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Gary Tolman appointed Chairman of Just Insure

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McLean, VA – September 09, 2025 InsureMO, the global leader in insurance middleware, today announced a strategic partnership with Appian (Nasdaq: APPN), a leader in process orchestration, to launch a...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Grain Bin Safety Program Saves 15 Lives Since 2014

Risk & Insurance

Local sponsors and specialized training enable critical rescues in rural communities, Nationwide says. The post Grain Bin Safety Program Saves 15 Liv...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Missouri to Requires Insurers to Register with New Uninsured Motorist Program

Insurance Journal

Insurance companies licensed to write auto liability coverage in Missouri will soon need to register with the state’s new uninsured motorist program. The Missouri Insurance Verification System (MOIVS) will include real-time insurance verificati...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Missouri to Require Insurers to Register With New Uninsured Motorist Program

Insurance Journal

Insurance companies licensed to write auto liability coverage in Missouri will soon need to register with the state’s new uninsured motorist program. The Missouri Insurance Verification System (MOIVS) will include real-time insurance verificati...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

How Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing Workplace Ergonomics and Safety

Risk & Insurance

Ergonomic assessments can help organizations create safer work environments. The use of artificial intelligence in this field is poised to create even better results, if managed properly. The post

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Texas Insurer New Century Placed in Receivership and Liquidation

Insurance Journal

New Century Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurer licensed only in Texas, was placed in receivership receivership and ordered into liquidation by the Travis County District Court in Austin on Sept. 3, according to the Texas Department of...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Fitch Ratings: U.S. E&S Growth Slows but Remains Strong

Insurance Journal

Direct written premiums saw double-digit growth for the seventh straight year for U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) insurers, according to Fitch Ratings’ latest annual property/casualty market review. Per a Fitch press release, U.S. E&S dir...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

California AG’s Brief Urges Court to Side With Employee in Discrimination Suit

Insurance Journal

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support urging the court to affirm an employee’s right to sue Liberty University for sex-based discrimination. The brief, filed a...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Benign hurricane season could lift reinsurer profits despite softer pricing: J.P. Morgan

Reinsurance News

Reinsurers could find themselves net beneficiaries of a benign Atlantic hurricane season, with potential profits more than offsetting the effects of a softening market, analysts at J.P. Morgan noted in a recent report. The analysts stated that whi...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Deadly Florida Condo Collapse Probe Points to Pool Deck Flaws as Preliminary Cause

Carrier Management

Deadly Florida Condo Collapse Probe Points to Pool Deck Flaws as Preliminary Cause Federal investigator...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Texas Cabinet Supplier to Pay $12M Settlement Over False Claims Act Violations

Insurance Journal

Allied Stone Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based supplier of countertop and cabinetry products, and its President, Jia “Jerry” Lim, have agreed to pay a total of $12.4 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by know...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Woman Charged in Traffic Deaths of 2 Marquette Lacrosse Players Was Drunk: Prosecutors

Insurance Journal

A Wisconsin driver involved in a traffic crash last week that killed two Marquette University lacrosse players was drunk at the time, authorities alleged Wednesday in charging her with vehicular homicide. Amandria Brunner, 41, of West Allis, faces tw...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Reinsurance brokers push for orderly margin shift to cedants: Berenberg

Reinsurance News

Following the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, Berenberg, the German investment bank and equity research firm, emphasises that reinsurance brokers are pushing for an orderly transfer of margins from reinsurers to cedants. In its post-Monte Carlo report, B...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Consilium Expands its Wholesale Presence in Caribbean With Launch of Jamaican Hub

Insurance Journal

Consilium, the London-based speciality re/insurance wholesale broker, announced the expansion of its international footprint with the opening of a new hub in Kingston, Jamaica (subject to regulatory approval). Max Pragnell has been appointed as manag...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Hurricane Forecasts Are Missing the Mark as the Atlantic Stays Calm — So Far

Insurance Journal

It’s the statistical peak of Atlantic hurricane season, and there isn’t a storm in sight — for now. September’s second week is usually when the season gets into full swing, as warm ocean waters fuel dangerous winds and coastal commu...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

US Urges G-7 Sanctions on Russian Oil as Trump Loses Patience

Insurance Journal

The US will urge its allies in the Group of Seven to impose tariffs as high as 100% on China and India for their purchases of Russian oil in an effort to convince President Vladimir Putin to end his war …

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Third Point completes acquisition of Malibu Life Re

Reinsurance News

Third Point Investors Limited (TPIL) has completed the previously announced acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in Malibu Life Reinsurance SPC, a Cayman Islands-based life and annuity reinsurance platform, from Malibu Life Holdings LLC. Ma...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Oh, the Places Broadband Won’t Go Under West Virginia Expansion Plan

