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Bamboo Insurance and Accredited Partner to Expand Homeowners Coverage in California

Insurance Journal

Bamboo Insurance entered into a partnership with Accredited the companies say will provide availability and coverage options to homeowners across California. Bamboo’s E&S Signature product combines Bamboo’s tech-enabled underwriting p...

Posted: Sep 18, 2025

Storage Facility Employee Dies in Golf Cart Rollover

Insurance Journal

Police and rescue personnel in Marlborough, New Hampshire were dispatched earlier this month to the local Extra Space storage facility for a reported golf cart rollover and entrapment. The crews found the single occupant of the golf cart still pinned...

Posted: Sep 18, 2025

New York Executives Blast State Over Regulatory ‘Black Hole’

Insurance Journal

At a recent roundtable with New York executives, Heather Briccetti Mulligan remembers the frustration of a businessman who compared trying to file a permit for a $200 million construction project with ordering a pizza. The pizza could be tracked by &...

Posted: Sep 18, 2025

New York Financial Firm Invests $37.4 Million in New Jersey MGA Leap

Insurance Journal

Syracuse, New York based financial services firm Community Financial System, Inc. is expanding its commitment to insurance by investing $37.4 million in the insurance business of Leap Holdings, Inc. Leap’s wholly owned subsidiary, Leap Insuranc...

Posted: Sep 18, 2025

People Moves: IMA Appoints Boothroyd Chief People Officer; bolt Names Scott Head of Strategy and Ind...

Insurance Journal

IMA Financial Group Appoints Boothroyd as Chief People Officer IMA Financial Group, Inc. named Greg Boothroyd chief people officer. He leads IMA’s people strategy, focusing on programs and practices that invest in talent, preserve the firm&#821...

Posted: Sep 18, 2025

Lockton names Rapciewicz as US Casualty Leader & Cullen as Head, Excess Casualty & Operations

Reinsurance News

Lockton, a global independent insurance brokerage, has appointed Peter Rapciewicz as US Casualty Leader, and Jessica Cullen as Head of Excess Casualty and Operations, based in New York City. In his new role, Rapciewicz will oversee the strategic d...

Posted: Sep 18, 2025

Update: SEC Hands Victory to IPO Issuers Who Want to Avoid Class-Action Lawsuits

Insurance Journal

The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday said it would allow companies seeking to go public to require that investors resolve claims of fraud or other false statements through arbitration rather than court litigation, handing a victory to companies...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Travelers, Nationwide Leap in J.D. Power Rent Insurance Ranks

Carrier Management

Travelers, Nationwide Leap in J.D. Power Rent Insurance Ra...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Balancing Innovation and Regulation in Mutual Insurance

IIR

As AI spreads across insurance, mutuals must innovate amid uncertainty, balancing compliance with progress to avoid lasting setbacks.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

MPS Completes IDITSuite Upgrade with Sapiens

IIR

The medical indemnity organization has implemented a new version of Sapiens’ P&C software, gaining long-term support and updated infrastructure.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Bamboo, Accredited Launch California Homeowners Program

IIR

The partnership introduces E&S Signature, a non-admitted product to expand coverage options amid reduced market availability.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Venbrook, Cognizant Partner to Develop Agentic AI-driven TPA

IIR

The firms will co-develop an AI-enabled TPA solution to improve claims efficiency for P&C insurance carriers.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

AHIP Says Its Member Plans Will Continue to Cover Vaccines

Insurance Forums

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)—the country’s biggest health insurance association—said its member plans will continue … Read more

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

House Holds Hearing on Terrorism Insurance Reauthorization

IA Magazine

The Big “I” urges Congress to act well in advance of the 2027 deadline and reauthorize a long-term, clean extension of this important program.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Qover and Helvetia expand partnership

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The companies began working together in 2023.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Bamboo and Accredited expand homeowners coverage in California

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The partnership enhances availability and coverage options for homeowners across California.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Nestimate raises $3 million

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PruVen Capital participated in the round.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Rapid Risk Assessment Software Platform alitheia Granted U.S. Patents for Technology Enabling Life U...

