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FIGA Moves to End 1% Assessment for Insolvent Insurer Claims 2 Years Early

Insurance Journal

Remember the stormy days of March 2023, when the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association voted to add a 1% emergency assessment on all homeowners’ and commercial policies, to help pay outstanding claims left behind by insolvent insurers? Three y...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

EHS Professionals Share How They Are Using AI to Make Workplaces Safer

Risk & Insurance

American Society of Safety Professionals' AI task force members share implementation strategies for workplace safety. The post EH...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Canopius and Globex Underwriting Services partner to expand global marine coverage

Reinsurance News

Canopius, a global specialty and P&C re/insurer, has announced that Canopius US Marine and Globex Underwriting Services have entered into a partnership to provide placement of local marine policies worldwide. Globex Underwriting Services, a di...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Tech Update: Zywave Unveils 4 New AI Agents; Cytora, Warren Group Partner to Improve Commercial Prop...

Insurance Journal

Zywave, a provider of insurance technology solutions, recently debuted insurance-specialized AI agents rolled out to more than 35 early adopters across a wide range of insurance organizations. In addition, new platform enhancements will help insuranc...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Newly launched Ancient Financial to acquire Bermuda-based F&G Re

Reinsurance News

Ancient Financial, a newly established financial services company specialising in life and annuity reinsurance and asset management, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurer F&G Re from a subs...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Crisis Management Teams Navigate Surge in Threats as Terrorism Insurance Prices Fall

Risk & Insurance

2025's spike in political violence and global crises didn't harden the U.S. terrorism insurance market: WTW. The post

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

UIB to strengthen cyber insurance capabilities with CyberCube partnership

Reinsurance News

United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIB), an international reinsurance and insurance broker, has partnered with CyberCube, a provider of cyber risk analytics, to strengthen its cyber insurance capabilities and accelerate growth across Latin America...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Vistria to capitalise growth in specialty MGA market with Lumen acquisition

Reinsurance News

Lumen Holdings, LLC, a technology-enabled managing general agent (MGA) headquartered in Dallas, Texas, has been acquired by the Vistria Group, LP, a middle market private investment firm. The transaction positions Lumen as a new platform investmen...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Ski Guides in Spotlight as Investigators Probe Deadly California Avalanche

Insurance Journal

An investigation to determine if backcountry guides were criminally negligent during a California ski trip that ended with eight people killed in an avalanche and another presumed dead has surprised legal experts, who said the probe has scant precede...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Africa Specialty Risks appoints Laxmeekant Walikar as Principal Officer & MD, India

Reinsurance News

Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has announced the appointment of Laxmeekant Walikar as Principal Officer and Managing Director (MD), India. In his new role, Walikar will facilitate ASR’s entry into...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Economic environment remains leading emerging risk in Q4’25, reports Gartner

Reinsurance News

Gartner, Inc., a research and advisory firm, reported that a low-growth economic environment remained the top emerging risk in the fourth quarter of 2025. The findings come from the company’s Quarterly Emerging Risk Report, which gathers perspecti...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

ECB Steps Up Scrutiny of European Banks’ AI Industry Exposure

Insurance Journal

The European Central Bank is delving into the risks faced by banks in the region from the artificial intelligence industry, amid heightened concern over hidden credit exposures and financial-sector disruption. The Frankfurt-based central bank is aski...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

FEMA to Help With Sewage Spill Into Potomac River

Insurance Journal

President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announc...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Stonybrook launches new Excess Hired and Non-Owned Auto insurance program

Reinsurance News

Stonybrook Capital and Stonybrook Risk Management, a specialist strategic advisory and reinsurance intermediary, have successfully placed and launched a new Excess Hired and Non-Owned Auto (HNOA) insurance program. With PT Edwards as the managing...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Humanitarian adoption of cat bonds faces cost, speed, and operational hurdles: Global Parametrics

Reinsurance News

A new report from Global Parametrics has noted that, while catastrophe bond structures can be robust and replicated across different triggers and territories, several hurdles still remain to their effective application in the context of humanitari...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Angelo De Benedetto appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Guy Carpenter Italy

Reinsurance News

Guy Carpenter, a reinsurance broker, risk advisory firm and part of Marsh, has appointed Angelo De Benedetto as Chief Commercial Officer for its Italian operations. In his new role, De Benedetto will oversee and coordinate the firm’s commercial st...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Sompo Receives Regulatory Approvals to Acquire Aspen Insurance in $3.5B Deal

Insurance Journal

Sompo Holdings Inc. announced it has received the necessary antitrust and insurance regulatory approvals required to complete its previously announced acquisition of Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., via a wholly owned subsidiary of Sompo International...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

