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Apollo partners with ZenHedge on parametric freight coverage

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Apollo partnered with ZenHedge to launch a parametric insurance product.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Rover acquires cat-sitting marketplace Meowtel

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The deal brings Meowtel’s network of more than 4,000 cat sitters and coverage across 8,000 U.S. cities onto Rover’s platform.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Marsh launches Digital Infrastructure Contract Advisory Group

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The group makes sure contracts and insurance actually match.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

The end of Model S and X and the rise of Optimus

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Tesla plans to wind down production of the Model S and Model X.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Cuvva partners with Toyota

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The product is available directly through Cuvva’s app.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Leavitt Group acquires FBMC Benefits Management

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FBMC Benefits Management is a Florida based employee benefits agency.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

The Future of Life & Annuity: A Vision of Frictionless Speed and AI Partnership

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The 2025 Sureify Life & Annuity Summit gathered 170 life and annuity leaders to explore barriers to growth and define a more efficient future. We captured and analyzed their perspectives...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Solar Insure launches commercial solar warranty

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Solar Insure is a provider of solar and storage warranties.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Gallagher acquires Hunt Financial Group

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The acquisition expands Gallagher’s employee benefits consulting operations.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Simplicity Group acquires Source Brokerage

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Financial terms were not disclosed.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Alliant added to Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program

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According to Alliant, the contract builds on its public sector footprint, serving more than 10,000 public entity clients.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Marsh McLennan Agency acquires Robinson & Son

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Financial terms were not disclosed.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Aviva Private Clients launches in Lloyd's market

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Expanded coverage is aimed at mortgage lenders, banks, and financial institutions.

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Bill Introduced to ‘Transform’ The California FAIR Plan

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A bill to initiate reforms to the California FAIR Plan that include changes to customer service and claims, and added transparency was introduced on Monday. Assembly Bill 1680, the Make It FAIR Act, authored by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon and sponso...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Bill Introduced to ‘Transform’ the California FAIR Plan

Insurance Journal

A bill to initiate reforms to the California FAIR Plan that include changes to customer service and claims, and added transparency was introduced on Monday. Assembly Bill 1680, the Make It FAIR Act, authored by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon and sponso...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Historic Fishing Community Mourns 7 Lives Lost in Another Tragedy at Sea

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Northeast Division is investigating the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean off the Massachusetts coast and subsequent loss of seven lives last week. At 6:50 a.m., on January 30, the Coast Guard responded t...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Capgemini to Sell U.S. Unit Linked to ICE

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Capgemini to Sell U.S. Unit Linked to ICE French IT company Capgemini wi...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Active Tornado Season Expected in the U.S.

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Active Tornado Season Expected in the U.S. An active 2026 tornado season is expected for the Centr...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Cluster of Quakes Felt Around San Francisco Bay, Including An M4.2

Insurance Journal

A cluster of earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday including a magnitude 4.2 temblor was felt by thousands. The United States Geological Survey reported more than two dozen different quakes. The largest was a M4.2 east of …

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Cluster of Quakes Felt Around San Francisco Bay, Including a M4.2

Insurance Journal

A cluster of earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday including a magnitude 4.2 temblor was felt by thousands. The United States Geological Survey reported more than two dozen different quakes. The largest was a M4.2 east of …

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Rokstone Launches Commercial Agriculture and Farm Property Program

Insurance Journal

Rokstone Agriculture, part of the International Speciality (Re)Insurance MGA Rokstone, has announced the launch of its new U.S. non-admitted Commercial Agriculture and Farm & Ranch Property Program. Available in all U.S. states, except Alaska and...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Atrium appoints Hayley Budd as Head of Innovation

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Atrium, a specialty insurer operating at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Hayley Budd as Head of Innovation, a newly created role that aims to drive the company’s strategic transformation. Budd will take responsibility for leading innovat...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Retired NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle Wasn’t Piloting Plane Before Deadly Crash

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Retired NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle Wasn’t Piloting Plane Before Deadly Crash Retired NASCAR driver Greg...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Security Hole Found in ‘Moltbook’ Social Media Site for AI Agents