Insurance Journal

Last week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that the state had finalized its $1.2 billion plan to bring high-speed broadband to homes and businesses in the state. “We are excited about the opportunity to bring broadband to every corner of our &#...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

AXA XL appoints Donnacha Smyth as Global CUO, Casualty

Reinsurance News

AXA XL, the property, casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has appointed Donnacha Smyth as its new Global Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for Casualty, effective November 3rd, 2025. Currently, Smyth is based in Bermuda, serving as the Hea...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Florida Condo Collapse Probe Zeroes in on Pool Deck Flaws as Preliminary Cause

Insurance Journal

Federal investigators have zeroed in on flaws in the pool deck as the preliminary cause of the 2021 collapse of a 12-story Florida beachfront condominium that killed 98 people. The National Institute of Standards and Technology said in a report &#823...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

After Merger Announcement, KBRA Puts Olympus’ Rating on Watch

Insurance Journal

A day after SageSure announced plans to acquire Florida-based Olympus Insurance, a financial rating firm said it has some concerns. KBRA, the Kroll Bond Rating Agency, issued a notice Thursday that it has placed Olympus’ “BBB+” fina...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Supply increases as demand grows in Europe and LatAm: Munich Re’s Kopff

Reinsurance News

In a recent interview during RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo, Munich Re’s Clarisse Kopff offered insight into the evolving reinsurance market in Europe and Latin America, highlighting trends in demand, natural catastrophes, and the need for public-private...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Hymans Robertson names Prince Head of Member Experience for Risk Transfer

Reinsurance News

Hymans Robertson, a pensions and financial services consultancy, has appointed Donna Prince to the newly created role of Head of Member Experience within its Risk Transfer and wind-up practice. In this role, Prince will lead the development and de...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Earnings protection & legacy key themes at RVS 2025: Hochberg, Guy Carpenter

Reinsurance News

Speaking with Reinsurance News at RVS in Monte Carlo, Ed Hochberg, Head of Global Risk Solutions for reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, said that earnings protection and legacy were two key themes from his conversations at this year’s event....

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

WTW strengthens global placement and portfolio solutions team with senior hires

Reinsurance News

Willis, a WTW business, has reinforced its Placement and Portfolio Solutions team with two senior appointments. Gina Mulhall has been named Head of Global Portfolio Solutions. She will oversee Willis’ Gemini facility and guide strategy for the com...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

State Police Shortage Stalls Vermont Program to Protect Highway Workers

Insurance Journal

Kellen Cloud’s line of work has always been dangerous. For the better part of the past two decades, Cloud has worked at Green Mountain Flagging, a company that stations traffic controllers at construction sites around the state. He recalled whe...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Hurricane season has little impact on European reinsurance shares: Autonomous reports

Reinsurance News

Joseph Theuns, CFA at Autonomous, examines one of the most common assumptions in insurance investing: that the Atlantic hurricane season consistently weighs on reinsurer and London Market insurer share prices. In a detailed examination of two deca...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Allianz X makes equity investment in Coterie Insurance

Reinsurance News

Allianz X, the investment arm of Allianz Group, has made an equity investment in Coterie Insurance, a managing general agent (MGA) that provides property and casualty (P&C) insurance products for small and mid-sized businesses in the United St...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

NewRe is optimistic for next renewals with no capacity constraints: Braune & Urban 

Reinsurance News

In an interview with Reinsurance News during RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo, Thomas Braune, CEO of NewRe, and Iris Urban, Chief Underwriting Officer P&C, said the company has demonstrated stability and continuity in a difficult market, benefiting fro...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

UK insurers confront shifting market conditions: S&P

Reinsurance News

UK insurers are navigating a landscape shaped by economic uncertainty, regulatory changes, and industry consolidation, according to a recent assessment by S&P Global Ratings. The credit rating agency sees both growth prospects and structural c...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

ATA introduces cyber insurance tailored for advanced technologies

Reinsurance News

Advanced Technology Assurance Limited (ATA), an insurer specialising in advanced technologies, has introduced a new cyber insurance product designed to address the specific risks faced by technology-driven businesses. With AA-rated financial stren...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Over half of UK underwriters say poor data quality is hindering AI transformation: CI&T

Reinsurance News

According to recent analysis by CI&T, a global artificial intelligence (AI) and tech acceleration partner, and Reuters Events, poor data quality tops the list of the biggest obstacles for AI transformation in the UK. The report debunks the bel...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025

Lockton names Naji Abboud as Senior Executive Officer in DIFC

Reinsurance News

Lockton, an independent insurance broker, has appointed Naji Abboud as Senior Executive Officer (SEO) of its Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) branch. Abboud has worked with Lockton for over 15 years across the MENA region, gaining exten...

Posted: Sep 12, 2025