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Beginning February 2, 2026, all claimants and lay witnesses testifying in virtual hearings before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will be required to appear and testify by video with their faces fully visible on screen, and not j...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announced the completion of the 100th home through its OKReady, Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) Program, a significant achievement in the state’s ongoing efforts to build stronger, safer, and more resilie...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
A Baltimore County jury has found Michael C. Okolo, of Parkville, Maryland, guilty of two counts of insurance fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. According to Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown Okolo was found to have twice …
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Despite steady reserve declines over a decade, concentrated asbestos losses among major insurers are pressuring the industry's $146 billion ultimate A&E exposure, AM Best reports. The post
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Nearly two-thirds (66%) of organisations worldwide plan to increase their cybersecurity investments in the coming year amid today’s evolving threat landscape, according to new research by Marsh, an insurance broker, risk advisor, and business of M...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president’s executive order was illegal. US District Judge Patti Saris said Monday the order is “arbitrary and capricious and contrary to la...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has released the November 2025 results of the Ivans Index, showing that average premium renewal rates increased year over year for Commercial Auto, Business Owner’s Policy (BOP), General Liability, Comme...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb and QBE. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Promotes Shead to Head of Property, Overseas General Insurance Chubb announced that Aaron Shead has been appointed to e...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Four surety companies—Chubb, The Hartford, Liberty Mutual and Travelers—announced the launch of a technology company that will feature a shared digital infrastructure to advance the surety industry. According to a brief media statement, the formation...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Navium Marine, a marine-focused specialty managing general agent (MGA) operating through The Fidelis Partnership’s Pine Walk platform, has launched Constellation Consortium, the largest satellite pre-launch consortium in the Lloyd’s market. The co...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
A Louisiana anti-fraud law will serve as the new national model for fighting insurance fraud. The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has adopted Louisiana‘s amended insurance fraud law as its new national benchmark, the Louisiana...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation (China Re) has announced that it received approval from the National Financial Regulatory Administration for the qualification of Zhuang Qianzhi as chairman of the Board of Directors on 8 December 2025. This f...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
The owner of a historic Minnesota resort has been charged with arson and insurance fraud more than a year after a fire destroyed the property. Bryce Campbell, 41, of Two Harbors, Minn., was taken into custody last Wednesday in Southfield, …
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
The owner of a historic Minnesota resort has been charged with arson and insurance fraud more than a year after a fire destroyed the property. Bryce Campbell, 41, of Two Harbors, Minnesota., was taken into custody last Wednesday in Southfield, …...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
WalkerHughes Insurance, a privately held, founder-led retail insurance brokerage, announced its expansion into Illinois with the acquisition of Benhoff Insurance Agency, well-established personal lines brokerage based in Breese, Illinois. Benhoff Ins...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Aviva Plc has kicked off the search for a partner to help fund a planned new skyscraper in the heart of the City of London’s insurance district, as it aims to tempt investors willing to make a bold bet that …
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Behind the scenes activity in the US IPO market is reaching a fever pitch, according to dealmakers, as companies lured by stock markets near record highs prepare to go public. The industry has been busy lining up underwriting mandates from …
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Ledger Investing has launched Korra, a separate SaaS platform company that aims to bring efficiency, transparency, and intelligence to the casualty reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market. Korra connects insurers, MGAs, reinsurers...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
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Posted: Dec 09, 2025
The European Union reached a deal on Tuesday to scale back its corporate sustainability laws, after months of pressure from companies and governments including the United States and Qatar. The changes agreed by EU governments and the European Parliam...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
The European Union reached a tentative deal to slash ESG requirements, as the bloc faces intensifying pressure from the US to rein in such rules amid ever-present trade tensions. In late-night talks, representatives of member states and the EU parlia...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
