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Suit That Claimed Fox Sports Ex-Host Harassed Stylist Has Been Mostly Resolved

Insurance Journal

A woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports has resolved most of a lawsuit that alleged former host Skip Bayless made repeated, unwanted advances toward her — including an offer of $1.5 million to have sex with him. …

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Direct Home Insurer Kin Raises $50M in Series E Financing

Insurance Journal

Direct-to-consumer homeowners insurer Kin said it has raised an oversubscribed $50 million Series E financing, at a pre-money valuation of $2 billion. The digital insurer also closed on a $200 million debt facility, $145 million of which was used to...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Kin raises $50m in Series E financing led by QED Investors and Activate Capital

Reinsurance News

Kin, a direct-to-consumer home insurer, has closed an oversubscribed $50 million Series E round at a $2 billion pre-money valuation, led by QED Investors and Activate Capital with participation from both new and existing backers. Simultaneously, t...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Everest Introduces EverBuild for Evolving Construction Risks

Insurance Journal

Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Group, recently announced the launch of EverBuild, an enhanced Builder’s Risk coverage form. EverBuild underscores the company’s long-standing commitment to supporting the construction...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Judge Approves Chapter 11 Plan for Rochester Diocese With $246M Claims Fund

Insurance Journal

A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday signed off on a $246 million fund to pay abuse claims as part of the Catholic Diocese of Rochester’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan to emerge from bankruptcy. Having witnessed six years of bankruptcy proceed...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Howden Re and Reask partner to address emerging risks in Europe

Reinsurance News

Howden Re, the global reinsurance broking arm of Howden Group, has partnered with Reask, a provider of climate-driven modelling solutions to enhance insurers’ ability to assess and manage the growing impact of emerging perils in France and the UK....

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

People Moves: Ames & Gough Promotes Four Executives

Insurance Journal

Ames & Gough, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, appointed Lauren Martin and Jessie Witherow as vice presidents and of Nicole Gonzalez and Katie O’Brien as assistant vice presidents. All four executives are based in the firm’s Washing...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

CatX and Cactus to merge, launch AI-driven risk platform in Bermuda

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-based insurance technology firms CatX and Cactus have announced plans to merge, forming the island’s largest insurance software company. CatX provides AI-based risk intelligence and workflow tools for property, specialty, and catastrophe i...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

How Fast Will the Reinsurance Market Soften?

Insurance Journal

A softer reinsurance market will prevail during the Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals. The only question is how much more softening will happen and how fast, leaders of Guy Carpenter said during a recent media briefing. Laurent Rousseau, Guy Carpenter&#821...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

New York Attorney General Settles Lead Paint Complaint Against Major Buffalo Landlord

Insurance Journal

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a resolution of her office’s lawsuit to protect Buffalo children and families from lead poisoning in their homes. An agreement filed Friday in Erie County Supreme Court settles the lawsuit and r...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices

Insurance Journal

Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.45 billion) European Union antitrust fine on Friday for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative adtech business, a sharp sanction that riled up U.S. President Donald Trump. The fine, th...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Strong specialty market fundamentals present growth opportunities for reinsurers: GC

Reinsurance News

Despite navigating an evolving risk landscape, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance market is healthy, supported by strong fundamentals, such as reinsurer consensus on price adequacy, increased retained earnings, growth in dedicated rein...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

APAC reinsurance market to remain soft: Fitch Ratings

Reinsurance News

Pricing in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) reinsurance market is expected to remain soft in 2025, which reflects increased capacity and ample retrocession, Fitch Ratings’ Asian Reinsurance Monitor: 2025. The result is increased competition in an environme...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

We expect continued growth despite more challenging rate environment: Althoff, Hannover Re

Reinsurance News

Sven Althoff, Member of the Executive Board for Property & Casualty at Hannover Re, said this morning at the reinsurer’s breakfast briefing in Monte Carlo at RVS 2025, that the company will continue to benefit from increased demand as it...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Aon launches new analytics solutions to improve catastrophe response

Reinsurance News

Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has launched an enhanced Event Analytics platform with the aim of providing integrated hazard, exposure, and loss data via a single, seamless interface. Aon explained, this solution supports r...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Tail property cat evolves — Few new entrants: MS Re’s Charles Goldie

Reinsurance News

In an interview with Reinsurance News around the annual meeting of the reinsurance industry in Monte Carlo, Charles Goldie, Chief Underwriting Officer at MS Reinsurance, said he expects the January 1st, 2026, renewals to resemble last year’s, whil...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Ryan Specialty establishes new collateralised reinsurance vehicle

Reinsurance News

Ryan Specialty, an international specialty insurance firm, has launched a new collateralised reinsurance vehicle, Ryan Alternative Capital Re, Ltd. (RAC Re), to expand capacity within Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers’ (RSUM) portfolio of syndi...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Reinsurance optimisation key as market faces volatility: Guy Carpenter’s Klisura

Reinsurance News

Dean Klisura, President and CEO of Guy Carpenter, has urged insurers to begin optimising their reinsurance programmes ahead of the 2026 renewals, focusing on expanded coverage, product innovation, broader peril protection, and earnings stability....

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Detroit Officer in Facial Recognition Arrest

Insurance Journal

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Detroit police in the wrongful arrest of a pregnant woman who was charged in a carjacking partly because of facial recognition technology. Porcha Woodruff, who was eight months pregnant, spent 10 hours in &#823...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

California Insurance Commissioner’s Conservation & Liquidation Office Issues RFP Seeking Independent...

