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Cayman Islands recognised as key international reinsurance jurisdiction: SOA

Reinsurance News

The Cayman International Reinsurance Companies Association (CIRCA) has supported the findings of a new report by the Society of Actuaries (SOA), which underscores the Cayman Islands’ growing role as an international reinsurance jurisdiction suppor...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Iran Built Vast Camera Network to Control Dissent. Israel Turned it Into Targeting Tool

Insurance Journal

The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime. Hundreds of millions of cameras h...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

US Warns on Bab El-Mandeb Strait After Iran Shipping Threat

Insurance Journal

The US warned that Iran-backed Houthi militants could start firing on vessels in the Bab El-Mandeb Strait after Tehran raised the possibility of extending barriers to global shipping during the ongoing war. The US Department of Transportation’s...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

SageSure appoints Dave PaiMazumder as Director of Catastrophe Risk R&D

Reinsurance News

SageSure, the specialist catastrophe-exposed property managing general underwriter (MGU), has announced the appointment of Dave PaiMazumder as Director of Catastrophe Risk R&D. In his new role, PaiMazumder will lead SageSure’s catastrophe risk...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Bessent Says Hormuz Ships Insurance Program to Start Soon

Insurance Journal

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a US insurance program meant to boost shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will begin soon, a move that may help revive flows of much of the world’s oil and gas supplies. Bessent’s predictions, deliv...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Safe Harbor Marinas selects Chubb as preferred insurance provider

Reinsurance News

Chubb, a global property and casualty insurer, and Safe Harbor Marinas, the global leader in waterfront lifestyle, have entered into an exclusive partnership, with Chubb named the preferred insurance provider for Safe Harbor members. Safe Harbor i...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Gallagher Re promotes Nicolas Rincé to President for FraBeLux region

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the promotion of Nicolas Rincé to President for the France, Belgium, and Luxembourg (FraBeLux) region. Rincé joined Gallagher Re in July 2025 as Directeur Général for France, Belgium, and Luxemb...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Lagos State government secures up to USD 7.5m parametric flood insurance

Reinsurance News

The Lagos State government has contracted a parametric flood-risk insurance policy in the Nigerian insurance market, designed to protect up to 4 million vulnerable people, providing up to USD 7.5 million for flood response and recovery. The policy...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Sompo appoints Soo Wai Har as CEO of Berjaya Sompo Insurance Malaysia

Reinsurance News

Sompo, a provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has announced the appointment of Soo Wai Har as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Berjaya Sompo Insurance Berhad, its P&C insurance business in Malaysia, taking ef...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Energy Fallout From Iran War Signals Global Wake-Up Call for Renewable Energy

Insurance Journal

The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy. Fighting has all but halted oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway &#82...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Odey Allegedly Told Staffer He Could ‘Attack’ Her After Alcohol-Fueled Lunch

Insurance Journal

Ex-hedge fund boss Crispin Odey cornered a female receptionist after an alcohol-fueled lunch and told her “I could attack you now,” according to a diary entry by the staffer revealed at a London court on Tuesday. When she verbally resiste...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Depreciation on ACV is OK, Court Says in Knocking Down Class Action vs. Cincinnati

Insurance Journal

A property insurer is on solid ground in applying depreciation to actual cash value, as long as the policy makes that plan clear, a federal appeals court said in shooting down a proposed class-action lawsuit against Cincinnati Casualty Co. The &#8230...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Depreciation on ACV Is OK, Court Says in Knocking Down Class Action vs. Cincinnati

Insurance Journal

A property insurer is on solid ground in applying depreciation to actual cash value, as long as the policy makes that plan clear, a federal appeals court said in shooting down a proposed class-action lawsuit against Cincinnati Casualty Co. The &#8230...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

RFK Allies Petition to Add More Than 300 Injuries to US Vaccine Injury Table

Insurance Journal

An anti-vaccine group aligned with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is petitioning him to vastly broaden a federal list to include more than 300 injuries it says are linked to immunizations, and has threatened to sue if he …

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Totalis Program Underwriters Acquires Home/Flood Insurance Specialist ShoreOne

Insurance Journal

Coastal-focused homeowners and flood insurance broker ShoreOne Insurance Managers, Inc. has been acquired by Totalis Program Underwriters, a New York specialty insurance platform that is part of NFP, an Aon company. Terms of the deal were not disclos...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

NCAA Asks Court to Stop DraftKings’ Use of ‘March Madness’ and Other Trademarks

Insurance Journal

The NCAA filed a complaint in federal court last week seeking an emergency restraining order to stop online sportsbook DraftKings from using registered trademarks associated with the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. The comp...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

