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Texas Lt. Gov. Threatens Overtime Session to Force THC Ban

Insurance Journal

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he will move to force an overtime session of the Legislature if lawmakers fail to ban THC or tighten Texas’ bail laws — two of his top priorities — before the current session ends in …

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Xceedance invests in Friendly to drive L&H AI solutions

Reinsurance News

Xceedance, a global provider of technology and digital solutions, has strategically invested in Friendly, a San Francisco-domiciled artificial intelligence company focused on life & health (L&H) underwriting, claims management, and risk as...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Porch adds four hires

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The appointments span strategy, sales, reinsurance, underwriting, and risk management.

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Sompo expands operations in Continental Europe

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The development extends further Sompo’s commercial P&C insurance capabilities.

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Sammons to introduce paperless annuity transfers

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Sammons Financial Group is one of three annuity carriers that helped to develop, test, and pilot this technology.

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Jared Gwin named chief distribution officer, life insurance at North American

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Gwin will lead North American’s life insurance distribution, including national and traditional accounts and marketing organizations.

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Indemn Adds Cam Torstenson as Chief Growth Officer

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Cam Torstenson, an insurance veteran with deep expertise in combining AI and human capabilities, joins Indemn AI to accelerate the delivery of AI agents that simplify insurance sales and service.

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

U.S. Corporate Profits Surged in Q4 2024

Carrier Management

U.S. Corporate Profits Surged in Q4 2024 U.S. corporate profits rebounded sharply in the fourth quarter, but an...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Task Force Formed to Address Widespread Tesla Vandalism in the U.S.

Carrier Management

Task Force Formed to Address Widespread Tesla Vandalism in the U.S....

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Members of ISMIE

Insurance Journal

AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company and ISMIE Indemnity Company...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

State Farm Insurance Agents Can Now Offer Personal Loans

Insurance Journal

In the latest expansion of the alliance between State Farm and U.S. Bank, State Farm customers can apply for U.S. Bank personal loans for up to $50,000 working directly with their insurance agent. The new offering joins the existing suite …

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Massachusetts Probes Robinhood Again, This Time Over March Madness Betting

Insurance Journal

REUTERS EXCLUSIVE Massachusetts’ top securities regulator has begun an investigation into trading platform Robinhood’s decision to launch a prediction-markets hub that allows users to bet on the outcomes of a range of events, including Ma...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Health and Safety Lead Global D&O Risk Survey

Risk & Insurance

Corporate leaders face mounting social, cyber, and regulatory risks while navigating an increasingly complex business landscape, WTW reports. The post

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Cowbell Connectors expands to 30+ integrations to enhance cyber risk assessment

Reinsurance News

Cowbell, a cyber insurance provider for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has announced the expansion of its Cowbell Connectors to more than 30 integrations with top security and cloud service providers. Cowbell Connectors enhance cyber r...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

South Korea battles worst wildfires on record

Reinsurance News

Won Myung-soo, Director of Satellite Imagery Analysis, National Forestry Service, stated that the Uiseong fire in South Korea quickly began spreading on Wednesday, reaching the coastal county of Yeongdeok 51 km (32 miles) away in just 12 hours, wi...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Eight Corvettes Stolen from Kentucky Plant But Found Later, Some with Minor Damage

Insurance Journal

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thieves took eight Corvettes from the lot of a Kentucky automobile plant where the legendary muscle car is built, but officers recovered the vehicles and made an arrest, police said. The cars were taken from the …

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Allianz makes executive changes to Commercial arm

Reinsurance News

Allianz UK has appointed Adam Lloyd as Chief Underwriting Officer and Claire Buck as Chief Technical Officer, a newly created role, in its Commercial arm covering Mid Corp, Fleet, and Digital/SME, effective April 14. According to Allianz, both Llo...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Sompo Granted Licenses to Write Primary Insurance in Belgium and the Netherlands

Insurance Journal

Sompo, the global property and casualty re/insurer, announced it has been granted licenses by the regulatory authorities to write primary insurance in Belgium and the Netherlands. Sompo said the development extends its commercial P/C insurance capabi...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

QBE North America’s Julie Wood Talks to Risk & Insurance

Risk & Insurance

Defining a wholesale strategy for 2025 is just one of the tasks and opportunities ahead. The post QBE North America’s Julie Wood Talks to Ri...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Nashville Group Gearing Up for Major League Baseball Stadium

Insurance Journal

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Music City Baseball is teaming with a property company in hopes of buying land that could one day serve as the home of a Major League Baseball team. The deal between Music City Baseball and Lincoln …

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

RenRe’s integrated underwriting strategy better serves clients: O’Donnell, CEO

Reinsurance News

Kevin J. O’Donnell, President and CEO of RenaissanceRe, explained that the company’s underwriting approach combines property lines with casualty and specialty to create an optimally efficient portfolio, enhancing its capacity to solve customers&#8...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

States’ AI-Related Legislation Aimed at Insurance Is ‘Unfounded,’ Says NAMIC

Carrier Management

States’ AI-Related Legislation Aimed at Insurance Is ‘Unfo...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Climate Change Triggers More Extreme Weather – From Deluges to Drought

