise $4 million

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InfiniteWatch is a New York-based startup focused on monitoring and managing AI agents used in customer-facing interactions.

Posted: Dec 26, 2025

TCS expands Aviva UK partnership for life and pensions administration

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Tata Consultancy Services subsidiary Diligenta, to manage an additional 1.1 million Aviva policies in the UK and enable enhanced customer experience.

Posted: Dec 26, 2025

AXA XL appoints Jeffrey L. Loop as Head Of Media Liability

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He will focus on expanding and refining media liability solutions for a broad client base.

Posted: Dec 26, 2025

U.S. P/C Posts $35B YTD Underwriting Gain; By-Line Premium Growth Revealed

Carrier Management

U.S. P/C Posts $35B YTD Underwriting Gain; By-Line Premium Growth Reveale...

Posted: Dec 26, 2025

Ameriflex partners with Aflac

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Ameriflex will serve as Aflac’s administrative partner for CDH services in the public sector market.

Posted: Dec 25, 2025

RiverStone International names Charlotte Pritchard UK CEO

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RiverStone is an acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business.

Posted: Dec 25, 2025

My Brown raises $11.5 million to expand pet insurance offering

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Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance participated in the round.

Posted: Dec 25, 2025

Advance raises $7.3 million seed round

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Aflac emphasized that the incident did not involve ransomware and that its systems remained operational throughout.

Posted: Dec 25, 2025

XPT Specialty expands personal lines team

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Joseph Corrado joins XPT Specialty from Morstan General Agency.

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Tesla’s insurance operation is growing up

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A glimpse into Tesla’s approach to offering data-driven insurance solutions for both Tesla and non-Tesla vehicle owners.

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Irregular Safety Inspections Found as Building Fires Rise in Hawaii

Carrier Management

Irregular Safety Inspections Found as Building Fires Rise in Hawaii Regular inspections of hotels and o...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Foreign Made Drones Will Be Banned in the U.S.

Carrier Management

Foreign Made Drones Will Be Banned in the U.S. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced on Mo...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

U.S. Traffic Safety Improves, While Global Congestion Surges: Report

Carrier Management

U.S. Traffic Safety Improves, While Global Congestion Surges: Report Congestion and traffic delays con...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

People Moves: Gallagher Taps EY’s Hughes as Tax Specialist in Private Equity/M&A Team

Insurance Journal

Gallagher Taps Hughes From EY as Tax Specialist in Private Equity and M&A Practice Gallagher announced the UK appointment of specialist corporate M&A tax adviser Tom Hughes as director of Tax Insurance to its EMEA-wide Private Equity and M&#3...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

EU Faces Renewed US Ire After ESG Cutbacks Fail to Calm Tensions

Insurance Journal

The European Union’s ESG framework — a shadow of its former self after a year of deep cuts — is drawing renewed threats from the US. At issue is the so-called extraterritoriality of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the &#823...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Reinsurers face pressure on growing top-line and maintaining margin in 2026: Autonomous

Reinsurance News

After several years of outperformance, European reinsurers’ momentum has stalled, with analysts warning that sustaining top-line growth and margins will be increasingly challenging in 2026 amid a softening pricing cycle, according to a recent repo...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Louvre Tightens Security After $102M Jewel Heist, Installs Bars on Infamous Window

Insurance Journal

A freight lift rose up on its crane Tuesday toward the Louvre Museum — but this time it wasn’t jewel thieves. It was workers installing security bars on the window used to break into the Paris landmark’s Apollo Gallery in …

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Brown&Brown Files Suit Over Alleged Howden Poaching of 200+ Employees

Insurance Journal

Reports that Howden US, part of the London-based insurance brokerage, had lured away more than 200 employees from Brown & Brown Insurance have left industry leaders worried that poaching seems to be the new business model for some companies. And...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Brown & Brown Files Suit Over Alleged Howden Poaching of 200+ Employees

Insurance Journal

Reports that Howden US, part of the London-based insurance brokerage, had lured away more than 200 employees from Brown & Brown Insurance have left industry leaders worried that poaching seems to be the new business model for some companies. And...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Southern California in ‘Great Danger’ From Christmas Flooding

Insurance Journal

Residents of Southern California were bracing Wednesday for a powerful winter storm forecast to bring dangerous flooding as well as rock and mudslides to the region, threatening property and snarling holiday travel plans. Peak rainfall in parts of th...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

The Best Climate Adaptation Methods Are Surprisingly Simple

Insurance Journal

As the effects of a hotter planet rack up more damages and health issues for people in exposed regions, the conversation around climate change is shifting from how to curb it to how to adapt to it. A new report …

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Judge Rejects Business Group’s Challenge to Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

Insurance Journal

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, saying it fell under his broad powers to regulate immigratio...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Brown University Police Chief Placed on Leave After Fatal Shooting

Insurance Journal

Brown University’s president on Monday placed its campus police chief on leave as the Rhode Island university reviews its security policies after a gunman killed two students and injured nine others earlier this month. Questions surrounding Bro...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Gammon appointed Head of Marine & Aviation, AXIS Global Markets

Reinsurance News

Lee Gammon has been promoted to the newly created position of Head of Marine & Aviation of AXIS Global Markets, the global insurance and reinsurance operations of AXIS Capital, effective January 1, 2026. Gammon has been with the company since...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Missouri Faces Legal Battle with China Over Pandemic Compensation

Insurance Journal

Missouri’s top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said in a news release that...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Zombie Ship Shows US Targeting Darkest Corner of Oil Fleet

Insurance Journal

A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest example of how the South American country keeps its embattled oil industry alive. The tanker &#82...

Posted: Dec 24, 2025