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Brown & Brown completes RSC Topco acquisition

Reinsurance News

Brown& Brown, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has completed its previously announced acquisition of RSC Topco, Inc., the holding company for Accession Risk Management Group, Inc. The deal, first announced in June 2025, was fin...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Berkshire Insurance Units Report Lower Q2 Operating Income Overall

Insurance Journal

GEICO was the only one of Berkshire Hathaway’s major property/casualty reporting divisions to post higher underwriting profit in the second quarter of 2025. But a 2% rise in underwriting profit for the personal auto insurance operation was not...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

High Noon Recalls Vodka Seltzers Mislabeled as Energy Drinks

Insurance Journal

High Noon announced a recall of vodka seltzer drinks that it says were mislabeled as Celsius energy drinks, according to a posting on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website. “Consumption of the liquid in these cans will result in...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

CNA posts net income of $299m, P&C CoR strengthens to 94.1% in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Chicago-domiciled insurer CNA Financial Corporation reported net income of $299 million for the second quarter of 2025, down from $317 million in the same period last year. Core income in Q2’25 rose to $335 million, up from $326 million in Q2’24....

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Atrium enters weather and climate insurance market, Byrns to lead new team

Reinsurance News

Atrium, a specialty insurance group at Lloyd’s, has entered the weather and climate insurance market with the appointment of weather insurance veteran Dr Ed Byrns as of Weather & Climate. Led by Byrns, the Weather and Climate Insurance team wi...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Aspen announces new leadership role for international and UK casualty insurance

Reinsurance News

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Ryan Cushway as Head of International and UK Casualty Insurance, a newly established position effective August 1, 2025. Cushway, who joined Aspen in 2017, has held several senior un...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Aon calls for national AI policy to ensure insurability: Kevin Kalinich

Reinsurance News

Aon has called for a coordinated, whole-of-government approach to regulating artificial intelligence amid a rapidly evolving risk landscape, urging the establishment of a national policy framework to ensure insurability and effective risk manageme...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Everest Insurance International appoints James McPartland as Head of Property, Asia

Reinsurance News

Everest Insurance International, a division of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Everest Group, Ltd., has appointed James McPartland as Head of Property, Asia. McPartland brings over 15 years of industry experience to the role. He joined Everest...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

No Major Impact Reported as Small Earthquake Shakes New Jersey-New York Area

Insurance Journal

A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0. It hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, less than 8 miles (13 kilometers) west …

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

SiriusPoint’s Q2’25 underwriting income improves on lower cats & higher favourable PYD

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-based carrier SiriusPoint has reported a rise in core underwriting income to $67.6 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared with $36.9 million a year earlier, as catastrophe losses decreased and favorable prior year loss reserve de...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

EU Court Rules Against Environmentalists Trying to Block Spanish Wind Farms

Insurance Journal

The European Court of Justice on Friday dealt a blow to environmental groups trying to stop wind farms from being built in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, in a ruling affecting billions of euros of investment. Companies developing wind far...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Saudi Re’s net profit increased 20.9% to SAR 52.6m in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Saudi Reinsurance Company (Saudi Re) has reported a net profit after zakat attributable to shareholders of SAR 52.6 million for the second quarter of 2025, representing a 20.9% increase compared to the same quarter a year earlier. The company attr...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

South Africa Is Considering Flood Insurance for Large Cities

Insurance Journal

South Africa is studying whether some of its largest cities should take out flood insurance after a series of disasters in recent years led to bailouts from the government. The insurance being considered is parametric, a type of cover that …

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Aon’s Jeffrey Jones joins Mercury Insurance as Chief Reinsurance Officer

Reinsurance News

Jeffrey Jones has joined Mercury Insurance, a property and casualty insurer, as Vice President & Chief Reinsurance Officer, a newly created role, following a 30-year tenure as a reinsurance broker at Aon. The executive’s arrival comes at a tim...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

UK’s FCA Says Lenders Face Minimum £9 Billion Bill on Car Loans

Insurance Journal

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority will consult on a redress scheme to guide firms on how they should compensate motor finance customers that were missold car loans, which it estimates could leave such lenders on the hook for at least …

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Why Submission Triage Is the Hidden Bottleneck in Your Underwriting Workflow

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Your underwriters want to quote-fast. But instead, they’re sifting through messy emails, chasing missing info, and trying to clean up broker submissions just to get started. That bottle...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Re/insurance broker AI12 receives DFSA authorisation and establishes presence in DIFC

