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For Survivors, Rhode Island Clergy Abuse Report Brings Vindication and Renewed Demands

Insurance Journal

The sound of the school nurse’s office door opening. Light reflecting off a stained-glass window. Tearful outbursts and fear of getting on the school bus. For many survivors of clergy abuse, memories like these linger for decades. A report rele...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

For Survivors, Rhode Island Clergy Abuse Report Brings Vindication and Demands

Insurance Journal

The sound of the school nurse’s office door opening. Light reflecting off a stained-glass window. Tearful outbursts and fear of getting on the school bus. For many survivors of clergy abuse, memories like these linger for decades. A report rele...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Amazon’s Zoox to Launch Command Hub in Arizona, Expand Testing

Insurance Journal

Amazon’s robotaxi unit Zoox is expanding testing to Dallas and Phoenix and launching a command hub for fleet operations in Arizona, as it looks to widen its footprint in the U.S.’s increasingly competitive autonomous taxi market. The move...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires S Philips Surety & Insurance Services in California

Insurance Journal

Risk Placement Services Inc. acquired Agoura Hills, California-based S Philips Surety & Insurance Services Inc. The S Philips team will remain in its current location under the direction of Jeremy Crawford, head of RPS’s surety bond operati...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Jarring Alarms Out as New Firehouse Dispatch Systems Aim to Ease Stress

Insurance Journal

Until recently, a call coming into the Danbury Fire Department meant alarms and tones immediately blasting at high volume — startling the firefighters before they headed out to scenes that could get their hearts pumping even faster. Capt. Kevin Lunni...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

State Farm’s California Homeowners Rate Request: It’s Settled— Almost

Carrier Management

State Farm’s California Homeowners Rate Request: It...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Manulife Selects Akka for Enterprise AI Platform

IIR

The insurer says the initiative supports its transition to an AI-powered organization and expansion of enterprise AI capabilities.

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

AEU Executive Mike Adams Joins Shipbuilders Council Committee

IIR

Adams has been appointed to the industry group’s partners advisory body.

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Acuity Completes CEO Succession, Names Executives

IIR

Melissa Winter has assumed the CEO role as the insurer expands its leadership team.

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Country-Wide Selects Duck Creek Clarity Platform

IIR

The insurer will deploy the analytics platform as part of its broader system modernization.

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Traditional Insurers Can Still Win AI Race

Insurance Thought Leadership

Traditional Insurers Can Still Win AI Race AI & Machine Learning

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Acrisure London Wholesale enters construction market with Tom Hester hire

coverager

The company launched a specialist team led by Tom Hester.

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

CFC expands Tech and Media insurance in Australia

coverager

To support the expansion, CFC appointed Stella Gilson as National Manager – Tech and Media.

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Aspire adds AI-powered FNOL with Liberate

coverager

Aspire is a nonstandard auto insurer.

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Beech Underwriting’s Terrorism & Sabotage product goes live on Acturis

coverager

The product offers up to £100m per location, with risks of up to £455m available by referral.

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Aon tests stablecoin insurance premium payment

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The initiative, led by Aon’s digital asset practice, involved settling premiums for insurance programs with Coinbase and Paxos using stablecoins across multiple blockchains.

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Tech Firm Expands Driverless Freight Operations Across Sun Belt

Carrier Management

Tech Firm Expands Driverless Freight Operations Across Sun Belt As robotaxis continue to expand routes acr...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

The Plateau Group rebrands as Lumos Insurance

coverager

Lumos provides credit insurance, senior-focused life and health products, supplemental health coverage, and specialty property and casualty programs.

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Aon Announces Stablecoin Insurance Premium Payment Option

Carrier Management

Aon Announces Stablecoin Insurance Premium Payment Option Global professional services firm Aon announced the f...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Tesla's licensed carriers report 2025 results

coverager

The transaction is in line with Generali’s focus on core insurance markets where the group already holds scale and a leading presence. 

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Digital infrastructure one of the largest opportunities for reinsurers: Guy Carpenter’s Goodman

Reinsurance News

At a recent Digital Infrastructure Press Webinar hosted by Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk advisor, speakers discussed how the scale, concentration and complexity of modern data centre projects are reshaping risk for insurers and reinsur...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Insurance Industry Takes Strategic Stand on Resilience, but Adoption Lags

Risk & Insurance

Survey points to opportunity to narrow gap between insurer ambition and implementation of risk mitigation: IIS report. The post

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

How US-Israeli War on Iran Is Upending Global Business

Insurance Journal

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is rattling businesses worldwide, driving up energy prices, squeezing supplies of critical raw materials and raising questions about the reliability of trade routes critical to the flow of goods from food to car parts....

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Descartes names Cripps as Business Development Associate, Australia

Reinsurance News

Descartes Underwriting, a specialist in corporate parametric re/insurance solutions for climate and emerging risks, has appointed Will Cripps as a Business Development Associate, further expanding its Australian operations. Cripps joins the Sydney...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

People Moves: Mosaic Builds Financial Institutions, Professional Liability Teams

Insurance Journal

Mosaic Insurance, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, made leadership hires to finpro lines across North America. In New York City, John Soular joined the company as senior vice president, miscellaneous professional liability. With more than 20 years...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Heat Waves Sparking Damaging Droughts Occurring More Frequently: Study

Carrier Management

Heat Waves Sparking Damaging Droughts Occurring More Frequently: Study Heat waves that lead to sudden a...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

California Utility Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over LA Wildfires

Carrier Management

California Utility Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over LA Wildfires The parent company of Southern California...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Heritage reports net income of $195.6m in 2025 as CoR drops to 73.1%

Reinsurance News

Heritage Insurance Holdings has reported sharply improved profitability for the full year 2025, with net income more than tripling on the back of stronger underwriting performance. The Florida-based property insurer posted full-year net income of...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Edison Utility Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over LA Wildfires

Insurance Journal

The parent company of Southern California Edison won the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging it defrauded shareholders prior to the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires by assuring it had significantly reduced the risk of losses from such catastrophes...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Federal Appeals Court Denies Workers’ Compensation Claim for Cannabis Edibles

Insurance Journal

A construction worker who was permanently disabled on the job has been denied workers’ compensation coverage for cannabis-infused edibles prescribed by his doctor. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the denial on the grounds that ma...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

People Moves: AXA XL Taps QBE’s Weaver to Lead Energy, UK & Lloyd’s; Aon Re Names Attard Head of Ana...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Aon Reinsurance, and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Taps QBE’s Weaver as Head of Energy, UK & Lloyd...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Markel International adds Jain as India’s Business Development & Distribution Lead

Reinsurance News

Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Ravi Jain as Business Development and Distribution Lead for India, based in Mumbai, effective immediately. This appointment aligns with Markel’s broader commi...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026