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A new Munich Re report finds that ransomware, supply chain attacks and AI-driven threats are expanding the cyber risk landscape while the vast majority of exposures remain uninsured. The post
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
US President Donald Trump said he’ll only consider a halt to attacks on Iran when the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, sowing further confusion about how long he’s prepared to continue the war.Iran’s “New Regime President”...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has welcomed Nick Pritchard to its Bermuda team. Pritchard brings more than 20 years of industry experience spanning underwriting and broking within p...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet’s plumbing. Hackers were able to breach one of the few accounts that can release new versions of Ax...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
LLP’s CEO Doug Goodman will continue to lead the business, which may also expand into dealer floorplan financing as part of the broader platform.
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Farmers Insurance Plans Historic, Rapid Expansion of Agency Force Farmers Insurance has announced a pl...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Arctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Winter Level as Unprecedented Heat Smashes Global Record...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
M&A transactions of $10 billion or more have hit a record in the first quarter of 2026, with 12 “mega deals” closed, the highest figure for any quarter since 2008, according to WTW. WTW’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM) f...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Vladimir Putin made a big deal of Russia’s success in seizing control of Kupyansk in eastern Ukraine late last year, even as Volodymyr Zelenskiy immediately challenged the claim by making a video address from the town. Now Russian forces are &#...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Fintech Acrisure said it has completed it deal to acquire managing general agent Vave from its parent company, Canopius. Vave will continue to operate under its brand name and be a part of New York-based Acrisure Underwriting, a platform of …
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Vermont’s effort to make fossil fuel companies pay for damage caused by climate change was tested Monday in a federal courtroom, where the state argued that two lawsuits challenging its groundbreaking 2024 law should be thrown out. Vermont beca...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Coface, a provider of credit insurance and risk management solutions, has announced the appointment of Carmen Chow as Head of Commercial for Hong Kong, effective 1st April 2026. In her new role, Chow will be responsible for strengthening Coface’s...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Swiss Re has appointed Henock Teklu as its new Group Chief Transformation Officer and Group Chief of Staff. Teklu joins the firm from BlackRock Investment Management in New York, where he spent over eight years, most recently serving as a Managing...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
A recent Geneva Association report warns that as cyber incidents grow more frequent, sophisticated, and costly, many firms still have persistent gaps in cyber hygiene and risk management, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen resilience, with...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Talanx AG, one of Europe’s major insurance and financial services groups, has secured a total of EUR 1.0 billion in new financing through a dual bond issuance, strengthening its capital structure and refinancing upcoming debt obligations. The comp...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
The frequency and intensity of severe convective storm (SCS) events have increased significantly leading to insured losses in billions of US dollars globally, but these risks can be mitigated with a combination of traditional resilience measures a...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
The recent escalation of the Middle East war introduces geopolitical instability with potential long-lasting effects on commodities, financing conditions, global supply chains, and macro-credit conditions depending on the duration and scale of the co...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Ardonagh’s Orvia Underwriting has announced a number of senior leadership appointments, strengthening its underwriting, distribution, technology, and operational capabilities as it scales across European markets and business lines. Launched...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
The Bank of England said on Wednesday that the Iran war had dealt “a substantial negative supply shock” to the world economy, increasing the danger that pre-existing threats to financial stability materialize. The BoE said the prospect of...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Global reinsurer capital increased by almost 10% in 2025, ending the year at a record $785 billion, with new highs set for both traditional equity and alternative capital, providing the industry with ample room to absorb growing risks, according t...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Insurers including Chubb, Fidelis and Lloyd’s were granted permission on Tuesday to appeal against a London court ruling in favor of the world’s largest aircraft lessor AerCap over jets stuck in Russia since its war on Ukraine. LondonR...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Insurers including Chubb, Fidelis and Lloyd’s were granted permission on Tuesday to appeal against a London court ruling in favor of the world’s largest aircraft lessor AerCap over jets stuck in Russia since its war on Ukraine. LondonR...