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Verisk’s $2.35B Buy of AccuLynx ‘Natural Fit’ for Claims Management Solutions

Insurance Journal

Insurance data analytics and technology firm Verisk said it has an agreement in place to acquire AccuLynx, a software-as-a-service platform designed for residential roofing contractors, for $2.35 billion. Verisk said in a July 30 announcement that bo...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Business Stressors Move the Workers’ Compensation Needle

Risk & Insurance

Given greater amounts of uncertainty, business leaders are taking a closer look at insurance policies and taking on more risk. The post Busines...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

The New Insurance Landscape in 2025

Insurance Thought Leadership

The New Insurance Landscape in 2025 AI & Machine Learning

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

How Agencies Can Merge Smarter and Scale Stronger

Insurance Thought Leadership

How Agencies Can Merge Smarter and Scale Stronger Agent & Broker

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

How Agencies Can Merge Smarter

Insurance Thought Leadership

How Agencies Can Merge Smarter Agent & Broker

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

From Trauma to Recovery: Identifying Psychological Trauma in a Workers’ Compensation Case

Risk & Insurance

Structured mental health assessments help validate psychological trauma, prevent malingering, and support more accurate claims, enabling employers, adjusters, and clinicians to improve outcomes and reduce costs. The post

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Cotality Estimates $1.1B in Damage to Residential Buildings from Central Texas Floods

Insurance Journal

Cotality estimates that the recent Central Texas flash floods caused $1.1 billion in damage to residential buildings, with the National Flood Insurance Program providing as much as $135 million in insurance recoveries to home and business owners acro...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Global Benefits Leaders Pivot to Cost Control as Economic Uncertainty Looms

Risk & Insurance

Aon survey reveals 70% of multinationals now prioritize cost management above all other strategic objectives, marking a dramatic shift from 2024. The post

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

The AI Revolution in Risk Detection

Insurance Thought Leadership

The AI Revolution in Risk Detection AI & Machine Learning

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

People Moves: LSM Hires Nelson, Ciraci and Prout to Boost Renewables Offering; BMS Promotes Wookey t...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and the broker BMS. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Hires Nelson, Ciraci and Prout to Boost Renewables Offering Liberty Specialt...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Despite property rates moderating, we’re not going to see a change of direction: Conduit CEO

Reinsurance News

Neil Eckert, CEO of Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re, was a little surprised at the slight upside in casualty rates experienced through the first half of the year, and while the firm posted a decrease in property, he doesn’t expect to see a chan...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Two Georgia Men Denied Bond After Charged With Large Cache of Homemade Bombs

Insurance Journal

Two Georgia men, denied bond, are in jail awaiting court action after they were charged with possessing a large amount of homemade explosive devices. The Georgia Office of Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal’s Office, along with the F...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

South African State Insurer Builds $1.1 Billion Riot Buffer

Insurance Journal

South Africa’s state-owned risk insurer, which the government bailed out so it could meet claims stemming from riots four years ago, has built up a 20 billion-rand ($1.1 billion) buffer to safeguard its finances in the event of anticipated futu...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Huge Quake Rocks Russia’s Far East, Triggering Tsunami Warnings Around Pacific

Insurance Journal

A very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula. Th...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Cover Whale raises $40m from Morgan Stanley to support expansion

Reinsurance News

Cover Whale Insurance Solutions, Inc., a commercial auto insurtech, has raised $40 million in equity funding from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. The company plans to use the investment to further develop its technology, improve its data analyti...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Brown & Brown’s Profit Climbs on Fee and Commission Growth

Insurance Journal

Brown & Brown (BRO.N) posted a rise in second-quarter profit on Monday as the insurance broker benefited from higher commissions and fees driven by growing demand. Insurance spending has continued to grow, even as businesses and individuals pull...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

BMS promotes Kian Wookey to MD, Bermuda Product Line Development

Reinsurance News

BMS, an independent insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the promotion of Kian Wookey to the newly created role of Managing Director (MD), Bermuda Product Line Development. Based in Bermuda, Wookey will report to Mark Lawson, Managing D...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Allianz UK and Sainsbury’s Bank sign new insurance partnership to broaden market access

Reinsurance News

Allianz UK, part of the financial services group Allianz SE, has signed a new insurance agreement with Sainsbury’s Bank as it looks to expand its reach in the UK retail insurance market. Starting 1 November 2025, Allianz UK will provide replacemen...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Derechos: An Uncommon And Destructive Weather Event

Insurance Journal

Prolonged wind events that unleash heavy rainfall and travel far distances sometimes qualify as derechos. Derechos can happen almost anywhere in the United States but are most common in the central and eastern regions of the country. Winds typically...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Palo Alto Networks Reaches $25 Billion Deal for CyberArk

Insurance Journal

Palo Alto Networks Inc. agreed to buy CyberArk Software Ltd. in a cash-and-stock deal valuing the Israeli cybersecurity company at about $25 billion. Palo Alto will pay CyberArk investors $45 per share and 2.2005 shares of Palo Alto stock, according...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Hit in Cyberattack Targeting SharePoint

Insurance Journal

The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, one of the Department of Energy’s 17 national labs, was attacked by hackers as part of a recent campaign seeking to exploit flaws in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint software. “Attackers did at...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Verisk to acquire AccuLynx for $2.35bn

Reinsurance News

Verisk, a data analytics and technology provider to the insurance and energy industries, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AccuLynx, a SaaS platform providing end-to-end business management workflow for residential property contra...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

