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Consumer Acceptance of Telematics Widens, Says Survey Consumer acceptance of telematics technology in auto...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Adjusters Launch ‘CarFax for Insurance Claims’ to Vet Carriers’ Damage Estimates Two indepe...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Another Record Hot Year Warns of Shifting, Dangerous Climate Earth's average temper...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Tesla Gets 5-Week Extension in Probe of Full Self-Driving Traffic Violations U.S. auto safety regulators...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Commercial Drivers Granted Another Extension for Use of Paper Medical Certificates The Federa...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Legacy acquirer DARAG Group has announced the completion of a portfolio transfer agreement (PTA) of Danish Workers’ Compensation business from Protector, and the signing of a loss portfolio transfer (LPT) and PTA with another European carrier. DAR...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
According to J.P. Morgan, European reinsurance profitability is well above historical levels, meaning the shock required would need to be material in order to reverse the current trajectory of reinsurance prices. In its recent report, J.P. Morgan...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
A federal judge on Thursday cleared Norwegian offshore wind developer Equinor to resume work on its New York Empire Wind project, which President Donald Trump’s administration halted along with four other projects last month. The ruling by U.S....
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
U.S. auto safety regulators have granted Tesla a five-week extension to respond to an investigation into whether its vehicles violated traffic laws while the Elon Musk-led company’s Full Self-Driving system was engaged. The National Highway Tra...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Markel Nederland has successfully completed a massive digital transformation, replacing its core systems in just eight months, a timeframe the firm describes as a record for the industry. Supported by consultancy and technology partner IG&H, t...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
ACORD, the global standards-setting body for the insurance industry, has revealed its 2026 Board of Directors, which will be chaired by Robert Kelly AM, Founder, Managing Director and CEO of Steadfast Group Limited. Kevin Tobin (Outside Director)...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
James Mahon, Reinsurance Pre-Sales Lead at DXC Technology, emphasised that in an increasingly complex and softening market, re/insurers must rethink their renewal strategy and invest in automated renewal management rather than relying on manual, p...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Lloyd’s, the insurance and reinsurance marketplace, announced that Jim Bichard has been appointed as chief financial officer. He will start in April 2026 and will become a member of Lloyd’s Executive Team, reporting directly to Patrick Ti...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Global reinsurer SCOR has joined a consortium of more than 10 leading re/insurers to back a recently launched insurance facility designed to support artificial intelligence (AI) and data centre infrastructure. Introduced by Advanced Technology Ass...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
PIB Group, a specialist insurance intermediary, has announced the appointment of Chris Jackson as CEO for its Underwriting & Distribution (U&D) business. Jackson will be taking over the role from Charlie Burgess, who has resigned to pursue...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Jim Bichard, the current leader of PwC’s global insurance division, will take over as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace in April 2026, replacing Alexandra Cliff. Almost a year...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has released insights from its new, data-driven tool to help organisations build sustainable resilience and promote growth, called Aon’s Resilience Quotient, which has been developed i...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Willis, a WTW business, has announced the appointment of James Tedder as Director within its International Property team, part of Willis Direct & Facultative Global Specialty. Tedder brings more than 15 years of industry experience. He joins W...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Greensill Bank, a subsidiary of collapsed finance firm Greensill Capital, is suing Britain’s business department for just over 330 million pounds ($441.7 million) after it canceled guarantees for COVID-19 business loans, court documents showed....
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Munich Re Thailand, part of the global reinsurer, has appointed Chotima Puasiri as Chief Representative, effective March 1st, 2026. She joins from the reinsurer’s primary insurance arm, ERGO Insurance (Thailand) Co., Ltd., where she served a...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Venezuela’s oil industry is running its day-to-day operations via phone calls and handwritten reports in the month since a cyberattack on state-owned oil giant Petróleos de Venezuela SA. A Dec. 15 attack shut down PDVSA’s system, leaving...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
A raft of European countries could face a one-notch credit rating downgrade if tensions with the U.S. over Greenland fracture NATO and raise the prospect of more trouble with Russia, Fitch’s top sovereign analyst said on Thursday. Fitch already...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
An exchange-traded fund tied to bets on natural disasters has started trading in London, after becoming the first such ETF to attract a lead market maker. The KRC Cat Bond UCITS ETF was launched with the goal of drawing more …
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
An exchange-traded fund tied to bets on natural disasters has started trading in London, after becoming the first such ETF to attract a lead market maker.The KRC Cat Bond UCITS ETF was launched with the goal of drawing more retail …
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has escalated its significant event declaration to an Insurance Catastrophe for the dozens of bushfires impacting Victoria since 7 January, which have collectively burned about 985,000 acres. According to A...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
AM Best has reaffirmed a stable outlook for India’s non-life insurance sector, pointing to favourable macroeconomic conditions and strong demand, supported by regulatory initiatives and reforms. While the segment’s growth slowed in 2025 due to fir...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
ICW Group, a national insurance carrier providing specialised risk and coverage solutions, has expanded its ICW Specialty business unit with the introduction of Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) solutions and the appointment of Travis Murnan as Head...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently announced its 2026 committee leadership “Chosen by their peers, our 2026 committee leaders bring unique skills, backgrounds, and viewpoints to the challenges and opportunities...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Optalitix, an InsurTech in underwriting and pricing, has entered into a strategic partnership with Intermont, a Dutch MGA and part of the Acrisure group, to accelerate its digital transformation and deliver a flagship Optalitix deployment in the N...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
The London Market Forum of Insurance Lawyers has elected Ling Ong, Partner at law firm Weightmans, as President, succeeding Fleur Rochester, Partner at Kennedys. London Market FOIL is a division of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) that focuse...
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U.S. senators late on Monday unveiled draft legislation that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency which, if signed into law, would clarify financial regulators’ jurisdiction over the burgeoning sector, potentially boosting dig...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
eMaxx, a specialty managing general agent (MGA) and attorney-in-fact providing policyholder-owned alternative risk insurance solutions, has announced the launch of the eMaxx Reciprocal Insurance Exchange, a commercial property and casualty (P&...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material used to train its artificial i...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Deadly floods prompted South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park to shut to further visitors, after extreme rainfall killed dozens in the northeast of the country and neighboring Mozambique. The South African Weather Service on Thursday issued...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Poland fought off a wave of cyber threats from Russia which targeted its energy infrastructure in December, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. A series of attacks in the last days of the month hit two power plants and renewable energy …
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission this week banned all wireless communication devices, including cellphones, laptop computers, cameras and even smart watches, from the Commission’s courtroom. The bulletin, issued Jan. 12...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Less than a month after Stonetrust Commercial Insurance announced it had expanded into North Carolina, the workers’ compensation carrier has added South Carolina to its sphere of influence. Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Stonetrust now writes...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Virginia officials are touting the state’s efforts in strengthening oversight of the state’s 300 nursing homes, including filling leadership and inspector positions and improving how complaints are handled. “Virginia families deserv...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026
Palo Alto, California-based NEXT Insurance will now be operating as ERGO NEXT Insurance, a new brand identity that the company says reflects its next phase of growth as a small businesses insurance provider. The updated brand follows NEXT’s int...
Posted: Jan 16, 2026