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How Pega Tames AI for Safe Business Impact

IIR

In a keynote at PegaWorld 2025, Rob Walker outlined the accelerating trajectory of AI—from hallucinations to agentic systems—and emphasized the need for safe, explainable architectures in customer engagement.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

The Builders Group Deploys Insurity Workers’ Comp Suite

IIR

TBG has completed implementation to modernize workers’ compensation operations and improve service delivery.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

How Will Tariffs Impact M&A?

IA Magazine

The recently enacted tariffs have introduced uncertainty into the insurance industry, including the agency mergers & acquisitions market. Here are three areas to monitor over the coming months.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Ander Urdaneta

IA Magazine

"I see more people my age coming into the industry, and with new faces comes new ideas," says young agent Ander Urdaneta, "and with new ideas, the industry is just going to keep growing."

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Ander Urdaneta

IA Magazine

"I see more people my age coming into the industry, and with new faces comes new ideas," says young agent Ander Urdaneta, "and with new ideas, the industry is just going to keep growing."

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Kate Adams

IA Magazine

"Everyone says insurance is relationship-based and sometimes that can just be a throwaway statement," says young agent Kate Adams. "But when you're up against a deadline, it's six o'clock at night and you’re not going to get paid if you don't get som...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Kate Adams

IA Magazine

"Everyone says insurance is relationship-based and sometimes that can just be a throwaway statement," says young agent Kate Adams. "But when you're up against a deadline, it's six o'clock at night and you’re not going to get paid if you don't get som...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

CLARA Analytics Enhances AI Platform to Address Claim Cost Drivers

IIR

The California-based company expands Claims DocIntel Pro with new tools for mitigating bad faith exposure and social inflation.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Farm Bureau Insurance of Idaho Completes Guidewire Cloud Migration

IIR

The insurer moved InsuranceSuite to the Guidewire Cloud Platform with implementation support from ValueMomentum.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

NOAA Predicts ‘Above-Normal’ 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season

IA Magazine

This year's hurricane season, which started on June 1, has a 60% chance of above-normal activity, with 13 to 19 named storms expected.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Homeowners Aware of Risks and Prevention but Don’t Act

IA Magazine

While most homeowners are familiar with common risk areas and the technologies designed to mitigate them, relatively few have implemented these solutions in their own homes, according to The Hanover.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Skyward Specialty launches aviation unit

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The expansion follows the company’s acquisition of the assets of Acceleration Aviation Underwriters.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Aon appoints Andy Marcell CEO of Global Solutions

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The follows the promotion of Lambros Lambrou to Chief Strategy Officer.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Voxel raises $44 million

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The California-based startup helps organizations prevent accidents before they happen.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Sammons Financial Group to acquire Wealthcare from NewSpring Holdings

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Wealthcare joins Sammons Financial Group's existing portfolio of financial advisory firms.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Roy Snarr joins Annuity.com

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Annuity.com also filed a new Form D with the SEC disclosing a $50,000 equity offering.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Gallagher partners with Housr

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Students using Housr's bill management service will receive complimentary insurance.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Ethos Specialty expands transactional risk capacity with Starr

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Starr joins other carriers including AXIS and Skyward Specialty.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Cyberwrite expands partnership with Markel

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Cyberwrite partners with Markel to advance underwriting with predictive cyber analytics in Europe.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Aviva Canada appoints chief claims officer

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Effective June 2, 2025.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Ategrity Specialty announces launch of initial public offering

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Kin Interinsurance Network, which primarily writes in Florida, reported $118.6 million in written premiums.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Stonetrust Insurance Credit Ratings Unchanged Amid Acquisition of Southern Vanguard

Insurance Journal

AM Best said that the Credit Ratings (ratings) of Southern Vanguard Insurance Company (Southern Vanguard) (Austin, Texas) and the members of Stonetrust Insurance Group (Stonetrust) (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) remain unchanged following the May 27, 2025,...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Judge Dismisses California’s Tariff Lawsuit, Teeing up Appeal

Insurance Journal

A U.S. judge dismissed the state of California’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, allowing the state to file an appeal over the court’s ruling that the dispute should have been filed in a specialized U.S. trade court i...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Rate Moderation Continues During June’s Property-Cat Renewals: Howden Re

Carrier Management

Rate Moderation Continues During June’s Property-Cat...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

FEMA Head Said He Was Unaware of US Hurricane Season, Sources Say

Carrier Management

FEMA Head Said He Was Unaware of US Hurricane Season, Sources Say S...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

