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Navigating Shareholder Litigation Risk in the Life Sciences Sector

Risk & Insurance

From clinical trial readouts to regulatory uncertainty, life science companies face unique D&O exposures at every stage of development — but disciplined practices and specialized insurance support can help mitigate the risk. The post

Posted: Mar 02, 2026

Insurity Updates Platform with Borealis Release

IIR

The vendor says the update introduces workflow changes, AI-enabled self-service and user experience improvements across policy, claims and billing.

Posted: Mar 01, 2026

CyberCube Updates Account Manager for Global Cyber Expansion

IIR

The vendor says Version 6 adds entity resolution, reporting and multi-currency support aimed at insurers expanding cyber portfolios.

Posted: Mar 01, 2026

John Schweitzer Joins CCC Board

IIR

The company has appointed the veteran technology executive to support its platform and AI strategy.

Posted: Mar 01, 2026

IASA Xchange 2026

Risk & Insurance

IASA Xchange offers focused education for every stage of your career, from the OnPOINT executive program to specialized tracks in A&F, Tech, ERM, and Professional Development. Join us in New Orleans June 7-9, 2026. The post

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

Not All Quotes Are Created Equal—Personal Lines Edition

Rough Notes

Identifying key areas where your quotes may differ for your clients’ benefit Taking the time to properly review and discuss proposed limits, deductibles, and discounts shows your prospects that you are willing to take the time to understand their exp...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

WHEN PROSPECTS STOP ASKING FOR QUOTES

Rough Notes

How active listening opens the doors to larger accounts When producers act as fractional chief risk officers —curious, disciplined, and willing to listen— clients stop asking for quotes. By Carolyn Smith, APR, CRA, TRA Most producers know the moment...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

Sticking Points: Where Even The Best Agencies Get Stuck

Rough Notes

Should you continue to feel busy or move forward with purpose? The difference between agencies that plateau and those that progress is not talent or effort—it’s leadership clarity. By Brent Kelly After working with hundreds of large, high-performing...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

Ohio Firm Aims To Be Agency Of Choice For Range Of Stakeholders

Rough Notes

The Knight Insurance Group team Amid growth, employee-owned agency works to keep the heart and soul of who they are By Dave Willis, CPIA Photography by Tim Meyers When Knight Insurance Group Board Chairman Ken Knight gets bored on the weekend, he rid...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

MANAGING THE MULTIGENERATIONAL WORKFORCE

Rough Notes

Filling the talent gap presents new opportunities—and challenges By Sharon Emek, Ph.D., CIC A late-2025 Labor Market Study released by The Jacobson Group and Aon’s Strategy and Technology Group showed that hiring is on the rise within the insurance i...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

HOW AGENCIES CAN RETHINK GROWTH IN THE AI ERA

Rough Notes

AI is changing how agencies work— but trusted expertise still leads the way By David Kallman The need for insurance hasn’t changed. But how insurance agencies work, how they grow, and how they serve clients—that’s evolving fast, as artificial intelli...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

A BUSY LIFE GETS REWARDED

Rough Notes

Southern Indiana agency owner wins PIA National Young Insurance Professional of the Year By Christopher W. Cook Photography by Tim Meyers Each year, the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) honors individuals and organizations...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

THE CANADIAN DISRUPTORS

Rough Notes

Trufla offers tech products to cover all stages of the policy lifecycle By Christopher W. Cook Webster’s defines a disruption as a break or interruption in the normal course of continuation of some activity or process. A not-so-great example, althoug...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

RESET—STOP OVERWHELMING ACCOUNT MANAGERS!

Rough Notes

Alleviating the “time” problem By Cheryl Koch, CPCU, ARM, AAI, ACSR, AFIS, and Mary Belka, CPCU, ARM, ARe, RPLU, CIC The more things change, the more they stay the same. The uniquely American quest for that magical cure for all that ails us never end...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

WHEN SEIZURE TRANSFORMS INTO THEFT

Rough Notes

A case of contradictory decisions By Bruce D. Hicks, CPCU, CLU The Court Decisions column is a popular part of Rough Notes magazine. One reason for this is that the court room is where the promises made in an insurance contract often become real. All...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

Howden Re strengthens APAC catastrophe analytics team

coverager

Howden Re has appointed two senior hires to expand its catastrophe analytics capabilities in Asia Pacific.

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway posts strong ’25 re/insurance result, expects to write less P&C business ‘for a p...

Reinsurance News

Berkshire Hathaway, the huge American multinational conglomerate holding company, cut premium written in its property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance business in 2025 as a result of increased competition and lower rates, as new CEO, Greg Abel,...

Posted: Feb 28, 2026

Homesteaders announces 2027 Producer Incentive Program

coverager

The program recognizes top production with company-sponsored travel for qualifiers and a guest.