Insurance Journal

The California Insurance Commissioner’s Conservation and Liquidation Office (CLO), as Conservator of California Insurance Company (CIC), is seeking an Independent Consultant to assist the Conservator in performing Section 2.6 and Schedule 2.6 o...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Reinsurance market conditions sustainable, it is a good time to deploy capacity: Howden Re’s Flandro

Reinsurance News

The current reinsurance market is sustainable, and it is a good time for reinsurers to deploy capacity, as cedents are hungry for it, Howden Re’s David Flandro highlighted in an interview with Reinsurance News during RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo. In or...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

HSB (UK & Ireland) names Andrew Burke as CEO

Reinsurance News

HSB (UK & Ireland), a provider of engineering insurance and inspection services, has appointed Andrew Burke as Chief Executive Officer, subject to regulatory approval. Burke has more than 30 years of experience in insurance and financial servi...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Demand for reliable reinsurance continues to grow ahead of January renewals: Hannover Re

Reinsurance News

At its Monte Carlo breakfast briefing, Hannover Re reported that the January 1, 2026, property and casualty reinsurance treaty renewals are expected to feature stable to slightly softer pricing, alongside continued favourable terms and conditions...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

S&P Warns of Reinsurer Protections as Catastrophe Risks Escalate

Insurance Journal

As natural catastrophes become more frequent and destructive, a key backstop intended to help cover losses has gotten harder to access. The reinsurance industry, which exists to help primary insurers cope with losses when disaster hits, has taken sig...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Introducing the 2025 Theo Award Winners

Risk & Insurance

The Theo Awards continue a long legacy of Risk & Insurance honoring the best in workers’ compensation. The post Introducing the 2025 Theo Award Winners...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

The 2025 Construction Theo Award Winners

Risk & Insurance

A look at this year's Construction Theo Award winners. The post The 2025 Construction Theo Award Winners appeared first on

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

The 2025 Health Care Theo Award Winners

Risk & Insurance

A look at this year's Health Care Theo Award winners. The post The 2025 Health Care Theo Award Winners appeared first on

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

The 2025 Transportation & Logistics Theo Award Winners

Risk & Insurance

A look at this year's Transportation & Logistics Theo Award winners. The post The 2025 Transportation & Logistics Theo Award Winners...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

The 2025 Education Theo Award Winners

Risk & Insurance

A look at this year's Education Theo Award winners. The post The 2025 Education Theo Award Winners appeared first on Ri...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

The 2025 Government & Public Sector Theo Award Winners

Risk & Insurance

A look at this year's Government & Public Sector Theo Award winners. The post The 2025 Government & Public Sector Theo Award Winners...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

The 2025 Hospitality & Food Service Theo Award Winners

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A look at this year's Hospitality & Food Service Theo Award winners. The post The 2025 Hospitality & Food Service Theo Award Winners...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

The 2025 Retail & Wholesale Theo Award Winners

Risk & Insurance

A look at this year's Retail & Wholesale Theo Award winners. The post The 2025 Retail & Wholesale Theo Award Winners appeared first on

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

The 2025 Manufacturing & Heavy Industry Theo Award Winners

Risk & Insurance

A look at this year's Manufacturing & Heavy Industry Theo Award winners. The post The 2025 Manufacturing & Heavy Industry Theo Award...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

The 2025 At Large Theo Award Winners

Risk & Insurance

A look at this year's At Large Theo Award winners. The post The 2025 At Large Theo Award Winners appeared first on Risk...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Re/insurance remains a stabilising force amid major global disruption: Swiss Re

Reinsurance News

Re/insurance remains a stabilising force in the face of major global disruptions, absorbing shocks and supporting economic recovery, according to industry giant Swiss Re. As the global re/insurance industry meets for the 2025 Rendez-Vous de Septem...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

New Texas Laws Ban Youth Cabins in Floodways, Require Camp Safety Plans

Insurance Journal

In the days and weeks following the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Lila, at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country, Blake Bonner found himself wondering whether the tragedy was simply an unstoppable act of God, or if something could …

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

Two Marquette Men’s Lacrosse Players Killed in Car Wreck

Insurance Journal

Two members of the Marquette men’s lacrosse team were killed in a car wreck Friday night near the school’s campus in downtown Milwaukee. Marquette officials confirmed that Scott Michaud and Noah Snyder died in the crash. A Mass was held &...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

2025 Theo Award Winner: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Risk & Insurance

Quick incident response drove change for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s workers’ comp program. The post 2025 The...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

2025 Theo Award Winner: NFI

Risk & Insurance

NFI reduced injuries using wearables, coaching, and culture-driven safety in high-risk warehouse operations. The post 2025 Theo Award Winner: NFI appeared first on

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

2025 Theo Award Winner: City of San Diego

Risk & Insurance

San Diego combats PTSD in first responders through early intervention, tailored care, and peer-supported recovery. The post 2025 Theo Award Winner: City of Sa...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025

2025 Theo Award Winner: TrueBlue

Risk & Insurance

TrueBlue transformed workers’ comp with strategic partnerships, innovative governance, and a people-first, care-driven approach. The post 2025 Theo Award Winner: TrueBl...

Posted: Sep 08, 2025