Carrier Management

Climate Change Triggers More Extreme Weather – From Deluges to Drought Aroun...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

State Farm Wins Dismissal of Homeowners’ Class Action Over Use of Xactimate Software

Insurance Journal

A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action filed on behalf of Pennsylvania homeowners who believe that State Farm undervalued their property damage claims in its use of the Xactimate software that is popular with insurers. The lead plainti...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Sompo gains approval to write primary insurance in Belgium and the Netherlands

Reinsurance News

Sompo, a global provider of commercial and consumer P&C re/insurance, has expanded its operations in Continental Europe with authorisation by regulatory authorities to write primary insurance locally in Belgium and the Netherlands. Sompo&#8217...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Miami Insurance Broker Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Condo Premium Finance Scheme

Insurance Journal

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Miami insurance broker to 41 months in prison and more than $5 million in restitution for defrauding a Georgia credit union by obtaining loans for condominium associations’ premium financing, then using...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Ardonagh reports FY’24 income increase of 24%

Reinsurance News

Global insurance intermediary The Ardonagh Group has reported a 24% increase in income for the full year 2024 (FY’24) to $1.99 billion as adjusted EBITDA grew by 31% to $683 million. The pro forma income for FY’24 was reported at $2.5 billion, and...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Insly promotes Hammad Mirza to CMO, as it doubles down on growth 

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Insly has promoted Hammad Mirza to Chief Marketing Officer. In his new role, Mirza will expand the marketing team, inject greater speed into the go-to-market strategy, and build greater efficiency and alignment between marketing, sales, and product.

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Hannover Re Renews Cloud Outage Catastrophe Bond, Structured by Parametrix

Insurance Journal

Hannover Re has renewed a cyber catastrophe bond that provides $20 million worth of retrocessional protection against the accumulation of losses caused by a sustained cloud-outage event during 2025-2026. Cumulus Re II is 45% larger than the first ite...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

FAA Must Do Better After Midair Collision, Acting Chief Says

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The US Federal Aviation Administration said it must improve the way it identifies potentially risky air-traffic situations, following a deadly midair collision between a US Army helicopter and American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet in January. &#8...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Fortitude Re subsidiary prices $750m private offering of senior notes

Reinsurance News

Fortitude Group Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortitude Re, has announced the pricing of a private offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% senior unsecured notes due 2030. The company intends to use the net proceeds f...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

AI Company Anthropic Wins Early Round in Music Publishers’ Copyright Case

Insurance Journal

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic convinced a California federal judge on Tuesday to reject a preliminary bid to block it from using lyrics owned by Universal Music Group and other music publishers to train its AI-powered chatbot Claude. U.S....

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Mangrove appoints Cotton as COO and announces new P&C leadership hires

Reinsurance News

Mangrove Property Insurance Company, a newly formed Florida insurer, has announced the appointment of Tim Cotton as Chief Operating Officer. Cotton, a seasoned leader in the property insurance industry, has 30 years of experience, including 28 yea...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

ING Becomes First Globally Important Bank to Meet Climate Watchdog Standards

Insurance Journal

ING has become the first systemically important global bank to have its climate goals validated as being in line with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the body responsible for awarding the standard said on Wednesday. The &#8230...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

MAPFRE Economics raises global growth forecast to 3.1% for 2025, led by Asia

Reinsurance News

MAPFRE Economics, the research arm of MAPFRE, a Spain-based insurance company, has raised its global growth forecast in its latest Economic and Industry Outlook 2025 report, projecting a 3.1% increase in global GDP for 2025, a slight upward revisi...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

SiriusPoint partners with MGU Balance Partners

Reinsurance News

SiriusPoint has entered a strategic partnership with Balance Partners, a North American managing general underwriter, to provide capacity for Balance Partners’ new Excess Construction Liability program, Vertical, which underwrites lead and followi...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Former WTW and Marsh McLennan leader launches Uplift Strategy Consulting

Reinsurance News

Veteran insurance and reinsurance executive Simone Camilla Oliveira has launched Uplift Strategy Consulting, a London-based boutique advisory firm that aims to drive transformations for re/insurers. Uplift Strategy Consulting helps its clients tra...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Western Officials Say Russia Is Behind Campaign of Sabotage Across Europe

Insurance Journal

Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago, according to data collected by The Associated Press. They allege the disruption campai...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Ascot Group appoints Edel Chatterton as Chief Financial Officer, UK

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-based global specialty insurer Ascot Group has announced the appointment of Edel Chatterton as Chief Financial Officer, Ascot U.K. and Ascot Underwriting Limited (AUL). In this role, Chatterton will oversee Ascot U.K.’s finance organ...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

ASIC names Stefanie Milch as Head of Claims

Reinsurance News

AM Specialty Insurance Company (ASIC), a provider of specialised insurance products, has appointed Stefanie Milch as its new Head of Claims. The firm stated that this appointment underscores its commitment to providing innovative risk solutions su...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025

Insurers shift investment strategies as inflation concerns resurface: Goldman Sachs

Reinsurance News

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, an investment firm managing assets across diverse sectors, has released its 14th Annual Global Insurance Survey, offering insight into how insurers are adjusting their investment strategies in response to evolving e...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025