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Ohio Contractor Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison on Fraud Charges

Insurance Journal

A pole barn contractor who defrauded consumers of more than $400,000 has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison after being convicted of 47 felony counts, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced this week.. This month, Marion resident &#8230...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Amid Drought, Corpus Christi Seeks Water From Privately Owned Plant

Insurance Journal

Six months after scrapping their own seawater desalination plant project, Corpus Christi City Council voted Tuesday to consider an agreement with a private company to purchase water from its desalination plant to help stave off an impending water eme...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

XS Global appoints Daniel Abramson as Head of Construction Underwriting, APAC

Reinsurance News

XS Global, an independently owned managing general underwriting (MGU) platform, has announced the appointment of Daniel Abramson as Head of Construction Underwriting for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. Abramson brings more than 25 years of insur...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

SEADRIF and AHA Centre sign agreement to advance disaster risk financing in Southeast Asia

Reinsurance News

The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) Insurance Company, a regional initiative supporting disaster risk financing solutions, and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre),...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Reassured hits two million life and critical illness policies sold

Reinsurance News

Reassured, the UK domiciled life insurance broker, has reached the milestone of providing more than two million life insurance and critical illness policies to customers since 2009. In December 2025, the broker confirmed that it had recorded a 16%...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

People Moves: Marsh Risk Names Zafiriadis to Lead New Service Delivery Practice

Insurance Journal

Marsh names Zafiriadis Leader of new Service Delivery Practice, US and Canada, Marsh Risk Marsh, headquartered in New York City, appointed Katrina Zafiriadis as leader of its newly established service delivery practice (SDP), U.S. and Canada, Marsh R...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Medical Journal Lancet Retracts 49-Year-Old Baby Powder Paper Over J&J Breach

Insurance Journal

The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, retracted a nearly five-decade-old paper extolling the safety of talc, the main ingredient in Johnson & Johnson’s iconic baby powder that fueled tens of thousands of lawsuits ag...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Continued Middle East conflict drives ‘new equilibrium’ in terrorism and political violence reinsura...

Reinsurance News

A prolonged Middle East conflict is emerging as the most likely near-term scenario shaping terrorism and political violence reinsurance renewals, with the market already settling into a new equilibrium, according to WTW. Fergus Critchley, Global H...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Addept selected as insurance provider for Your Move and Reeds Rains

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Your Move and Reeds Rains operate nationwide in the UK residential property market.

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Oklahoma Farm Bureau partners with Cloverleaf Analytics

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Oklahoma Farm Bureau selected Cloverleaf Analytics to build an enterprise data warehouse on Guidewire InsuranceNow.

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Continental General partners with Reframe Financial

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The two partnered to bring an updated version of the Reframe LifeStage product to market, targeting worksite and association distribution.

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

CRC launches REDY INTEL AI engine for specialty placement

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The tool is designed to enhance how specialty risks are analyzed, positioned, and placed.

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Tre Sweden, Samsung, and bolttech launch Samsung Care Services in Sweden

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The product is available through Tre’s direct sales channels.

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Covered partners with Total Expert to streamline homeowners insurance for mortgage lenders

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Allowing lenders to offer quotes and coverage options directly within the loan origination workflow.

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Atrium makes underwriting appointments in property business group

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The moves are part of Atrium’s strategy to grow its core property lines and expand distribution partnerships.

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Progressive prices $1.5B senior notes offering

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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC are acting as joint bookrunners.

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Lawsuit Alleges Microbetting Product by DraftKings, FanDuel, NFL Leads to Addiction

Insurance Journal

Major online betting platforms and the National Football League (NFL) are facing a product liability lawsuit in Pennsylvania alleging that their live in-game microbetting product is an “inherently dangerous product designed to maximize betting...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Meta Funds Seven Gas Plants for Biggest Data Center

Insurance Journal

Meta Platforms Inc. is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas-fired plants to fuel its most power-hungry data center, increasing its reliance on fossil fuels amid a fast-moving artificial intelligence race. The company reached a new agr...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Infosys set to acquire insurance technology provider, Stratus

Reinsurance News

Infosys, a provider of digital services, business consulting, and outsourcing services, is set to acquire Stratus, a technology solutions provider for the property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry. This acquisition, which is expected to...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Brian Shea Named Senior Partner of National Construction Practice at Conner Strong & Buckelew

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Brian Shea Named Senior Partner of National Construct...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Michelle Quintero Named Executive Vice President with Alliant Private Client at Alliant Insurance Se...

