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Small Business Perceptions Differ on Tackling Workplace Safety: Survey

Carrier Management

Small Business Perceptions Differ on Tackling Workplace Safety: Survey...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Mental Health Emerges As Workers’ Top Safety Concern

Risk & Insurance

Pie Insurance research uncovers notable perception gaps between employers and employees in training, communication and safety priorities. The post M...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Walmart Sued for Disability Discrimination at Wisconsin Location

Insurance Journal

Walmart Inc. violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a Wisconsin employee who required a job coach due to his intellectual disability and subjected him and a coworker to a hostile work environment based on their disabilities, the U.S. &#8...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Exxon Delays Planned Plastic Plant on Texas Coast

Insurance Journal

Exxon Mobil will postpone its plans for a large new plastics production plant on the Gulf coast, according to the company. Construction was initially planned to begin next year on the $10 billion facility in rural Calhoun County. “Based on &#82...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

DOL Awards $890K to Texas for Disaster Recovery Jobs After July Storms

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of $890,000 in grant funding to Texas to support disaster-relief jobs and employment training services for residents suffering from the aftermath of severe storms. On July 2, 2025, heavy rainfall and f...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

EF5 Tornado That killed 3 in North Dakota was Nation’s First in 12 years

Insurance Journal

A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on American soil in a dozen years, …

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Strong profits continue for US workers’ comp despite pricing cuts: AM Best

Reinsurance News

The U.S. workers’ compensation line of coverage remains a key driver of the profitability of property/casualty insurance, although economic uncertainty may lead to some short-to-medium-term turbulence for insurers, according to a recent AM Best re...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Toyota Recalls Nearly 400,000 Vehicles Due to Malfunctioning Rearview Camera

Insurance Journal

Toyota is recalling nearly 400,000 vehicles because the rearview camera may not display when backing up, increasing the risk of a crash, federal traffic safety regulators said. Included in the recall are 2022-2025 Toyota Tundras and Tundra hybrids an...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Connecticut Launches Free Online Property Risk Mapping Tool

Insurance Journal

Connecticut has launched a free online risk mapping tool that allows Connecticut homeowners and businesses to assess their property’s risk from flooding, wildfires, and other perils to better understand their insurance needs. Provided through a...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Applied Systems unveils AI advancements aimed at revolutionising agency workflows

Reinsurance News

Applied Systems has announced the next wave of innovation within its Applied Insurance AI™, which includes insurance-specific AI solutions designed to embed intelligence into agency workflows to drive productivity and profitability. Applied Insura...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

MAPFRE establishes global technology hubs in Spain, Colombia, and Brazil

Reinsurance News

MAPFRE, an international insurance company, has announced the creation of three new technology hubs as part of its broader transformation plan. The initiative focuses on strengthening the company’s technological structure and enhancing its ability...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Amwins Adds Credit Insurance With Purchase of Miami-based ARC MGA

Insurance Journal

Amwins, the specialty insurance broker headquartered in Charlotte, said it has acquired Applied Risk Capital, a Miami-based managing general agent specializing in credit insurance for the leveraged financial market. ARC was founded in 2019 and provid...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Josh Carson named Dallas Business Leader for Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions

Reinsurance News

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance division of global broker Aon, has announced the appointment of Josh Carson as Dallas Business Leader. In his new role, Carson will collaborate across all client segments, supporting Aon’s unified U.S....

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Cost of Citadel’s Planned Miami Tower Surges to $2.5 Billion

Insurance Journal

Citadel’s planned office tower in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood — long expected to cost more than $1 billion — will probably be closer to $2.5 billion with construction likely to begin mid-to-late next year, founder and Chief Executive Of...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

OpenAI, Anthropic Eye Using Investor Funds to Settle AI Copyright Lawsuits, FT Reports

Insurance Journal

OpenAI and Anthropic are exploring the use of investor funds to settle potential multibillion-dollar lawsuits, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Copyright owners have launched a series of high-stakes lawsuits against tech firms, including Op...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Pryor-White to head up Blenheim’s new cyber unit

Reinsurance News

Blenheim Partnerships has appointed Geoff Pryor-White to head up a new cyber unit, effective immediately. Pryor-White holds 29 years of experience building and scaling teams in the cyber and tech E&O and PI market. In 2016, Pryor-White founded...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

SC Law Enforcement Says No Arson Evidence in Fire That Destroyed Judge’s Home

Insurance Journal

State agents have so far found no evidence that a fire that destroyed a judge’s home on a South Carolina island was intentionally set, the state’s top law enforcement official said Monday. The Saturday blaze nearly burned to the ground &#...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

All eyes on re/insurance at NYC Climate Week: S&P

Reinsurance News

Re/insurance took centre stage at this year’s Climate Week NYC, held September 21–28, as growing urgency drives the adoption of new strategies and practices to assess climate-related risks, according to S&P. Climate Week NYC 2025, organised by...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Responsible AI Deployment Linked to Better Business Outcomes: EY

Insurance Journal

As broader adoption of AI technologies continues to accelerate, companies that implement more advanced Responsible AI (RAI) measures are pulling ahead while others stall. According to the second Responsible AI (RAI) Pulse survey from the EY organizat...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Boards confident in cyber resilience, yet preparedness often lags: Willis

Reinsurance News

Corporate boards express confidence in their cyber readiness, yet board-level data tells a different story, showing that losses are longer, broader, and costlier than leaders expect, according to a recent report by Willis, a WTW business. Willis’...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

WTW Offers Parametric Insurance With Weather-Warning Trigger

Carrier Management

WTW Offers Parametric Insurance With Weather-Warning Trigger Willis, a...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

