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SPG appoints Travis Carpenter as Vice President of Business Development, Infrastructure Programs Div...

Reinsurance News

Specialty Program Group (SPG) LLC, a specialty insurance platform, announced that Travis Carpenter has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development for its Infrastructure Programs Division. In this position, Carpenter will oversee...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Methven to Succeed Millaire as CyberCube CEO

Insurance Journal

CyberCube has named Chris Methven its new CEO, replacing Pascal Millaire, who has been the leader of the cyber risk modeling and analytics company since it has operated as a standalone company. Methven has been Cyber Cube’s chief growth officer...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

People Moves: Verisk Names Kauderer President of Claims Solutions; Lang Joins CRC to Head Carrier Ma...

Insurance Journal

Verisk, headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, named Steven Kauderer president of its claims solutions business. He reports to Lee Shavel, president and CEO of Verisk. Most recently, Kauderer was a senior partner at EY-Parthenon, where he built an...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Schwebach: Impact of Florida Reforms ‘Undeniable,’ Reinsurance Should Drop Again

Insurance Journal

Adam Schwebach, broker and head of property for North America at Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broker, last week sat down for an interview with Insurance Journal. The discussion came on the heels of Gallagher Re’s annual Florida broker s...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Workers’ Compensation Insurer Beacon Mutual Dealing With Ransomware Attack

Insurance Journal

Rhode Island-based Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. has experienced a data breach caused by a ransomware attack and is in the process of determining what information and persons may have been affected. The workers’ compensation insurer said it recei...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Colorado Funeral Home Owner Who Abused Corpses Got 40 Years

Insurance Journal

A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state prison. During the sentencing hearing, family members told Judge Eric Bentley &#82...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Colorado Funeral Home Owner Who Abused Corpses Gets 40 Years in Prison

Insurance Journal

A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state prison. During the sentencing hearing, family members told Judge Eric Bentley &#82...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Chevron Buys West Texas Ranch in ‘Zombie’ Oil Well Settlement

Insurance Journal

Chevron Corp. acquired a ranch in West Texas whose owner had been waging a legal battle accusing the US energy giant of negligently spilling toxic water and crude oil on the 22,000-acre property. The sale of Ashley Watt’s Antina Ranch …

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Musk’s Underground Vegas Tunnels Scrutinized for Safety, Environmental Concerns

Insurance Journal

Elon Musk’s “Vegas Loop,” a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers in Teslas, was under fresh scrutiny this week from Nevada lawmakers who raised concern about alleged workplace safety and environmental violations. Lawma...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

GILC adds India’s JSA to its network of insurance experts

Reinsurance News

Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC), an international network of law firms specialising in insurance and reinsurance, has added JSA, one of India’s Tier 1 national law firms, to its network. This addition strengthens GILC’s reach across Asia...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power

Insurance Journal

States in the U.S. West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in some areas, driving utilities to take drastic precautions, including sometimes shutting off the power in a bid to keep their …

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Man Convicted for Role in Commercial Learner’s Permit Scam Using Bluetooth

Insurance Journal

A Massachusetts man was convicted last week in federal court in Boston for engaging in a scheme in which he provided an applicant with the answers to the state’s commercial drivers learner’s permit exam. Frank Castro was convicted of unla...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Man Convicted in Commercial Learner’s Permit Scam Using Bluetooth

Insurance Journal

A Massachusetts man was convicted last week in federal court in Boston for engaging in a scheme in which he provided an applicant with the answers to the state’s commercial drivers learner’s permit exam. Frank Castro was convicted of unla...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Allianz UK launches accident, sickness, and unemployment insurance

coverager

Allianz UK’s Short-term Income Protection was developed with AmTrust Specialty Limited and Wessex Group.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Will Keyboards Go Away?

Insurance Thought Leadership

Will Keyboards Go Away? PaulCarroll

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Midstate Mutual Selects Finys Suite to Modernize Core Systems

IIR

The Upstate New York-based mutual insurer will replace a home-built platform with a configurable core system to support long-term modernization.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Triple-I Launches 2026 Campaigns Raising Awareness for Legal System Abuse Reform in California and I...