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New York, NY (September 17, 2025) – Munich Re Life US has received United States Patents 12,321,683 and 12,067,3431 for the innovative technology behind alitheia, a rapid-risk assessment and decisioning...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

InsureMO Becomes Official ServiceNow Partner, Ushering in the Agentic AI Era for Insurance

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Singapore, September 04, 2025 InsureMO, the world’s leading Insurance Middleware Platform, today announced it has become an official ServiceNow Partner, creating new opportunities for insurers, brokers, and MGAs to accelerate...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Liberty Mutual launches global infrastructure solutions practice

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The Infrastructure Solutions practice will encompass construction through physical, digital and energy projects.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Zurich launches Zurich Plus with Onsi

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Onsi is a Zurich portfolio company.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Westchester appoints Tim Antonov to lead property & inland marine

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Tim joined Westchester in 2012.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Vienna Life launches vLife Portal

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vLife Portal consolidates all sales tools of the merged companies into a single login.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Progressive reports 83.1% CR for August

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A single-contract household policy.

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Rapciewicz Named U.S. Casualty Leader at Lockton; Cullen Appointed as Head of Excess Casualty and Op...

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Rapciewicz Named U.S. Casualty Leader...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Liam Caffrey Named Chief Executive Officer at White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Liam Caffrey Named Chief Executive Officer at White Mountains I...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

 YOUR CGL INSURER CAN WALK AWAY FROM YOU

Rough Notes

A federal court lets a CGL insurer settle a case on its own terms  In North Carolina, an insured under a CGL policy recently learned the hard way how a high deductible combined with the insurer’s discretion regarding settlements can severely reduce c...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Jefferson Parish’s Improved Flood Rating to Bring Cost Savings for Residents

Insurance Journal

Residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana could soon see a reduction in flood insurance premiums, after the parish improved its class rating for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Jefferson Parish’s Community Rating System (CRS) will i...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Texas Drops Suit Against Doctor Accused of Illegal Care for Transgender Youth

Insurance Journal

One of the nation’s first doctors accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth under GOP-led bans was found to have not violated the law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office says, nearly a year after the state sued the...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Michigan Auto Parts Manufacturer Sued for Discrimination

Insurance Journal

An auto parts manufacturer with a facility in Plymouth, Michigan, violated federal law when it refused to allow an older, female worker with a disability to re-enter its apprenticeship program, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Illinois Man Admits to Starting Fire at a Gas Station

Insurance Journal

A Belleville, Illinois man appeared in federal court to admit to an arson charge for setting a fire in a Lebanon gas station bathroom. Carlos A. Rodriguez, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of arson of real property used in …

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

SEC Poised to Review IPO Bar on Mandatory Shareholder Arbitration

Insurance Journal

Wall Street’s top regulator will on Wednesday consider a policy change that could allow companies going public to force shareholders to resolve disputes in private arbitration rather than through court litigation, in a major shift that could we...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Legacy market’s flexibility key as new exposures emerge: Carrick’s Hernon

Reinsurance News

Phil Hernon, Chief Operating Officer of Carrick Holdings, told Reinsurance News at RVS 2025 that as emerging legacy exposures such as cyber, climate, and social inflation continue to grow, the market is demonstrating its ability to adapt, driven b...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Firings After Comments on Kirk’s Death Raises Questions on Worker vs. Employer Rights

Carrier Management

Firings After Comments on Kirk’s Death Raises Questions on Worker vs. Employer Rights In the days follo...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Tesla Settles 2 Lawsuits Over 2019 California Crashes Related to Autopilot Software

Carrier Management

Tesla Settles 2 Lawsuits Over 2019 California Crashes Related to A...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Drop in Stolen Vehicles Continues Through First Half of 2025: NICB

Carrier Management

Drop in Stolen Vehicles Continues Through First Half of 2025: NICB Major drops in...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

People Moves: Arch Insurance Taps AXA XL’s Martins as Head of Executive Assurance for France; DUAL E...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance and DUAL Europe. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Taps AXA XL’s Martins as Head of Executive Assurance, France Arch Insurance announced t...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Insurance Industry Reps Back Reauthorization of Federal Terrorism Backstop

Insurance Journal

Marsh McLennan lost 358 employees in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and in Washington today Michelle Sartain, who has worked at Marsh for more than 28 years, encouraged lawmakers to reauthorize the Terrorism …

Posted: Sep 17, 2025