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Florida Governor Floats Condo Relief Session; Condo Captive Idea Flagging

Insurance Journal

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged lawmakers to weigh ideas on providing condominium owners with relief ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline that requires condo buildings to be inspected and repaired in the wake of the Surfside condo collapse that killed …

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Hiscox introduces new Personnel Security Plus product

Reinsurance News

Hiscox, a provider of specialist insurance solutions, has introduced a new offering called Personnel Security Plus. This product is designed to enhance the coverage provided by Hiscox’s existing Kidnap and Ransom insurance policy, offering b...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Norwich Catholic Diocese Files Chapter 11 Plan With $30M Fund for Survivors

Insurance Journal

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich and its parishes, along with its insurer Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America, have filed a joint Chapter 11 plan of reorganization as the diocese seeks to emerge from bankruptcy. The plan includes a …

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Mosaic Insurance adds 13 US environmental risk specialists to its team

Reinsurance News

Specialty insurer Mosaic Insurance, has announced that it has added 13 US environmental risk specialists to its team as the organisation continues to buildout business across the Americas. According to Mosaic, this expansion marks the next stage o...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Another Fast-Growing Southern California Wildfire Forces Evacuations

Insurance Journal

A Southern California wildfire that broke out in Orange County’s Trabuco Canyon Monday has exploded to more than 8,500 acres overnight. By Tuesday morning, the Airport Fire had forced the evacuation of some homes in the area. CalFire reported t...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

EU’s Vestager Triumphs in Crackdown on Apple’s Tax Deal, Google’s Practices

Insurance Journal

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager scored two major wins on Tuesday as Europe’s top court backed her crackdown against Apple’s Irish tax deal and Google’s anti-competitive practices in two landmark cases. Vestager, who ends her t...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Colin Dutkiewicz appointed Senior Director of WTW’s ICT business

Reinsurance News

WTW, the global advisory, broking, and solutions firm has appointed Colin Dutkiewicz as Senior Director to its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business. Based in London, Dutkiewicz is a renowned veteran across the life re/insurance indus...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Trojan Condoms Contain ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Lawsuit Claims

Insurance Journal

A new lawsuit on Monday claims that Trojan condoms are not safe because they contain toxic “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer. In a proposed class action filed in Manhattan federal court, the plaintiff Matthew Goodman s...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Commercial Property Rate Stabilization Highlights Latest WTW CLIPS

Insurance Journal

Broker WTW said commercial lines insurance rates increased overall by an average of 5.9% during the second quarter. Quarterly price increases have been around 6% since the end of the global pandemic, WTW reported in its Commercial Lines Insurance Pri...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Clyde & Co: First-Half Carrier M&A Activity Falls to 15-Year Low

Carrier Management

Clyde & Co: First-Half Carrier M&A Activity Falls to 15-Yea...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Akur8 Acquires Arius From Milliman

Carrier Management

Akur8 Acquires Arius From Milliman Akur8, an insurance pricing solution based on m...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Insurers and asset managers continue to invest in longer term cybersecurity planning: Moody’s

Reinsurance News

A vast majority of insurers and asset managers are continuing to invest in longer term cybersecurity planning and have put in place advanced cybersecurity protection, a new report from Moody’s Ratings reveals. According to Moody’s, the...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Moody’s: Insurers and Asset Managers Bolstering Cyber Defenses

Insurance Journal

Insurers and asset managers worldwide continue to focus on cybersecurity amid growing risks, according to findings from a Moody’s Ratings survey that polled 110 companies operating across both sectors. Respondents’ total investment in cyb...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

IUA reports 25% increase in London company treaty business premiums

Reinsurance News

Recent figures from the International Underwriting Association (IUA) reveal a substantial increase in treaty reinsurance within the London company market for 2023, premiums surged to £10.889 billion, compared to £8.248 billion in 2022, marking nea...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Getting the Green Light: Are High-Tech Upgrades Coming Soon to Roads?

Insurance Journal

The secret to avoiding red lights during rush hour in Utah’s largest city might be as simple as following a bus. Transportation officials have spent the past few years refining a system in which radio transmitters inside commuter buses talk &#8...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Human expertise is vital for the success of any electronic placement platform: Ebix Europe

Reinsurance News

At the beginning of the year, Ebix Europe, the London-based technology specialist, released its electronic placing solution, PlacingHub, which has attracted interest from major re/insurance brokers and carriers across the market. During an intervi...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Bermuda emerges as key theme for RVS’24 at PwC’s events

Reinsurance News

PwC hosted over 400 reinsurance executives across three events at the annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo. The main takeaway from these meets was the pivotal role played by Bermuda in driving the future of reinsurance as the regio...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

WTW partners with Kayna to expand affinity insurance offering for UK & US SMEs

Reinsurance News

Global insurance broker WTW has established a strategic partnership between its Affinity Insurance business and Kayna, the insurance infrastructure platform, expanding its insurance solutions to SME clients domiciled in the US and UK through Verti...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Carbon Underwriting expands team with Julie Gallagher as Head of Syndicate Management

Reinsurance News

Carbon Underwriting Limited, an independent managing general underwriter and manager of Lloyd’s syndicates CBN 4747 and CBN 5757, has announced the appointment of Julie Gallagher as Head of Syndicate Management, effective immediately. Gallagher ha...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Private equity plays a significant role in current M&A landscape: Howden’s Madea

Reinsurance News

In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Jarad Madea, CEO, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory, discussed what the underlying drivers of the hard market conditions are, and how they are currently impacting the insurance sector, as well as ho...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Where Specialty Underwriting Is Booming: New Opportunities in Health Care, Energy and Cyber Risk

