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Insurance agents prioritise real-time data over traditional workflows: Ivans

Reinsurance News

Real-time risk appetite information is the number one factor influencing carrier selection, signalling a move away from legacy priorities like policy downloads, according to Ivans’ 2025 Insurance Agency-Carrier Connectivity Trends survey report. “...

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

Viewpoint: Artificial Intelligence Is Rewriting the Rules for Commercial Lines

Insurance Journal

Commercial lines insurance is changing—not with loud announcements or flashy tech demos, but through quiet, meaningful shifts in how work gets done. Much of this progress is driven by teams applying AI tools to everyday tasks. Underwriters are spendi...

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

Three Top P/C Insurers Account for Most of Insurance AI Patents

Insurance Journal

Three property/casualty insurers have dominated the industry’s artificial intelligence patent activity since 2014. State Farm, USAA and Allstate account for 77% of all AI patents by insurers in that time, according to tracking data from Evident...

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

Injured Pedestrian Strikes Out on PIP Benefit Because Car She Dodged Never Struck Her

Insurance Journal

Is a pedestrian entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits in Massachusetts after being injured while trying to get out of the way of an oncoming motor vehicle even though she was not hit by the vehicle? The answer is …

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

Waymos Froze, Blocked Traffic During San Francisco Power Outage

Insurance Journal

Waymo’s driverless ride services were a high-profile victim of a power outage that affected large swaths of San Francisco, with cars freezing mid-ride across the city and disrupting traffic. After traffic lights went dark at major intersections...

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

US Admits Liability in Chopper-Jet Crash Over Potomac River

Insurance Journal

The US government acknowledged in a federal court filing that it was liable for damages resulting from a deadly collision between an Army helicopter and a regional American Airlines Group Inc. jetliner earlier this year near Washington, one of the &#...

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

Rare Weather Warning Issued as Strong Gusts Fuel Colorado Wildfire Threats

Insurance Journal

The National Weather Service on Friday issued a rare warning for part of Colorado’s Front Range as hurricane-force winds and tinder dry conditions boosted the threat of wildfire across several counties, while flood warnings were issued in Orego...

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

Oregon OSHA Fines Manufacturer for Workplace Safety Violations

Insurance Journal

A Tualatin, Oregon company intentionally kept a faulty system in place for storing raw materials, exposing employees to struck-by and crushing hazards, an inspection by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division showed. According to Oregon OS...

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

India’s reinsurance sector on the verge of a surge in 2026: Howden’s Singhal

Reinsurance News

India’s reinsurance sector is poised for significant growth in 2026, fueled by government initiatives, the issuance of new insurance licences, and the emergence of GIFT City as a pioneering financial hub, according to Prateek Singhal, Executive Pr...

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

Viewpoint: The 2026 Forecast for European Insurers Is Partly Cloudy

Carrier Management

Viewpoint: The 2026 Forecast for European Insurers Is Partly Cloudy...

Posted: Dec 21, 2025

Payment integrity platform Codoxo raises $35 million

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The company’s platform is being adopted by national health plans and focuses on improving payment accuracy.

Posted: Dec 21, 2025

Marsh McLennan appoints Mike Mathews as Global Digital Infrastructure Leader

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The role is focused on coordinating the firm’s risk, capital, and advisory capabilities for digital infrastructure clients.

Posted: Dec 21, 2025

Lumera acquires consulting firm Acuity to expand UK pensions footprint

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Financial terms were not disclosed.

Posted: Dec 21, 2025

Ather Energy moves into auto insurance distribution

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Ather Energy is an Indian electric two wheeler manufacturer.

Posted: Dec 21, 2025

Allianz Life backs Transparency Analytics

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The company focuses on quantitative credit ratings and benchmarking for the private credit market.

Posted: Dec 21, 2025

Voya and SAVVI launch retirement income tool

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The tool incorporates real world factors such as taxes, Social Security, pensions, health insurance, and withdrawal timing to give participants a clearer picture of expected income and tradeoffs.