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Singapore-based boutique insurance solutions consultancy, Kairos Risk Solutions, has strengthened its presence in North America’s reinsurance and risk advisory markets with the acquisition of Molto Re. In conjunction with the acquisition, Josh Mad...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Japan continues to be an attractive, diversifying market from a reinsurance standpoint, said George Sherriff, Chief Executive Officer, Gallagher Re Japan, noting that reinsurers are very well capitalised and entered the April 1st, 2026, renewals s...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Reinsurers achieved an average return on equity (ROE) of 17%, marking a third straight year of strong underwriting results and retained earnings, supported by solid investment performance, according to Aon’s April renewal report. With this in mind...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
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January 1 renewal trends persisted at the Japan-focused April 1 reinsurance renewals, with Gallagher Re reporting that Japanese property catastrophe programmes ran loss free, leading to risk-adjusted rate decreases of between -15% and -17.5%, as b...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Gen Re, the global reinsurance subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has appointed Nancy Roos to the Executive Board of General Reinsurance AG, effective April 1st, 2026, following the retirement of Mike O’Dea. General Reinsurance AG is the reinsurer&...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
A venture-backed technology firm says it has built what it describes as the first U.S. insurance carrier designed to operate without human decision-making in its core functions, replacing traditional underwriting, agent interaction and claims adjudic...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Insurer Financial Strength Ratings of SRLEV N.V. and Athora Life Re Ltd. to ‘A+’ from ‘A’, and the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings of Athora Holding Ltd. and Athora Netherlands N.V. to ‘A’ from ‘A-’, all with stable...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Specialty MGA, part of MNK Group, has appointed Uwe Sievers as Director of Business Development, Japan, tasking him with leading the expansion of its focused offering in the Japanese market. The decision underscores the growing importance of Japan...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has issued a nationwide data call to insurers in order to get a better understand of the U.S. homeowners insurance markets. The data, intended to be collected at the ZIP code level, will help …...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
The companies that typically make up the backbone of the US initial public offering market are eyeing the Iran war for signs volatility could boil over and wreck their plans. For banks, there’s a ray of hope — that SpaceX’s …
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Boating accidents in crowded Biscayne Bay near Miami have claimed the lives of two Floridians, including a Miami insurance agency customer representative and the CEO of a medical conference services firm. Multiple news sources reported that Davide Ve...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit seeking to evict a patient who refused to vacate a room for months after she was discharged because, the hospital said, she finally left. Tallahassee Memorial Hospital filed the lawsuit this month requesting...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
It’s been more than two years since I wrote an analysis based on Surplus Line Association of California insight and data for an Insurance Journal article forecasting that the state’s homeowners insurance market was entering a structural t...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
It’s been more than two years since I wrote an analysis based on Surplus Line Association of California insight and data for an Insurance Journal article forecasting that the state’s homeowners insurance market was entering a structural t...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
The chief judge on Delaware’s corporate court said she will reassign three cases involving Elon Musk to avoid unnecessary media attention after the billionaire entrepreneur complained that her activity on social media had shown bias against him...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Global reinsurer SCOR said its support for the Hidrogenii plant in St Gabriel, Louisiana, reflects its broader strategy to promote a sustainable, resilient future while remaining “strongly committed” to advancing energy transition and embedding ES...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
The restart of some 50,000 barrels a day of oil production off the coast of California will have have “no impact” on oil prices, the state’s Attorney General said in an interview on Bloomberg Televison. Houston-based oil driller Sab...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Musculoskeletal disorders plague American workers, but new diagnostic approaches give safety leaders practical tools to identify and address ergonomic risks before injuries occur. The post
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
As AI reshapes the claims landscape, insurance professionals reveal how human expertise and relationships remain central to protecting client interests. The post
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
A contrarian analyst predicts that AI-driven decision-making will introduce regulatory and liability risks, a view industry executives regard as overstated and manageable.
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
A Nationwide survey finds that consumers and commercial drivers overwhelmingly perceive U.S. roads as more dangerous than a year ago. The post
Posted: Mar 31, 2026