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Insurer Can’t Sue for Unjust Enrichment by Deceptive Insured, Appeals Court Says

Insurance Journal

A decision by a federal appeals court last week shows what limited options insurance carriers have when they discover major misrepresentation by the insured long after claims have been paid. The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last week found &#82...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Connecticut Updates Its Captive Insurance Law

Insurance Journal

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law legislation updating the state’s law governing captive insurance and allowing new types of captives. Captives are owned by one or more businesses to insure their business risks., Effective October...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Allianz Life Says Majority of US Customers’ Data Stolen in Hack

Insurance Journal

U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life said on Saturday that hackers stole the personal information of the majority of its customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees in the United States. The insurance giant’s filing with...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Zipper and Bavishi to serve as Co-CEOs of USQRisk as Moreno steps down

Reinsurance News

USQRisk, part of Ryan Specialty’s alternative risk division, has promoted Michael Zipper and Parag Bavishi to Co-Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of USQ, effective August 1st, 2025. Meanwhile, USQ’s current CEO, Anibal Moreno, will be stepping down...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Wrongfully imprisoned Maryland Man Spent 32 Years Behind Bars Sues Authorities

Insurance Journal

A Maryland man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including a decade on death row, for two killings he did not commit is suing former law enforcement officials in a lawsuit announced Thursday, though four of the five people …

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Maryland Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 32 Years Sues Authorities

Insurance Journal

A Maryland man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including a decade on death row, for two killings he did not commit is suing former law enforcement officials in a lawsuit announced Thursday, though four of the five people …

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Amynta combines Oryx and TPM to launch Oryx Healthcare

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The move extends Oryx’s reach into allied health, long-term care, social services, and senior care.

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

AIG taps Glen Browne as Global Head of Accident & Health

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Browne rejoins AIG after serving as Global Head of A&H at Everest and holding senior roles at Chubb.

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

Everest Names Josh Pillion U.S. National Distribution Manager

IIR

Pillion will oversee distribution strategy and broker engagement across Everest Insurance’s U.S. retail field operations.

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

Verisk Wildfire Model Approved for Use in California Insurance Ratemaking

IIR

CDI completes review under new regulatory framework, enabling insurers to apply forward-looking wildfire risk assessment tools

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

Infofla Launches Selto V2 AI Platform for Complex Automation

IIR

Selto’s visual learning engine targets finance and insurance workflows with scalable, adaptive automation.

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

Equitable Adds API to Streamline Benefits Plan Setup

IIR

The new capability automates onboarding process for brokers and small businesses

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

Why Clean Data Is Your True Competitive Edge

Insurance Thought Leadership

Why Clean Data Is Your True Competitive Edge AI & Machine Learning ClareCarroll1 Sun, 07...

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

U.K. Enters a New Era of Captive Insurance

Insurance Thought Leadership

U.K. Enters a New Era of Captive Insurance Risk Management ClareCarroll1 Sun, 07/27/2025 - 14:29...

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

Hulk Hogan and the Insurance Ecosystem

Insurance Thought Leadership

Hulk Hogan and the Insurance Ecosystem Leadership ClareCarroll1 Sun, 07/27/2025 - 14:24 ...

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

5Star Workers’ Compensation rebrands as Starwind WC

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Starwind WC continues to offer a range of workers’ comp solutions.

Posted: Jul 26, 2025

CAC Group appoints Johnathan Daniel as CFO

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Daniel is a CPA and holds a degree in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama.

Posted: Jul 26, 2025

CoverTree, ManageAmerica automate insurance compliance

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The integration uses AI to automate insurance tracking.

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4% but Casualty Rates Are Rising: Marsh

Carrier Management

Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4% but Casualty Rates Are Rising: Marsh...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Executives on the Move at Everest, MS Amlin and Aspen

Carrier Management

Executives on the Move at Everest, MS Amlin and Aspen Everest Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based prope...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

FEMA Pushes Back on Criticism, Says Texas Flood Response ‘a Model’ for Disaster Response

Carrier Management

FEMA Pushes Back on Criticism, Says Texas Flood Response ‘a Model’ for Disaster Response The acting a...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

U.S. Firms Adopting Zero Trust Cybersecurity Architecture for Resilience: Report

Carrier Management

U.S. Firms Adopting Zero Trust Cybersecurity Architecture for Resilience: Report Zero...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Green Bond Issuance Dives Almost a Third Amid Global Climate Backtracking

Carrier Management

Green Bond Issuance Dives Almost a Third Amid Global Climate Backtracking The amount of "green" bonds sol...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Trunk Tools raises $40 million

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The company is already deployed on hundreds of construction projects and has scaled revenue 5x over the past six months.