AI-Power Boom to Drive $1.1 Trillion in U.S. Utility Grid Spending

Carrier Management

AI-Power Boom to Drive $1.1 Trillion in U.S. Utility Grid Spending U.S. electric c...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Protecdiv names Joe Monaghan as Independent Non-Executive Director

Reinsurance News

Protecdiv, a re/insurance brokerage firm, has announced the appointment of Joe Monaghan as an Independent Non-Executive Director on its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Monaghan currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Euclid Mortg...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Rising weather losses and labour shortages strain UK insurers: Gallagher Bassett

Reinsurance News

Increasingly frequent catastrophic weather events, seasonal surges, and a tightening skilled labour market have led UK insurers to struggle in responding nimbly to rising claims volumes, according to Gallagher Bassett’s latest analysis. Gallagher...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Hannover Re appoints new General Manager for Life & Health in Malaysia

Reinsurance News

Hannover Re, the reinsurance company, has announced the appointment of Kantaporn Thejatunga (Jan) as General Manager of Life & Health at its Malaysian Branch in Kuala Lumpur. Thejatunga will be responsible for driving Hannover Re’s strategic i...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

People Moves: Acrisure Re Taps Ximenez From Lockton to Lead Newly Formed Brazil Unit; Vantage Risk P...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Acrisure Re in Brazil and the Bermuda-based re/insurer Vantage Risk. A summary of these new hires follows here. Acrisure Re Taps Ximenez From Lockton to Lead Newly Formed Brazil Unit...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

New Zealand’s NHC to seek reinsurance broking services ahead of 2027 renewal

Reinsurance News

The Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake (NHC) has announced plans to begin a new procurement process for reinsurance broking services, as it looks ahead to the next stage of its reinsurance programme starting in 2027. The Crown entity, which pr...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Specialist Risk Group Launches Int’l Team to Help Clients Access UK/London Capacity

Insurance Journal

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the formation of a new team in its International pillar, who will work with global clients and brokers to place insurance programs for UK subsidiaries of overseas corpora...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

MS Amlin expands APAC team with three new reinsurance underwriters

Reinsurance News

MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global insurer and reinsurer, has strengthened its Asia Pacific (APAC) team with the appointments of three new reinsurance underwriters. Darren Toh has been named Senior Underwriter, effective 6th October 2025. Based in Singa...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

UK Car Finance Industry Faces $11 Billion-$13 Billion Mis-Selling Hit

Insurance Journal

Britain’s motor finance industry is on the hook for 8.2 billion to 9.7 billion pounds ($11 billion-$13 billion) to compensate consumers for unfair car loans, the regulator said on Tuesday, in plans that point to a lower bill than the …

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Acrisure launches brand in Brazil with Ximenez as Head of Reinsurance

Reinsurance News

Isabella Costa Ximenez has been appointed as Executive Director, Head of Reinsurance of Acrisure Brasil Corretora de Resseguros LTDA. Her appointment coincides with the official launch of the Acrisure brand in Brazil, and marks Acrisure Re’s first...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Specialty brokers central to help close protection gap but face constraints: LIIBA

Reinsurance News

Specialty brokers are “central to closing the innovation gap,” which is driving a widening protection gap, but their ability to innovate could be constrained without more support from regulators, governments, and the wider market, a report publish...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Tropical Storm Jerry Is 10th Storm in Atlantic Hurricane Season

Insurance Journal

Tropical Storm Jerry formed in the Atlantic east of the Caribbean, becoming the 10th system in the 2025 hurricane season. Jerry, with top winds of 45 miles (72 kilometers) per hour, was about 1.315 miles east of the Caribbean Leeward …

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Japan’s Asahi Hack That Halted Beer Production Claimed by Qilin Ransomware Group

Insurance Journal

Qilin, a ransomware group with a track record of cyberattacks on major entities around the world, claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a hack on Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings 2502.T that disrupted production at the beer and beverage giant. Asah...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Howden US welcomes Michael Landa as Vice Chairman

Reinsurance News

Insurance broker Howden US has announced the appointment of Michael Landa as Vice Chairman and Member of the US Executive Committee. Based in Miami, Landa’s responsibilities will include expanding Howden’s US retail broking footprint and sup...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

FurtherAI secures $25m Series A to transform insurance workflows with AI

Reinsurance News

FurtherAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup for insurance, has announced that it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, aimed to automate insurance workflows with artificial intelligence (AI). This fu...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

EU Eyes Sanctions on Fake Flags Used by Russia Shadow Oil Fleet

Insurance Journal

The European Union has proposed restrictions on three firms that have provided fake flags to sanctioned oil tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The entities have supplied false Aruba, Curacao and Sint-Maa...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Italian Families Target Facebook, Instagram and TikTok Over Child Safety

Insurance Journal

A group of Italian families has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, accusing the platforms of failing to enforce age restrictions and using addictive features that harm children’s mental health. The case asks a Milan court...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Chobani Urges End to Dannon Parent’s Cold-Brew Coffee Lawsuit

Insurance Journal

Chobani urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Danone, the parent of rival U.S. yogurt brand Dannon, claiming it copied packaging and the “Bright & Mellow” slogan for a competing line of ready-to-drink cold brew coffee. Danone...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

AI-Power Boom to Drive $1.1 Trillion in US Utility Grid Spending

Insurance Journal

US electric companies will spend almost $208 billion in 2025 and more than $1.1 trillion over the next five years on the power grid, according to industry group Edison Electric Institute. Utility spending is growing rapidly. For comparison, investor-...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025

Laws and Regs Already Protect Insureds From AI Missteps, Insurance Reps Say

Insurance Journal

Despite the rapid rise of artificial intelligence in the insurance sector, along with claims of widespread errors and even discrimination by algorithms, A.I. is becoming vital to the industry – but insureds will be protected by existing statutes, ins...

Posted: Oct 08, 2025