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Tiger Woods’ Crash is Golfer’s Fourth Car Crash and Second DUI Arrest

Carrier Management

Tiger Woods’ Crash is Golfer’s Fourth Car Crash and Second DUI Arrest Tiger Woods' arrest Friday for...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

LaGuardia Controller Staffing May Have Violated Procedures on Night of Collision

Carrier Management

LaGuardia Controller Staffing May Have Violated Procedures on Night of Collision Air tr...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

AI, Geopolitical Volatility Lead to More Companies Missing Revenue Targets: Survey

Carrier Management

AI, Geopolitical Volatility Lead to More Companies Missing Revenue Tar...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

THE REAL CURRENCY IN THE 2026 WORKPLACE

Rough Notes

Trust is a friction-reducer. Without it, every decision takes longer, costs more and yields less A 2025 Gallup Study that directly tracks trust in leadership reveals that only 19% of employees “strongly agree” that they trust the organization’s leade...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Farmers Insurance Plans Historic, Rapid Expansion of Agency Force

Insurance Journal

Farmers Insurance has announced a plan to grow its agency force over the next year, and expects to appoint nearly 1,700 new agency owners—one of the largest single-year expansions in Farmers’ history. The recruitment drive is aimed at fueling o...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

WHAT GETS REWARDED GETS REPEATED

Rough Notes

Is “everyone gets a trophy” a valid reward system? The surest path to mediocrity is failing to create an intentional, objective approach to performance-based compensation. By Cheryl Koch, CPCU, ARM, AAI, ACSR, AFIS, and Mary Belka, CPCU, ARM, ARe, RP...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

April 1 renewal saw Japan property cat rates return to early 2020s levels, says Howden Re

Reinsurance News

Risk-adjusted property-catastrophe rates-on-line in Japan reverted back to levels last seen in the early 2020s at the April 1 2026 reinsurance renewals, with catastrophe excess-of-loss programmes in the country witnessing risk-adjusted price reduc...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

5 Killed in Train-Van Collision in Mississippi

Insurance Journal

Five people were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi, near Wiggins, authorities said. All five killed were in the van, Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said. The lone surviving van passenger, a 23-year-old woman, was flown &#82...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

US Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Dismiss Boeing Criminal Case

Insurance Journal

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling by a lower court to approve the Justice Department decision to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing, which allowed the planemaker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal …

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Axios Software Tool Used by Millions Compromised in Hack

Insurance Journal

Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet’s plumbing. An unknown hacker was able to breach one of the few accounts that can release new versi...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Florida’s Hatcher Insurance Group Acquires Benefits Firm, Moves to New HQ

Insurance Journal

Orlando-based Hatcher Insurance Group, part of Unison Risk Advisors for almost a year, has expanded its employee benefits practice with the acquisition of Level 3 Benefit Advisors. The Level 3 firm, founded in 2021, is based in Winter Park. Founder &...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

People Moves: Galaviz Succeeds Patriot Growth Founder Gardner as CEO

Insurance Journal

Pennsylvania-based insurance brokerage Patriot Growth Insurance Services announced the appointment of John Galaviz as chief executive officer. Galaviz succeeds Matt Gardner, who founded Patriot Growth in 2019, as CEO. Gardner has left the company to...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Ted Moynihan named President, CEO of Marsh Management Consulting and Oliver Wyman

Reinsurance News

Marsh, a global firm focused on risk, reinsurance, capital, talent, investments, and management consulting, has announced that Ted Moynihan has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marsh Management Consulting and Oliver Wy...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Executive Lines Market Faces Growing Volatility Beneath Surface-Level Calm

Risk & Insurance

Ransomware losses, AI-driven exposures and nuclear verdicts threaten to disrupt the currently stable executive lines insurance market, according to Risk Placement Services. The post

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Optio strengthens marine capabilities with Gardian Marine acquisition

Reinsurance News

Optio Group, the independent specialty MGA, has reached an agreement to acquire Gardian Marine Limited for an undisclosed amount, pending regulatory approval. Gardian Marine, headquartered in London and founded by Guy Tyler and Edward Morgan, prov...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Hacked Hospitals, Hidden Spyware: Iran Conflict Shows Digital Fight in Warfare

Carrier Management

Hacked Hospitals, Hidden Spyware: Iran Conflict Shows Digital Fight i...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

MAXIMIZE AI, MAXIMIZE SALES AND SERVICE

Rough Notes

Getting with the times Most agencies still treat [AI] as a shiny toy rather than as a strategic sales and service accelerator. By Roger Sitkins AI is no longer the future for insurance agencies—it’s the present. But here’s the reality: Most agencies...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

District of Columbia AG Wins $530K, Seeks $600K More From Bad Drivers From Maryland and Virginia

Insurance Journal

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that the District has won judgments in nine lawsuits that will cost 14 drivers from Maryland and Virginia a total of $531,192 in unpaid fines, penalties and fees for traffic citations....

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

District of Columbia AG Wins $530K, Seeks $600K More From Bad Drivers

Insurance Journal

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that the District has won judgments in nine lawsuits that will cost 14 drivers from Maryland and Virginia a total of $531,192 in unpaid fines, penalties and fees for traffic citations....

