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3 AI Imperatives for Insurers in 2026

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3 AI Imperatives for Insurers in 2026 AI & Machine Learning

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Northwell Health launches AI-powered virtual primary care platform with K Health

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In advance of their doctor's visit, patients begin by speaking with a personalized AI Medical Chat that collects information about their symptoms and organizes it for a physician.

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Majesco to acquire Vitech

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Vitech is a provider of cloud-native pension and benefits administration software.

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Thayer Street backs Union Bay

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The Lancaster-based P&C brokerage has used part of the investment to repay its credit facility.

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

BBC Pension Scheme completes £6b longevity swap with Zurich, MetLife

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A&O Shearman, Slaughter and May, Eversheds Sutherland, and Debevoise & Plimpton provided legal support across the parties.

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Life Insurance: Finding Movers in a Market That Doesn’t Move

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She will remain a senior advisor to Eldridge and Zinnia through at least 2027.

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Brilliance in Focus: 2025 Employee Benefits Power Broker Kimily Phu

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Newfront's Kimily Phu discusses employee benefits trends, regulatory challenges, and career advice for brokers in today’s complex, cost-pressured environment. The post

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Buffett-Owned Utility Reaches $150M Oregon Wildfire Settlement

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Buffett-Owned Utility Reaches $150M Oregon Wildfire Settlement PacifiCorp...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

People Moves: TMK Taps Beresford From CNA Hardy as Life Sciences U/W; Hampden Risk Partners Promotes...

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Tokio Marine Kiln and Hampden Risk Partners. A summary of these new hires follows here. Tokio Marine Kiln Taps Beresford From CNA Hardy as Life Sciences U/W Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), &...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Strengthen Oklahoma Homes Program to Expand Statewide by 2026

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The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) recently announced the reopening of previously designated zip codes for the pilot launch of the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) Program, an initiative aimed at helping Oklahoma homeowners fortify their residenc...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Bill Hazelton Named Chief Operating Officer for North America Field Operations at Chubb

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The latest people news in the industry today. The post Bill Hazelton Named Chief Operating Officer for North Ame...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Rob Malone Named U.S. Head of Cyber at AXA XL

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Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Chris Hunt and Mike Oliveri Named Chief Underwriting Officers at Liberty Mutual Insurance Global Sur...

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The latest people news in the industry today. The post Chris Hunt and Mike Oliveri Named Chief U...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

European and US P&C markets heading towards “progressively softer” environment: Autonomous

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The global insurance industry is heading towards a “progressively softer market environment,” with pricing momentum deteriorating across most European and US property and casualty (P&C) lines, according to a recent Autonomous report. While the...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Tokio Marine Holdings to Acquire Illinois-Based Commodity & Ingredient Hedging

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Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (“CIH”), a leading provider of risk management solutions for the agricultural and commodity sectors, from Falfur...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Sea Level Rise Threatens Thousands of US Hazardous Sites, Study Finds

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If heat-trapping pollution from burning coal, oil and gas continues unchecked, thousands of hazardous sites across the United States risk being flooded from sea level rise by the turn of the century, posing serious health risks to nearby communities,...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Gallagher Re Chairman Paddy Jago to retire in 2026

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Patrick (Paddy) Jago, Chairman of global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re, is set to retire at the end of 2026, concluding a 50-year career in the industry. During his time as Global Chairman, Jago served on the executive committee, working clos...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Crawford & Company names Bruce Swain as Interim President & CEO

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Crawford & Company, a global provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to insurance companies and self‐insured entities, has announced that Bruce Swain will assume the role of Interim President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Sea Level Rise Threatens Thousands of Hazardous Sites With Flood Risk

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Sea Level Rise Threatens Thousands of Hazardous Sites With Flood Risk If heat-trapping pollution from b...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

White House Plan Targets Florida, West for Coastal Oil Drilling

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The Trump administration is proposing to open new areas off of California, Florida and Alaska to crude drilling as part of a draft blueprint released Thursday that would dramatically expand the sale of oil and natural gas rights. In all, …

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Majesco to acquire Vitech, expanding cloud-native insurance and pension technology capabilities

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Majesco, a provider of cloud-native, AI-driven software for the P&C and L&AH insurance segments, has announced an agreement to acquire Vitech, a developer of cloud-based pension and benefits administration solutions. The transaction will e...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

UPS Plane That Crashed Had ‘Fatigue Cracks’ in Engine Mount, Preliminary Report Finds

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The United Parcel Service Inc. freighter that crashed this month when the left engine detached just after takeoff showed fatigue cracks in several sections that secured the turbine, a preliminary report into the accident that killed 14 people reveale...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

People: Alliant Adds Simokonis to Florida Team, Sunstar Names Romero CAO

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Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Tim Simokonis as senior vice president within its Employee Benefits Group in the Southeast. The Florida-based consultant will serve a national client base, focusing on self-funded...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Trump Inflames California Over Oil Drilling Plan for Pacific Coast

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President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday unveiled a plan for a dramatic expansion of oil and gas drilling rights auctions in U.S. waters, including in California, where state officials strongly oppose energy development along its wor...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

P&C Insurers Face Mounting Asbestos Claims Despite Shrinking Reserves: S&P

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Long-tail asbestos and environmental liabilities show signs of extending beyond carrier expectations, raising concerns about reserve adequacy, S&P Global Market Intelligence reports. The post

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

AM Best turns positive on AIG and its P&C subsidiaries

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Credit rating agency AM Best has revised the outlooks of American International Group, Inc.’s (AIG) property/casualty (P&C) insurance subsidiaries (AIG PC) to positive from stable, while affirming the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Exce...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Ex-Lloyd’s CEO Lost $17 Million AIG Job After Office Romance

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Ex-Lloyd’s CEO Lost $17 Million AIG Job After Office Romanc...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

S&P expects continued expansion of PRT market

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S&P Global Ratings anticipates that the transfer of pension risks to the life insurance industry will continue to grow over the next decade, noting that insurers’ robust capital buffers and prudent mortality assumptions are limiting downside r...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

US SCS losses reach $42bn, establishing a “new normal”: Moody’s

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Insured losses related to US severe convective storms (SCS) reached $42 billion in the first nine months of 2025, with average per-event costs 31% higher than the previous decade’s average, establishing a “new normal” for extreme weather, accordin...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Vietnam Flood Deaths Climb as Heavy Rain Drenches Coffee Region

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The death toll in Vietnam from days of severe flooding has climbed to 43 as heavy rain drenches coffee-producing regions in the central highlands and waters remain high in some tourism areas. Around 61,000 people have been evacuated and half …

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

European reinsurers seen moving toward greater earnings stability: J.P. Morgan

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J.P. Morgan, a global investment bank, notes that the European reinsurance sector appears to be moving toward a more stable and consistent earnings pattern. The company notes that reinsurers do not usually absorb the majority of expected catastrop...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Everest Funeral Concierge launches Everest Group Benefits

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The employer add-on is positioned as a low-cost way to reduce disruption and support staff during moments of loss.

Posted: Nov 21, 2025