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Europe’s big four reinsurers delivered record average ROE in 2025: Fitch

Reinsurance News

On the back of a strong 2025, Fitch expects the four largest European reinsurers to maintain balance-sheet resilience into 2026, driven by strong capital generation and reserve strengthening, despite a ‘deteriorating’ global reinsurance sector out...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Alice Sun named Senior Casualty Underwriter at Sompo Hong Kong

Reinsurance News

Sompo Asia Pacific (Sompo APAC), part of Sompo International Holdings Ltd., has announced the appointment of Alice Sun as Senior Casualty Underwriter, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan at Sompo Hong Kong. In her new role, Sun will play a key part in exe...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Israel, Iran Launch More Attacks as Crisis Deepens

Insurance Journal

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other on Friday, a day after Tehran struck an Israeli oil refinery and after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Israel against further attacks on an Iranian offshore gas field shared with Qatar. …

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Update: US Sending Marines and Amphibious Assault Ship to Middle East, Officials Say

Insurance Journal

The U.S. military is deploying a large amphibious assault ship with thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, as Iran’s new supreme leader hailed Iran’s “unity&#8221...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

US Sending Marines and Amphibious Assault Ship to Middle East, Officials Say

Insurance Journal

The U.S. military is deploying thousands of Marines to the Middle East, officials told Reuters on Friday, as President Donald Trump accused NATO allies of cowardice over their reluctance to send forces to help open the Strait of Hormuz. The …

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

US SCS losses accelerate as second $1bn event emerges in same week: Gallagher Re

Reinsurance News

A new Gallagher Re report has indicated that the March 15–16 severe convective storm (SCS) outbreak is on track to become the second U.S. SCS event of the year to generate more than $1 billion in industry losses, occurring within the span of a sin...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Atrium strengthens Property Business Group with key appointments

Reinsurance News

Atrium, a specialty insurer operating at Lloyd’s, has announced several leadership and team appointments within its Property Business Group. Natalie Dubois and Thomas Hobbs have been promoted to joint Head of US & Canada Property Binders. Emil...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Hippo broadens reach with Progressive distribution agreement

Reinsurance News

Hippo Holdings Inc., a US-based insurer specialising in homeowners cover and data-led underwriting, has entered into a distribution arrangement with Progressive Insurance, enabling Hippo’s policies to be offered through Progressive’s existin...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Aon appoints Fabio Martinez as Head of Health & Talent, Brazil

Reinsurance News

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced the appointment of Fabio Martinez as Head of Health & Talent for Brazil. In his new role, Martinez will lead the health and talent strategies of Aon’s Brazilian operations, suppo...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Mark Woods joins CopperPoint as Head of Product

Reinsurance News

CopperPoint Insurance Companies, a provider of workers’ compensation and commercial property and casualty insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Mark Woods as Senior Vice President, Head of Product. In this role, Woods will lead the...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

P/C Industry Loss Reserves Redundant by More Than $20B: Assured Research

Carrier Management

P/C Industry Loss Reserves Redundant by More...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

AM Best upgrades Long-Term ICR of Hanoi Re

Reinsurance News

AM Best has upgraded Hanoi Reinsurance Joint Stock Corporation’s (Hanoi Re) Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “bbb” (Good), and revised the outlook to stable from positive. The ratings agency also affirmed Hanoi...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

QBE and Aurora launch fully automated underwriting for complex marine risks

Reinsurance News

QBE, in partnership with Aurora, has introduced an integrated algorithmic underwriting system that functions entirely within the insurer’s existing governance, risk appetite, and operational procedures. Developed with QBE Ventures, this solution e...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Researchers Uncover iPhone Spyware Capable of Penetrating Millions of Devices

Insurance Journal

A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in Ukraine in recent weeks, researchers said on Wednesday. The discovery marks the se...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Hippo, Progressive Embark on Strategic Distribution Relationship

Insurance Journal

Insurtech Hippo announced that its homeowners insurance products have been added to Progressive’s HomeQuote Explorer, available online and through Progressive in-house agents in eight states. Hippo said the distribution relationship began earli...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

US Allies See No Way of Opening Hormuz Strait During War

Insurance Journal

Europe’s biggest naval powers don’t see away of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping before the Iran war subsides. The continent continues to resist Donald Trump’s calls to deploy warships to the strait over fears t...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