New York City Isolated by Snowstorm as Thousands of Flights Canceled

Insurance Journal

A powerful winter storm has cut off New York City, grounding thousands of flights and straining transport networks, as 41 million people along the US East Coast brace for blizzard conditions in what could be one of the city’s worst …

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Reinsurance brokers have to be more multifaceted, says Howden Re’s Flandro

Reinsurance News

In a cycle marked by intense competition and abundant capacity, a “multifaceted” approach is needed from re/insurance brokers in order to meet the needs of modern global buyers, David Flandro, Managing Director, Howden Re’s Head of Industry Analys...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Danone Sees Up to €70 Million Hit From Baby Formula Recalls

Insurance Journal

Danone SA gave its first estimate of the potential cost of the recent recalls of infant formula over a contamination scare, saying it expects a €35 million to €70 million ($82.4 million) financial hit in the first quarter of the …

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Carmakers Push Toward ‘Eyes-Off’ Driving, Raising Questions of Safety, Liability

Insurance Journal

Automakers are racing toward a key milestone on the long road to fully driverless cars: systems that let drivers take their eyes off the road – to shoot a text or peck away on a laptop – unless the car …

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Ecuador contracts first parametric insurance for climate-vulnerable farmers

Reinsurance News

Ecuador has contracted its first parametric agricultural insurance policies, benefitting up to 10,000 people in smallholder rice and maize farming households against extreme rainfall and drought risk, marking a major milestone for the Tripartite A...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

The 2026 Captives Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

This year five brokers were selected as the 2026 Captives Power Brokers. The post The 2026 Captives Power Brokers appeared first on

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

The 2026 Cyber Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

This year, 6 brokers were selected as the 2026 Cyber Power Brokers. An additional 5 were named finalists. The post The 2026 Cyber Power Brokers appeared first on

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

The 2026 Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

This year, four individuals were selected as the 2026 Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals Power Broker winners. The post The 2026 Life Sciences &#...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

The 2026 Private Client Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

This year, 18 brokers were named as the 2026 Private Client Power Brokers. The post The 2026 Private Client Power Brokers appeared first on

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

The 2026 Construction Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

This year 12 brokers were named Construction Power Brokers. An additional six were selected as finalists. The post The 2026 Construction Power Brokers appeared...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

The 2026 Environmental Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

This year 6 brokers were selected as the 2026 Environmental Power Brokers. An additional 4 were named as finalists. The post The 2026 Environmental Power Brokers

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

The 2026 Public Sector Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

This year 6 brokers were selected as the 2026 Public Sector Power Brokers. The post The 2026 Public Sector Power Brokers appeared first on

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

The 2026 Marine Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

This year six brokers were selected as the 2026 Marine Power Brokers. An additional broker was named a finalist. The post The 2026 Marine Power Brokers appeared first...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

The 2026 Education & Nonprofit Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

This year 6 brokers were named the 2026 Education & Nonprofit Power Brokers. An additional 4 were selected as finalists. The post The 2026 Education &#0...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

The 2026 Real Estate Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

This year, 18 individual brokers were selected as the 2026 Real Estate Power Broker winners. The post The 2026 Real Estate Power Brokers appeared first on

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Nordic P&C insurers achieve strong underwriting results in 2025, growth set to moderate: Moody’s

Reinsurance News

Moody’s Investors Service, the international credit rating agency and provider of financial research, highlights that the eight leading Nordic property and casualty (P&C) insurers reported outstanding underwriting results in 2025. The sector’s...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Introducing the 2026 Power Brokers

Risk & Insurance

Poverty produces its own cruel chaos. Consider the work done by these 2026 Power Brokers in the realm of affordable housing. The post Introducing the 2026 Power Bro...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Jointly AI introduces autonomous insurance brokerage platform for UK personal lines brokers

Reinsurance News

Jointly AI, a UK-based insurance technology company focused on automating brokerage operations, has announced the release of Jointly AI Broker, an end-to-end autonomous AI platform developed for personal lines brokers in the United Kingdom. The co...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Why Most MGAs Outgrow Their Policy Admin System Before They Realize It

Insurance Journal

Most MGAs don’t change their agency or policy management system because it stops working. They change it because growth slowly exposes friction they’ve been compensating for. Submission volume increases. Programs expand. Carrier requireme...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

WTW appoints George Lewkowicz as Global Lead for P&C Capital Modelling

Reinsurance News

WTW, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has announced the appointment of George Lewkowicz as Global Proposition Leader for P&C Capital Modelling within its Insurance Consulting and Technology business. Based in London, Lewkowicz...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions to Buy QBE’s Global Trade Credit and Surety Business

Insurance Journal

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group, has agreed to acquire the Global Trade Credit and Surety business of QBE Insurance Group (QBE), subject to regulatory approvals. Upon successful completion, the acquisi...

Posted: Feb 23, 2026