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Zurich Insurance and Beazley Agree to $10.9B Cash Acquisition

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Zurich Insurance and Beazley Agree to $10.9B Cash Acquisition Zurich Insurance Group announced it...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

PetSmart and Healthy Paws offer pet insurance discounts for Treats Rewards members

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The companies are enhancing their partnership by introducing a 10% discount on new pet insurance policies.

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Pinnacol files trademark for “Membership Built On Care”

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The mark covers full-service workers’ compensation offerings, including underwriting and claims adjusting services, under International Class 36.

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Vivere Partners announces partnership with Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

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The program will be led by Michael Levins.

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Seafarer adds non-admitted yacht program offering

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Seafarer’s appointed brokers will now have direct access to both admitted and non-admitted capacity.

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Jump raises $80 million

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Allianz and TIAA joined the round.

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Nassau Financial Group backs Quorus and Kadance

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The investments were made through its expanded Nassau Reimagine program.

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Allstate files ‘Just Enough’ trademark

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The new benefit is included in the Allstate Identity Protection Blue Plan.

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

AI Recommends Using Nuclear Weapons

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AI Recommends Using Nuclear Weapons PaulCarroll

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Investor Lawsuits Push Back on SEC Changes That Gave Firms More Power

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Investor Lawsuits Push Back on SEC Changes That Gave Firms More Power A new federal approach giving U.S. compan...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Michigan Farm to Pay $33K to Settle River Pollution Case

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has reached a settlement with Holloo Farms, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in Calhoun County, to resolve allegations that the company violated environmental regulations and improperly discharged a...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Jury Orders PacifiCorp to Pay $305M in Latest Oregon Wildfire Class Action Verdict

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Jury Orders PacifiCorp to Pay $305M in Latest Oregon Wildfire Class Action Verdict An Oregon jury has o...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Investor Lawsuits Pushing Back on SEC Changes That Gave Firms More Power

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Investor Lawsuits Pushing Back on SEC Changes That Gave Firms More Power A new federal approach giving U.S. com...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Senators Sound Alarm After New Data Shows Fewer OSHA Inspections, Fines

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Senators Sound Alarm After New Data Shows Fewer OSHA Inspections, Fine...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Four leading development risk pools consider joint reinsurance and risk finance platform

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The four leading development insurer parametric risk pools — Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), African Risk Capacity (ARC), Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC), and Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Fac...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Zurich Insurance and Beazley Agree to US$10.9B Cash Acquisition

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Zurich Insurance Group announced it has agreed with UK specialty insurer Beazley the terms of an all-cash offer to acquire Beazley for US$10.9 billion. The aggregate cash deal is expected to be funded via existing cash (approximately US$3.0 billion),...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Zurich Insurance and Beazley Agree to $10.9B Cash Acquisition

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Zurich Insurance Group announced it has agreed with UK specialty insurer Beazley the terms of an all-cash offer to acquire Beazley for US$10.9 billion. The aggregate cash deal is expected to be funded via existing cash (approximately US$3.0 billion),...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Business Moves: CRC Group Completes Buy of Euclid Transactional

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Independent wholesale specialty insurance distributor CRC Group said it has completed its acquisition of Euclid Transactional. New York City-based Euclid Transactional is a managing general agency that specializes in underwriting transactional insura...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Suspected Gunman in Austin Shooting Had Potential Terrorism Links

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At least three people — including the suspected gunman — are dead following a shooting early Sunday in downtown Austin, officials said. Fourteen others were injured. The suspected shooter has been identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, Austin polic...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Louisiana Contractor Arrested for Fraudulent Activities

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A Louisiana contractor was arrested last week on charges of fraud, filing false public records and forgery. The contractor, Jon Andersen, also received a cease-and-desist letter from Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple. Andersen was arrested...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Trump Faces 2,000 Tariff Lawsuits Following Supreme Court Loss

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In the days since the US Supreme Court declared most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs illegal, more than 100 companies filed new lawsuits, underscoring widespread concerns that the administration won’t readily refund the billion...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Jörg Bruniecki to succeed Charles Goldie as MS Re CUO

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MS Reinsurance (MS Re), a Switzerland-domiciled global reinsurer, has announced that its Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Charles Goldie will retire, effective 1st April 2026, with Jörg Bruniecki, current CUO, Global Specialty Lines, succeed...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Zurich and Beazley reach agreement on £8.1bn transaction

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An agreement has now been reached for global insurer Zurich to acquire London-headquartered specialist insurer Beazley in an £8.1 billion (USD 10.8bn) all-cash transaction, bringing together “two highly complementary businesses to establish...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

RGA appoints Jayson Bronchetti as EVP, Investments

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Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), a global life and health reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Jayson Bronchetti as Executive Vice President, Investments, effective 2nd March 2026. Bronchetti will succeed Leslie Barbi, who...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Greenpeace Faces $345M Judgment in North Dakota Court

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Greenpeace is fighting for its life in North Dakota’s court system, where a judge has decided to order the environmental group to pay an expected $345 million to an energy company whose Dakota Access oil pipeline construction drew protests near...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Anthropic’s Claude Chatbot Goes Down for Thousands of Users

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Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence chatbot Claude and related consumer-facing applications went down on Monday, with the startup saying it has been grappling with “unprecedented demand” for its services over the past week. Near...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

When seizure transforms into theft

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INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS When seizure transforms into theft DS Avionics Unlimited LLC (DSA) found itself in an unusual situation. DSA delivered its 1964 Piper PA-30 aircraft to a plane me...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Marine Insurers Cancel War Risk Cover as Iran Conflict Escalates

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Marine Insurers Cancel War Risk Cover as Iran Conflict...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Canada Life completes £80m pensions buy-in with Safeway Pension Scheme

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Canada Life, an insurance and financial services company, has completed an £80 million buy-in transaction with the Safeway Pension Scheme, insuring the future benefits of more than 350 deferred members and 1,450 pensioners. The Safeway Pension Sch...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Controlled substance exclusion didn’t control loss

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INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASESDigested from case reports published onlineCOURT DECISIONS Controlled substance exclusion didn’t control loss In July 2019, Christoffer, son of Denise and Owen Cox (Coxes), visited the home of his friend, Ryan Zinkweg. A...

Posted: Mar 02, 2026