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Camp Mystic Ordered to Preserve Damaged Grounds After Last Year’s Deadly Flood

Carrier Management

Camp Mystic Ordered to Preserve Damaged Grounds After Last Year’s Deadly Flood A Texas judge on Wednesd...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Bayer Takes its Multi-Prong Battle on Pesticide Liability to Kansas

Carrier Management

Bayer Takes its Multi-Prong Battle on Pesticide Liabil...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Chemical Safety Risks Persist Across U.S. Workplaces Despite Decades of Oversight

Risk & Insurance

Analysis of OSHA enforcement data reveals that hazard communication violations remain widespread, with manufacturing and construction persistent problem areas, according to TraceOne. The post

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Banyan Risk appoints John Berger, Bob Cox & Andrew Cook to Advisory Board

Reinsurance News

Banyan Risk Ltd (“Banyan Risk”), a Bermuda-based specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has appointed three experienced insurance executives to its Advisory Board. The new members are John Berger, Bob Cox, and Andrew Cook, who collect...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

NTSB to Hold Hearing on Two Fatal Ford Crashes Involving Driver Assistance

Insurance Journal

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a March 31 hearing to determine the probable cause of two fatal crashes involving Ford Motor’s hands-free advanced driver assistance system BlueCruise. Both crashes in 2024 involved 2022 model...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

IFC targets $50m guarantee support for African reinsurer ZEP-RE

Reinsurance News

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) is arranging a guarantee facility of up to $50 million to cover the reinsurance credit risk of ZEP-RE, a leading reinsurer in Africa headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Established in 199...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Thai Cargo Ship Hit in Strait of Hormuz; Three Crew Missing

Insurance Journal

A Thai-flagged cargo vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday shortly after departing from the United Arab Emirates, as regional tensions continue to disrupt one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes. Three people are missin...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Record March Heat to Scorch Los Angeles, US Southwest

Insurance Journal

An unusually early heat wave is set to grip Los Angeles and much of the Southwest, putting California’s already fragile snowpack, and therefore its water supplies, at risk. Temperatures in downtown Los Angeles on Friday are forecast to reach 98...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Aon adds Tank & Langley-Poole to Reinsurance Solutions Credit & Financial Risks team

Reinsurance News

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced the appointment of Uday Tank and Tom Langley-Poole as brokers within its Reinsurance Solutions Credit and Financial Risks team. Both Tank and Langley-Poole will report to Rupert Evan...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

UK Watchdog Fines Aviva Unit $14 Million Over Solvency Miscalculation

Insurance Journal

Britain’s banking stability watchdog has fined U K Insurance Ltd., now part of Aviva, 10.6 million pounds ($14.2 million) over a miscalculation in its Solvency II balance sheet for 2023 and 2024. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), part...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

UBS Urges US Judge to Curb Liability for Nazi-Linked Crimes

Insurance Journal

UBS urged a U.S. judge on Tuesday to shield it from new Holocaust-related litigation arising from an investigation of the former Credit Suisse’s activities during World War II. A lawyer for UBS asked U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brookly...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

The Fidelis Partnership announces underwriting leadership promotions

Reinsurance News

The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a privately-owned managing general underwriter (MGU), has announced several senior promotions, including four new heads of business across specialty lines. The four new heads of business include Grahame Dawson, who h...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Coast Guard and First Responders Battle Fire on Scrap Metal Barge in Delaware Bay

Insurance Journal

Multiple government agencies and the U.S. Coast Guard have been responding to a barge fire in the Delaware Bay since 8:20 a..m. yesterday. The barge is carrying salvage metal and has been moved to shallow water where it can be …

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

A Problem With Renters Insurance

Insurance Thought Leadership

A Problem With Renters Insurance Personal Lines

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

CRC Group CEO on Casualty: ‘It’s More About the Coverage’

Insurance Journal

Data, said CRC Group CEO Dave Obenauer, is a more critical part of insurance than ever, with artificial intelligence leading to greater client coverage outcomes. Speaking recently at Zywave’s Casualty Insights Conference in New York, Obenauer s...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

CRC Group CEO on Casualty: ‘It’s More About the Coverage’ Than Price

Insurance Journal

Data, said CRC Group CEO Dave Obenauer, is a more critical part of insurance than ever, with artificial intelligence leading to greater client coverage outcomes. Speaking recently at Zywave’s Casualty Insights Conference in New York, Obenauer s...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Fund Trying to Turn New Mexico Desert into an Advanced Tech Hub

Insurance Journal

If all goes according to plan for the nation’s second-largest sovereign wealth fund, a barren stretch of desert in Albuquerque’s plains will soon become a research center where scientists replicate nuclear fusion — the process that powers...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Chubb names Seshadri Iyer to lead Global Operations, Technology & Digital Transformation

Reinsurance News

Large US insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Seshadri Iyer as Executive Vice President, Chubb Group, Operations, Technology and Digital Transformation, effective 6th April 2026. Iyer succeeds Julie Dillman, who is retiring on 2nd April...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Alabama Dentist Sentenced After Blowing Up His Office to Gain Insurance Payout

Insurance Journal

Almost one year ago, an Alabama dentist was captured on surveillance video setting fire to his dental office in Evergreen, triggering an explosion that destroyed the building and slightly injured the dentist. Last week, Dr. Douglas P. O’Connor...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Virginia Boater Files Class Action Against DC Utility for Potomac River Sewage Spill

Insurance Journal

A Virginia boater is suing a Washington water utility for negligence in the collapse of a pipe that leaked millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River. The class action lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in …