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Howden Re expands DACH fac team with Seitz and Fricke as Directors

Reinsurance News

Howden Re, a global reinsurance broker, is strengthening its DACH facultative team with the appointment of Verena Seitz and Johanna Fricke as Directors. Both individuals will focus on expanding Howden Re’s facultative reinsurance operations...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

HIRING FOR WHAT’S NEXT

Rough Notes

How the best agencies are building talent in 2026 The agencies winning the talent game in 2026 are the ones willing to rethink what “qualified” looks like and to use their own employees and clients as conduits to that talent. By Carolyn Smith, APR, C...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

CRC aims to redefine how specialty insurance is placed with new AI-powered engine

Reinsurance News

CRC Group, an independent wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has launched REDY INTEL, a new AI-powered engine embedded within CRC’s REDY platform. REDY INTEL has been designed to transform how specialty risks are analysed, positioned, and...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

How California’s Ambitious Car Pollution Rules Made Everyone’s Air Cleaner

Insurance Journal

Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air quality in the United States is much, much better as a result. In Los Angeles, where I live, lead levels in the air were 50 times …

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Moynihan Named CEO of Marsh Management Consulting and Oliver Wyman

Insurance Journal

Marsh announced Ted Moynihan will become president and CEO of Marsh Management Consulting and Oliver Wyman, effective April 1. He will succeed Nick Studer, who earlier this month was appointed president and CEO of Marsh Risk. Moynihan will serve on &...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

European Watchdogs Review How Insurers Value Private Credit

Insurance Journal

European insurance watchdogs are taking a closer look at how the industry values its investments in private credit amid widespread concerns about the asset class. Authorities in France and Germany are among those to recently step up their scrutiny, a...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

REVIVING GROUP LIFE INSURANCE

Rough Notes

Amid a flood of choices, group life needs more shelf space and promotion   “One-times salary isn’t enough coverage. If the employer can’t afford it, they can offer it on a voluntary basis.” —Dana Newnam Sales Executive Guardian Life Insurance Company...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Sole Proprietor Need Not Notify Insurer of Injury by Deadline for Workers’ Compensation

Insurance Journal

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has concluded that an individual who is the sole owner and employee of a business is not required to provide his insurance carrier with notice of his work-related injury within 120 days to qualify for workers’ &#8...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Talcott expands block reinsurance agreement with Japan Post Insurance

Reinsurance News

Talcott Financial Group, an international life insurance group, has announced an expansion to the previously announced block reinsurance transaction between its subsidiary, Talcott Life Re, and Japan Post Insurance. Under the terms of the expanded...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Arctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Winter Level as Unprecedented Heat Smashes Global Records

Insurance Journal

Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth’s …

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Illinois Cannabis Company Sued for Sexual Harassment

Insurance Journal

Cannabis company Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. violated federal law when it subjected female employees at the company’s Collinsville, Illinois facility to unlawful sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) char...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

SMBs Particularly Exposed to Rise in Privacy Litigation, Report Says

Insurance Journal

Small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are especially at risk being struck by a new trend—a rise in cyber privacy litigation. “Privacy risk is no longer just about data breaches”, said Andy Thomas, CEO of KYND. A new report from the &#8...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

How Would Elon Musk Run an Insurance Company?

Insurance Thought Leadership

How Would Elon Musk Run an Insurance Company? PaulCarroll

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Howden expands insurance actuarial & longevity capabilities with acquisition of Hymans IFS team

Reinsurance News

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Howden is set to bolster its specialist insurance actuarial and longevity consulting capabilities with the acquisition of Hymans Robertson’s Insurance and Financial Services Consulting Team (IFS...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Chicago Area Grapples With Property-Tax Growth Double Inflation

Insurance Journal

Chicago-area residents are facing some of the country’s highest property taxes, with bills surging at double the inflation rate over the past 30 years, according to a study released Monday. Property owners paid $19.2 billion in taxes in 2024, a...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

China’s Top Private Insurer Taps AI to Unlock $174 Billion Value

Carrier Management

China’s Top Private Insurer Taps AI to Unlock $174 Billion Value Five years...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Trial Begins Over Alleged Heat-Related Deaths at Texas Prisons

Insurance Journal

There were allegedly five heat-related deaths over the last two summers in Texas prisons, the plaintiff’s attorneys presented on the first day of the federal trial over insufficient air conditioning in these facilities. The Texas Department of...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Thousands of Dumped Wind-Turbine Blades Prompt Crackdown in Texas

Insurance Journal

For nearly a decade, residents of Sweetwater have been confronted by a jarring sight as they leave and enter this small West Texas town: thousands of used wind-turbine blades. The blades take up nearly 1 million square feet in a …

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

BUILT ON TRUST

Rough Notes

CEO John Dawson and Executive Chairman Jon Jensen of Correll Insurance Group. With win-win M&As, this South Carolina agency grows to more than 50 offices in six states By Dennis H. Pillsbury Photography by Arturo Paulino “In 2000, we made an acqu...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

CDL REFORM AND IMMIGRATION SHIFTS

Rough Notes

Understanding and explaining how changes will impact trucking businesses and insurance risk is critical By Harish Kapur Recent changes to commercial driver’s license (CDL) oversight and immigration enforcement are reshaping the trucking labor market...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

Insurance Agencies Are Rewriting Disaster Readiness

Rough Notes

The difference between chaos and confidence is often decided weeks or months before an event By Mike Skiados A hurricane watch is issued. It’s three days out. The cone points your way. Phones start ringing: clients scrambling to confirm flood coverag...

Posted: Mar 31, 2026

IT’S NOT JUST A DEPARTMENT; IT’S A GROWTH STRATEGY

Rough Notes

How today’s advisors use prevention, data, and operational insight to win and keep better accounts By Randy Boss, CRM, CIC, MWCA For many years, risk management was something that sat in a binder. The safety manual was just another book on the shelf....

Posted: Mar 31, 2026