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Lamb to lead Atrium’s new Credit and Political Risk team

Reinsurance News

Atrium, a specialty insurance group at Lloyd’s, has entered the Credit and Political Risk market with the appointment of a new team led by Richard Lamb. Lamb will be joined by Beth MacGregor and Adam Vulliamy. Together, they aim to create one of L...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Sollers establishes first permanent US office in Chicago

Reinsurance News

Sollers Consulting, a software integrator and operational advisor, has opened its first permanent office in the United States, in Chicago, marking a significant milestone as it expands its footprint into the world’s largest insurance market. The U...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

How Responders Rescued Steel Plant Workers; Search for Cause of Blast Underway

Insurance Journal

Moments after an explosion erupted at a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, company firefighters, local responders and employees raced in to rescue people from the smoldering wreckage. They were able to free one injured worker who was whisked to a &...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Another Downgrade for State Farm General: S&P Lowers Rating to A-

Insurance Journal

Earlier this month, Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings announced another downgrade for State Farm General Insurance Co., lowering the California company’s financial strength rating to A- in spite of a show of financial support from its...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

L&G’s 2025 global PRT monitor signals £1tn market opportunity

Reinsurance News

Legal & General Group plc, a UK-based multinational financial services company specialising in insurance, asset management, and retirement solutions, has released its 2025 Global Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Monitor. The report forecasts that o...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Norway Spy Chief Blames Russian Hackers for Dam Sabotage in April

Insurance Journal

Russian hackers briefly took control of a dam in Norway earlier this year, the head of the Nordic country’s counter-intelligence agency said on Wednesday, the first time Oslo has officially attributed the cyberattack to its neighbor. While in c...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Sompo’s global reinsurance CoR improves on lower CAT losses in Q1 FY’25

Reinsurance News

Sompo Holdings, Inc. has posted results for its overseas insurance/reinsurance business for the first quarter of the 2025 financial year, reporting a global reinsurance combined ratio of 85.8%, down 10.9 points from 96.7% a year earlier, due to be...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Australia Pension Fund Mercer Sued Over Customer Disclosures

Insurance Journal

Australia’s financial regulator is suing A$70 billion ($46 billion) pension fund Mercer Super, accusing it of failing to report multiple investigations into serious member services issues. In a Federal Court filing, the Australian Securities an...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Vesttoo bankruptcy creditors file lawsuit against Aon and China Construction Bank

Reinsurance News

The Vesttoo Creditors Liquidating Trust, an independent fiduciary appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, has filed a complaint in the Court against Aon, China Construction Bank, and certain entities and individuals fo...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Swiss Re Sets Up Task Force to Monitor Tariff Impact

Insurance Journal

Swiss Re AG has set up a task force to see how the tariffs installed by the United States against Switzerland and other countries is impacting the Zurich-based reinsurer. Chief Executive Officer Andreas Berger said he doesn’t see the tariffs &#...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Healthy & constructive market environment needs to be the new norm: Swiss Re CEO

Reinsurance News

Andreas Berger, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, said this morning that the current healthy and constructive reinsurance market environment needs to be the new normal as companies must earn their cost of capital....

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Verisk names Spear CTO of Extreme Event Solutions

Reinsurance News

Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider, has announced the appointment of Eric Spear as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Verisk’s Extreme Event Solutions. “We’re thrilled to welcome Eric to Verisk,” said Rob Newbold, president of...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Aviva grows operating profit 22% to £1.1bn in H1’25

Reinsurance News

British insurer Aviva has reported an operating profit of £1.1 billion in the first half of 2025, representing a 22% increase from £875 million in the same period a year earlier. General insurance premiums increased 7% to £6.3 billion in H1’25 fro...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Adverse aviation ruling and California wildfires push Fidelis to H1’25 loss

Reinsurance News

Despite a $22.8 million H1 2025 net loss and a 110.1% combined ratio stemming from the English High Court’s Russia aviation ruling and California wildfires, Fidelis’s CEO has said the lessor policy dispute is effectively resolved, with only minima...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Talanx generates record net income for H1’25 of €1.4bn

Reinsurance News

European insurer and parent of large reinsurer Hannover Re, Talanx Group, has generated a record half-year 2025 net income of €1.37 billion, compared to €1.09 billion in the same period last year, representing 26% growth, leading the firm to raise...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Cybersecurity Pros Say IoT, Large Language Models Are Risk Areas of Concern

Carrier Management

Cybersecurity Pros Say IoT, Large Language Models Are Risk Areas of Concern When it comes to...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

AXA & MOTOGO launch new typhoon parametric and cross-boundary travel insurance

Reinsurance News

AXA Hong Kong and Macau and MOTOGO have partnered to launch two new insurance solutions, typhoon parametric and cross-boundary travel. These two innovative insurance solutions will be provided at no cost to eligible MOTOGO members under Dah Chong...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Swiss Re posts 24% rise in net income and 81.1% P&C combined ratio for H1’25

Reinsurance News

Healthy underwriting margins across property and casualty (P&C) and life and health (L&H) reinsurance, as well as a solid investment result, helped reinsurance giant Swiss Re generate a 24% year-on-year rise in net income to $2.6 billion f...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Hong Kong Extends Record Rain Warnings as Podul Skirts City

Insurance Journal

Hong Kong’s central business district and outer airport were hit by violent gusts and a deluge of heavy rain on Thursday, with the city again issuing its highest rain warning as Tropical Storm Podul passed the region. Parts of Hong …

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Thomas O’Brien joins Canada Life Re as Head of Reinsurance Operations Europe

Reinsurance News

Canada Life Reinsurance, a provider of reinsurance solutions for life and health, has announced the appointment of Thomas O’Brien from Hannover Re as CEO CLRe Ireland and Head of Reinsurance Operations Europe, a Dublin-based role. O’Br...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

ePayPolicy Secures New Investment from LLR Partners

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LLR Partners joins Serent Capital as ePayPolicy’s strategic investment team.

