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Workers’ Comp Rate Increase Proposed in Washington

Insurance Journal

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2026. L&I says the increase would help pay for the rising cos...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Microsoft Seizes 340 Websites Linked to Growing Phishing Subscription Service

Insurance Journal

Microsoft Inc said on Tuesday that it seized nearly 340 websites tied to a rapidly growing Nigerian-based service that allowed users to carry out phishing operations that stole at least 5,000 Microsoft user credentials. Microsoft obtained an order fr...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

DUAL Europe strengthens cyber business with new regional structure

Reinsurance News

DUAL Europe has announced a newly aligned regional structure for cyber, alongside a series of strategic leadership appointments, reinforcing its position in the cyber insurance market and strengthening support for brokers and clients across Europe...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

ChatGPT Was Used ‘to Help Scammers Do Their Thing’ at Asia Fraud Compound

Insurance Journal

Duncan Okindo says he was lured to Southeast Asia last year by the promise of a customer service job in Thailand. Instead, he ended up spending four months in a scam compound on the lawless Myanmar-Thai border, where he saw …

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

How Pharmacy Benefit Managers Can Help Auto Insurers Navigate Rising Costs and Operational Challenge...

Risk & Insurance

Auto insurers have an opportunity to leverage PBMs to improve medical loss ratios, enhance claims outcomes, and provide greater transparency and control. The post

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Insurers Lose Bid to Appeal London Judgment Over Jets Lost in Russia

Insurance Journal

Western insurers on Tuesday lost a London High Court bid to appeal against a judgment that hands aircraft lessors $1.0 billion-plus from their war risks insurance policies to cover the loss of jets stuck in Russia since the invasion of …

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Guidewire Names Brigette McInnis-Day Chief People Officer

IIR

McInnis-Day will oversee global people and enterprise operations.

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Generation UBI: Transparency and Trust Drive the Usage-Based Insurance Revolution

IIR

A new generation of drivers is fueling adoption of usage-based insurance, but transparency and fair data practices will determine its success.

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

High-Value Customer Loyalty Most at Risk as Homeowners Rates Climb

IA Magazine

Nearly half of U.S. homeowners have seen their insurance premiums increase over the past year, signaling growing concerns over insurer loyalty and long-term profitability, according to J.D. Power.

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Hidden Risks in Teen Cellphone Bans

Insurance Thought Leadership

Hidden Risks in Teen Cellphone Bans Risk Management

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

HUB’s 2025 Nonprofit Summit: The Mutual Group Serving GuideOne Insurance’s Christina Meyer

Risk & Insurance

The nonprofit sector is a natural fit for Christina Meyer, as she grew up in a family that served the community. The post

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Wilkinson Joins Brown & Riding’s National Property Practice in Atlanta

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Wilkinson Joins Brown & Riding’s National Property Practice in Atl...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

How a High-M&A Insurance Agency Reduces Complexity at Scale

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The company needed a distribution channel management platform that could help them elevate their onboarding and compliance processes to a digital-forward platform while committing to a long-term vision.

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Acrisure London Wholesale partners with Madanes

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Madanes is the largest insurance broker in Israel.

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

KKR acquires Japanese insurance distributor Hoken Minaoshi Hompo Group

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Hoken Minaoshi Hompo Group is a Japanese insurance distributor with an omnichannel presence.

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Goodpath raises $18 million

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MassMutual Ventures particpated in the round.

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Arrow Risk partners with Bridgehaven

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Arrow Risk is launching a Tech E&O underwriting practice.

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Orion180 launches FLEX Home Insurance in California

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FLEX Home Insurance is available now through select California insurance agents statewide.

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Next Insurance approaches 750,000 customers

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Next supports over 1,300 professions.

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Tornadoes Destroyed Several Homes in Southeastern Utah

Insurance Journal

Tornadoes destroyed several homes in southeastern Utah over the weekend, but authorities said there were no reports of people injured. A storm produced two tornadoes in San Juan County in southeastern Utah over the span of an hour starting around &#8...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

More Than Half of Policyholders Cite Fast Payouts as Top Priority in Disaster Claims: Survey

Carrier Management

More Than Half of Policyholders Cite Fast Payouts as Top Priority in Disaster Claims: Survey A new survey...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Publisher Gannett Wins Dismissal on Nearly All of Journalists’ Job Bias Lawsuit

Carrier Management

Publisher Gannett Wins Dismissal on Nearly All of Journalists’ Job Bias Lawsuit...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Arkansas Pain Management Clinic and Hospital Settle Retaliation Lawsuit

Insurance Journal

Interventional Pain Management Associates (IPMA), a Mountain Home, Arkansas pain management clinic, and Baxter Regional Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital, will pay $350,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S....

