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Verisk appoints Steven Kauderer as President of Claims Solutions business

Reinsurance News

Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, has appointed Steven Kauderer as President of Claims Solutions business, effective immediately. In his new role, Kauderer will lead a team that delivers solutions t...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

S. Korea Blames Coupang Data Breach on Management Failure, Not Sophisticated Attack

Insurance Journal

South Korean officials blamed a massive data leak last year at Coupang on management failure, rather than a sophisticated cyberattack, and urged the e-commerce giant to fix vulnerabilities in its security systems. Announcing the first findings of a g...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Markets/Coverages: MGA Helix Launches London Property Offering With PartnerRe

Insurance Journal

Helix Underwriting Partners Bermuda, the multi-line independent managing general agent, announced the launch of its London property offering, Helix International, which has been trading since the start of the year, in partnership with PartnerRe Insur...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Helix launches London property offering backed by PartnerRe

Reinsurance News

Helix Underwriting Partners Bermuda has launched its London property offering, Helix International, which has been trading since the start of the year in partnership with PartnerRe Insurance Programs and provides capacity for direct and facultativ...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

5 Lessons from INTRConnect 2026 on How to Maximize Your Impact in Property Insurance

Insurance Journal

As advanced technology permeates every facet of society, human empathy has emerged as the ultimate differentiator in customer experience—particularly within the people-driven property insurance industry. At the Cotality™ INTRConnect® 2026 conference,...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

China’s Nio Recalls Record 246,229 Cars Over Software Problem

Insurance Journal

China’s Nio is recalling 246,229 vehicles due to a software issue that poses safety hazards, marking the largest recall by a homegrown electric vehicle maker. The recalled EVs include models ES8, ES6 and EC6 and were manufactured between March...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Arch reports 32.3% rise in Q4’25 underwriting income

Reinsurance News

Arch Capital Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, has reported a 32.3% year-on-year rise in underwriting income to $827 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, with a strong performance in both insurance and reinsurance. Group-wide...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Talanx reports record net income of €2.48bn for 2025

Reinsurance News

Based on preliminary consolidated unaudited figures, Talanx Group, the parent company of Hannover Re, increased its net income for the 2025 financial year by 25% to a record €2.48 billion. The group attributed the result to strong operating perfor...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Forza launches specialised asset management platform for re/insurers

Reinsurance News

Forza Investment Group has launched Forza Insurance Asset Management (FIAM), a new platform designed to serve the investment and reporting needs of insurance and reinsurance companies. Operating as a stand alone business, FIAM offers a range of in...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Lockton Re expands LatAm & Caribbean capabilities with new appointments

Reinsurance News

Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of Lockton, has expanded its Latin America & Caribbean capabilities with the appointment of Dario Luna joins as Regional Leader of Strategic Risk Solutions, and Antonio Rodriguez as Treaty Reinsurance Assoc...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

SPG appoints Travis Carpenter as Vice President of Business Development, Infrastructure Programs Div...

Reinsurance News

Specialty Program Group (SPG) LLC, a specialty insurance platform, announced that Travis Carpenter has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development for its Infrastructure Programs Division. In this position, Carpenter will oversee...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Methven to Succeed Millaire as CyberCube CEO

Insurance Journal

CyberCube has named Chris Methven its new CEO, replacing Pascal Millaire, who has been the leader of the cyber risk modeling and analytics company since it has operated as a standalone company. Methven has been Cyber Cube’s chief growth officer...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

People Moves: Verisk Names Kauderer President of Claims Solutions; Lang Joins CRC to Head Carrier Ma...

Insurance Journal

Verisk, headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, named Steven Kauderer president of its claims solutions business. He reports to Lee Shavel, president and CEO of Verisk. Most recently, Kauderer was a senior partner at EY-Parthenon, where he built an...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Schwebach: Impact of Florida Reforms ‘Undeniable,’ Reinsurance Should Drop Again

Insurance Journal

Adam Schwebach, broker and head of property for North America at Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broker, last week sat down for an interview with Insurance Journal. The discussion came on the heels of Gallagher Re’s annual Florida broker s...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Workers’ Compensation Insurer Beacon Mutual Dealing With Ransomware Attack

