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BluePond.AI, a GenAI-native insurtech, has introduced its latest solution, P&C Reinsurance CoPilot, a tool designed to automate the ingestion of complex reinsurance documents and optimise workflow efficiency. Reinsurance contracts are often le...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Marsh's Samar Patni shares insight into public sector and health care brokering. The post Tackling Evolving Risk Management Challeng...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the privately owned independent insurance broker, has announced the appointment of James Stephens as Head of Crisis Management in its London office. Tom Meyer, Head of Specialty, Lockton Re, added: “We are...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
A new report from Aon has hailed the attractive yet dynamic reinsurance market, noting that buyers can seize a strategic advantage amid global reinsurance capital reaching a record $735 billion as of June 30, 2025. According to the firm’s ne...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Early in my underwriting career, it wasn’t unusual to meet a company owner who had recently climbed down from a ladder or the seat of a bulldozer to …
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Independent reinsurance broker Price Forbes Re has announced the appointment of Tim Barber as CEO, London, reporting directly to Chris Bonard, president of the company. Barber brings over four decades of industry experience to his new role. As par...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Alliant Human Capital, a division of Alliant Insurance Services, announced the appointment of Brian Muller as Vice President. Muller brings more than 15 years of experience in both corporate and consulting HR, with a proven track record of delivering...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Apollo, the technology-driven insurance platform, has received “in principle” approval from Lloyd’s Council to establish Apollo ReShare Syndicate 1972, which is expected to commence underwriting on 1st January 2026. The new syndicate will provide...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Two cultivated meat companies have filed a lawsuit against officials in Texas over the law that bans the sales of lab-grown meat in the state for two years. California-based companies UPSIDE Foods, which makes cultivated chicken, and Wildtype, which...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Only around 4% of UK SMEs currently buy terrorism insurance, a shortfall Pool Re attributes as much to a “perception gap” as to cost, with many businesses unaware that terrorism risks are excluded from standard policies, prompting a Treaty overhau...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointments of Max Garratt and Russell Hails as Executive Directors for its Australia team. Garratt brings over 20 years of industry experience to his new role. He joins Gallagher Re from L...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz plans to call a special legislative session to consider tougher gun laws following a shooting last week at a Catholic school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 21 people injured. The Democrat told reporters …
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Tesla Inc. said it has opened its robotaxi app to the general public, suggesting the company will soon roll out the service beyond a select group of early access users in Austin, Texas. The company’s Tesla Robotaxi account on social …
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Insured losses exceeded $47.2 billion in Texas last year—a 4.2% increase over 2023, according to a new property and casualty market report from the state’s insurance council. Annual direct losses in Texas have now increased in two consecutive y...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Rokstone, the international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA) and part of the Aventum Group, has appointed Adrianna Allman and Charles Turgeon as Senior Underwriters in its North American (NA) Inland Marine division. The appointm...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
In a move to combat the growing challenges of extreme weather, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has chosen Planette, a long-range weather prediction technology company, to develop QubitCast, a next-generation forecasti...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Blenheim Underwriting, a specialist managing general agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s coverholder, has appointed Phil Lawson and Alex Hewlett as Class Underwriters, effective February 2026. The pair will join the delegated authority team, further strengthe...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
AM Best, a credit rating agency and provider of insurance market intelligence, reports that reinsurers operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are facing a complex and demanding environment. According to AM Best, these market particip...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
The US Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered by OpenAI, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. The study will fo...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Reinsurance and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Promotes Voralia as CUO, Global Reinsurance Everest Reinsuran...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Use of artificial intelligence among businesses jumped in the last year and is expected to continue to grow, yet few firms have cut jobs as a result so far, according to a new Federal Reserve Bank of New York study. …
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
AXA XL has launched a web-based portal for its global clients, providing a centralized platform which allows data insights across multinational solutions portfolios to be viewed and exported in real-time. The portal, which is available via AXA’...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Alabama’s insurance commissioner has extended a moratorium on new captive insurance companies and risk retention groups until at least next summer. The bulletin, posted this week, follows the commissioner’s announcement in March that the...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
The head of the European Parliament’s trade committee said Wednesday he has “doubts” about aspects of the EU’s trade deal with the Trump administration and predicted the deal could be amended during the legislative approval pr...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Bermuda-domiciled global specialty insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint Ltd. has appointed Martin Hudson as Board Director, effective September 1st, 2025. Hudson has over four decades of international re/insurance leadership experience, spanning unde...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
The manager of the cargo ship that caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge in March 2024 should be denied the protections of a federal maritime law it seeks to invoke because it is not the owner of the ship, …
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
SAIF’s board of directors has declared a $50 million dividend for more than 50,000 workers’ compensation policyholders. In October, 50,757 policyholders are set to receive the dividend, which will be calculated based on the premium for po...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
Rhode Island, Connecticut and wind farm developer Orsted A/S are suing the Trump administration in an effort to revive construction of an almost-finished offshore project meant to provide power to the two New England states. The developer sued Thursd...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission barred the largest pet cremation business in the U.S. from enforcing its noncompete agreements with 1,800 workers on Thursday, saying they unfairly diminish workers’ leverage with their employer. FTC Chair Andr...
Posted: Sep 05, 2025
North Korean hackers are saturating the cryptocurrency industry with credible-sounding job offers as part of their campaign to steal digital cash, according to new research, raw data, and interviews. The problem is becoming so common that job applica...
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
In this exclusive Q&A, Swiss Re's Neil Sprackling outlines how life insurers can play a transformative role in reversing America’s metabolic health crisis—and why the time to act is now. The post
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
When churning flood waters swept away a group of tourists in Pakistan’s Swat Valley in June, the whole country felt a sense of déjà vu. Just three years ago, extensive floods had swallowed entire hotels and families vacationing in the …
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
Lessons on AI in Underwriting and Claims AI & Machine Learning
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
SME Insurance Gap Creates Opportunity Commercial Lines
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
The Strategic Advantage Hiding in Plain Sight Life & Health
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
What Medical Inflation Means for Workers’ Comp Commercial Lines
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
Renovations Create Critical Insurance Risks Personal Lines
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
6 Pillars of Specialty Underwriting Underwriting
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
Unlocking the Power of Agentic AI in Insurance AI & Machine Learning
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
The updated solution enables brokers to request proposals via email and receive structured responses without requiring new systems or training.
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
Davis, former CEO of Utilant, is appointed to drive innovation in insurance payment technology and Pay-As-You-Go billing.
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
The upgraded platform enables reinsurers to model complex quotes, enhance pricing accuracy, and unify pricing systems.
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
New York Life Group Benefit Solutions’ Kristina Welke on connectivity, AI, and helping employees truly understand and use their benefits.
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
ReSource Pro’s annual Core Deals reports show a decline in overall deal volume but continued modernization momentum, driven by Tier 4 carriers, MGA adoption, and suite preference.
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
What Life Insurers Can Learn From P&C Life & Health
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
ERGO Group has partnered with Bengaluru-based CamCom Technologies to power AI-supported visual inspections in Europe.
Posted: Sep 04, 2025