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Gallagher creates India parametric pandemic policy reinsured by Munich Re

Reinsurance News

Insurance and reinsurance broker Gallagher has structured and placed a tailored risk solution for the Indian market, with the Phoenix Mills Ltd. becoming the first insured in India to be covered against business interruption losses as a result of...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

AXA XL appoints Martin Kriegler Global Head of Multinational Solutions Services

Reinsurance News

AXA XL, the property, casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Martin Kriegler as Global Head of Multinational Solutions Services. Kriegler brings to his new role over a decade of industry experience. Prior to...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Widespread AWS Outage Hits Financial and Consumer Sites

Insurance Journal

Amazon Web Services, the world’s largest cloud provider, suffered a widespread disruption on Monday morning that degraded services for several companies, including artificial intelligence company Perplexity and the Coinbase and Robinhood financ...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

AWS Says Cloud Service Has Recovered After Widespread Outage

Insurance Journal

Amazon Web Services, the world’s largest cloud provider, said its service had recovered after a widespread disruption on Monday degraded services for a range of customers including government agencies, AI companies and financial platforms. AWS...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Amazon’s AWS Struggles to Recover After Major Outage Disrupts Apps, Services

Insurance Journal

Amazon’s cloud services unit AWS was struggling to recover on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites along with some of the world’s most popular apps – Snapchat and Reddit – and disrupted busine...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

ARC makes $5.4m parametric payout to support Mozambique’s climate disaster response

Reinsurance News

In response to recent climate disasters, the 2024/25 drought and Tropical Cyclone Chido, the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group made a combined parametric insurance payout of $5.4 million to the Government of the Republic of Mozambique and the Worl...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Sollers Consulting report reveals major gaps in AI preparedness across the insurance industry

Reinsurance News

A new report from Sollers Consulting, a business and IT consultancy specialising in digital transformation for insurers and financial institutions, reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) has firmly established itself in the insurance industry,...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Liberty Mutual Re names Andreas Blosche as Head of Northern Europe

Reinsurance News

Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), the reinsurance arm of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Andreas Blosche as Head of Northern Europe. Blosche succeeds Hans Van Oort, who has retired after six years with the compan...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Now is the time to push traditional boundaries of risk-taking: Guy Carpenter’s Rousseau

Reinsurance News

Speaking at the Baden-Baden Reinsurance Symposium, hosted by Guy Carpenter and featuring speakers from Hannover Re, Zurich Insurance, Descartes Underwriting, and Marsh, Laurent Rousseau, CEO of EMEA and Global Capital Solutions at Guy Carpenter, u...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Storm Fengshen Kills Eight in Philippines as It Heads for China

Insurance Journal

Tropical storm Fengshen has killed eight people in the Philippines, authorities said, warning it could intensify as it heads for China and Vietnam. Known locally as Ramil, the storm caused torrential rains, floods and landslides in central Philippine...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Hannover Re’s E+S Rück expects continued demand and stable market for 2026

Reinsurance News

Hannover Re’s German subsidiary, E+S Rückversicherung AG, has predicted continued demand for reinsurance and feels that despite trends showing a softening market emerging in property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance, a stable market environment...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

EU Seeks Maritime Declaration to Inspect Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

Insurance Journal

The European Union’s diplomatic arm, the EEAS, is urging member states to back a maritime declaration that would allow EU nations working with flag states to arrange inspections on Russia’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, an EE...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Rise of secondary perils key but reinsurance market ‘looks healthy’ ahead of 1.1, says AXA XL Reinsu...

Reinsurance News

As the reinsurance industry meets in Baden-Baden, the rise of secondary perils are expected to be a key focus and with elevated loss activity there will be a lot of focus on catastrophe covers at the January 1st, 2026, renewals, according to Bertr...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

France’s Louvre Museum Closes After Jewels Stolen in Robbery

Insurance Journal

The world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris was shut on Sunday after several pieces of jewelry were stolen in a robbery. France’s Culture Minister Rachida Dati reported the incident on her social media account, without providing further details o...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

G20 Risk Watchdog Warns of ‘Significant Gaps’ in Global Crypto Rules

Insurance Journal

There are “significant gaps” in countries’ attempts to regulate fast-growing crypto markets, which could potentially harm financial stability, the G20’s risk watchdog warned on Thursday [Oct. 16]. The Financial Stability Board...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Howden US appoints Ron Borys as Head of Financial Lines Group

Reinsurance News

Insurance broker Howden US has appointed Ron Borys as Head of its Financial Lines Group, based in New York. The broker explained that this appointment reinforces its commitment as the new US retail business continues to attract “market-leadi...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Tokio Marine Kiln introduces Enterprise Ctrl to strengthen protection against digital and profession...

Reinsurance News

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), an international specialist insurance company and part of the Tokio Marine Group, has announced the launch of Enterprise Ctrl, a new enterprise errors and omissions (E&O) insurance solution. The product enhances TMK’s...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Hackers Had Been Lurking in Cyber Firm F5 Systems Since 2023

Insurance Journal

The state-backed hackers who breached cybersecurity company F5 Inc. broke in beginning in late 2023 and lurked in the company’s systems until being discovered in August of this year, according to people who were briefed by F5 about the incident...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Charges Dropped Against Owner of Dog Found Left Behind in Hurricane Milton

Insurance Journal

Criminal charges have been dropped against a Florida man who authorities said abandoned his tied-up dog in floodwaters near a highway as residents evacuated Florida’s Gulf Coast last year shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall. The case...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Florida, Alabama Hold Hearings on NCCI Workers’ Comp Rate Decreases

Insurance Journal

The National Council on Compensation Insurance is again recommending a reduction in workers’ compensation rates in Florida and Alabama, and regulators in both states have scheduled public hearings about the proposed changes. In Alabama, the NCC...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Debt Collector Adds Subrogation Recovery for Insurers in Florida and Other States

Insurance Journal

A debt collection agency announced it has launched a subrogration recovery service for insurance companies in Florida and other states. Southwest Recovery Services, a 21-year-old company with offices in Texas, Florida, Georgia and other areas, said t...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

de Swart nominated to become a.s.r CEO and Chair of Executive Board

Reinsurance News

Ingrid de Swart has been nominated to succeed Jos Baeten as CEO and Chair of the Executive Board (EB) of ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.) following the end of his term at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 20 May 2026. Joop Wijn, Chair of the SB of a....