After seeing some of the frustration that insurance agents run into, the head of a well-known south Florida agency has launched a hybrid vehicle – part brokerage and part program manager. CSMV Underwriting Managers, based in Tamarac, near Fort Lauder...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Credit ratings agency AM Best has assigned Florida Insurance and Reinsurance Company (Florida Re), a subsidiary of global independent re/insurance conglomerate, MNK Group Holdings, a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issu...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Technova Industries is helping to prevent shipping errors that can result millions of dollars in waste, health risks and liability disputes. The post
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
The Archdiocese of New York announced it is establishing a $300 million fund that it intends to use to pay for a global settlement of most of the 1,300 lawsuits it still faces from victims of clergy sexual abuse. The …
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
The Archdiocese of New York announced it is establishing a $300 million fund that it intends to use to pay for a global settlement of most of the 1,300 lawsuits it still faces from victims of clergy sexual abuse. The …
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Two-thirds of modelled U.S. residential flood losses go uninsured, leaving millions of homeowners and the broader economy financially exposed, according to Moody’s RMS modelling. Moody’s highlighted that flooding remains the most underinsured phys...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
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Japanese authorities ended all tsunami warnings after a powerful magnitude-7.5 quake struck off the coast of Aomori, in the northeast of the country, late on Monday. Waves as high as 70 cm (28 inches) were recorded in the region earlier, …
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Newly created Swiss insurer Helvetia Baloise plans to cut up to 2,600 jobs in the coming years to boost profitability, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Switzerland’s largest multi-line insurer, with a combined market c...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Mosaic Insurance, a specialty insurer focused on financial institutions and cyber risk, has announced the appointment of Sachin Warty as Global Head of Financial Institutions & Professional Liability (FinPro), December 15. Warty’s hire is part...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced changes to simplify its insurance rules and reduce costs for insurers, while maintaining appropriate protection for smaller commercial customers, with further changes planned next year. The FCA e...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
DUAL Group, an international specialist underwriting agency, has entered a global partnership with CyberCube, a company known for its analytics and modelling solutions focused on cyber risk. The agreement is aimed at strengthening DUAL’s underwrit...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
White Mountains Insurance Group has completed the sale of a controlling interest in Bamboo, a data-enabled insurance distribution platform, to affiliates of funds advised by CVC Capital Partners. The transaction, originally announced in October, a...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Rob Groenen as head of portfolio solutions, Europe, a newly created position. Groenen will be based in the Netherlands and will also retain h...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Parametrix, a provider of digital business interruption solutions, has completed a $27 million Series B funding round led by Mundi Ventures, FirstMark Capital, and HDI Group, joined by F2 Venture Capital and several other strategic investors. The...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
The German Insurance Association (GDV) has unveiled a framework to ensure that protection against natural catastrophes remains widely available, affordable, and sustainable over the long term, centred on a new reinsurance vehicle called Elementar...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and natural catastrophe solutions, has entered into a new strategic global partnership with Risk Management Partners, a Munich Re unit that draws on the group’s reinsurance ex...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Experian, an information services company specialising in credit reporting and fraud prevention, has released its 2026 Data Breach Industry Forecast, providing an outlook on the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape. The report anticipates that...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
As the regulatory landscape around the delegated underwriting authority enterprise (DUAE) market evolves, global authorities have introduced stricter compliance measures, risk management expectations and governance frameworks. The increasing alignmen...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Property and casualty insurer Chubb Limited has promoted Aaron Shead to Executive Vice President (EVP), Head of Property for Overseas General Insurance (COG), the company’s international general insurance operations, effective immediately. S...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series will host the “AI Tools for Retail Agents” Demo Day, which offers free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for retail insurance agencies. The latest online event offers retail agents a...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Westfield, a U.S.-based property and casualty insurance company, has announced the appointment of Lloyd Scholz as Enterprise Chief Information Officer (CIO). In his new role, Scholz will oversee the development and execution of a business-driven t...
Posted: Dec 09, 2025
Posted: Dec 09, 2025