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OneShield Launches AI Hub for Secure, Scalable Insurance Innovation

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The centralized platform aims to enable carriers, MGAs, and partners to build and deploy AI solutions within a governed ecosystem.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Majesco’s AI-First Vision Redefines Core Systems Strategy

IIR

President and CPO Manish Shah explains how Majesco’s intelligent core, embedded AI, and acquisitions prepare carriers for a rapidly changing decade.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Qumis Partners with NFP to Advance AI-Driven Policy Analysis

IIR

Lawyer-built platform supports NFP brokers and claims teams with faster, more accurate policy reviews.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Shock Absorption: Balancing AI Ambition with Insurance Fundamentals

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As 2026 nears, insurers must rethink entrenched methods to address rapid technological change, regulatory scrutiny, and shifting market realities.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Root reports Q2 2025 results

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Root reported net income of $22 million in the quarter.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

MSIG USA partners with Coalition

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The companies are launching a new cyber insurance offering.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Dion Leadership

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Dion Leadership is a boutique, Detroit-based leadership consulting firm.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Herald and Joshu Partner to Accelerate Digital Insurance Product Distribution

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Integration connects no-code product development with multi-carrier digital distribution, enabling insurers to launch and scale faster than ever.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Higginbotham expands into Cincinnati with Roehr Insurance

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Roehr’s team and brand will remain in place.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Beam Benefits raises $17.5 million

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Beam is led by CEO Tolithia Kornweibel.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

The Hanover appoints Toni Mitchell President of Technology and Life Sciences Business

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Mitchell joined The Hanover in 2010 and most recently served as regional executive for the Pacific Region.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Societe Generale appoints Jerome Niddam CEO of Asia Pacific

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He succeeds Cecile Bartenieff, who has been appointed Head of Mobility and International Retail Banking & Financial Services.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Alleva launches instant insurance verification tool

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Alleva is a software company that offers an all-in-one Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform for behavioral health and addiction treatment providers.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Sun Life expands family leave insurance to Michigan and West Virginia

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Sun Life now offers FLI in 17 states.

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Financial Impact of Extreme Weather Highlights the Need for Risk Mitigation

Risk & Insurance

Extreme weather is intensifying concerns among business leaders, requiring new risk strategies to protect their employees, customers and operations. The post

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Markets/Coverages: New Marsh D&O Enhancement for Clients’ IPO Pursuit

Insurance Journal

Marsh announced new investment bank indemnification coverage to its directors and officers liability (D&O) insurance offering for clients pursuing initial public offerings (IPOs). The coverage enhancement comes amid growing client demand for more...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Illinois Hospital Sued for Religious and Disability Discrimination

Insurance Journal

Silver Cross Hospital, based in New Lenox, Illinois, violated federal law when it failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to employees who requested to be exempt from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine because of religious and disability reasons, th...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Missouri DCI Fills Key Leadership Positions

Insurance Journal

Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Director Angela Nelson announced she has filled new leadership for the positions of Deputy Department Director, General Counsel, Division Director of Insurance Consumer Affairs, and Division Director of D...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Louisiana Department of Insurance Launches Enhanced Mobile App

Insurance Journal

The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced it is launching an updated mobile app ahead of peak hurricane season. The updated LDIConnect Mobile App includes a wide range of innovative features to help citizens stay informed, protected and connect...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Increasing number of insurers outsource investment management, reports AM Best

Reinsurance News

A recent report issued by AM Best, the credit rating agency, highlights a growing trend in the insurance sector: more insurers are turning to third-party asset managers to oversee their investment portfolios, with the US life/annuity segment showi...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Insurtech Root Swings to Q2 Profit on Growth in Partnership Channel

Insurance Journal

Root Inc. swung to second quarter net income of $22 million versus a loss of $7.8 million a year ago during the same time. Results build off net income of $18.2 million for Q1 2025, reversing a loss of $6.2 …

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Texas Embraces Second-Life EV Battery Innovation for Grid Stability