Reinsurance News

AI12 Ltd., a global specialist insurance and reinsurance brokerage, has received authorisation from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and is now officially established as a regulated entity within the Dubai International Financial Cent...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

QBE expands into Dutch marine insurance market with key appointment

Reinsurance News

QBE, an insurer with operations in over 25 countries, has announced the appointment of Paul Peerdeman to lead the launch of its marine insurance portfolio in the Netherlands. The move is part of QBE’s strategy to strengthen its presence in key Eur...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

MAPFRE examines how AI will transform the insurance industry by 2035

Reinsurance News

In a recent study, MAPFRE explores the future role of insurance in a world shaped by artificial intelligence (AI) by 2023 provisioning four plausible future scenarios to understand how these technology advances could affect people’s daily interact...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Aon names Sushant Sarin as Head of Strategy and Commercial Risk Solutions, India

Reinsurance News

Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Sushant Sarin as Head of Strategy and Commercial Risk Solutions for India, effective immediately, based in Mumbai. Sarin reports to Rishi Mehra, Chief Executive Officer, Aon India, and...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

NDF boosts parametric hurricane protection with increased risk capacity for Corp-EFF

Reinsurance News

The Natural Disaster Fund (NDF), managed by the Global Parametrics team (a CelsiusPro Group company), has expanded access to parametric hurricane protection by increasing its risk capacity allocation to Corp-EFF Insurance Company Limited. NDF has...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

People Moves: AAA – The Auto Club Group Adds to Executive Team

Insurance Journal

AAA – The Auto Club Group (ACG), headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, added three senior leaders. Vincent Fusco joined ACG as executive vice president, chief distribution officer. Fusco will oversee insurance and direct sales, including those of Mich...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Concert Group announces leadership transition to support strategic growth

Reinsurance News

Concert Group Holdings, Inc., a specialised insurance holding company known for providing tailored solutions to programme insurance markets, has introduced a new executive leadership structure aimed at steering the company through its next phase o...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Allianz, BlackRock, Generali, Hannover Re and T&D acquire Viridium

Reinsurance News

A consortium including Allianz, BlackRock, Generali Financial Holdings, Hannover Re and T&D Holdings, have completed the acquisition of Viridium Group, a European life insurance consolidation platform, from Cinven. The transaction was initiall...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Jury Decides Tesla Partly Responsible in Autopilot Crash Case; Must Pay $243M

Carrier Management

Jury Decides Tesla Partly Responsible in Autopilot Crash Case; Must Pay $24...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Berkshire Insurance Units Report Lower Q2 Operating Income Overall

Carrier Management

Berkshire Insurance Units Report Lower Q2 Operating Income Overall GEIC...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

PartnerRe appoints Matthew Doherty as Head of Underwriting Insurance Programs

Reinsurance News

PartnerRe, a reinsurer providing capital and risk solutions, has appointed Matthew Doherty as Head of Underwriting Insurance Programs, effective August 1, 2025. In this role, Doherty will oversee underwriting activities related to insurance progra...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

SEC Chair Lays Out Sweeping Plans to Accommodate Crypto

Insurance Journal

The head of the U.S. securities regulator unveiled sweeping plans to overhaul capital markets regulations on Thursday to accommodate cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based trading, in a major win for the digital asset industry, which has long pushed f...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Tesla Must Pay $243 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash

Insurance Journal

Tesla Inc. was told to pay $243 million in a lawsuit over a 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida that killed a young woman and seriously injured her boyfriend, the first significant court loss for the automaker in litigation related to …

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Developer Bets on Mid-Class Rentals in Luxury-Obsessed Miami

Insurance Journal

A Spanish developer is planning an $880 million workforce housing project in Miami that would include more than 4,000 apartments, childcare, and even a test kitchen — an ambitious bid to offer below-market housing in a city known for ultra-luxury &#8...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

In Commuters’ Wurst Nightmare, Hot Dog Spill Shuts Highway

Insurance Journal

SHREWSBURY, Pa. (AP) — A truckload of hot dogs spilled across a Pennsylvania interstate Friday after a crash that briefly clogged the heavily traveled artery in both directions. Crews were stuck with a job they did not relish — rolling …

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Marsh McLennan Acquires Olympic Insurance Agency in California

Insurance Journal

Marsh McLennan Agency acquired Olympic Insurance Agency in a Simi Valley, California. All Olympic employees, including principals Don and Bob Barberie, will remain working out of their existing Simi Valley office. Olympic primarily provides business...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Aegis Professional Risk transitions to McGowan Companies in deal with K2 Insurance Services