Publix Not Liable in ‘Unforeseeable’ 2021 Supermarket Shooting, Florida Court Says

Insurance Journal

Even in an age of frequent mass shootings in public places, a shooting can be unforeseeable and a supermarket has no duty to protect customers from random acts of violence, a Florida appeals court decided in a major win for …

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

People Moves: CopperPoint Appoints Woods SVP, Head of Product

Insurance Journal

CopperPoint Insurance Companies named Mark Woods senior vice president, head of product. Woods leads the integration of underwriting product and systems, guides geographic and product expansion strategies. Woods has more than 18 years of insurance ex...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

New Jersey High Court Finds Public Schools Can Be Vicariously Liable for Sexual Abuse

Insurance Journal

A New Jersey public school district may be held vicariously liable for sexual abuse by a teacher even if the abuse took place outside of the scope of the teacher’s employment and off school property. The New Jersey Supreme Court …

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

New Jersey Public Schools Can Be Held Vicariously Liable for Sexual Abuse

Insurance Journal

A New Jersey public school district may be held vicariously liable for sexual abuse by a teacher even if the abuse took place outside of the scope of the teacher’s employment and off school property. The New Jersey Supreme Court …

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

New Jersey Public Schools May Be Held Vicariously Liable for Sexual Abuse

Insurance Journal

A New Jersey public school district may be held vicariously liable for sexual abuse by a teacher even if the abuse took place outside of the scope of the teacher’s employment and off school property. The New Jersey Supreme Court …

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

NYC Eyes Ending Legal Support For ex-Mayor Adams in Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Insurance Journal

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration wants to stop representing Eric Adams in a lawsuit that alleges the former mayor sexually assaulted a woman more than three decades ago, according to a court filing Tuesday. The move comes jus...

Posted: Mar 20, 2026

About to Take Off?: Legal Fights Emerge Over Toxic Fumes on Flights

Insurance Journal

When passengers step onto an airplane, they’re accustomed to turbulence, seat kicking and lengthy tarmac delays. Those are the predictable annoyances of air travel. But a far more serious risk to the safety of flyers has received heightened att...

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada to acquire The Standard’s Canadian voluntary benefits bu...

coverager

The Standard acquired this Canadian block of business from Allstate in 2025.

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

Uber to invest in Rivian

coverager

Uber will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031.

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

Arch launches intellectual property consortium

coverager

Arch will act as the lead underwriter for the consortium.

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

Sureify Contributes to Winning Team at IRI Hackathon Advancing Advisor Intelligence with AI

coverager

Sureify, a life and annuity technology platform provider for carriers, proudly sponsored and participated on the winning team at the 2026 Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) Hackathon. Team “Hack to the Future” came...

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

Quility Named “InsurTech Company of the Year” in 10th Annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards Program

coverager

On March 19, Quility was named “InsurTech Company of the Year” in the 2026 FinTech Breakthrough Awards.

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

Loss Trends Outpacing Pricing Assumptions: Other Liability Analysis

Carrier Management

Loss Trends Outpacing Pricing Assumptions: Other Liabi...

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

INTX CEO Sees Shift in Core System Risk Calculus

IIR

AI-driven change is reshaping how insurers balance core system implementation risk against the growing operational cost of delay.

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

National Life Group Builds Culture to Support AI and Innovation

IIR

The insurer aligns leadership, talent development and purpose to sustain engagement and enable an AI-augmented workforce.

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

Horace Mann Selects ZestyAI for Property Underwriting AI

IIR

The insurer will deploy property intelligence models to improve risk assessment, streamline underwriting workflows and reduce reliance on inspections.

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

2,400 Kaiser Mental Health Professionals Strike in California Over AI Concerns

Insurance Journal

About 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals were striking Wednesday in Northern California over concerns that the health care giant is replacing therapists with artificial intelligence. Kaiser says the union claim is false and AI will n...

Posted: Mar 19, 2026

Natural Disasters Expo USA

Risk & Insurance

Disasters Expo USA brings together professionals from across the disaster sector, including government, NGOs, responders, and industry leaders. The two-day event focuses on collaboration, innovation, and resilience, featuring keynotes, panels, wor...

Posted: Mar 19, 2026