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Marine war risk market ‘operating as expected’ amid Middle East hostilities: IUA

Reinsurance News

Chris Jones, Chief Executive of the International Underwriting Association (IUA), said members are continuing to provide cover for clients affected by the current hostilities involving Iran across several lines of business, adding that the marine...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

The Shifting Landscape of Workers’ Compensation Pain Management

Risk & Insurance

Topical medications emerge as cost driver as opioid use plummets, but state variations persist: NCCI. The post The Shifting Landscape of...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

HDI Global appoints David Wilson as Global Head of Claims Energy & Power

Reinsurance News

HDI Global, a commercial and specialty lines insurer, has announced the appointment of David Wilson to the newly created role of Global Head of Claims Energy & Power, effective 1st March 2026. Based in London, Wilson will work in a global capa...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Recreational Marijuana Effort Fizzles After Florida High Court Declines to Review

Insurance Journal

A move to allow Florida voters to decide if recreational marijuana should be legal in the state won’t be appearing on ballots anytime soon. The Florida Supreme Court this week declined to hear a petition from Smart & Safe Florida. …

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Private ILS premium environment remains healthy: Artemis ILS NYC 2026 video

Reinsurance News

The track record of private insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund strategies continues to attract greater attention, and while capital raising is more challenging in private ILS and blended strategies, in comparison to pure catastrophe bonds, con...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Register: Risky Future AI Tools for MGAs ‘Demo Day’ on March 11

Carrier Management

Register: Risky Future AI Tools for MGAs ‘Demo Day’ on March 11 Insurance Journal's Risky Future s...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Florida Bills Would Open Door to More Housing in the Everglades, Brownfields

Insurance Journal

Florida lawmakers who say they want to encourage construction of more affordable housing are trying to strip away powers Miami has used for decades to keep developments, strip malls and warehouses out of the Everglades. A land-use bill, HB 399, &#823...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

AXA XL appoints Leyla Delic as Chief Technology and AI Officer

Reinsurance News

AXA XL, the property, casualty, and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Leyla Delic as Chief Technology and AI Officer. Based in London, Delic will report to Scott Gunter, CEO of AXA XL, and Matthieu Caillat, Group Chi...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Employee Crime Poses Growing Threat to Large Enterprises

Risk & Insurance

Emerging AI risks compound challenges for organizations managing insider threats, QBE survey of risk managers finds. The post Employee Crime Po...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

AM Best reports decline in US P&C insurer impairments in 2024

Reinsurance News

Only one US property and casualty (P&C) insurer was recorded as impaired in 2024, a notable reduction from the 13 impairments reported a year earlier, according to credit rating agency AM Best. AM Best outlines the findings in its report, 2024...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Pen Underwriting enters UK mid-market professional indemnity segment

Reinsurance News

Pen Underwriting, a multi-class multi-territory managing general agent (MGA), has officially launched in the UK mid-market professional indemnity (PI) segment, catering to firms with larger fee incomes or higher turnovers. The new offering is back...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Three Ships Hit by Projectiles in Middle East, UK Navy Says

Insurance Journal

The UK Navy said three vessels were hit with suspected projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf on Wednesday, as the conflict in the region continues to menace shipping. The targets, none of which were identified, include a …

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Update: Three Ships Hit by Projectiles in Middle East, UK Navy Says

Insurance Journal

Three vessels were hit by suspected projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf on Wednesday, one of the heaviest days of attacks since the Iran war began. A cargo vessel called Mayuree Naree was attacked in the Strait …

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Three Ships Struck in Day of Heavy Middle East Attacks

Insurance Journal

Three vessels were hit by suspected projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf on Wednesday, one of the heaviest days of attacks since the Iran war began. A cargo vessel called Mayuree Naree was attacked in the Strait …

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Sony Fighting $2.7 Billion UK Lawsuit Over PlayStation Store Prices

Insurance Journal

Sony is fighting a London lawsuit worth almost 2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion) that alleges the PlayStation maker’s “monopoly position” inflated prices for digital games, in the latest mass consumer case to go to trial in Britain. T...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Aon’s Tracy-Lee Kus appointed new chair of LIIBA

Reinsurance News

Tracy-Lee Kus, CEO of Aon’s Global Broking Centre, has been appointed chair of the London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association (LIIBA), the representative body for London market insurance brokers. Kus, a 14-year veteran of Aon who ha...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Bahrain Takes Aircraft Out of Country as Iran Threat Persists

Insurance Journal

Bahrain repositioned aircraft for its national carrier Gulf Air and several cargo companies out of the country as the Gulf nation continues to face threats from Iranian missile and drone attacks. Some 17 aircraft were taken out of the country, &#8230...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Update: Dubai Flights Disrupted After Drones Injure Four Near Main Airport

Insurance Journal

Dubai International Airport briefly halted operations on Wednesday after drones smashed down at the facility, resulting in four injuries at the world’s busiest international hub. Dubai’s media office said that two drones fell in the vicin...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Dubai Flights Disrupted After Drones Injure Four Near Main Airport

Insurance Journal

Dubai International Airport briefly halted operations on Wednesday after drones smashed down at the facility, resulting in four injuries at the world’s busiest international hub. Dubai’s media office said that two drones fell in the vicin...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026

Texas Hemp Businesses Fear an Uptick in Police Raids

Insurance Journal

Dallas attorney Chelsie Spencer specializes in making sure Texas businesses that sell hemp-derived THC products know how to stay in compliance with state and federal rules and regulations, an area that can be very confusing. She offers them a monthly...

Posted: Mar 11, 2026