NOAA Expected to Hire for ‘Mission-Critical’ Weather Service Positions

Carrier Management

NOAA Expected to Hire for ‘Mission-Critical’ Weather Service Positions The National Oceanic and Atmosph...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Teen Driver Deaths Continue to Rise in Summer Months

Carrier Management

Teen Driver Deaths Continue to Rise in Summer Months Crash data reveals...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Express Scripts Sues to Block Arkansas Law Barring PBM Ownership of Pharmacies

Carrier Management

Express Scripts Sues to Block Arkansas Law Ba...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Report: Long COVID Accounted for Three Quarters of California Comp Virus Claim Payments

Insurance Journal

Long COVID cases accounted for 82.1% of the treatment payments on COVID claims and 73.7% of all COVID-19 claim payments in California’s workers’ compensation system, according to a study. The study from the California Workers’ Compe...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Report: Long COVID Accounted for Nearly 74% of California Comp Virus Payments

Insurance Journal

Long COVID cases accounted for 82.1% of the treatment payments on COVID claims and 73.7% of all COVID-19 claim payments in California’s workers’ compensation system, according to a study. The study from the California Workers’ Compe...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Triple Threat: Supply Chain, Climate, and Tech Risks Reshape Business Strategy

Risk & Insurance

Gallagher survey finds 65% of business owners worry more about business than personal matters as they navigate unprecedented challenges. The post

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Pennsylvania AG Reaches Settlement With AI-Based Property Management Platform

Insurance Journal

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a settlement with Home365, LLC, regarding the Las Vegas-based property management company’s alleged failures to timely address Pennsylvania tenants’ maintenance needs. The voluntary comp...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Taylor Oswald Announces New Corporate Headquarters in Cleveland

Insurance Journal

Taylor Oswald, a provider of group benefits and property and casualty insurance, announced it is relocating its corporate headquarters in Cleveland. With the move, Taylor Oswald joins its partner, Oswald Companies, at Oswald Tower on the East Bank of...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Texas Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Improve Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigate Damages

Insurance Journal

Texas lawmakers approved a series of bills this year that aim to better prepare Texas for wildfires and to mitigate their damage. The legislation includes a study on wildfire risk zones, increasing funding for rural volunteer fire departments, and cr...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Texas Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Improve Wildfire Preparedness

Insurance Journal

Texas lawmakers approved a series of bills this year that aim to better prepare Texas for wildfires and to mitigate their damage. The legislation includes a study on wildfire risk zones, increasing funding for rural volunteer fire departments, and cr...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

People Moves: Wallace & Turner Insurance Elevates Four to Partnership

Insurance Journal

Wallace & Turner, Inc., with offices in Springfield and Urbana, Ohio, named four new equity partners. All are based in Wallace & Turner’s Springfield office. Ben Galbreath has nearly two decades of experience in personal, commercial, li...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Victoria’s Secret Says Cyber Incident Led to Temporary Website Shut Down

Insurance Journal

Victoria’s Secret on Tuesday disclosed that a security incident relating to its information technology systems had led it to temporarily shut down its website for a few days last week. The company said it shut down corporate systems and e-comme...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Reinsurers have ‘three organic options’ to strengthen market position: BCG

Reinsurance News

As concentration in reinsurance increases, those players who want to secure a stronger place in the market, or just stay relevant, have three organic options: expand their offerings, expand where they play, or expand their relationships, Boston Co...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Alberta Wildfires Shut About 7% of Canada’s Oil Production

Insurance Journal

Wildfires in Canada’s energy heartland of Alberta have shut down almost 350,000 barrels of daily heavy crude production — about 7% of the country’s output — as a major blaze near the province’s eastern border menaces oil sands opera...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

People: FAIA Names Head of Professional Development; Madison Leads MJ in Tennessee

Insurance Journal

The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent organization in the state, has named Greg Thomas director of professional development. Thomas was previously director of insurance agent and agency services for the Florida Department of...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Howden Re and Rivonia Road Capital expand financing for insurance professionals

Reinsurance News

Howden Re, the reinsurance, capital markets, and strategic advisory division of Howden, an insurance intermediary group, has formed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Rivonia Road Capital, a US-based credit investment firm. This collaboration...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Innovative Wearable Technology Partnership Transforms Workplace Safety at Food Bank

Risk & Insurance

A five-year partnership between Nationwide Insurance and KINETIC Technology is helping reduce workplace injuries through wearable sensors, with the Mid-Ohio Food Collective serving as a successful implementation case study that demonstrates how sm...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025