Reinsurance News

McGowan Companies, a provider of specialised insurance programmes, has acquired the assets associated with the Aegis Professional Risk division from Aegis General Insurance Agency, Inc. This transaction was completed through an asset purchase agre...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Texas Judge Rules BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard Must Face Antitrust Suit

Insurance Journal

A federal judge in Texas largely denied a request by the world’s largest asset managers to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general claiming they colluded to reduce coal output, in a case that threatens how the U.S. &#823...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Ping An names Ray Wang CTO

coverager

Wang previously held senior roles at Google, Bloomberg, Baidu, and Ant Group.

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Pinnacol marks 110 Years

coverager

Pinnacol was founded in 1915 as the State Compensation Insurance Fund.

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

California Data Shows $150M in Stolen Goods Recovered in Two Years

Insurance Journal

More than 22,100 suspects were arrested, nearly 17,100 cases were referred for prosecution and roughly $150 million in stolen property was recovered in two years though state-funded work with law enforcement agencies, according to the California gove...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Data Shows $150M in Stolen Goods Recovered in Two Years in California

Insurance Journal

More than 22,100 suspects were arrested, nearly 17,100 cases were referred for prosecution and roughly $150 million in stolen property was recovered in two years though state-funded work with law enforcement agencies, according to the California gove...

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Empty Shelves, Broken Hearts

Risk & Insurance

In this fictional scenario, a fast-growing beverage company’s dream acquisition turns into a nightmare when a cyber attack cripples its operations and exposes the devastating consequences of an untested business continuity plan. The post

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

Managing Vendor Risks in Cyber Insurance

Insurance Thought Leadership

Managing Vendor Risks in Cyber Insurance Cyber

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

Hydrogen: Opportunities, Uses, Risks in the Energy Transition

Insurance Thought Leadership

Hydrogen: Opportunities, Uses, Risks in the Energy Transition Emerging Technologies

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

Hearings Into Fatal Helicopter-Plane Crash in DC Reveal ‘Layers of Deficiencies’

Insurance Journal

The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would’ve had difficulty spotting the plane while wearing night vision goggles, experts told the National Transportation Safety Board on Friday. T...

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

New Law Orders Louisiana Insurers to Show Prior Policy Premiums

Insurance Journal

By Ezra Amacher Under a new state law, Louisiana insurers will be required to give mandatory disclosure of prior policy premium when issuing a renewal policy to a policyholder. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple sent an advisory letter to in...

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

Scaling Smart: How Independent Agencies Can Grow with Intention

Insurance Journal

In today’s competitive market, independent insurance agencies are under increasing pressure to grow. Organic growth is harder to achieve, client expectations are evolving, and technology is reshaping how agencies operate. The agencies that succ...

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

Top 100 Agencies

Insurance Journal

This year marks the 21st annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. Nearly all of the firms in the Top 100 saw notable increases in total property/casualty revenue year-over-year. From 2023 to 2024 th...

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

This Hard Market Explained

Insurance Journal

This hard market is the longest and hardest in generations. Historically, hard markets occurred every seven years or so and lasted two to three years. Agents that sold price and represented carriers who sold price worked hard during the soft …

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

How to Attract the Next Generation to Insurance

Insurance Journal

For many young professionals, the insurance industry isn’t exactly top of mind when plotting a career path. But for 23-year-old twins Sam and Noah Zickefoose, it’s where they’ve found purpose, opportunity, and a surprising sense of...

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

When Business as Usual Isn’t Enough: Rethinking Assault & Battery Liability in Commercial Real Estat...

Insurance Journal

In urban centers across the U.S., property owners and managers are welcoming a return to pre-2020 levels of foot traffic in retail corridors, mixed-use developments, and multifamily buildings. While this rebound signals a healthy recovery for local e...

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

From Golf Greens to Sausage Fests: The Wild World of Prize Insurance

Insurance Journal

By Ezra Amacher Mark Gilmartin grew up around golf, playing in national tournaments from a young age and competing in college. When his amateur golf career didn’t translate into a spot on the professional tour, he turned his love of …

Posted: Aug 03, 2025

Bird’s Eye View: Parallels from Piloting Planes to Leading an Agency

Insurance Journal

As a commercial lines insurance producer in a very competitive industry, I looked for every advantage I could uncover to build my book of business. Like most successful agents, I tried a multitude of different ideas and strategies as I …

Posted: Aug 03, 2025