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

UK Appoints Barclays Executive as Top Bank of England Regulator

Insurance Journal

Britain’s government on Friday appointed a former regulator and current Barclays BARC.L executive, Katharine Braddick, as the Bank of England’s next deputy governor for prudential regulation to try to boost sluggish economic growth. Last...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Uber Ballot Measure to Cap Personal Injury Fees, Limit Medical Damages Sparks Ire

Carrier Management

Uber Ballot Measure to Cap Personal Injury Fees, Limit Medical Damages Sparks Ire In November, Californ...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

NYC to Install Red Light Cameras at 600 Intersections by Year End

Carrier Management

NYC to Install Red Light Cameras at 600 Intersections by Year End Last month,...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Uncovering Hidden Fraud Networks

Insurance Thought Leadership

Uncovering Hidden Fraud Networks Claims

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

AI Creates a Mandate... and a Gift

Insurance Thought Leadership

AI Creates a Mandate... and a Gift AI & Machine Learning

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

State Farm to Issue $136M in Dividends to Louisiana Drivers

Insurance Journal

State Farm will issue dividends to Louisiana drivers totaling $136 million following stronger than expected underwriting performances nationally. State Farm, which writes approximately 30% of the personal auto insurance market in Louisiana, will send...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Higginbotham Acquires Illinois-Based Monarch Solutions

Insurance Journal

Higginbotham announced it has acquired Monarch Solutions Inc., a firm that supports high-net-worth individuals with insurance related strategies that are intended to provide tax savings and estate liquidity. Monarch founder and now Higginbotham Manag...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

From Dating Scams to Fake Lawyers: OpenAI Details ChatGPT Misuse

Insurance Journal

OpenAI said it banned accounts linked to Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers and influence operations, including a smear campaign against Japan’s first woman prime minister, in a report detailing the misuse of its ChatGPT technology. The...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Fire at Ohio Hog Farm Complex Kills 6,000 Pigs

Insurance Journal

A fire at an Ohio hog farm complex killed about 6,000 pigs and unleashed a large plume of smoke that could be seen for miles across the rural landscape, an official said. Multiple fire departments responded amid sustained winds of …

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Sinkhole Swallows Vehicles at Busy Intersection in Omaha, Nebraska

Insurance Journal

Surveillance video captured the dramatic moment a sinkhole opened up on a busy intersection in south-central Omaha, Nebraska, swallowing up two vehicles. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon in a trendy section of the Midwest city, when a sport ut...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Sinkhole Swallows Vehicles at Busy Intersection in Nebraska

Insurance Journal

Surveillance video captured the dramatic moment a sinkhole opened up on a busy intersection in south-central Omaha, Nebraska, swallowing up two vehicles. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon in a trendy section of the Midwest city, when a sport ut...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Pentagon Laser Downs Customs Border Patrol Drone in Texas

Insurance Journal

The Pentagon accidentally shot down a US Customs and Border Protection drone on the Texas border with Mexico using a high-energy laser, according to people familiar with the matter, weeks after a similar incident led to confusion and exposed communic...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Accelerant expects revenue to rise 51% for FY’25

Reinsurance News

Accelerant Holdings, a services and data platform providing insurance through the Accelerant Risk Exchange, has disclosed a preliminary unaudited full-year 2025 revenue increase of 51% year over year to $913 million. The revenue for the fourth qua...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Uber Ballot to Cap Personal Injury Fees, Limit Medical Damages Sparks Ire

Carrier Management

Uber Ballot to Cap Personal Injury Fees, Limit Medical Damages Sparks Ire In November, California voter...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Fake Lawyers Highlighted in OpenAI’s Threat Report Detailing ChatGPT Cybercrimes

Carrier Management

Fake Lawyers Highlighted in OpenAI’s Threat Report Detailing ChatGPT Cybercri...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Galaxy Insurance Consultants (Singapore) obtains MAS Reinsurance Broking Licence

Reinsurance News

Galaxy Insurance Consultants (Singapore) has announced it has officially been granted a Reinsurance Broking Licence by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This regulatory approval allows the form to bridge the gap between regional clients a...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Former Tennessee Agent Charged With Keeping Premium Payments

Insurance Journal

A Tennessee man was released on bond after he was indicted for allegedly collecting premiums then absconding with the money. Richard Darrel Wolfe, 67, of Hendersonville, was indicted by a Sumner County grand jury last week, charged with 14 counts &#8...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Consilium establishes Energy Risk Solutions Division and names Johnny Hilliard as Managing Partner

Reinsurance News

Consilium, an independent global specialty re/insurance broker, has confirmed the creation of its Energy Risk Solutions Division and the appointment of Johnny Hilliard as Managing Partner. He will join the firm after completing his current notice...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Aon advises on pension risk settlement for Mouchel Business Services Scheme

Reinsurance News

Aon, an international professional services firm, has advised the Mouchel Business Services Limited Pension Scheme (Money Purchase Section) (MBS-MP), sponsored by Kier Group, on a transaction to secure all members’ benefits with Just Group, with t...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Hinterland Insurance Appoints Kristine Hardy and Evan Krozy to Executive Roles

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Hinterland Insurance Appoints Kristine Hardy and Evan Krozy to Exe...

Posted: Feb 27, 2026

Insurance Industry Poised for Modest Growth Despite Mounting Talent Challenges

Risk & Insurance

Aon/Jacobson Q1 2026 labor market survey reveals hiring optimism tempered by difficulty filling specialized roles and competing for top talent. The post

Posted: Feb 27, 2026