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

EPA Settles Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations With St. Louis Companies

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Orlando Askins, Askins Development Group LLC, and Shaw Holding Group LLC to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. According to EPA, since at...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

World Acquires Indiana’s Dunway and Hoosier

Insurance Journal

World Insurance Associates announced it acquired the business of Dunaway Insurance Agency of New Palestine, Indiana and Hoosier Insurance Agency of Bloomfield, Indiana on June 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Dunaway was founded...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Camp Mystic Parents Pushed for Camp Safety Laws. But Their Pain Remains.

Insurance Journal

Matthew Childress arrived at Matt’s El Rancho, an Austin restaurant, on Sept. 4 with mixed feelings of anticipation and grief. He greeted the other parents with hugs. This group had largely been strangers two months earlier, before they learned...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Camp Mystic Parents Pushed for Camp Safety Laws But Their Pain Remains

Insurance Journal

Matthew Childress arrived at Matt’s El Rancho, an Austin restaurant, on Sept. 4 with mixed feelings of anticipation and grief. He greeted the other parents with hugs. This group had largely been strangers two months earlier, before they learned...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

WTW names Falcucci Director to its ICT business

Reinsurance News

Global advisory, broking and solutions company, WTW has announced the appointment of Piero Falcucci as Director to its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business. In his new role, Falcucci will focus on client development and delivery, lev...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

FAA Fines Boeing $3.1M Over Safety Violations, 2024 Midair Panel Blowout

Carrier Management

FAA Fines Boeing $3.1M Over Safety Violations, 2024 Midair Panel Blowout The Federal Aviation Administr...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

HUB’s 2025 Nonprofit Summit: Church Mutual’s Jeff Zehr

Risk & Insurance

Church Mutual's Jeff Zehr sees plenty of underwriting opportunities in the nonprofit space, despite headwinds such as nuclear verdicts and nonprofit funding challenges. The post

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

T&Cs, attachments to hold as major reinsurers call for clarity and collaboration: Aon reinsurer pane...

Reinsurance News

During Aon Reinsurance Solutions’ 2025 reinsurer panel, major firms said that terms and conditions (T&Cs) and attachment points have been holding, a trend expected to continue into 2026, while also stressing the importance of starting the rene...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

EU Likely to Miss Latest UN Deadline to Submit Climate Pledge

Insurance Journal

The European Union is likely to miss the latest deadline set by the United Nations to submit a climate pledge before the end of this month, with member states split over how best to cut emissions. Instead of presenting a …

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

AmTrust expands E&S division and welcomes senior industry talent

Reinsurance News

AmTrust has announced the expansion of its Excess and Surplus (E&S) division, introducing new product lines in property, environmental, and builders risk, and welcomed senior industry talent. Through the expansion, AmTrust has consolidated its...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Verisk launches generative AI commercial underwriting assistant

Reinsurance News

Verisk, a strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, has launched its Commercial GenAI Underwriting Assistant, a new cloud-based solution designed to transform commercial property underwriting. The tool aims...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

NHTSA Opens Probe Into 174,000 Tesla Model Y Cars Over Door Handle Failures

Insurance Journal

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla TSLA.O Model Y cars from the 2021 model year over reports that electronic door handles can become inoperative. NHTSA said...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

The Fidelis Partnership’s Pine Walk launches Arenite Specialty

Reinsurance News

Pine Walk Capital Limited, the specialist managing general agent (MGA) platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), has launched a surety and credit risk insurance-focused MGA, Arenite Specialty. Arenite will initially wr...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

People Moves: CRC Group Names Paris CRO, USG Adds Smith as Broker

Insurance Journal

The CRC Group, based in Charlotte, has named Brennan Paris chief revenue officer of CRC Specialty. Brennan will also remain president of CRC Select, CRC Specialty’s binding operations, the company announced. Paris will oversee revenue growth fo...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

SEC ‘Prioritizing’ Trump’s Push to Cull Quarterly Reporting

Insurance Journal

Wall Street’s main regulator said it is “prioritizing” a proposal from Donald Trump to reduce the frequency of corporate earnings reports, after the president again stepped into a long-running debate over transparency in American ca...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Moody’s says a $100bn single cat could be an earnings event: Siddiqui & Eck

Reinsurance News

In an interview with Reinsurance News during the 2025 RVS in Monte Carlo, Salman Siddiqui, Associate Managing Director at Moody’s Ratings, and James Eck, Vice President–Senior Credit Officer at Moody’s Investors Service, explained that...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Walter Voigts-von Forster named CEO of Munich Re Africa Branch

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurer Munich Re has announced the appointment of Walter Voigts-von Forster as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munich Re Africa Branch, effective 1st February 2026. Voigts-von Forster will continue as Head of Non-Life for Munich Re Afri...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Amica Mutual Signs With Penn State Athletics

Insurance Journal

Amica Mutual Insurance Co. has signed a multiyear partnership with Penn State Athletics and its fanbase of an estimated 15 million people nationwide, Amica will be the official auto, home and life insurance partner of Penn State Athletics. The deal &...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025