‘New Normal’ Sets in as Pace of Insurance Agency M&A Becomes Clear

Insurance Journal

Insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the second quarter 2025 were up 11% over the prior quarter, but M&A activity for the first half of the year is down 8% compared to last year, according to investment banking and financial …

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

UK property insurers paid £1.6bn in claims during Q2 driven by adverse weather: ABI

Reinsurance News

Property insurers paid out £1.6 billion in claims during the second quarter of 2025, a 7% increase compared to the previous quarter, as they helped homeowners and businesses recover from unexpected events and costly disruptions, according to the A...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Mercury General reports 166% rise in net income to $167m in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Mercury General Corporation has reported net income of $166.5 million for the second quarter of 2025, representing a significant 166.1% increase compared to $62.6 million in the same quarter a year prior. Operating income also improved sharply, ri...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Allianz Life Says Majority of U.S. Customers’ Data Stolen in Hack

Carrier Management

Allianz Life Says Majority of U.S. Customers’ Data Stolen in Hack U.S. insurance giant All...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Everest Insurance appoints Josh Pillion as U.S. National Distribution Manager

Reinsurance News

Global insurer and reinsurer Everest has announced the appointment of Josh Pillion as U.S. National Distribution Manager for Everest Insurance. Based in Los Angeles, Pillion will report to Craig Hanrahan, Head of Field Operations, North America. I...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Resolution Life signs reinsurance agreement with Taiju Life in Japan

Reinsurance News

Resolution Life, a life insurance group focused on reinsurance and managing life insurance portfolios, has entered into a reinsurance agreement with Taiju Life Insurance Company Limited, a domestic insurer and part of the Nippon Life group. The ag...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Air India Audit Finds 51 Safety Lapses, From Unapproved Simulators to Training Gaps

Insurance Journal

India’s aviation watchdog found 51 safety lapses at Air India in its July audit, including lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system, according to a government report seen by Reuters. Th...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Gallagher Re appoints Mark Braithwaite as Chief Commercial Officer, NA

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Mark Braithwaite from Lockton Re as Chief Commercial Officer, North America (NA). In this role, Braithwaite will play a key part in shaping the strategic direction of Gallaghe...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Aon reports expanding insurance capacity amid rising global risks

Reinsurance News

Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, has released its Q2 2025 Global Insurance Market Insights, highlighting a notable phase in the insurance market where increased capacity and softening rates are coinciding with intensifying systemic...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Japan Post Insurance invests $2bn in Global Atlantic reinsurance sidecar

Reinsurance News

Japan Post Insurance, KKR, and Global Atlantic (a wholly owned subsidiary of KKR) have signed definitive agreements under which Japan Post Insurance will invest $2 billion in a new vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic, marking the latest milestone...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

AXIS Capital’s GPW hit $2.5b in Q2’25, CoR strengthens to 88.9%

Reinsurance News

Global specialty underwriter and provider of insurance and reinsurance, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has reported an increase in gross premiums written (GPW) of $76 million, or 3% to $2.5 billion for the second quarter of 2025, driven by an incr...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Texas Auto Insurer for Residual Market Approved for Rate Increase

Insurance Journal

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) said in a bulletin this month that it has approved private passenger and commercial auto rate increases for the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA), the state’s residual market for auto in...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

How to Stay Ahead of the Summer Renewal Rush

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by EZLynx. Summer is a notoriously busy season for insurance renewals, especially for personal lines like auto and homeowners’ insurance. For independent agents, this time of year often means juggling a f...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Chambliss to manage Davies new flood division aimed to manage large-scale NA claims

Reinsurance News

Davies, a specialist professional services and technology provider for the insurance and regulated markets, is expanding its existing flood claims management with the launch of a new dedicated flood services division. This new division, led by Jes...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Shanghai Evacuates 280,000 Residents as Tropical Storm Nears

Insurance Journal

Shanghai has evacuated around 280,000 people and canceled flights as a tropical storm nears China’s financial hub, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall that threatens flash flooding. Storm Co-may — known locally as Zhu Jie Cao — is expected...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Update: Shanghai Evacuates 280,000 Residents as Tropical Storm Arrives

Insurance Journal

Shanghai has evacuated around 280,000 people and canceled flights as a tropical storm crossed China’s financial hub, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall that threatens flash flooding. Storm Co-may — known locally as Zhu Jie Cao — made land...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Arch posts 7% rise in underwriting income with growth across insurance and reinsurance in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Arch Capital Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, delivered net income of $1.2 billion for the second quarter of 2025, down slightly on the comparable prior year quarter’s $1.3 billion, as the firm reports solid growth in bot...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Bridgepoint to Buy Majority Stake in German Insurance Broker HBC

Insurance Journal

Bridgepoint Group Plc agreed to acquire a majority stake in German insurance broker Hanseatic Broking Center GmbH from Preservation Capital Partners. The transaction sees Bridgepoint partner with HBC’s management team and founders, who will rem...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Conduit Re grows top line 9% but catastrophe and risk losses dent H1’25 underwriting result

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re fell to a comprehensive loss of $13.5 million with a negative reinsurance service result of $15.2 million in the first half of 2025, as the discounted net loss ratio increased significantly year-on-year to 95.8%...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Waymo to Launch Autonomous Ride-Hailing in Dallas in 2026

Insurance Journal

Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Waymo said on Monday it will roll out its autonomous ride-hailing service in Dallas in 2026, accelerating its U.S. expansion as electric vehicle maker Tesla TSLA.O pushes to grow its recently launched robotaxi business. After...

Posted: Jul 30, 2025