Posted: Dec 20, 2025

Modernizing Claims: Competing Against AI-Powered Plaintiff Attorneys

Insurance Thought Leadership

Modernizing Claims: Competing Against AI-Powered Plaintiff Attorneys sradomski Fri, 12/19/2025 - 17:06 ...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

Was the Fed Rate Cut a Mistake?

Insurance Thought Leadership

Was the Fed Rate Cut a Mistake? Regulation & Public Policy sradomski

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

AI-powered payment integrity platform Codoxo raises $35M

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The company’s platform is being adopted by national health plans and focuses on improving payment accuracy.

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

Canopy Connect & QRP Unite to Redefine the Future of Insurance Quoting

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Canopy Connect and QuinStreet Rating Platform (QRP) announced a new partnership and integration. Verified insurance data captured via the Canopy Connect intake experience now flows directly and seamlessly into QRP’s quoting and rating engine.

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

AIG, Amwins and Blackstone to launch Lloyd's Syndicate 2479

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [San Jose, CA] – [December 18, 2025] – Sureify, a life and annuity technology platform provider for carriers, has recently joined the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI), the...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

Deceptive Self-Driving Claims Prompt California to Threaten Tesla With 30-Day Sales License Suspensi...

Carrier Management

Deceptive Self-Driving Claims Prompt California to Threaten Tesla With 30-Day Sales License Suspension...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

Cannabis Businesses Face Hurdles Accessing Big Banks Despite Reclassification

Carrier Management

Cannabis Businesses Face Hurdles Accessing Big Banks Despite Reclassification U.S. President D...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

Everest names Carter as Head of NA Re Claims as Parker takes over as Head of Intl. Re Claims

Reinsurance News

Global insurance and reinsurance company, Everest Group, has named Tim Carter as Head of North America Reinsurance Claims, and James Parker as Head of International Reinsurance Claims. Carter has been with Everest Reinsurance Company since March 2...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

Cessna Jet Tied to Nascar Driver Greg Biffle Crashes in North Carolina

Insurance Journal

Former Nascar driver Greg Biffle and his family are believed to have died when their Cessna Citation corporate jet crashed just minutes after taking off from a regional airport in North Carolina. “Although the post-crash fire prevents us from r...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

Son of Ponzi-Accused Georgia Building & Loan Founder Now an Insurance Agent

Insurance Journal

The former co-leader of a collapsed Georgia savings and loan, a lending firm that is now the subject of state and federal Ponzi scheme investigations, has been granted an insurance producer’s license in the state. Edwin Brant Frost V, who &#823...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

Gallagher Re appoints Harrison Pepper Executive Director for Marine and Energy

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re has announced that Harrison Pepper will be joining its UK-Business as an Executive Director for Marine and Energy. Pepper is joining the company from rival broker Guy Carpenter, where he served as Senior V...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

People Moves: Marsh McLennan Appoints Mathews Digital Infrastructure Leader; Loop Hired to Lead AXA...

Insurance Journal

Marsh McLennan, headquartered in New York City, appointed Mike Mathews as global digital infrastructure leader. Based in Boston, Mathews brings over 25 years of specialized industry experience to this newly created position, having worked with compan...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

Marco completes acquisition of Dublin-based Benteler Re

Reinsurance News

European P&C insurance run-off group Marco Capital Holdings has completed its previously announced acquisition of Dublin-based Benteler Re from Benteler Group. Incorporated in January 2003, Benteler Re is a non-life insurance Captive in run-of...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025

High Winds Battered Water-Logged Northwest, Cutting Power to Half-A-Million

Insurance Journal

High winds toppled trees and power lines across parts of Washington state and Idaho this week, killing one adult and critically injuring two children, knocking out power to thousands and compounding the damage already wrought by heavy rains and flood...

Posted: Dec 19, 2025