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Aon Names Ciaran Healy Global Captive Leader, Commercial Risk Solutions

Healy succeeds John English, who has been appointed chairman of Aon Global Risk Consulting, effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Posted: Dec 09, 2024

Shelter Insurance Selects Guidewire to Transform Business Operations

The selection and implementation of Guidewire is a key component of Shelter’s Monarch business transformation.

Posted: Dec 09, 2024

Liberty Mutual Names Nicole Arangio EVP, Chief Compliance Officer

Current Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer Karen Morton Announces Retirement in March 2025

Posted: Dec 09, 2024

From Administrator to Career Development Partner—How This Key Role in Insurance Licensing is Evolvin...

Minus a robust approach to streamlining the licensing management process, carriers risk exposing their organizations to ever-increasing fines, license revocations, and reputational damage bottlenecking, not to mention holding back their agents’ poten...

Posted: Dec 08, 2024

American Farmers & Ranchers Insurance Selects ZestyAI

AFR chose ZestyAI for advanced aerial imagery, property insights, and peril-specific risk modeling solutions.

Posted: Dec 05, 2024

Constellation Insurance Subsidiary Closes Acquisition of Zurich’s Chilean Annuity Business

Ohio National Seguros de Vida – Chile triples pensions portfolio and assets under management to $3.3 billion rising to seventh largest annuity provider in the Chilean insurance market.

Posted: Dec 05, 2024

Where Angels Fear to Tread: Delos’ Focus on Wildfire-Stressed California

Founded by Californian aerospace engineers the homeowners’ InsurTech MGA writes $40 billion in TIV profitably with above 90 percent renewal rates in the challenging California market, using satellite imagery, AI and sophisticated risk modeling.

Posted: Dec 05, 2024

Trucordia Announces Partnership with Vertafore to Optimize Growth

Integrated technology from Vertafore supports Trucordia’s “Ascend” strategy to bring together its 200 locations for future growth

Posted: Dec 04, 2024

Hippo Names Andrea Collins Chief Marketing Officer

Collins brings decades of marketing experience, including previous tenure as Hippo’s VP of Marketing from 2017 to 2022.

Posted: Dec 04, 2024

Liberty Mutual Names Marc Orloff President, GRS North America

Kevin Smith, the current President of Global Risk Solutions North America, has announced his retirement.

Posted: Dec 03, 2024

Boundless Rider Rolls Out Coverage in Pennsylvania

Keystone State riders now have access to high-quality motorcycle and powersport insurance, bringing availability to 1.7 million riders across the U.S.

Posted: Dec 03, 2024

Protective Life Adopts iPipeline Laser App

The insurer can now offer its financial professionals the ability to digitize, streamline, and automate financial documentation to improve productivity and increase efficiency.

Posted: Dec 03, 2024

New York Life’s Chief Compliance Officer Joins Norm Ai Regulatory Advisory Board

Sandi Tillotson, Chief Compliance Officer of New York Life Insurance Company, has joined the Norm Ai Regulatory Advisory Board.

Posted: Dec 02, 2024

John Hancock Adds New Apple Watch Series 10 to its Vitality Program

Vitality PLUS members can earn Apple Watch Series 10, or Apple Watch SE, for as little as $25, plus tax, by staying active.

Posted: Dec 02, 2024

Source Code Escrows in an Era of Cloud Computing?

If licensing agreements persist with the escrow elements, it can create a false sense of security for how to respond if things go badly—accessing the code may not allow continued operations after all.

Posted: Dec 01, 2024

Previsico Flood Forecasting Now Available to Esri UK Customers

Under a new partnership, Previsico’s solutions will be offered to Esri UK’s broad portfolio of customers via API.

Posted: Dec 01, 2024

Allianz Partners Names Michael Buttstedt CFO and Board Member

With a tenure of over 25 years within the Allianz Group, Buttstedt was most recently CFO at Allianz Italy.

Posted: Nov 27, 2024

Guidewire Names 2024 Innovation Award Winners

Alberta Motor Association, Ascot Group, and Mountain West Farm Bureau recognized for meeting evolving market needs, improving customer experience, and enhancing operational efficiency via AI.

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Data, AI Are Keys to Insurers’ Operational Resilience—Guidewire Execs

Guidewire industry experts discussed strategies for navigating the evolving risk landscape during the annual media breakfast at Connections in Nashville.

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Mountain West Farm Bureau Recognized for Rapid Cloud Transformation

Mid-market insurer obtains a Guidewire 2024 Innovation Award for completing end-to-end implementation in just 12 months to improve operations and enhance data-driven decision making.

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

WTW Names Xabier Gallardo Senior Director, Client Relationship Management

Gallardo will focus on optimizing client outcomes and advancing strategy execution across WTW’s Natural Resources sector within Corporate Risk and Broking, North America.

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Earnix Survey: Insurers Embrace AI But Face Legacy Technology Hurdles

Earnix’s new trends survey reveals the insurance industry’s push for modernization amid regulatory changes.

Posted: Nov 24, 2024

Unprofitable Insurance—Tail Effect Hits Auto Lines

Carriers must balance profitability with growth and market share capture strategies, but thus far, there are no signs of such a reversal—and the tail effect is just beginning to unfold.

Posted: Nov 24, 2024

Aviva Integrates Verisk Xactware to Boost Claims Efficiency in Canada

The integration of Xactimate, XactAnalysis, and XactXpert directly into Aviva’s environment aims to optimizing the insurer’s internal processes

Posted: Nov 21, 2024

ACORD Solutions Group Names James Pring Director of Business Development

Pring has been a key player in modernizing the London Insurance Market, helping brokers and carriers seamlessly adopt ACORD Standard messaging.

Posted: Nov 21, 2024