Insurance Journal

Rhode Island-based Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. has experienced a data breach caused by a ransomware attack and is in the process of determining what information and persons may have been affected. The workers’ compensation insurer said it recei...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Colorado Funeral Home Owner Who Abused Corpses Got 40 Years

Insurance Journal

A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state prison. During the sentencing hearing, family members told Judge Eric Bentley &#82...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Colorado Funeral Home Owner Who Abused Corpses Gets 40 Years in Prison

Insurance Journal

A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state prison. During the sentencing hearing, family members told Judge Eric Bentley &#82...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Chevron Buys West Texas Ranch in ‘Zombie’ Oil Well Settlement

Insurance Journal

Chevron Corp. acquired a ranch in West Texas whose owner had been waging a legal battle accusing the US energy giant of negligently spilling toxic water and crude oil on the 22,000-acre property. The sale of Ashley Watt’s Antina Ranch …

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Musk’s Underground Vegas Tunnels Scrutinized for Safety, Environmental Concerns

Insurance Journal

Elon Musk’s “Vegas Loop,” a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers in Teslas, was under fresh scrutiny this week from Nevada lawmakers who raised concern about alleged workplace safety and environmental violations. Lawma...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

GILC adds India’s JSA to its network of insurance experts

Reinsurance News

Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC), an international network of law firms specialising in insurance and reinsurance, has added JSA, one of India’s Tier 1 national law firms, to its network. This addition strengthens GILC’s reach across Asia...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power

Insurance Journal

States in the U.S. West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in some areas, driving utilities to take drastic precautions, including sometimes shutting off the power in a bid to keep their …

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Man Convicted for Role in Commercial Learner’s Permit Scam Using Bluetooth

Insurance Journal

A Massachusetts man was convicted last week in federal court in Boston for engaging in a scheme in which he provided an applicant with the answers to the state’s commercial drivers learner’s permit exam. Frank Castro was convicted of unla...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Man Convicted in Commercial Learner’s Permit Scam Using Bluetooth

Insurance Journal

A Massachusetts man was convicted last week in federal court in Boston for engaging in a scheme in which he provided an applicant with the answers to the state’s commercial drivers learner’s permit exam. Frank Castro was convicted of unla...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Allianz UK launches accident, sickness, and unemployment insurance

coverager

Allianz UK’s Short-term Income Protection was developed with AmTrust Specialty Limited and Wessex Group.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Will Keyboards Go Away?

Insurance Thought Leadership

Will Keyboards Go Away? PaulCarroll

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Midstate Mutual Selects Finys Suite to Modernize Core Systems

IIR

The Upstate New York-based mutual insurer will replace a home-built platform with a configurable core system to support long-term modernization.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Triple-I Launches 2026 Campaigns Raising Awareness for Legal System Abuse Reform in California and I...

Insurance Information Institute

For Immediate Release Contact: [email protected]   MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 11, 2026 – The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) recently launched two comprehensive awareness campaigns in Los Angeles, California, and Cook County, Illinois, raising awarene...

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Verisk Names Steven Kauderer President, Claims Solutions

IIR

Kauderer joins Verisk to lead its Claims Solutions business, bringing more than three decades of insurance industry experience.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Agentic AI Forces a Rethink of Model Risk Management

IIR

In a document-driven industry, agentic AI turns documentation from compliance artifact into active risk signal.

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

ML Advances Insurance Portfolio Management

Insurance Thought Leadership

ML Advances Insurance Portfolio Management AI & Machine Learning

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Insurance Industry Shifts to Membership Economy

Insurance Thought Leadership

Insurance Industry Shifts to Membership Economy Leadership

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Embedded Insurance Targets Middle Market Gap

Insurance Thought Leadership

Embedded Insurance Targets Middle Market Gap Ecosystems

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Predictive AI Transforms Commercial Auto

Insurance Thought Leadership

Predictive AI Transforms Commercial Auto Auto Insurance

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Why Prevention Is the New Protection

Insurance Thought Leadership

Why Prevention Is the New Protection Predict & Prevent

Posted: Feb 09, 2026

Hybrid Fronting Model Reshapes Re/Insurance

Insurance Thought Leadership

Hybrid Fronting Model Reshapes Re/Insurance Commercial Lines

Posted: Feb 09, 2026