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6 Firefighters Injured Battling Fire in 3-Story Building in New Jersey

Insurance Journal

Six firefighters suffered minor injuries in a blaze Thursday that partially collapsed a three-story building in a New Jersey neighborhood, authorities said. The fire in Jersey City, which started at about 1:30 a.m., also spread to nearby buildings, d...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Rising costs and climate impact shapes claims, says Crawford & Company

Reinsurance News

Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporates, has released its latest Large Loss Claims Review and Outlook. The report provides insights from Crawford’s global o...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Three Insurers Join Ward’s Annual Top 50 P/C Ranking for 2025

Insurance Journal

Property/casualty insurers have started to broadcast the fact that they have earned spots on Ward’s list of 50 top-performing insurance companies for 2025, but only one was named for 35 straight years—RLI Corp. In addition, there were three new...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Workers Reach Safety After Collapse Inside LA Industrial Tunnel

Insurance Journal

All 31 construction workers who were far inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed Wednesday evening, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially feared much worse. The …

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Supercede introduces free Lloyd’s SRS return automation following Cohort 14

Reinsurance News

Supercede, the reinsurance technology platform, has introduced a new feature that automates the production of Lloyd’s Syndicate Reinsurance Structure (SRS) returns. The feature was developed following Supercede’s involvement in Cohort 14 of the Ll...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Descartes Insurance Expands Into Credit & Political Risk

Insurance Journal

Descartes Insurance, the Paris-based risk-carrying subsidiary of parametric-insurer Descartes, has expanded its offering to corporate clients and public institutions to include credit and political risk insurance (CPRI). To support its expansion into...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Finkelstein appointed Senior Director of WTW’s ICT business

Reinsurance News

Global advisory, broking and solutions company WTW, has announced the appointment of Gary Finkelstein as Senior Director to its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business, a London-based role. In his new role, Finkelstein will leverage his...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Husband and Wife Sentenced for $20 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme

Insurance Journal

A Maryland husband and wife have been sentenced to 12 years in prison and four years in prison, respectively, after their convictions for a $20 million scheme to commit insurance fraud. In addition to their prison sentences, a judge for …

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

L&G partners with Blackstone to enhance competitive advantage in annuities

Reinsurance News

Legal & General (L&G) and Blackstone have agreed a long-term strategic partnership, combining their respective credit platforms to enhance L&G’s competitive advantage in annuities and bolster its asset management proposition in key geo...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

People Moves: QBE Re Names Senior Leaders Across Markets, Product Areas as Part of Restructuring; Li...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE Re and Liberty Global Transaction Solutions. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Re Names Senior Leaders Across Markets, Product Areas as Part of Restructuring QBE Re h...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Amin Basbous to serve as Senior Executive Officer at Tysers Dubai

Reinsurance News

Tysers Insurance Brokers has appointed Amin Basbous as Senior Executive Officer (SEO) for Tysers Dubai, reporting to Tom Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Tysers. Basbous joined Tysers in a broking role over a decade ago, and has since used his m...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Augmented launches to advance digital underwriting in London market using AI

Reinsurance News

Augmented UW Ltd., a new managing general agent (MGA), has launched with the goal of streamlining underwriting processes in the London insurance market using artificial intelligence and digital tools. Founded by Daniel Prince—former CEO of Rethink...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

AI-Driven MGA ‘Augmented UW’ Launches to Serve Smart-Follow Insurance Market

Insurance Journal

Augmented UW Ltd., the AI-driven managing general agent, has launched in London to serve the smart-follow insurance market. The MGA was founded by Chief Executive Officer Daniel Prince, a leading executive in the London insurance market, who was form...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

QBE Re announces key appointments as part of its simplified leadership structure

Reinsurance News

QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group has unveiled a new simplified leadership structure, announcing a number of key appointments across markets and product areas. Leading QBE Re’s EMEA, International and North American markets are th...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Guy Carpenter global property cat ROL index falls 8.1% following mid-year renewals

Reinsurance News

Property catastrophe reinsurance rates have fallen 8.1% globally following the April and mid-year renewals, according to the latest update of Guy Carpenter’s property catastrophe reinsurance rate on line indices. Regular readers will recall...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Versicherungskammer selects Clearwater Analytics’ platform

Reinsurance News

Versicherungskammer Group, Germany’s largest public insurer, has selected Clearwater Analytics’ platform to power its middle, back office and risk functions. Clearwater’s unified, cloud-native platform delivers comprehensive investment data manage...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Extreme Weather Could Cause 5% Drop in Euro Zone GDP, Bank Watchdogs Find

Insurance Journal

Extreme weather events such as heatwaves, flooding and wildfires could wipe as much off euro zone GDP in the next five years as the global financial crisis or the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior European Central Bank official said on Wednesday. …

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Descartes Insurance hires Hélène Martin to support Credit & Political Risk expansion

Reinsurance News

Descartes Insurance, the risk-carrying subsidiary of Descartes, a specialist in parametric insurance solutions, has expanded its offerings to corporate clients and public institutions to include Credit and Political Risk Insurance (CPRI), further...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Competition drives best bulk annuity pricing in two years for UK pension schemes: Aon

Reinsurance News

Pricing in the UK defined benefit pension scheme bulk annuity market has reached its most favourable level in over two years, driven by increased competition, according to new data from Aon. Mike Edwards, Partner, Risk Settlement Group, Aon, noted...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

AM Specialty Insurance adds Griggs as MD, Tailored Solutions of Pinpoint UK

Reinsurance News

AM Specialty Insurance Group has appointed Tom Griggs as Managing Director (MD) of Tailored Solutions at Pinpoint UK Solutions Ltd (Pinpoint), the London-based arm of AM Specialty. This appointment is a key step in AM Specialty’s international exp...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Markel names Joanna Quigan as Senior Underwriter, PFR