Insurance Information Institute

For Immediate Release Contact: [email protected]   MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 11, 2026 – The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) recently launched two comprehensive awareness campaigns in Los Angeles, California, and Cook County, Illinois, raising awarene...

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Verisk Names Steven Kauderer President, Claims Solutions

IIR

Kauderer joins Verisk to lead its Claims Solutions business, bringing more than three decades of insurance industry experience.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Agentic AI Forces a Rethink of Model Risk Management

IIR

In a document-driven industry, agentic AI turns documentation from compliance artifact into active risk signal.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

ML Advances Insurance Portfolio Management

Insurance Thought Leadership

ML Advances Insurance Portfolio Management AI & Machine Learning

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Insurance Industry Shifts to Membership Economy

Insurance Thought Leadership

Insurance Industry Shifts to Membership Economy Leadership

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Embedded Insurance Targets Middle Market Gap

Insurance Thought Leadership

Embedded Insurance Targets Middle Market Gap Ecosystems

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Predictive AI Transforms Commercial Auto

Insurance Thought Leadership

Predictive AI Transforms Commercial Auto Auto Insurance

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Why Prevention Is the New Protection

Insurance Thought Leadership

Why Prevention Is the New Protection Predict & Prevent

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Hybrid Fronting Model Reshapes Re/Insurance

Insurance Thought Leadership

Hybrid Fronting Model Reshapes Re/Insurance Commercial Lines

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

AXA launches AI advisor platform in Hong Kong

coverager

It builds on the company’s existing AI efforts, including Secure GPT, introduced in 2024, and reflects the insurer’s push to embed AI across distribution, operations, and customer engagement.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Assurant partners with Compass International Holdings

coverager

Assurant Home Warranty will be available to approximately 300,000 affiliated agents across participating CIH brands.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Addept launches title fraud and sub-letting legal protection for landlords

coverager

The company introduced Rental Fraud Defence.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Navacord completes merger with Acera Insurance

coverager

Acera Insurance will formally operate under the Navacord brand effective November 1, 2026.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Honor Capital Latest to Join ePayPolicy’s “Finance Connect”

coverager

Honor and ePayPolicy’s mutual customers can finance, make down payments, and e-sign PFAs in a single session. Accessing financing no longer relies on customers requesting it, or the agent offering it.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power Across Western U.S.

Carrier Management

Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power Across Western U.S. States in the US West are gra...

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Maryland Sees Biggest Reduction in Road Deaths in a Decade

Carrier Management

Maryland Sees Biggest Reduction in Road Deaths in a Decade Traffic fatalities fell an estimated 18% statew...

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Chris Methven takes over as CyberCube CEO

Reinsurance News

CyberCube, the cyber risk modeling and analytics firm, has appointed Chris Methven as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Pascal Millaire who has transitioned to Senior Advisor. Millaire has led CyberCube since its creation and steps...

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

People Moves: Diessner Promoted to President of Kraus-Anderson Insurance; Alliant Adds Quitmeyer to...

Insurance Journal

Diessner Promoted to President of Kraus-Anderson Insurance Jonathan Diessner has been promoted to president of Kraus-Anderson Insurance, one of Minnesota’s largest privately held independent insurance agencies and a member of the Kraus-Anderson...

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Kansas Jury Awards $8M to Family of Teen Who Died at Juvenile Intake Center

Insurance Journal

Jurors have awarded $8.3 million to the family of a Kansas foster teen who died in 2021 after he was held facedown for 39 minutes in a juvenile intake center while in the throes of a mental health crisis. Five …

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

CNA Financial sees Q4’25 net income of $302m with P&C CoR 93.8%

Reinsurance News

Chicago-based insurer CNA Financial Corporation has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025, reporting a net income of $302 million, core income of $317 million, and a Property & Casualty combined ratio of 93.8%. For the...

Posted: Feb 09, 2026