Risk & Insurance

There are numerous underwriting options open to specialty insurers these days. Finding the talent, technology and reinsurance support to take advantage of them will be the key to success. The post

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Envelop Risk launches Envelop Risk Solutions to enhance cyber re/insurance capabilities

Reinsurance News

Envelop Risk, a firm specialising in cyber reinsurance and analytics, has unveiled its new services division, Envelop Risk Solutions. This new arm is designed to provide comprehensive support to insurers and reinsurers aiming to enhance their cybe...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Arrowhead announces new carrier partnership for New Jersey homeowners

Insurance Journal

SAN DIEGO, CA., September 10, 2024 – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. is pleased to announce its new carrier relationship with DB Insurance Company. Together we have introduced a new admitted homeowner’s program in the state of New Jers...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

This Niche Agency Grew 200% by Digitizing Their Agency Bill and Surplus Lines Business.

Insurance Journal

Los Angeles, CA, September 10, 2024 – SL Digitized introduces a groundbreaking platform that digitizes and automates the selling and servicing of new and renewal agency bill and surplus lines business. By leveraging intelligent forms, seamless integr...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

BMS welcomes Richard Dudley as Group Chief Broking Officer

Reinsurance News

BMS Group (BMS), the independent specialist re/insurance broker, has appointed market veteran, Richard Dudley as Group Chief Broking Officer, based in London, effective December 2024. Dudley will have a reporting line to Nick Cook, BMS Group’s Chi...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Phil Taylor to lead Tokio Marine Kiln’s Specialty Reinsurance division

Reinsurance News

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), part of global insurance group Tokio Marine, has established a new Specialty Reinsurance division to support its continued focus on growth and diversification. The new division will be led by Phil Taylor, who has been appo...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Rachel Cohn to lead Lockton Re’s Intl. Casualty Fac unit

Reinsurance News

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the independent insurance broker, has appointed Rachel Cohn as a Senior Broker to lead its International Casualty Facultative Practice. The practice will be part of the company’s existing International Prop...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Increase in hail storms can lead to “very underinsured” solar infrastructure in Europe: Chaucer

Reinsurance News

The number of hailstorms in Europe has more than doubled in the past year, increasing the costs for solar infrastructure and underinsured, according to a recent report by specialty re/insurance group Chaucer. Hailstorms are the largest natural haz...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Businesses’ preparedness against cyber threats beginning to shrink: Beazley

Reinsurance News

Beazley, a specialist insurer, has released its Risk & Resilience report, Spotlight on Cyber & Technology Risk 2024, which explores global business views on cybercrime, tech obsolescence, disruptions, and intellectual property risks amid r...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Residents in Louisiana City Still Recovering From 2020 Hurricanes

Insurance Journal

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Every other day Lois Malvo waits for her son to bring six buckets of water from a spigot in the backyard. He then bathes his 78-year-old mother using water heated on the stove and washes …

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Texas-Based Insurtech Sigo Seguros Raises $5.1M in Pre-Series A Funding

Insurance Journal

Sigo Seguros, a Texas-based insurtech company that focuses on providing auto insurance services for immigrant and working-class communities, announced it has raised an additional $5.1 million in its pre-Series A funding round. The investment round wa...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

P&C insurers to play key role around ethical use of AI: Triple-I

Reinsurance News

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is anticipated to transfigure how property & casualty (P&C) insurers conduct business, therefore making them positioned to advance the conversation around ethical AI, for businesses worldwide, according to a ne...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

AM Best updates credit ratings and outlook for Arab Re to stable

Reinsurance News

Global credit ratings agency AM Best has updated the outlook of Lebanon-domiciled Arab Reinsurance Company SAL (Arab Re) to stable reflecting the firm’s strong balance sheet strength, adequate operating performance, limited business profile, and m...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Catalyit, Big I Partner on Tech-Adoption Support for Independent Agents

Insurance Journal

Catalyit, an insurance technology hub for independent insurance agents, is partnering with the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. (the Big “I”) to support independent insurance agents in selecting, implementing an...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

People Moves: Melvin Names CEO of BMS Re US; Rawal Joins AXA XL as CUO Middle Market, Canada; QBE Ca...

Insurance Journal

Melvin Appointed President and CEO, BMS Re, US BMS Re, the specialty reinsurance arm of global broker BMS Group headquartered in New York City, appointed Brad Melvin president and chief executive officer, BMS Re, U.S., effective November. Melvin will...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Viewpoint: CrowdStrike Failure Highlights Potential Aggregation Risks for Reinsurers

Insurance Journal

The unique, evolving and often volatile nature of cyber risks has always lurked beneath the surface as the cyber insurance premium climbed in recent years. The recent CrowdStrike software failure underscored the dormant threats posed by aggregation r...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

NHTSA Proposes New Vehicle Requirement to Reduce Pedestrian Deaths

Insurance Journal

A U.S. regulator said on Monday it is proposing a requirement that some future vehicles be redesigned to reduce the risks of serious or fatal injuries in crashes involving pedestrians amid a rise in such deaths. The National Highway Traffic …

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

‘Dr. Taxes’ in Georgia Charged with Taking Workers’ Comp Premiums from Clients

Insurance Journal

A businessman in south Georgia who called his business a tax preparation site for immigrants is now facing multiple charges that he swindled clients out of thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Emmanuel Torres Cruz,...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

‘Dr. Taxes’ in Georgia Charged With Taking Workers’ Comp Premiums From Clients

Insurance Journal

A businessman in south Georgia who called his business a tax preparation site for immigrants is now facing multiple charges that he swindled clients out of thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Emmanuel Torres Cruz,...

Posted: Sep 10, 2024