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Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Insurance Business Magazine - US
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is alerting firms and individuals it regulates to use caution before responding to emails from senders falsely claiming to represent DFS. DFS said it recently became aware of phishing emails &...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Customers shopped for auto insurance at a record pace in 2025 as years of insurance rate hikes got buyers looking around. And this time, they are finding better prices elsewhere, according to J.D. Power. The percentage of customers who shopped …...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
A financial adviser in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 people out of $380 million, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors accused Todd Burkhalter, the founder and CEO of Drive Planning...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
U.S. Safety Board Probes Waymo Robotaxis Passing Stopped Sc...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Shallow Tremors Could Help Forecast Major Earthquake in Northern California New research by the University of...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Insurers are central to the competitiveness of the UK’s financial and related professional services industry, but a report from TheCityUK and PwC UK warns that lagging insurance processes and market infrastructure threaten that position without ur...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Global specialty broker Price Forbes has announced the appointment of Alexander Rogers as Cyber Claims Manager, a London-based role. Rogers provides full lifecycle claims advocacy and round-the-clock support to clients navigating complex cybersecu...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said. Nearly 1,000 households displaced by fire were anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Tobias Sonndorfer, CFA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VIG Re, said the company’s new three-year strategy, VIGRe28, marks a natural evolution, leveraging data and technology to enhance client value and create compelling opportunities to n...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Insurance Business Magazine - US
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Long-term field data from five distribution centers shows back exosuits reduce strain and sprain injuries without shifting risks to other body parts, HeroWear study finds. The post
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
A team from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is headed to Bangor International Airport in Maine to investigate the Sunday, Jan. 25 crash of a Bombardier CL 600 airplane. Eight people were on board. No information about their fate ̷...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Seven passengers were killed and a crew member seriously injured in a single plane crash Sunday night at Bangor International Airport in Maine, according to a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft apparently crashe...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Six people were killed in a single plane crash Sunday night at Bangor International Airport in Maine, according to local officials, correcting what appears to have been a report from the federal government that seven people died. A late morning ̷...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
MSIG USA, the US-based arm of Tokyo-headquartered MSIG Holdings, Inc., has appointed Ron Morrison as Chief Claims Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Peter McKenna. He brings extensive experience overseeing complex commercial claims oper...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Parts of the Southeast took it on the chin from Winter Storm Fern on Sunday, with iced-up roads, downed trees and widespread power outages, along with severe thunderstorms and wind along the Gulf Coast—all of which will likely result in …
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant spied inappropriately on smartphone users, violating their privacy. A preliminary class action settlement was filed late Friday night in the San Jose, Ca...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Kin, a digital home and auto insurance provider, has launched an auto insurance for its Florida and Texas home insurance customers, a move that allows those living in two of the most volatile US insurance markets to bundle their policies, unlockin...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
New York City Apartment Building Gas Explosion, Fire Kills 1, Injures 14 A gas explosion sent fire raci...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter storm coated parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic in ice — leaving brutal cold in its wake. More than 800,000 …
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Gallagher has appointed Adam Sullivan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gallagher Specialty Asia. Sullivan brings more than 30 years of industry experience to his new role. He started in the aviatio...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Following the 1 January 2026 renewals, the future direction of major risk market conditions will likely be determined by the final amount of losses incurred in 2025, according to Howden Re’s Aviation & Space Treaty team. After a period of rela...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Cristiano Borean, Generali Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has been appointed Chairman of the European Insurance CFO Forum, a high-level discussion group for the Chief Financial Officers of Europe’s leading insurance companies. Establis...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
In 2026, the aviation insurance market is expected to navigate sustained pricing pressure, evolving risk dynamics, and accelerating technological disruption. Success, according to WTW, will favour carriers that act swiftly, leverage data-driven de...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced the appointment of Chantal Cardinez as Global Head of Financial Solutions. Cardinez will take on the role in addition to her existing mandate as Chief Executive Officer of Hannover Re Bermuda. She brings...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Insurance broker Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh, announced the addition of significant capacity to Nimbus, its large-scale data center construction insurance facility. Nimbus now offers limits up to US$2.7 billion – inclusive of delay in start-up an...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
DoorDash Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. lost a bid to block a New York City law requiring a tipping option be presented to customers at checkout from going into effect Monday. A federal judge on Friday denied the companies’ request …
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Territorial disputes, regime changes, and the possible shifting of global alliances are the main themes of political and geopolitical risks insurers need to watch for in 2026 and beyond, according to Yoel Sano, Head of Global Political and Securit...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
According to a recent report by Clearsurance.com, Geico and Allstate offer the best discounts for completing a driver’s education program.
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Heavy snow and ice hit northern and eastern Europe, disrupting transport and power systems as freezing conditions are forecast for the next two weeks. The winter storm triggered red weather alerts in Germany, where 20 centimeters (7.9 inches) of snow...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
A second winter storm is set to hit northern Europe, where transport and power systems have already been disrupted by heavy snow and freezing conditions. Storm Chandra is expected to move into northwest Europe late Monday and early Tuesday, bringing...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Apollo, a Skyward Group company, has entered into a partnership with ZenHedge, a US-based insurtech start-up, to bring to market Freight Expense Insurance, a parametric insurance solution aimed at shielding US shippers from unplanned freight cost...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over the production of explicit imagery, Regina Doherty, a member of the European parliament representing Ireland, said in a statement on Monday. The investi...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has announced the appointment of Charlotte Major as Senior Claims Adjuster – Professional Indemnity, effective immediately. In her new role, based in London, Major will focus on r...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026