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Desjardins Venture Capital backs Vention

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Vention is a manufacturing automation platform that combines software and modular hardware to help factories design, deploy, and operate automation and robotics systems.

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Flood Risk Misconceptions Drive Underinsurance: Chubb

Carrier Management

Nearly 26.2M Workers Are Expected to Miss Work on Super Bowl Monday For...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

John Hancock introduces Quick Quote

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The company says that this tool is among the first reasoning-based GenAI quote-generating engines in the U.S. life insurance market.

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

How Americans Are Using AI at Work: Gallup Poll

Carrier Management

How Americans Are Using AI at Work: Gallup Poll American workers adopted artificial intell...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Coalition launches private equity practice

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The company has introduced Coalition for Private Equity.

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Indigo raises $50 million

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The new capital will support continued expansion of Indigo’s AI-powered underwriting and distribution platform.

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Fulcrum Raises $25M to Tackle the Messy Middle of Brokerage Operations

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Plum is expanding its offering with worldwide travel protection.

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Technology M&A Shifts Toward Fewer, Larger Deals Amid AI Revolution

Risk & Insurance

As AI reshapes the competitive landscape, technology companies are pursuing bigger acquisitions despite declining deal volume, with blockbuster transactions exceeding $30 billion becoming the new normal. The post

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Missouri DCI Requests Update of Catastrophe Response Contacts

Insurance Journal

The Missouri Department of Commerce & Insurance (DCI) sent a bulletin to insurers this week requesting they provide current catastrophe/disaster coordination contact information. The bulletin, sent on Jan. 27, says that the contact should be avai...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

EMEA emerging market insurers to maintain momentum through 2026: S&P

Reinsurance News

Momentum for insurers across EMEA emerging markets is set to continue, even as geopolitics and trade tensions remain the primary risks for these credit conditions, according to Tatiana Grineva, Director Insurance Ratings, S&P. Grineva, during...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Nearly 26.2M Workers Are Expected to Miss Work on Super Bowl Monday

Carrier Management

Nearly 26.2M Workers Are Expected to Miss Work on Super Bowl Monday For the secon...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Marsh Reports Organic Growth of 4% for Q4, Full-Year 2025, Down From 7% in 2024

Insurance Journal

Marsh reported fourth quarter revenue of $6.6 billion, an increase of 9% from $6.1 billion reported during the same period in 2024. Organic, or underlying growth, during Q4 was 4%, down from 7% in Q4 2024. Q4 2025 operating income …

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Marsh Reports Organic Growth of 4% for Q4, Full-Year 2025

Insurance Journal

Marsh reported fourth quarter revenue of $6.6 billion, an increase of 9% from $6.1 billion reported during the same period in 2024. Organic, or underlying growth, during Q4 was 4%, down from 7% in Q4 2024. Q4 2025 operating income …

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Owner of Assisted Living Home Where 10 Died in Fire Denied Access to Insurance Funds

Insurance Journal

The owner of the Massachusetts assisted living facility Gabriel House where 10 people were killed and 30 injured in a fire last July has been denied access to insurance proceeds he told a court are needed to repair the facility …

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Willis D&F establishes new Global P&C placement hubs in Dubai and Madrid

Reinsurance News

Willis Direct & Facultative (D&F) has announced the expansion of its Global Property & Casualty (P&C) placement hubs with the addition of Dubai and Madrid as new strategic locations. This expansion strengthens Willis’ global reach...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Waymo Probed After Robotaxi Struck Child Near California School

Insurance Journal

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating a Waymo autonomous vehicle that struck a child near a school in Santa Monica, California, the second recent probe to examine the behavior of the Alphabet Inc. unit’s robotaxis near children. The veh...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Texas’ Aventus

Insurance Journal

AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) of Aventus Insurance Company based in Fort Worth, Texas. These Credit...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

It’s Getting More Expensive to Live in Texas, Census Finds

Insurance Journal

It’s getting harder to afford living in Texas — even as incomes and educational attainment grow and poverty declines. Despite the state’s robust economic growth since the start of the decade, incomes in Texas haven’t kept pace with...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