People Moves: Gray Joins Alliant’s Northwest Employee Benefits Team

Insurance Journal

Melody Gray joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group. Gray is based in Portland, Oregon, and will design and deliver a range of employee benefits solutions to a client base throughout the Pacific Northwes...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

People Moves: RT Specialty Environmental & Construction Practice Elevates Four

Insurance Journal

RT Specialty’s Hamilton, New Jersey office, which is part of RT Specialty’s Environmental and Construction Professional (RT ECP) Practice, promoted four team members to new roles. Zack Kalet is advancing to consultant. Kalet joined RT ECP...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

About to Take Off? Legal Fights Emerge Over Toxic Fumes on Flights

Carrier Management

About to Take Off? Legal Fights Emerge Over Toxic Fumes on Flights When passengers step onto...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Married Massachusetts Insurance Brokers Plead Guilty to Defrauding Clients of $750K

Insurance Journal

A married couple from New Bedford, Massachusetts pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to a scheme to defraud insurance clients through their business, BL Insurance Brokerage, LLC. According to U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley, Brendan and L...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Maryland Top Court Tosses Baltimore and Annapolis Climate Change Lawsuits

Insurance Journal

The Supreme Court of Maryland has thrown out climate change lawsuits filed by Baltimore, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County against 26 fossil fuel companies, finding that the Clean Air Act along with U.S. Supreme Court rulings make it clear that &#823...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Jewish Communities Boost Security Amid Rise in Hateful Incidents

Insurance Journal

Law enforcement officials on Tuesday said they are taking steps to monitor and counter threats to Jewish and Muslim communities nationwide since the onset of war in the Middle East, multiple hate crimes and an attempted terror attack prompted increas...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Managing Construction Risk in the Era of the Mega-Project

Risk & Insurance

From data centers to LNG plants, today's mega construction projects require sophisticated approaches to risk mitigation and transfer that bring together underwriting expertise and claims insight from the earliest stages. The post

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

New York Life Group Benefit Solutions Enters AI Era Prepared

IIR

Years of system simplification and data strategy have positioned the carrier to apply AI as a productivity tool across the enterprise.

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

Generali Hong Kong Deploys CoverGo AI for Claims Processing

IIR

The insurer has implemented an AI document processing agent to automate health claims, reduce manual work and improve accuracy.

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

HawkSoft Integrates RevitPay for Agency Payment Processing

IIR

The agency management system now supports direct API payments to accelerate premium collection, automate reconciliation and improve cash flow visibility.

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

bolttech expands device rental model to Spain with MediaMarkt

coverager

The launch builds on bolttech’s existing partnership with MediaMarkt in Poland.

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

Infosys to acquire Stratus

coverager

The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, subject to customary closing conditions.

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

Corebridge and Equitable Holdings announce merger

coverager

The combined company will have over 12 million customers and $1.5 trillion in assets under management.

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

Terminus Capital Partners backs Andesa

coverager

Andesa announced a new majority investment by Terminus Capital Partners.

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

ShoreOne Insurance Managers has been acquired by Totalis Program Underwriters

coverager

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

HawkSoft and WeSignature Announce Integration to Simplify E-Signatures for Independent Insurance Age...

coverager

Agencies can send documents for digital signature and automatically return signed files to HawkSoft. HawkSoft and WeSignature today announced a new integration designed to simplify the e-signature process for independent...

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

SkyWriter Re files trademark for stop-loss underwriting brand

coverager

SkyWriter Re operates as a specialized managing general underwriter.

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

First State Insurance Agency Selects Applied Epic to Unify P&C and Benefits Operations in a Single M...

coverager

Applied Systems announced that First State Insurance Agency, a bank-affiliated independent agency and Combined Agents of America, LLC member, has selected Applied Epic as its unified management system across all lines of business,...

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

AIS launches ChatGPT-powered insurance shopping tool

coverager

The program is backed by underwriting platform Risk Point.

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

Deep or Shallow? Previewing the 2026 Soft Market

Carrier Management

Deep or Shallow? Previewing the 2026 S...

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

Commercial Insurance Platform Shepherd Announces $42M Series B

Carrier Management

Commercial Insurance Platform Shepherd Announces $...

Posted: Mar 26, 2026

AI Platform Notch Announces $30M Series A Funding Round

Carrier Management

AI Platform Notch Announces $30M Series A Funding...

Posted: Mar 26, 2026