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Security Hole Found in ‘Moltbook’ Social Media Site for AI...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

February 2026 ITL FOCUS: Customer Experience

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Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Novacore Acquires Texas’ CP Insurance Associates

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Novacore, the specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) formerly the U.S. commercial division of NSM Insurance Group, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CP Insurance Associates, a Texas-based insurance services age...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Cannabis is Here to Stay, Texas Lawmakers Say

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Cannabis is here to stay in Texas, lawmakers and industry leaders said last week, as efforts to ban consumable hemp are losing steam. However, figuring out how to regulate the market remains a glaring problem that lawmakers will likely address &#8230...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

FMIG Acquires Illinois’ Downs Insurance Agency

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First Mid Insurance Group (FMIG) announce its acquisition of Downs Insurance Agency in Decatur, Illinois. The transaction closed on January 12, 2026. The acquisition supports FMIG’s continued growth strategy across central Illinois and expands...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Zurich Reveals Beazley Stake After UK Insurer Spurns Bid

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Zurich Insurance Group AG disclosed a 1.5% stake in Beazley Plc, about two weeks after the UK specialty insurer rejected the industry giant’s latest takeover approach. The Swiss company now holds about 8.87 million shares of the London-listed f...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Zambian reinsurer Klapton Re to list on Lusaka Securities Exchange

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Zambia-based reinsurer Klapton Re is set to list directly on the Lusaka Securities Exchange Plc (LuSE) on March 24th, 2026, subject to regulatory approval, reaffirming the reinsurer’s continued growth, and the increasing sophistication and resilie...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

NHTSA Expands Probe Into About 1.3 Million Ford Pickups Over Transmission Issues

Insurance Journal

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it had expanded a safety-related investigation into 1.27 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks following reports of unexpected downshifts with rear-wheel lockup. The investigation covers ve...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

‘Moltbook’ Social Media Site for AI Agents Had Big Security Hole

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A buzzy new social network where artificial intelligence-powered bots appear to swap code and gossip about their human owners had a major flaw that exposed private data on thousands of real people, according to research published on Monday by cyberse...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Optio strengthens Scandinavian presence with AGS acquisition

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Optio Group, a specialty managing general agent (MGA), has announced that it has acquired AGS Forsikring AS (AGS). Founded in 2008 by Lars-Petter Myklebost and headquartered in Oslo, AGS provides insurance solutions and claims handling across the...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Georgia City Warns Against Drinking Tap Water After Atlanta Airport Fuel Spill

Insurance Journal

A town south of Atlanta advised its residents on Friday not to drink their tap water after a fuel spill at Atlanta’s airport may have contaminated the Flint River. The city of Griffin, whose water system serves more than 20,000 …

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Record-Breaking Cold Hits South, Leaving Snow, Accidents and Crop Damage

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Record-breaking cold gripped the Southeast this weekend, bringing heavy snow to parts of Tennessee and North Carolina, canceling flights across the region and threatening citrus crops in Florida. News outlets reported that at least 44 daily temperatu...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Radian completes $1.67bn acquisition of Lloyd’s syndicate Inigo

Reinsurance News

Radian Group Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Inigo Limited, a specialty insurance group underwriting through Lloyd’s of London, for $1.67 billion. The acquisition, which received all required regulatory approvals at the...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

AIG, Chubb Can’t Use ‘Bump-Up’ Provision in D&O Policy to Avoid Coverage

Insurance Journal

A state high court has ruled subsidiaries of American International Group (AIG) and Chubb cannot use the so-called “bump-up” exclusion in denying coverage for a settlement in a securities lawsuit. Late last month the Delaware Supreme Cour...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Germany-based Reck & Co

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a global insurance brokerage, risk management, and consulting services firm, has announced that its claims and risk management solutions subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett, has acquired Reck & Co GmbH (Reck & Co.)...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Severe Convective Storms Dethrone Tropical Cyclones as the Costliest Global Peril

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High-frequency catastrophes reshape insurance landscape and widen protection gaps, Aon reports. The post Severe Convec...

Posted: Feb 02, 2026