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The Supervisory Board of Talanx AG has decided to reappoint Torsten Leue as Chairman of the Board of Management, extending his contract ahead of schedule until June 2030. According to Talanx, the early extension recognises the Executive Board team...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
The head of the International Maritime Organization has said that naval escorts through the Strait of Hormuz will not “100 percent guarantee” the safety of ships attempting to transit the waterway, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday....
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance business of Markel Group Inc., has appointed John Riley as Senior Claims Adjuster – Financial Institutions, effective immediately. His appointment supports the transition of the remaining Commercial Directors &...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
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Posted: Mar 17, 2026
While the ongoing Middle East conflict is likely to produce “temporary and localised” price spikes within certain specialty reinsurance lines, the overall softening trend will likely remain unless loss patterns are significantly reshap...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
RiverStone International, an acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business, has launched in Australia through the acquisition of a locally domiciled insurer and a significant legacy portfolio transaction with global insuranc...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Swiss Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies, has entered into its first longevity reinsurance transaction covering US retirees, building on the firm’s global track record in the longevity risk transfer space. The reinsur...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
In 2025, rating upgrades outnumbered downgrades for the US P&C industry for the first time in several years, driven by the commercial lines segment, according to AM Best’s recent report. AM Best noted that both upgrades and downgrades declined...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
The insurance industry continues to evolve, and MGAs, wholesalers, and program administrators are under increasing pressure to move faster, operate more efficiently, and deliver better experiences for agents and insureds. As programs scale, operation...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
The outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East and surging energy costs are expected to exacerbate soaring levels of financial distress among European corporates, according to Alvarez & Marsal Inc. Even before the US and Israel began their attack...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
The ongoing Iran conflict is expected to most directly affect the London market and global specialty insurers, given their direct exposure to marine/aviation war, political violence, trade credit and energy lines, according to credit ratings agenc...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
A Pakistani tanker earlier this week became the latest vessel to sail out through the Strait of Hormuz by hewing closely to the Iranian coast, suggesting an approved route that points to Tehran’s tightening grip on the narrow waterway — …
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
A Pakistani tanker earlier this week became the latest vessel to sail out through the Strait of Hormuz by hewing closely to the Iranian coast, suggesting an approved route that points to Tehran’s tightening grip on the narrow waterway — …
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Rokstone, an international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Claire Lill as Senior Underwriter, North American Casualty. In her new role, Lill will collaborate closely with Rokstone’s North Ameri...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Chicago’s real estate industry has ignited a battle over a $19 billion tax bill that property owners say is holding back new construction and contributing to surging rents. Donors have poured $1.4 million in the past six months into the …
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Insuring vessels to sail through the Strait of Hormuz is still possible, even if at a very high cost, according to people involved in the market. The cost of coverage has leaped to about 5% of the value of a …
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
As AI rapidly transforms underwriting, claims, and operations, the Associate in Insurance AI ™ provides practical skills to evaluate and apply this technology across the insurance value chain. The post
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
As AI rapidly transforms underwriting, claims, and operations, the Associate in Insurance AI™ provides practical skills to evaluate and apply this technology across the insurance value chain. The post
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Amiga Specialty, an independent international Managing General Agent (MGA), has commenced trading in Hong Kong after successfully securing a licence from the Hong Kong Insurance Authority. Under the leadership of Ralph Sherbahn, Managing Director...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Nexus Underwriting, an Arrowhead Intermediaries company, has announced the appointment of Walid Youssef as Head of UK Financial Institutions. In his new role, Youssef will manage Nexus’s UK Financial Institutions portfolio and drive the line’s str...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has entered into a strategic partnership with Qover, a European leader in embedded insurance orchestration, to further expand its GB Affinity technology ecosystem. As part of the collaboration, Willis and Q...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Pacific Life Re, the reinsurance arm of Pacific Life, has announced the appointment of Dion Russell as Managing Vice President, Business Services, Protection. Russell has more than 25 years of experience in the life insurance industry, having work...
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Amazon.com’s drone unit Prime Air is withdrawing from the Commercial Drone Alliance, taking issue with the industry trade group’s opposition to a regulatory proposal for detect-and-avoid systems to prevent drone collisions with crewed air...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war, raising the risk of American defense contractors, power stations and water plants being swept into a wave of digital chaos ̷...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
HW Kaufman Group Names Hattaway President of RB Jones RB Jones, a managing general underwriter providing specialty risk coverage solutions for brokers, agents and wholesalers, named Michael Hattaway as president. He will be based in New York City and...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Investment in AI infrastructure via off-balance sheet debt is increasing the exposure of insurers and private credit funds to hyperscalers, according to officials at the Bank for International Settlements. “Alongside traditional bonds, hypersca...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Amid the last-minute scramble to move legislation before the non-budgetary session was set to end last week, Florida lawmakers quietly approved a bill that could open up more contaminated “brownfield” areas in south Florida to housing dev...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
AM Best reports it has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “aa-” (Superior) of Amica Mutual Insurance Co...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
The city of New Haven’s insurance company is insisting that the city pay back the $3.55 million the insurer paid to settle claims over a 2019 rooming house fire in which two people were killed. Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance C...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
$20B Reinsurance Plan Unlikely to Restart Gulf Shipping Without Liability Cover The T...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
After years of litigation, PDX North, Inc., a last-mile automotive parts distribution company, has agreed to pay up to $7 million to resolve worker misclassification violations involving its delivery drivers, announced New Jersey officials. The settl...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Owners of one of the biggest towing businesses in Southern California were arrested on multiple counts of felony insurance fraud. Bothers Mark Hassan and Ahmed Hassan were charged with underreporting employee payroll and paying parts of employeesR...
Posted: Mar 17, 2026
Learn how a RMIS can strengthen cross-functional alignment across risk, safety, finance, operations, and IT; reduce reliance on manual processes; and support more confident, informed leadership discussions. The post
Posted: Mar 16, 2026
The insurer has introduced Empathy Loss Support, a complimentary benefit offering guidance and tools for families navigating the loss of a loved one.
Posted: Mar 16, 2026
The actuarial software provider has entered the life and annuity market through the acquisition.
Posted: Mar 16, 2026
The U.K. financial services group has chosen Sapiens’ Life & Pensions platform to support modernization and growth.
Posted: Mar 16, 2026
The new capability extracts and structures spreadsheet data for automated business workflows.
Posted: Mar 16, 2026