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Nigeria Gives Insurers a Year to Boost Capital Fivefold

Insurance Journal

Nigeria increased capital requirements for insurance businesses fivefold and gave operators a year to comply or risk losing their licenses. The capital threshold for non-life insurers was raised to 15 billion naira ($9.8 million) from 3 billion naira...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Kelso completes sale of Accession to Brown & Brown for $9.83bn

Reinsurance News

Kelso & Company, L.P., a North American-focused middle-market private equity firm, has completed the sale of its portfolio company Accession Risk Management Group to Brown & Brown in a primarily cash transaction valued at approximately $9....

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Mission, Purpose Not High on Wish Lists of Industry Newbies: Informal Talent Poll

Insurance Journal

A poll of workers recently hired into the property/casualty insurance industry conducted during a Travelers Institute webinar last month produced some unusual results, surprising one webinar panelist who leads a key business segment at Travelers. Onl...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Senator Schiff Brings Back Idea of Federal Reinsurance Program

Insurance Journal

Sen. Adam Schiff recently reintroduced his Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and Emergencies (INSURE) Act to create a federal catastrophic reinsurance program. The insurance industry promptly reintroduced their opposition. &#8220...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

People: Sterling Seacrest Pritchard Adds QB Jake Fromm to the Backfield

Insurance Journal

Former University of Georgia and NFL quarterback Jake Fromm has been hired as client advisor for Georgia-based insurance broker Sterling Seacrest Pritchard. “I’m excited to start this new chapter of my life, building new and long-lasting...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

People Moves: Sterling Seacrest Pritchard Adds QB Jake Fromm to the Backfield

Insurance Journal

Former University of Georgia and NFL quarterback Jake Fromm has been hired as client advisor for Georgia-based insurance broker Sterling Seacrest Pritchard. “I’m excited to start this new chapter of my life, building new and long-lasting...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

$36M Clearinghouse System Has Problems, Some Fla. Agents Say. Citizens Disagrees

Insurance Journal

It was supposed to simplify and speed the process for insurance agents trying to find private coverage for Citizens policyholders, a vital link in depopulating Florida’s oversized insurer of last resort. But a year after the $36 million Citizen...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

A Year Later, Mixed Reactions Over Florida’s $36M Citizens Clearinghouse System

Insurance Journal

It was supposed to simplify and speed the process for insurance agents trying to find private coverage for Citizens policyholders, a vital link in depopulating Florida’s oversized insurer of last resort. But a year after the $36 million Citizen...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

People Moves: The Hanover Appoints Mitchell; MEMIC Promotes Kelley

Insurance Journal

The Hanover Appoints Mitchell President of Technology and Life Sciences Business The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, appointed Toni E. Mitchell as president of its technology and life sciences business. Mitch...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Tire Shield in Nevada

Insurance Journal

Brown & Brown Dealer Services has acquired the assets of Tire Shield. The Tire Shield team will join Brown & Brown Dealer Services and continue to operate from their offices in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team will report to William …

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

New York AG Sues Zelle, Claims Lax Security Led to $1 Billion Consumer Fraud Losses

Insurance Journal

Zelle was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said the electronic payment platform’s refusal to adopt critical safety features enabled fraudsters to steal more than $1 billion from consumers. The lawsuit in a New Y...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Owner Sentenced, Fined $1.2M for Workers’ Comp Scheme Uncovered After Tragedy

Insurance Journal

A large-scale workers’ compensation fraud and tax evasion scheme that came to light when an employee was killed while removing a sign from a brewery has resulted in the sentencing of a construction firm owner. According to New York State &#8230...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Shanghai Asian Insurance Brokers (UK) & Altum Risk secure SIRE authorisation

Reinsurance News

Shanghai Asian Insurance Brokers (UK) Ltd, alongside its Appointed Representative Altum Risk Ltd, have been authorised to fully operate on the Shanghai Insurance and Reinsurance Exchange (SIRE) platform. This authorisation, effective from 6 March...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

California Employer Pleads Guilty to Charges Over Deadly Nitrogen Leak

Insurance Journal

An employer has pleaded guilty to criminal charges after investigation into deadly nitrogen leak held the company responsible. California Ranch Foods, a subsidiary of Golden West Food Group, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts after being crimin...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Another Downgrade for State Farm General: S&P Lowers Rating to A-

Carrier Management

Another Downgrade for State Farm General: S&P Lowers Rating to A- Earl...

Posted: Aug 13, 2025

When 2 Records Walk into a Claim…

Insurance Thought Leadership

When 2 Records Walk into a Claim… Commercial Lines

Posted: Aug 13, 2025

Ascend and Embroker Team Up to Supercharge MGA Billing Automation for Brokers

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San Francisco, CA — August 13, 2025 — Ascend, the leading accounting automation platform for the insurance industry, is proud to announce a strategic expansion of its partnership with Embroker...

Posted: Aug 13, 2025

BlueOrchard backs flood intel platform Previsico

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Previsico is a flood intelligence platform.

Posted: Aug 13, 2025

Sapiens to be acquired by Advent for $2.5 billion

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Upon completion of the transaction, Sapiens’ common shares will no longer be publicly listed, and Sapiens will become a privately held company.

Posted: Aug 13, 2025

SiriusPoint partners with Arden

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Arden specializes in solutions for multi-family habitation risks with an in-force portfolio of more than 120,000 buildings insured. 

Posted: Aug 13, 2025

AXIS launches AXIS Capacity Solutions

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The company has appointed David Murie to the newly created role of Head of AXIS Capacity Solutions.

Posted: Aug 13, 2025