New Wrong-Way Detection System Cut Crashes on Michigan Highway

Insurance Journal

While wrong-way crashes are increasing statewide in Michigan, one major highway is seeing the opposite trend. Since new wrong-way detection systems went up on US 131 in Grand Rapids, crashes have dropped more than 50%, according to state transportati...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Another Opportunity for Private Flood Insurers as Another Lapse Looms for NFIP

Insurance Journal

The clock is ticking on the National Flood Insurance Program—again. The NFIP is part of the federal funding package, which is set to expire at midnight Jan. 30. Unless Congress compromises on several issues, namely funding for the Department of &#823...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Opportunity for Private Flood Insurers With Threat of Another NFIP Lapse

Insurance Journal

The clock is ticking on the National Flood Insurance Program—again. The NFIP is part of the federal funding package, which is set to expire at the end of Jan. 30. Unless Congress compromises on several issues, namely funding for the …

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Property cat rates an obvious headwind for Guy Carpenter but there’s ample growth areas: Klisura, Do...

Reinsurance News

As parts of the reinsurance market, notably property catastrophe, saw prices soften further at the 1.1 2026 renewals, and with this trend expected to persist for subsequent 2026 renewals, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter will have headwinds, but m...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays’ New Stadium in Tampa: What We Know So Far

Insurance Journal

For many of the nearly 28 years since the Tampa Bay Rays held their inaugural game in St. Petersburg’s domed stadium, they have been looking for a bigger, better deal. Tropicana Field’s location, across Tampa Bay from the much-larger popu...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Allianz Commercial opens Miami Latin America Hub

Reinsurance News

Allianz Commercial has announced the opening of its Miami Latin America Hub with a fully established leadership team in place which combines regional expertise and global capabilities. The new hub significantly bolsters Allianz Commercial’s...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Alabama Insurance Agent and Candidate Says Tuberville Lives in Florida

Insurance Journal

An Alabama insurance agent running for governor is challenging U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility to seek the office, accusing the football coach-turned-politician of not meeting the legal requirement to have lived in the state for seven...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

U.S. Risk Management Salaries Hit $160,000 Milestone as Compensation Gains Momentum

Risk & Insurance

US and Canadian professionals see steady increases in compensation, with seniority and supervisory roles commanding significant premiums: RIMS. The post

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Insurance as a key enabler of carbon capture and storage projects: Marsh

Reinsurance News

Insurance is seen as a key enabler of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, with nearly two-thirds of leaders relying heavily on insurance to manage risks, according to a recent analysis by Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh. The analysis draws...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Progressive CFO Sauerland to Retire; Quigg Will Succeed

Carrier Management

Progressive CFO Sauerland to Retire; Quigg Will Succeed The Progressive...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

SiriusPoint names Sakakeeny as CUO, North America P&C Insurance

Reinsurance News

SiriusPoint, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has appointed John Sakakeeny as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of North America P&C Insurance, effective February 2nd, 2026. In his new role, Sakakeeny will provide strategic leadership to the...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Europe to Decide How Much Toxin in Baby Formula Is Too Much

Insurance Journal

Europe’s food safety regulator will publish advice on what is an acceptable level of the toxin currently at the heart of one of the biggest infant formula recalls in history. The European Food Safety Authority will establish an “acute ref...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Surplus lines market premium growth slows in Q3’25: AM Best

Reinsurance News

Following years of consistent and significant growth, competitive market pressures have resulted in smaller year over year increases in premium growth in the surplus lines market, according to a recent report by AM Best. In the third quarter of 20...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Fire in Connecticut Damages 5 Businesses Including Popular Restaurant

Insurance Journal

A fire in a commercial plaza in Thomaston, Connecticut damaged five businesses including a popular restaurant, Patti’s Place. Firefighters battled the building fire on Park Street late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. “Crews star...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026

Lockton Re’s proprietary analytics platform SAGE receives another US patent

Reinsurance News

Lockton Re’s proprietary analytics platform, SAGE, has been awarded another US Patent for systems and methods for custom and real-time visualisation, comparison, and analysis of insurance and reinsurance structures, with additional patents pending...

Posted: Jan 29, 2026