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Michelle Quintero Named Executive Vice...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Katrina Zafiriadis Named Leader of Service Delivery Practice, US and Canada at Marsh Risk

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Katrina Zafiriadis Named Leader of Service Delivery Prac...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

W. Bruce Swain Jr. Named President and Chief Executive Officer at Crawford & Company

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post W. Bruce Swain Jr. Named President and Chief Executive Officer a...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Georgia Employers Fined for Repeat Silica Exposure for Workers

Insurance Journal

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines for two Georgia employers for failing to address safety violations that had exposed workers to noise and silica dust, which can cause severe respiratory illness. After a fol...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

The Forrester Wave™: Insurance Agency Management Systems, Q4 2025

Insurance Thought Leadership

The Forrester Wave™: Insurance Agency Management Systems, Q4 2025 fishman@theins… Fri, 03/27/2026 - 10:07 ...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

AM Best affirms Sompo’s ratings following Aspen acquisition

Reinsurance News

Credit rating agency AM Best has removed the under review with positive implications status and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) alongside the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “aa-” (Superior) for Sompo Japan Insurance Inc...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Georgia Tax Bill Would Take Billions in Breaks From Companies

Insurance Journal

Georgia wants to lower income taxes. Some of the world’s biggest companies are standing in the way. A state Senate bill that would all but exempt many lower- and middle-income earners from state income tax is stalling in the Georgia …

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

The Scope of Damage From Hawaii’s Floods Becomes Clearer

Insurance Journal

The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades has swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish volcanic mud. Authorities said hundreds of homes had been damaged, &#82...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

TMK adds Francesca Kevill as Underwriter to its Cyber & Enterprise Risk team

Reinsurance News

Specialist insurer, Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), has appointed Francesca Kevill as Underwriter within its Cyber & Enterprise Risk team, effective immediately. In her new role, Kevill will report to Ellie Webb, Head of Delegated Cyber & IP. Her...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Total losses from March Kona Storms in Hawaii said to be at least $1bn: Aon

Reinsurance News

According to global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon’s weekly catastrophe report, back-to-back Kona Storms on March 10-24, which produced extreme rainfall and subsequent flooding across much of Hawaii, will result in total economic and...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

NY Lawmakers Urged to Have Faith in Auto Insurance Reform Numbers. But Do They?

Carrier Management

NY Lawmakers Urged to Have Faith in Auto Insurance Reform Numbers. But Do They? New York small busi...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Litigation Finance Capital Commitments Rebound 23% After Two-Year Contraction

Risk & Insurance

Capital deployed to new commercial litigation funding deals rose sharply in 2025, though ongoing fundraising challenges kept the market tight, according to Westfleet Advisors. The post

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

US Senate Votes to Fund Most of Homeland Security After Shutdown Disrupts Airports

Insurance Journal

The US Senate passed legislation early Friday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, forging a path to end a lengthy partial government shutdown that snarled airport security and threatened to ripple through an economy already roiled by...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Swiss Re appoints Teodora Aldenhoff as Chief Pricing Actuary L&H Continental Europe

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Teodora Aldenhoff as Chief Pricing Actuary for Life & Health (L&H) Continental Europe. In her new role, Aldenhoff will join Swiss Re’s leadership team and report directly to Augusto Diaz-Leante, Head...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

PERILS releases initial industry loss estimate of €586m from extratropical windstorm Nils

Reinsurance News

PERILS, a Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider, has disclosed its initial industry loss estimate for the extratropical windstorm “Nils”, also known as “Ulrike”, noting the event has cost the insurance industry a total of €586 million....

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Conduit Holdings adds Lightowler, Mullen & Shaw as Non-Executive Directors

Reinsurance News

Conduit Holdings, the ultimate parent company of Conduit Re, a multi-line Bermuda-based reinsurance business, has appointed industry veterans Richard Lightowler, Peter Mullen, and Penny Shaw as Non-Executive Directors, effective March 26th, 2026....

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Athora completes acquisition of PIC, plans to relocate headquarters to UK

Reinsurance News

Athora, a European savings and retirement services group, has completed its acquisition of Pension Insurance Corporation Group Limited, including its wholly owned subsidiary, Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC). The acquisition was first annou...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Aon expands daily loss intelligence service to include US Severe Convective Storms

Reinsurance News

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced the expansion of its Automated Event Response (AER) service to include US Severe Convective Storms (SCS). This enhancement has been designed to assist insurers to better manage losse...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Augment Risk hires Lucy Carter to bolster global MGA practice

Reinsurance News

Reinsurance and capital solutions broker Augment Risk has appointed Lucy Carter as partner, MGA, effective immediately. Carter joins from BMS Group, bringing nineteen years of experience across the US insurance and reinsurance markets. Augment Ris...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Howden Re highlights broader market impacts as Gulf conflict disrupts energy supply

Reinsurance News

New commentary from a range of executives at Howden Re has suggested that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following escalating conflict in the Middle East could act as a stress test for the re/insurance sector, but with the reinsuran...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Trump Extends Deadline for Striking Iran’s Energy Plants Into April

Insurance Journal

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would again extend the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its energy plants, after Tehran had earlier rejected a 15-point U.S. proposal to end the fighting …

Posted: Mar 27, 2026