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Aspida integrates annuities with Apple Wallet

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Aspida manages $23.1 billion in assets across the U.S., Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands.

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Aspen appoints John Welch as Group Chief Underwriting Officer

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Welch will oversee Aspen’s underwriting strategy across the group.

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Brown & Brown acquires specialist UK broker Weatherbys Hamilton

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Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Arch launches individual supplemental health product suite

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Target audience includes employees, gig workers, independent contractors, and association members.

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Arturo’s website goes dark following asset sale

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The changes took effect July 1, 2025.

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

California FAIR Plan Rolls out Commercial High Value Policy

Insurance Journal

The California FAIR Plan has increased commercial coverage limits and is now offering a commercial high value policy for condominiums, farms, wineries and other businesses in the state that cannot find insurance through the voluntary or excess and su...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

California FAIR Plan Rolls Out Commercial High Value Policy

Insurance Journal

The California FAIR Plan has increased commercial coverage limits and is now offering a commercial high value policy for condominiums, farms, wineries and other businesses in the state that cannot find insurance through the voluntary or excess and su...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Man Who Killed Idaho Firefighters Was Turned Away by Fire Department

Insurance Journal

The man accused of fatally shooting two Idaho firefighters before killing himself last month had tried to join the fire department, and became angry when told he would need to go through training and testing. Wess Roley also tried to …

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

FEMA Chief Calls Texas Floods Response ‘A Model’ For Dealing With Disaster

Insurance Journal

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people earlier this month. “I can’t see anything we did wrong,&...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Zurich North America Names Adam Hamm as Chief Compliance Officer

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Zurich North America Names Adam Hamm as Chief Compliance Officer appeared fi...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

People: Farm Bureau Tenn. Names Pulley to Replace Retiring Pannell as CEO

Insurance Journal

Jeff Pannell, CEO of Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee, will retire at the end of the year after almost 40 years with the company. Pannell made the announcement at the company’s annual agents’ conference on Thursday, Farm Bureau said in...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Chris Spiridis Named Global Enterprise Construction Project Leader at Aon

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Chris Spiridis Named Global Enterprise Construction Project Leader at A...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

McGill and Partners Announce Two Appointments in Bermuda Leadership

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post McGill and Partners Announce Two Appointments in Bermuda Leadership appea...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Michigan Suspends 2 Title Insurance Agents Over Escrow Fund Mismanagement

Insurance Journal

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services this week announced the suspension of two title insurance agents after an investigation found they allegedly mismanaged customers’ escrow funds. DIFS Director Anita Fox issued a summar...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Pinnacle Financial Partners Shares Drop on Deal with Synovus

Insurance Journal

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. shares plunged the most in more than five years after the bank agreed to combine with Synovus Financial Corp. in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.6 billion. Some investors had expected both companies to draw acqu...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

CatIQ releases updated industry loss estimate of CAD 1.313bn for 2024 Jasper wildfire

Reinsurance News

Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), an independent Toronto-based provider of catastrophe insurance data and a subsidiary of PERILS, has released its fifth industry-wide loss estimate for the wildfire that swept through Jasper, Alb...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Trump’s AI Plan Urges Lighter Touch by FTC in Win for Microsoft

Insurance Journal

Microsoft Corp. stands to gain from new White House AI guidelines that call on the US Federal Trade Commission to show more restraint in probes involving artificial intelligence and stand down on cases that put “AI innovation” at risk. Th...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

People Moves: Allianz Commercial Appoints Nguyen-Huu, Lascar and Head for Portfolio Solutions Team;...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Commercial and Canopius Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Allianz Commercial Names Nguyen-Huu, Lascar and Head for Portfolio Solutions Team Allianz Commercial...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025