Insurance Journal

East of San Antonio in Bexar County, 500 electric vehicle batteries at the end of their automotive lives will soon be repurposed to provide energy storage for Texas’ electric grid, a California company, B2U Storage Solutions, announced last wee...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Kuwait Re’s net profit increased 39% to $31m in H1’25

Reinsurance News

Kuwait Reinsurance Company (Kuwait Re) reported a net profit of $31.07 million (KWD 9,517,762) for the first half of 2025, marking a 39% increase from $22.41 million (KWD 6,876,348) in the same period last year. The company attributed the growth t...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

California Wildfire Has Burned 96K Acres and Now Threatens 1,500 Structures

Insurance Journal

A wildfire burning in two counties, now the biggest fire in California this year, is threatening more than 1,500 structures and has burned more than 96,000 acres. The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara started on …

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

AIG’s conservative approach to US property aided by clear understanding of reinsurance cost: CEO

Reinsurance News

Peter Zaffino, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer AIG, has discussed the importance of the firm’s reinsurance purchasing strategy for its US property portfolio, revealing that so far in 2025, risk-adjusted rate decreases for rei...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Human Responses: Did Jurors React to Musk in Damage Award Against Tesla?

Insurance Journal

During a webinar this week devoted to analyzing possible factors that fueled a $243 million jury verdict against Tesla, a lawyer not involved in the case fielded a question about Elon Musk’s impact. Did animus toward Tesla’s CEO affect th...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Limb Replacement’s New Dawn

Risk & Insurance

Advancements in prosthetic technology are paving the way for a humanistic approach to limb replacement and lifestyle improvement previously unimaginable. The post Limb Repl...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

MSIG USA partners with Coalition to launch new cyber insurance for US

Reinsurance News

MSIG USA, a provider of specialty commercial insurance solutions, has strategically partnered with Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, to launch a new cyber insurance offering for its US clients. The new program offer...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Catastrophe Bond Market Surges to Near-Record Heights Despite Natural Disaster Impact

Risk & Insurance

Strong investor appetite drives $17 billion in issuances in H1 2025 as total CAT bond market size reaches $56 billion milestone, Swiss Re reports. The post

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

4 People Die in Medical Transport Plane Crash in Northern Arizona

Insurance Journal

A small medical transport plane crashed and caught fire Tuesday on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing four people, the tribe said in a statement. A Beechcraft King Air 300 from the CSI Aviation company left Albuquerque, New Mexico, &#8230...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Mercury Insurance to support Safeco customers as Liberty Mutual adjusts California strategy

Reinsurance News

Mercury Insurance, a provider of auto and home insurance based in California, is partnering with Liberty Mutual Insurance, a property and casualty insurer, to help safeguard coverage for thousands of California policyholders. The collaboration com...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Hamilton’s net income rises to $187m as underwriting result improves for Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-domiciled re/insurer Hamilton Insurance Group has reported net income of $187.4 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $131.1 million in Q2’24, as underwriting income grew to $67.5 million with a combined ratio of 86.8%, compa...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

People Moves: Liberty Names Luis VP and Producer in Miami

Insurance Journal

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, has named Guillermo “Guillo” Luis as vice president and producer. Luis, based in Miami, has more than 30 years experience in surety and construction coverage, i...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Neptune Flood: 77% of At-Risk Homes Outside FEMA Zones Have No Flood Insurance

Insurance Journal

Many homeowners underestimate their flood risk, leaving millions uninsured or underinsured in the face of a rising tide of flood events. A 2025 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (FRBP) found 70% of annual flood losses remain uninsur...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Property reinsurers must commit to AI investment to drive future growth: Gallagher Re

Reinsurance News

Gallagher Re’s recent Global InsurTech Report highlights AI’s potential to make property re/insurance more data-driven, responsive, and profitable, but achieving this requires reinsurers to commit to investing in AI, including building robust data...

Posted: Aug 07, 2025