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Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broker and part of WTW, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Georgia Heathfield. Heathfield is an accomplished insurance and reinsurance specialist with over two decades of experience in the London...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Federally funded infrastructure projects propel recent surety market premium growth and demand for surety bonds among contractors and developers: AM Best. The post
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
After the key January 1st, 2026, renewals, the global facultative reinsurance market has entered into a softer phase as a result of abundant capital, expanding appetite, improved technical results, and a steady flow of new capacity, according to P...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Facility (SEADRIF) Insurance Company has appointed Dr. Ramesh Subramaniam and Lubomir Varbanov as independent Co-Chairs to lead the SEADRIF Sovereign Asset and Fiscal Empowerment (SEADRIF-SAFE) Task Force. Champion...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Although preliminary results for 2025 indicate growth and improvement across both property & casualty (P&C) and life insurance in the German market, Moody’s has cautioned that underwriting profitability is likely to ease in 2026, ass...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
U.S.-listed South Korean e-commerce company Coupang confirmed on Thursday [Feb. 5] that the data of an additional 165,000 users was leaked in a major security breach, which a South Korean government official said had shaken the country’s allian...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
International specialty P&C re/insurer Canopius, has announced a strategic restructuring of its underwriting capabilities with the formation of a consolidated Natural Resources team. This move is a response to a rapidly shifting market landsca...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
The UK, Ireland and the Netherlands joined a wave of European nations issuing recalls of Danone SA infant formula as the French company’s exposure to the contamination crisis deepens. Some batches of Danone’s Aptamil and Cow & Gate fo...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
MNK International, a leading independent Lloyd’s of London broker and part of the MNK Group, has announced the launch of MNK International Brazil, a new brokerage offering re/insurance solutions, led by CEO Sergio Clark and International Director...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
The European Union is set to relax emissions-reduction rules for thousands of companies, recalibrating the world’s most rigorous carbon market under pressure from industry and governments concerned about the region’s sinking competitivene...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Portugal’s government approved a set of emergency laws to speed reconstruction after deadly flooding, clearing administrative hurdles as part of a €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) support package in one of the largest disaster-relief efforts ever mo...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Cowbell, a cyber and specialty insurance provider focused on small and medium-sized enterprises, has officially entered the Australian market and introduced Prime One, with policies written on Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd paper. The insurer has...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
The European Union’s executive arm proposed further sanctions against Russia on Friday over the Ukraine war, including a ban on shipping services that help Moscow’s oil industry and measures targeting the country’s financial service...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Lloyd’s global re/insurer MS Amlin has appointed Andrew Fish as Head of Exposure Management. The move aligns with the reinsurer’s ongoing commitment to advancing expertise in the vertical. In the new role, Fish will enhance the firm’s risk m...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
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TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc’s regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as 6% …
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Ardonagh Group’s insurance and reinsurance brokerage, risk consultancy and benefits management firm MDS Group has expanded its operations in Spain with the appointment of four senior leaders across employee benefits, marine, and surety insurance....
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
The European Union’s executive arm said it detected a recent cyberattack that may have exposed limited staff contact details, but that no devices were compromised. The incident was detected on Jan. 30 by the central infrastructure team that man...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
MGAs don’t struggle to scale because teams lack expertise or work ethic. They struggle because their operating model quietly bleeds time—through rework, handoffs, data clean-up, and manual coordination that compounds as volume grows. That leaka...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
AIG, Onex Corporation and Convex have completed a sweeping deal that gives Onex a 63% controlling stake in the specialty insurer, AIG a roughly 35% minority stake and a 9.9% holding in Onex, and establishes a broader long-term strategic partnershi...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), the Indian public sector reinsurer, has reported a 3.58 percentage point improvement in its combined ratio (CoR) to 106.88% for the nine months ending December 31st, 2025 (9M’25), compared to 110.46...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., part of Skyward Group, has launched its new specialised Power Generation insurance solution for small to mid-sized entities. This launch further diversifies and complements the company’s existing port...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
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Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Insurer Cincinnati Financial Corporation has re-elected incumbent directors and appointed corporate officers for its US subsidiary companies, which held their regular shareholders’ and directors’ meetings this month. The following asso...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
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Singapore-based boutique insurance solutions consultancy, Kairos Risk Solutions, has introduced the Weather Data Platform, an advanced analytics tool designed to improve climate risk assessment and strengthen the use of parametric insurance soluti...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide announced Feb. 5 that it entered into an agreement to acquire the renewal rights for surety and fidelity bonds issued by Main Street America Insurance, a unit of American Family Insurance. Terms of the deal were not &#...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge to a move by President Donald Trump’s administration to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and businesses with government contracts. A three-judge panel of the...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
A bill moving swiftly through the Florida House of Representatives could help ease the shortage of customer representatives at insurance agencies by waiving longstanding education requirements. House Bill 1343 would allow insurance customer represent...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
A bill moving steadily through the Florida Legislature has suddenly ignited a storm of controversy, with some insurance agents and brokers worried it could benefit one large brokerage while costing others fees and flexibility on takeouts of Citizens...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought previously as both sides appear to move further from reaching a deal. The …
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
A lawsuit that targets companies that distribute computer code that facilitates the illegal manufacture of 3D printed ghost guns was filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu. The lawsuit filed on Frida...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
A Massachusetts concrete services company pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to willfully violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety standards in a 2023 incident that led to a worker’s death. John Oliveira &...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Edrick Tang as Senior Underwriter, Asia Pacific (APAC), effective immediately. In the his role, Tang will oversee underwriting performance for the product line...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
A California produce company was fined $6.7 million for wage violations affected more than 10,000 farmworkers. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached the settlement with Santa Maria-based Alco Harvesting LLC (dba Bonipak Produce Inc...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Allstate CEO Wilson Takes on Affordability Issue During Earnings Call Allstate posted si...
Posted: Feb 09, 2026
Schneider joined Great American in 1999.
Posted: Feb 08, 2026
In insurance, the integration allows carriers and agencies using the Experian Insurance Marketplace to retrieve verified policy and coverage information directly from carrier systems with a customer’s consent.
Posted: Feb 08, 2026