Reinsurance News

Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has announced the appointment of Joanna Quigan as Senior Underwriter, Professional and Financial Risks (PFR). Based in Melbourne, Quigan will report to Kym Beazleigh, Head of Professional a...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Northeast Cities Ranked Riskiest in National Allstate Driving Report

Insurance Journal

The five U.S. cities with the riskiest drivers are all located in the Northeast, according to Allstate’s 2025 America’s Best Drivers Report. The insurer listed Boston as the city where drivers were most likely to experience a collision, f...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Advanta integrates Propicsa into operations and announces senior hires

Reinsurance News

Advanta, a specialist technical adjusting firm, has announced the merger of Propicsa, a specialist Latin America and Caribbean loss adjuster, into its operations, aiming to strengthen its capabilities in the region and enhance its service offering...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Texas Agencies Missed Opportunities to Fund Flood Warning System

Insurance Journal

Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens of young campers and scores of others in Kerr …

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Low Water Still Hindering Rhine River Shipping in Germany After Rainfall

Insurance Journal

Low water levels following a drought and heatwave in western Europe continue to hinder shipping through the Rhine river in Germany, commodity traders said on Wednesday, with rain in past days generating only a moderate rise in water levels. Low &#823...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

M&S Says April Cyberattack Caused by Third-Party Impersonation

Insurance Journal

The cyberattack that derailed Marks & Spencer Group Plc’s operations for weeks was the result of a “sophisticated impersonation” of one of the retailer’s third-party users, according to Chairman Archie Norman. The hackers...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Qantas Says Passenger Addresses, Meal Choices Among Stolen Data

Insurance Journal

Qantas Airways Ltd. said personal information belonging to 5.7 million customers, ranging from names and addresses to phone numbers and meal preferences, were stolen in last week’s cyberattack, as the fallout from the latest airline security br...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Corps Revises Pearl River Flood Study in Mississippi, Sets New Comment Period

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a revised study on potential flood controls for the part of the Pearl River that runs along Jackson, narrowing its focus to two proposals, and only one of them would resemble the …

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

People Moves: Tennessee Names New Insurance Examinations Director

Insurance Journal

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced promotions to key insurance regulatory, emergency services and management roles. Bryant Cummings, with 23 years at the department, was named director of insurance examinations, TDCI said in...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

When a Disabled Employee Who Undermines Process of Accommodation Is Fired

Insurance Journal

A hospital lab employee who was fired for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has lost her claim that she suffered discrimination because her employer failed to accommodate her disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Fo...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for $3.7M Fine Art Policy Scam

Insurance Journal

A former California insurance agent was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for defrauding a lender out of $3.7 million with bogus applications for fine art insurance policies. Tonja Van Roy, 59, of Las Vegas, but who formerly operated …

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

People Moves: Lawley Names 4 Professionals to Northeast Offices

Insurance Journal

Insurance agency Lawley, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, named several new professionals across the agency. Anto Almasian is a new surety executive in the Buffalo office. He has expertise in managing a diverse portfolio of clients and an understa...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Chris Wilson appointed to lead unified fleet and commercial motor division at ERS

Reinsurance News

ERS, a UK specialist motor insurer, has announced the promotion of Chris Wilson to Head of Fleet and Commercial Motor. This follows Scott Tillbrook’s move into the role of Active Underwriter and marks a strategic shift to bring two closely connect...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Washington Insurance Commissioner’s Office Recovered $100M for Consumers Over Two Years

Insurance Journal

The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner reported it recovered more than $100 million for consumers during a two-year period. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s Consumer Advocacy Program closed out the biennium from 2023 to 2...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Washington Insurance Commissioner Recovered $100M for Consumers Over 2 Years

Insurance Journal

The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner reported it recovered more than $100 million for consumers during a two-year period. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s Consumer Advocacy Program closed out the biennium from 2023 to 2...

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

How MyInsuranceGuy Gets a Third of Their Day Back

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by EZLynx. Time is the most valuable asset in any service business — and as an independent agent, you know all too well that your time is often in short supply. MyInsuranceGuy, …

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

CLARA Analytics Launches AI Tools to Improve Claims Oversight

IIR

The company says its new Risk Notes and Claim Event Indicators will help insurers shift from reactive to proactive claims management.

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Triple-I/Milliman: 2025 US P/C Insurance Outlook Shows Strength in Personal Auto, Ongoing Pressure i...

Insurance Information Institute

For Immediate Release  Triple-I: Loretta Worters, [email protected]  Milliman: Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson, [email protected]      MALVERN, Pa., July 10, 2025 – The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry began 2025 with a mixed u...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Media Advisory: Triple-I Statement on Recent Flooding in Texas Hill Country

Insurance Information Institute

The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) extends its deepest condolences to those impacted by the recent flooding in Texas Hill Country. As insurers continue to serve as financial first responders, it is critical for homeowners to understand th...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Real-Time AI Customer Service: Enhancing CX

IIR

AI-driven support anticipates needs, personalizes interactions, and frees humans for empathy, redefining customer experience and loyalty.

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Disability Claims Lead Online Injury Fraud as Carpe Data Maps U.S. Hot Spots

IIR

Las Vegas, Jacksonville, and Los Angeles top cities for suspected fraud; Gen Z claimants frequently flagged via Instagram.

Posted: Jul 09, 2025

Florida Reinsurance Buyers Found Ample Property Capacity at Mid-Year Renewals

Carrier Management

Florida Reinsurance Buyers Found Ample Property Capacit...

Posted: Jul 09, 2025