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Sophie Wentges joins Willis Re’s Catastrophe Analytics team

Reinsurance News

Sophie Wentges is joining Willis Re’s Catastrophe Analytics team, where she will support the London and Bermuda broking teams and will be based in London. Wentges has around 12 years of experience in specialty catastrophe modelling across broking...

Posted: Feb 04, 2026

Elon Musk Loses Bid to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Over Twitter Stake

Insurance Journal

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Elon Musk’s bid to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that claimed he waited too long to disclose his purchases of Twitter shares in 2022. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washi...

Posted: Feb 04, 2026

People Moves: Hub International Names Baldrica Chief Sales Officer, US Employee Benefits; Bernards H...

Insurance Journal

Hub International Limited (HUB), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, named Andrea Baldrica as chief sales officer of U.S. Employee Benefits. Baldrica will be responsible for driving HUB’s national employee benefits sales strategy and comprehens...

Posted: Feb 04, 2026

APCIA Testifies in Support of the Fix Our Forests Act

Insurance Journal

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association testified on Capitol Hill Jan. 3 in support of the Fix Our Forests Act. The legislation, led by Reps. Bruce Westerman, R-Ariz., and Scott Peters, D-Calif., was passed by the House following the Jan...

Posted: Feb 04, 2026

New Association Wants Florida to Become a Major Domicile for Captives

Insurance Journal

It’s probably too late for 2026 legislative session, but by this time next year, a newly formed Florida group hopes it will be well on its way toward a new set of laws that will help Florida become a powerhouse …

Posted: Feb 04, 2026

India will inevitably require deeper & more sophisticated reinsurance support: Gupta, SCOR

Reinsurance News

Parag Gupta, Chief Executive Officer of global reinsurer SCOR’s India branch, has said that the country’s low insurance penetration, expanding infrastructure, growing catastrophe exposure, and rising demand for new solutions such as surety bonds,...

Posted: Feb 04, 2026

Policy Expert Ochs Is NJ Gov. Sherrill’s Choice as Banking and Insurance Commissioner

Insurance Journal

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said she will be nominate Susan Ochs, a financial services and economic policy expert, as Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI). Ochs served as a senior advisor to the head of the …

Posted: Feb 04, 2026

MGT partners with Amwins

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The collaboration brings MGT’s "proprietary AI-driven underwriting and pricing platform" to select risks in the Excess & Surplus market.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Waymo raises $16 billion

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The company raised a $16 billion investment round valuing the company at $126 billion post-money.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Artificial Labs raises $45 million

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Artificial expects to double in size over the next 12 months.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

The Insurance Payments Ecosystem: What Agencies, MGAs, and Carriers Need to Know

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Each monetary handoff is a moment where your operational efficiency is at risk. The real friction occurs when money and data move together but fail to arrive at the same time.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Securian launches AI-powered instant claims and payments for supplemental health

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Functionality will be standard across all plans by January 2027.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Stockman Insurance Selects Applied Insurance AI Solutions to Drive Operational Efficiency and Suppor...

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Full-service agency adopts Applied Book Builder and Applied Recon to improve cross-sell and upsell insights and automate commissions reconciliation to drive growth and significantly reduce administrative costs

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Experian acquires Own Up

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Own Up is an AI-powered mortgage shopping platform.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Trucordia appoints Jason Nelson as VP of public relations

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Trucordia is a top-20 U.S. insurance brokerage built through the consolidation of independent agencies under a single national platform.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Zurich Corporate Risk enhances Group Critical Illness offering

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Changes are intended to keep the proposition competitive while responding to shifting clinical and customer needs.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Marsh McLennan Agency launches Secure Harbor captive for senior living operators

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The captive is exclusive to MMA clients and is managed by the firm’s Captive Risk Practice and National Senior Care Practice.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Sammons Institutional Group launches Summit Laddered

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The automatic structure of the Laddered Allocation Strategy means allocations are managed for clients throughout the surrender charge period

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Sammons names Josh Woodvine Chief Distribution Officer

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He will oversee annuity sales and distribution across Sammons’ three channels.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Tokio Marine Kiln adds Ben Sitki to cyber reinsurance team

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Sitki joins from Guy Carpenter.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Tyson & Mendes appointed Noel Edlin as a partner in its San Francisco Bay Area office

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He began his legal career at the Office of the Sacramento District Attorney.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

NJM files trademark for “Insuranoia”

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Both will continue leading their respective functions while taking on broader responsibilities.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

United Heritage Life Goes Live on Equisoft Cloud Policy Platform

IIR

The insurer adopts Equisoft/manage to modernize annuity operations and support long-term digital transformation.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

One Inc Launches Model Context Protocol for Secure AI-Driven Payment Integration

IIR

The protocol enables insurers to accelerate digital payments deployment and access governed data using enterprise AI assistants.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Smart Communications Launches AI Tools to Support Regulated Enterprise Conversations

IIR

New capabilities in the Conversation Cloud platform aim to accelerate digital communications while preserving compliance and control.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

2026 Big ‘I’ Legislative Conference Registration Now Open

IA Magazine

The premier event for independent agents will take place April 22-24 in Washington, D.C. Register before March 17 to take advantage of the early-bird discount.

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

50 and 100: FIG, Nationwide Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries

Insurance Forums

Nationwide, one of the largest and most diversified insurance and financial services companies in the … Read more

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Chubb Posts Record Q4 and Full Year P/C Underwriting Income, Combined Ratio

Insurance Journal

Insurer Chubb booked fourth quarter net income 24.7% higher than a year ago at about $3.2 billion. Results included record P/C underwriting income of $2.2 billion, up nearly 40% over the same period in 2024. The P/C combined ratio was …

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Private Employer Reported Workplace Injuries Down in 2024: Report

Carrier Management

Private Employer Reported Workplace Injuries Down in 2024: Report Private industry...

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

The Battle for Talent Takes a Twist

Insurance Thought Leadership

The Battle for Talent Takes a Twist PaulCarroll

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

People Moves: Marsh Names Quest as UK CEO, Succeeding Lay; TMK Taps Carpenter’s Sitki as Cyber Re U/...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), and Everest Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Names Quest as UK CEO, Succeeding Lay Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointm...

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Florida Appeals Court Blocks Punitive Damages Claim in Car-Sharing Crash Case

Insurance Journal

Plaintiffs claiming punitive damages in lawsuits must meet a high bar, a Florida appeals court found in overturning a trial court’s decision in a fatal accident involving an online car-sharing platform. Turo Inc., a firm that connects renters w...

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Personal auto and property premiums in Canada rise YoY in Q4’25: Applied Systems

Reinsurance News

Applied Systems has released the Q4 2025 results of the Applied Commercial Index, the Canadian insurance industry’s premium rate index, showing that average premium rate change increased year over year for both Personal Auto and Personal Property...

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Africa Holds Worst Road Safety Record, Despite Having Just 3% of Cars

Carrier Management

Africa Holds Worst Road Safety Record, Despite Having Just 3% of Cars A deadly car crash in Nigeria involving f...

Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Delaware’s Top Court Slashes $100M+ in Legal Fees in Tesla Director Pay Lawsuit

Carrier Management

Delaware’s Top Court Slashes $100M+ in Legal Fees in Tesla Directo...

Posted: Feb 03, 2026