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Proxy Adviser ISS Urges Vote Against Musk’s $1 Trillion Package

Insurance Journal

Tesla’s proposed $1 trillion pay package for CEO Elon Musk came under fresh scrutiny on Friday, with proxy adviser ISS urging shareholders to reject what might be the largest-ever compensation plan awarded to a company chief. This is the second...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

LA County Reaches New $828 Million Deal With Abuse Victims

Insurance Journal

Los Angeles County reached a tentative agreement to pay an additional $828 million to victims of childhood sexual abuse who filed lawsuits under a 2019 state law that raised the statute of limitations for such cases. The settlement addresses 400 &#82...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

People Moves: Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company Names Carlson President and CEO

Insurance Journal

Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company appointed David Carlson, DO, as president and CEO. The PI appointment is effective November 1. Dr. Carlson succeeds William Cotter, who is retiring from the organization after a 35-year career. Carlson is a physi...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

People Moves: Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company Names Carlson President, CEO

Insurance Journal

Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company appointed David Carlson as president and CEO. The PI appointment is effective November 1. Dr. Carlson succeeds William Cotter, who is retiring from the organization after a 35-year career. Carlson is a physician...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Natural Disaster Claims in 2025 to Again Top $100B Despite ‘Abnormally Low’ Q3 Events

Carrier Management

Natural Disaster Claims in 2025 to Again Top $100B Despite ‘Ab...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Too Much Profit? Progressive’s Florida Results Generate Nearly $1B Q3 Charge

Carrier Management

Too Much Profit? Progressive’s Florida Results Generate Nearly $1B Q3 Char...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Viewpoint: Bringing People and Artificial Intelligence Together to Mitigate Risk

Insurance Journal

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a valuable resource in today’s economy with the potential to reap great rewards in many avenues of business. However, as with any developing technology, it comes with new challenges. In a recent study by The Hart...

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

Dai-ichi Life backs CraftBank

coverager

CraftBank offers a smartphone-based platform that helps subcontractors manage attendance, dispatching, and administrative tasks.

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

AXIS appoints Erik Rasmussen as head of US healthcare reinsurance

coverager

He spent over a decade at Voya.

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

CareScout to acquire Seniorly to expand senior living options

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The Rochester-based company aims to deepen its impact with existing customers and unlock new use cases by combining its 25-year aerial imagery vault with AI and advanced analytics.

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

J&J Must Pay $966M After Jury Finds Company Liable in Talc Cancer Case

Insurance Journal

By Diana Novak Jones A Los Angeles jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest lawsuit alleging its baby powder products cause …

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

Gallagher Sues Two Former Brokers Who Started Their Own Firm

Insurance Journal

By Andrew G. Simpson Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher is suing two former employees who left to start their own New York brokerage firm for allegedly soliciting Gallagher clients and using confidential information in violation of their emp...

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

Tips to Make the Most of Carrier Relationships

Insurance Journal

I remember talking with an agency owner a few years ago who had gotten upset with an insurance carrier with whom they were working. This has been a frequent occurrence in the last few years as the hard market has …

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

What to Consider When Building Insurance Programs for Aging Properties

Insurance Journal

In July 2021, after the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, the city of Miami ordered structural inspections of all buildings over 40 years old. Since then, two other condominium buildings have been deemed unsafe and evacuate...

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

Why Remote Hires Can Be Your Agency’s Best Recruiting Solution

Insurance Journal

Before I make my case about the value of remote hires, it’s important to acknowledge the reasons agencies, large and small, tell me they don’t want to hire remote employees. 1. “I had a bad experience.” 2. “Remote employ...

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

Risk Reality vs. Commercial Insurance: Coverage Holes Exposed

Insurance Journal

By Susanne Sclafane Two recent reports–one reviewing property and business interruption risks and the other, liability–highlight a growing divide between escalating risk and shrinking insurance coverage. They also suggest decision-makers...

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

4 Things to Consider to Streamline an Agency Tech Stack

Insurance Journal

As agencies plan their 2026 budgets, they face an exciting opportunity to unlock more value through technology. My advice to agency leaders? It’s time to streamline your tech stack. What does this look like? Streamlined technology connects tool...

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

5 Accounting Mistakes Agencies Make

Insurance Journal

Lack of Identifying Revenue Source. Treating all income as commissions will not allow proper analysis and may potentially create false impressions of the actual revenue. Use accrual accounting to distinguish between agency-billed and direct-billed co...

Posted: Oct 19, 2025

Accounting Essentials for Insurance Agency Owners

Insurance Journal

Turning Numbers into a Strategic Advantage Most insurance agency owners are driven by relationships, sales, and client service–not a passion for accounting. Yet, neglecting financial oversight can lead to overpricing producer compensation, miss...

Posted: Oct 19, 2025